NotificationCenter issue on Swift 3 [duplicate]

Answer 1

I think it has changed again.

For posting this works in Xcode 8.2.

NotificationCenter.default.post(Notification(name:.UIApplicationWillResignActive)

Answer 2

Notifications appear to have changed again (October 2016).

// Register to receive notification

NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(yourClass.yourMethod), name: NSNotification.Name(rawValue: "yourNotificatioName"), object: nil)

// Post notification

NotificationCenter.default.post(name: NSNotification.Name(rawValue: "yourNotificationName"), object: nil)

Answer 3

For all struggling around with the #selector in Swift 3 or Swift 4, here a full code example:

// WE NEED A CLASS THAT SHOULD RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS
    class MyReceivingClass {

    // ---------------------------------------------
    // INIT -> GOOD PLACE FOR REGISTERING
    // ---------------------------------------------
    init() {
        // WE REGISTER FOR SYSTEM NOTIFICATION (APP WILL RESIGN ACTIVE)

        // Register without parameter
        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(MyReceivingClass.handleNotification), name: .UIApplicationWillResignActive, object: nil)

        // Register WITH parameter
        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(MyReceivingClass.handle(withNotification:)), name: .UIApplicationWillResignActive, object: nil)
    }

    // ---------------------------------------------
    // DE-INIT -> LAST OPTION FOR RE-REGISTERING
    // ---------------------------------------------
    deinit {
        NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self)
    }

    // either "MyReceivingClass" must be a subclass of NSObject OR selector-methods MUST BE signed with '@objc'

    // ---------------------------------------------
    // HANDLE NOTIFICATION WITHOUT PARAMETER
    // ---------------------------------------------
    @objc func handleNotification() {
        print("RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION")
    }

    // ---------------------------------------------
    // HANDLE NOTIFICATION WITH PARAMETER
    // ---------------------------------------------
    @objc func handle(withNotification notification : NSNotification) {
        print("RECEIVED SPECIFIC NOTIFICATION: \(notification)")
    }
}

In this example we try to get POSTs from AppDelegate (so in AppDelegate implement this):

// ---------------------------------------------
// WHEN APP IS GOING TO BE INACTIVE
// ---------------------------------------------
func applicationWillResignActive(_ application: UIApplication) {

    print("POSTING")

    // Define identifiyer
    let notificationName = Notification.Name.UIApplicationWillResignActive

    // Post notification
    NotificationCenter.default.post(name: notificationName, object: nil)
}

Answer 4

Swift 3 & 4

Swift 3, and now Swift 4, have replaced many "stringly-typed" APIs with struct "wrapper types", as is the case with NotificationCenter. Notifications are now identified by a struct Notfication.Name rather than by String. For more details see the now legacy Migrating to Swift 3 guide

Swift 2.2 usage:

// Define identifier
let notificationIdentifier: String = "NotificationIdentifier"

// Register to receive notification
NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter().addObserver(self, selector: #selector(YourClassName.methodOfReceivedNotification(_:)), name: notificationIdentifier, object: nil)

// Post a notification
NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter().postNotificationName(notificationIdentifier, object: nil)

Swift 3 & 4 usage:

// Define identifier
let notificationName = Notification.Name("NotificationIdentifier")

// Register to receive notification
NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(YourClassName.methodOfReceivedNotification), name: notificationName, object: nil)

// Post notification
NotificationCenter.default.post(name: notificationName, object: nil)

// Stop listening notification
NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self, name: notificationName, object: nil)

All of the system notification types are now defined as static constants on Notification.Name; i.e. .UIApplicationDidFinishLaunching, .UITextFieldTextDidChange, etc.

You can extend Notification.Name with your own custom notifications in order to stay consistent with the system notifications:

// Definition:
extension Notification.Name {
    static let yourCustomNotificationName = Notification.Name("yourCustomNotificationName")
}

// Usage:
NotificationCenter.default.post(name: .yourCustomNotificationName, object: nil)

Swift 4.2 usage:

Same as Swift 4, except now system notifications names are part of UIApplication. So in order to stay consistent with the system notifications you can extend UIApplication with your own custom notifications instead of Notification.Name :

// Definition:
UIApplication {
    public static let yourCustomNotificationName = Notification.Name("yourCustomNotificationName")
}

// Usage:
NotificationCenter.default.post(name: UIApplication.yourCustomNotificationName, object: nil)