Set data in `prepareForSegue` with navigation controller

I am developing an iOS application in Swift.

I want to send data from a view to an other one, using the prepareForSegue function.

However, my target view is preceded by a navigation controller, so it doesn't work. How can I set data on the VC contained within the navigation controller?

In prepareForSegue access the target navigation controller, and then its top:

let destinationNavigationController = segue.destination as! UINavigationController
let targetController = destinationNavigationController.topViewController

From the target controller you can access its view and pass data.

In old - now obsolete - versions of Swift and UIKit the code was slightly different:

let destinationNavigationController = segue.destinationViewController as UINavigationController
let targetController = destinationNavigationController.topViewController

1. Prepare the segue in the SendViewController

   override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
       if segue.identifier == "segueShowNavigation" {
           if let destVC = segue.destination as? UINavigationController,
               let targetController = destVC.topViewController as? ReceiveViewController {
               targetController.data = "hello from ReceiveVC !"
           }
       }
   }
   

2. Edit the identifier segue to "showNavigationController"

3. In your ReceiveViewController add

this

var data : String = ""

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    print("data from ReceiveViewController is \(data)")
}

Of course you can send any other type of data (int, Bool, JSON ...)

Complete answer using optional binding and Swift 3 & 4:

override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
    if let navigationVC = segue.destination as? UINavigationController, let myViewController = navigationVC.topViewController as? MyViewControllerClass {
        myViewController.yourProperty = myProperty
    }
}