prepareForSegue and PerformSegueWithIdentifier sender

Question

I am wondering about how the functions in the title work and also about the sender parameter.

Lets say a button click calls the performSegue method, does that also call

Answer 1

The_Curry_Man's answer worked for me. Here's an update of his code for Swift 3.

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view.

    performSegue(withIdentifier: "test", sender: self)
    //You can set the identifier in the storyboard, by clicking on the segue
}

override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
    if segue.identifier == "test"{
        var vc = segue.destinationViewController as! RandomViewController
        vc.data = "Data you want to pass"
        //Data has to be a variable name in your RandomViewController
    }
}