Perform a segue programmatically

Question

Hi I'm trying to perform a segue programmatically without the Storyboard. Currently I have this as my code:

override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {     if segue.identifier == "popOutNoteExpanded" {         let vc = segue.destination as! ExpandedCellViewController         let cell = sender as! AnnotatedPhotoCell         sourceCell = cell         vc.picture = cell.imageView.image         print("button pressed")     } }  func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, didSelectItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) {     performSegue(withIdentifier: "popOutNoteExpanded", sender: indexPath) } 

When I click on the collection view cell it's saying that:

has no segue with identifier 'popOutNoteExpanded'.

Not sure how to perform my custom animated transition.

Answer 1

To trigger a segue programmatically, you have to follow steps:
1. Set it up in Storyboard by dragging your desired segue between two view controllers and set its identifier (for example, in your case is "popOutNoteExpanded") in Attributes Inspector section.
2. Call it programmatically

performSegue(withIdentifier: "popOutNoteExpanded", sender: cell) 

Please check if you set its identifier correctly or not.

Besides, in your above code, you put an incorrect sender. In your prepare() method, you use the sender as a UITableViewCell, but you call performSegue() with sender as a IndexPath.
You need a cell by calling:

let cell = tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath)  

And then you can perform a segue:

performSegue(withIdentifier: "popOutNoteExpanded", sender: cell) 

Answer 2

Segues are components of storyboard. If you don't have a storyboard, you can't perform segues. But you can use present view controller like this:

let vc = ViewController() //your view controller self.present(vc, animated: true, completion: nil)