Objectivc-c - Making objects of values in pList - objective-c

Question

I have a pList looking like this when i log it:
{
Hans = {
Highscore = 0;
Name = Hans;
};
},
{
joe = {
Highscore = 0;
Name = joe;
};
},
{
Iben = {
Highscore = 0;
Name = Iben;
};
},
{
Erik = {
Highscore = 0;
Name = Erik;
};
}
I would really like to make these values in my pList into objects of Players when ViewDidLoad is called. Im not sure how to do so thought. Can somebody maybe help?

Answer 1

Load the plist into an array (appears you already have this but still I added this step)
NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"PlayerData" //Filename
ofType:#"plist"];
NSArray *loadedArray = [[NSArray alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:path];
Create an empty mutable array to store your player instances:
NSMutableArray *playersArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
Loop through your loaded array, creating Player instances and adding them to your mutable array
for (NSDictionary *dictionary in loadedArray) {
Player *player = [[Player alloc] init];
player.name = dictionary[#"Name"];
player.highscore = dictionary[#"Highscore"];
[playersArray addObject:player];
}
Note: Ideally you want a initialiser method in your player, like this:
- (instancetype)initWithName:(NSString *)name highscore:(NSNumber *)highscore;