extension AppDelegate {

    // MARK: - App Delegate Ref
    class func delegate() -> AppDelegate {
        return UIApplication.shared.delegate as! AppDelegate
    }
}

除了这里所说的，在我的情况下，我错过了导入UIKit:

import UIKit

斯威夫特4.2

在Swift中，很容易在你的VC中访问

extension UIViewController {
    var appDelegate: AppDelegate {
    return UIApplication.shared.delegate as! AppDelegate
   }
}

我在Swift 2.3中使用这个功能。

1. 在AppDelegate类中

static let sharedInstance: AppDelegate = UIApplication.sharedApplication().delegate as! AppDelegate

2. 调用AppDelegate

let appDelegate = AppDelegate.sharedInstance

在Xcode 6.2中，这也是可行的

let appDelegate = UIApplication.sharedApplication().delegate! as AppDelegate

let aVariable = appDelegate.someVariable

以下是Swift 5的版本:

let delegate = UIApplication.shared.delegate as? AppDelegate

并访问管理对象上下文:

    if let delegate = UIApplication.shared.delegate as? AppDelegate {

        let moc = delegate.managedObjectContext
        
        // your code here
        
    }

或者，用guard:

    guard let delegate = UIApplication.shared.delegate as? AppDelegate  else {
        return
    }

    let moc = delegate.managedObjectContext
        
    // your code here