How to pass data between UIViewControllers with protocols/delegates

Question

In the code below I have a ViewController(\"SenderViewController\"), which passes a message to the main ViewController when a button is tapped. Wha

Answer 1

@IBAction func sendData(sender: AnyObject) {  

    if inputMessage.text != ""{  
        self.delegate?.messageData(inputMessage.text!)  
        self.presentingViewController!.dismissViewControllerAnimated(true, completion: nil)  

    }else{
       //handle here
}

Note: If you need to pass multiple data to mainViewController then use dictionary to pass them. i.e.

SenderViewController:

import UIKit  
protocol SenderViewControllerDelegate {  
    func messageData(data: [String : Any])  
}  
class SenderViewController: UIViewController {  
    @IBOutlet weak var inputMessage: UITextField!  
    var delegate: SenderViewControllerDelegate?  

    @IBAction func sendData(sender: AnyObject) {  

        let myDict = [ "name": "Name", "age": 21, "email": "test@gmail.com"] as! [String : Any]

        self.delegate?.messageData(myDict) 
        self.presentingViewController!.dismissViewControllerAnimated(true, completion: nil)  


  }  
}  

Main ViewController

import UIKit  
class ViewController: UIViewController, SenderViewControllerDelegate{  
    @IBOutlet weak var showData: UILabel!  

    override func viewDidLoad() {  
        super.viewDidLoad()  
    }  

    @IBAction func goToView(sender: AnyObject) {  
        let pvc = storyboard?.instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier("senderViewController") as! SenderViewController  
        pvc.delegate = self  
        self.presentViewController(pvc, animated:true, completion:nil)  
    }  

   // What triggers this method, how it know when to listen? 
    func messageData(data: [String : Any]) {  
        print(data["name"])  
        print(data["age"])  
        print(data["email"])  

    }  
}