How to get root view controller?

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if you are trying to access the rootViewController you set in your appDelegate. try this:

Objective-C

YourViewController *rootController = (YourViewController*)[[(YourAppDelegate*)
                                   [[UIApplication sharedApplication]delegate] window] rootViewController];

Swift

let appDelegate  = UIApplication.sharedApplication().delegate as AppDelegate
let viewController = appDelegate.window!.rootViewController as YourViewController

Swift 3

let appDelegate  = UIApplication.shared.delegate as! AppDelegate
let viewController = appDelegate.window!.rootViewController as! YourViewController

Swift 4 & 4.2

let viewController = UIApplication.shared.keyWindow!.rootViewController as! YourViewController

Swift 5 & 5.1 & 5.2

let viewController = UIApplication.shared.windows.first!.rootViewController as! YourViewController

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