Thats pretty simple tabBarController is declared as an optional type
var tabBarController: UITabBarController? { get }
The nearest ancestor in the view controller hierarchy that is a tab bar
controller. If the view controller or one of its ancestors is a child
of a tab bar controller, this property contains the owning tab bar
controller. This property is nil if the view controller is not
embedded inside a tab bar controller.
So you just need to add “?” at the end of it:
@IBAction func goToSecond(_ sender: Any) {
tabBarController?.selectedIndex = 1
}