Custom delegate is always nil - swift3

Question

I have a problem with my delegate use in a protocol, many person face the same problem but no answer works for me.
My first class is FavorisHeaderTableView
import UIKit
protocol FavorisHeaderDelegate {
func changeFavoris(sender: FavorisHeaderTableViewCell)
}
class FavorisHeaderTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
#IBOutlet weak var lblTitle: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var txtFavoriteNameInput: UITextField!
#IBOutlet weak var lblIcon: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var lblTime: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var lblDescription: UILabel!
#IBOutlet weak var btnFavHeart: UIButton!
#IBOutlet weak var btnFavHome: UIButton!
#IBOutlet weak var btnFavShop: UIButton!
#IBOutlet weak var btnFavWork: UIButton!
#IBOutlet weak var btnFavGolf: UIButton!
var myDelegate: FavorisHeaderDelegate? = nil
var defaultIcon:FavIconType = .heart
var selectedIcon:UIButton? = nil {
didSet {
selectedIcon!.backgroundColor = Design.Palette.red
selectedIcon?.layer.cornerRadius = 3
selectedIcon?.tintColor = Design.Palette.white
}
willSet {
if selectedIcon != nil {
selectedIcon!.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear
selectedIcon?.tintColor = UIColor(red:0.671, green:0.651, blue:0.635, alpha:1)
}
}
}
#IBAction func didSelectIcon(_ sender: UIButton) {
selectedIcon = sender
self.myDelegate?.changeFavoris(sender: self)
}
#IBAction func changeTitle(_ sender: Any) {
txtFavoriteNameInput.text = "gare centro"
print("delegate: ",myDelegate)
if myDelegate != nil {
myDelegate?.changeFavoris(sender: self)
}
}
override func awakeFromNib() {
super.awakeFromNib()
// Initialization code
}
override func setSelected(_ selected: Bool, animated: Bool) {
super.setSelected(selected, animated: animated)
// Configure the view for the selected state
}
}
The second class who use the protocol is
addFavoriteViewController: UIViewController {
// MARK properties
let defaultLocalizer = AMPLocalizeUtils.defaultLocalizer
var favorisName:String? = nil
var defaultIcon:FavIconType = .heart
var delegate:handleFavorite? = nil
#IBOutlet weak var favTableView: UITableView!
var headerCell:FavorisHeaderTableViewCell?
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Localization of labels
//lblAddToFavorite.text = defaultLocalizer.stringForKey(key: "str_favorites_addTitle")
//lblFavoriteName.text = defaultLocalizer.stringForKey(key: "str_favorites_nameInput")
favTableView.delegate = self
favTableView.dataSource = self
self.headerCell?.myDelegate = self
}
override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
// Text Field
//favorisName.clearButtonMode = .whileEditing
}
var place:PlaceModel? = nil
var itinerary:(source:PlaceModel, destination:PlaceModel)? = nil
let db = DataController.shared
var favorite:FavoritesMO? = nil
override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
}
extension UGOaddFavoriteViewController: FavorisHeaderDelegate {
func changeFavoris(sender: FavorisHeaderTableViewCell) {
defaultIcon = sender.defaultIcon
favorisName = sender.txtFavoriteNameInput.text
}
}
When I try this code "myDelegate" is always nil and I don't understand what's wrong despite of all topic read about this problem.

Answer 1

You are setting self as the delegate of the wrong cell!
Here:
self.headerCell?.myDelegate = self
you set the headerCell's delegate to self, but headerCell is never actually displayed on the screen!
You need to actually set the delegates of the cells on the screen, not the delegate of a random cell that you created.
The best place to do this is cellForRowAtIndexPath:
let cell = tableView.dequeueResusableCell(withIdentifier:...)!
// configure your cell
cell.delegate = self // set the delegate here!