search through data in multiple arrays - objective-c

Question

im doing a searchbar for my UITableview.
So far its only filtering one array in - (void) searchthroughdata, namely the self.Title.
But I want it to filter through two arrays - the self.Title and self.Description.
My .h file:
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSArray * Images;
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSArray * Title;
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSArray * Description;
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray *results;
#property (nonatomic, strong) IBOutlet UISearchBar *SearchBar;
My .m file:
-(void)searchThroughData {
self.results = nil;
NSPredicate *resultsPredicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:#"SELF contains [search] %#", self.SearchBar.text];
self.results = [[self.Title filteredArrayUsingPredicate:resultsPredicate] mutableCopy];
}
-(void) searchBar:(UISearchBar *)searchBar textDidChange:(NSString *)searchText {
[self searchThroughData];
}
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
{
// Return the number of sections.
return 1;
}
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
if (tableView == self.tableView) {
return _Title.count;
} else {
[self searchThroughData];
return self.results.count;
}
// Return the number of rows in the section.
//return _Title.count;
}
How do I make it filter through the NSArray * Description as well?

Answer 1

Your best option would be to not have multiple arrays. Instead, create a custom object with your
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSArray * Images;
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSArray * Title;
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSArray * Description;
(or a dictionary) and have a single array containing those objects (I am assuming something about your data model here...).
Now, when you filter you can just check each item in the predicate with an OR.