How to fix “ fatal error: unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value ” outlet button

Question

When I try to do Play.hidden = true , I get the error message "fatal error: unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value". My button outlets are connected.

Here's my code(inside of viewController class) :

 @IBOutlet weak var Play: UIButton!
@IBOutlet weak var Stop: UIButton!

Here's my method:

 @IBAction func recordButton(sender: AnyObject) {
   Play.hidden = true

}

Here's another screenshot:

Any suggestions would help. Thank you!

Answer 1

Thanks guys for all your suggestions . I just disconnected the play button outlet and connected it again(Credit to @HAS).[I also renamed the Outlet from "Play" to "playButton" because I have a variable var play = AVAudioPlayer() .

I'm not sure what the reason was but it is now fixed.