How do you add an action to a button programmatically in xcode

Question

I know how to add an IBAction to a button by dragging from the interface builder, but I want to add the action programmatically to save time and to avoid switching back and forth constantly. The solution is probably really simple, but I just can't seem to find any answers when I search it. Thank you!

Answer 1

Try this:

Swift 4

myButton.addTarget(self,
                   action: #selector(myAction),
                   for: .touchUpInside)

Objective-C

[myButton addTarget:self 
             action:@selector(myAction) 
   forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

You can find a rich source of information in Apple's Documentation. Have a look at the UIButton's documentation, it will reveal that UIButton is a descendant of UIControl, which implements the method to add targets.

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You'll need to pay attention to whether add colon or not after myAction in action:@selector(myAction)

Here's the reference.