How to add multiple Objects to Array - Objective C / iOS - objective-c

I'm new to programming in Objective C
Here is my Dilemma: I'm pulling in a JSON file from the web and I'm able to display one of the elements (currDate) to my tableView but now I want to display more. From the code below I would I get it to display both currDate and prevDate
The logic needs to be changed here:
for (NSDictionary *diction in arrayOfEntry) {
NSString *currDate = [diction objectForKey:#"Current Date"];
a = currDate;
NSString *prevDate = [diction objectForKey:#"Previous Date"];
b = prevDate;
[array addObject:a];
}
[[self myTableView]reloadData];
I'm not sure if I need to change anything here but I'm attaching it to show how I'm displaying the array to my viewTable:
-(NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
{
return 1;
}
-(NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
return [array count];
}
-(UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if(!cell)
{
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
}
cell.textLabel.text = [array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
//cell.textLabel.text = [array objectsAtIndexes:indexPath.row];
return cell;
}

just add another line:
[array addObject:a];
[array addObject:b];

make arrayOfEntry global. in .h file
NSArray *arrayOfEntry;
In numberOfRowsInSection
[arrayOfEntry count]
In tableView: cellForRowAtIndexPath
NSString *currDate = [[arrayOfEntry objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey:#"Current Date"]
NSString *prevDate = [[arrayOfEntry objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey:#"Previous Date"]
cell.textLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%# %#", currDate, prevDate];

To add multiple elements to an Array in objective c you need to use:
NSMutableArray *newArr = [NSMutableArray new];
Then:
[newArr addObject:dict1];
If you want, you can then set your NSArray you were using to the NSMutuableArray after the addition of objects is complete.

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Objective-C array issues

I have this NSArray and each item returns a POIndex and PONumber and I am putting each item of the array inside another Array and the other array is returning like this:
POIndex
PONumber
POIndex
PONumber
Here is my code:
- (void)GetRequest
{
NSArray *tableData = [dataSource.areaData GetPurchaseOrderItems:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#%#",areaPickerSelectionString,unitPickerSelectionString]];
if(!self.objects){
self.objects = [[NSMutableArray alloc]init];
}
for(int i = 0; i < [tableData count]; i++){
[self.objects addObjectsFromArray:[tableData objectAtIndex:i]];
}
[self.tableView reloadData];
}
Here is a screenshot of what tableData is returning:
What I am looking to do is have have the PONumber as the key and POIndex as the display value, how would I do this?
I have tried the following:
NSMutableDictionary *subDict=[[NSMutableDictionary alloc]init];
for (NSDictionary *dict in tableData) {
[subDict setValue:[dict objectForKey:#"POIndex"] forKey:[dict objectForKey:#"PONumber"]];
[self.objects addObject:subDict];
}
but this displays like so:
{
{
{
{
Here is what is displaying it:
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:#"Cell" forIndexPath:indexPath];
NSString *object = self.objects[indexPath.row];
cell.textLabel.text = [object description];
return cell;
}
Your tableData array contains NSDictionary at each index. So you can use the same array in your cellForRowIndexPath method like as follows,
#property(nonatomic, retain) NSArray * tableData;
- (void)GetRequest
{
self.tableData = [dataSource.areaData GetPurchaseOrderItems:[NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#%#",areaPickerSelectionString,unitPickerSelectionString]];
[self.yourTableView reloadData];
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:#"Cell" forIndexPath:indexPath];
NSString *strPOIndex = [self.tableData[indexPath.row] valueForKey:#"POIndex"];
cell.textLabel.text = strPOIndex;
return cell;
}

Displaying data retrieved from Parse in UITableView

After all progress i made with your answers, my issue changed. So i am changing my question with clearer way. I have an UITableView which is showing my retrieved data from Parse.com. So i made a NSMutableArray for adding objects to that array when they are retrieved. But my problem is even i add objects to NSMutableArray, my table does not show anything but default screen of UITableView. I thing the issue is UITableView is formed before my NSMutableArray got its objects. Here is my code:
Note: The PropertyClass is the class which has the properties of my objects.
At MyTableViewController.h
#interface MyTableViewController : UITableViewController <CLLocationManagerDelegate> {
PFObject *object;
}
#property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UITableView *MyTableView;
#end
At UITableViewController.m
#interface MyTableViewController ()
#property(strong)NSMutableArray *myNSMutableArray;
#end
#implementation MyTableViewController
#synthesize myNSMutableArray,MyTableView;
-(void) retrievingDataFromParse{
PFQuery *query = [PFQuery queryWithClassName:#"MyObjectsClass"];
[query whereKey:#"ObjectsNumber" lessThanOrEqualTo:10];
[query findObjectsInBackgroundWithBlock:^(NSArray *objects, NSError *error) {
if (!error) {
// The find succeeded.
NSLog(#"Successfully retrieved %d scores.", objects.count);
if (objects.count==0) {
NSString *objectError = #"There no object retrieved from Parse";
PropertiesClass *PC = [[PropertiesClass alloc]initWithPropert1:objectError Propert2:nil Propert3:nil Propert4:nil];
[myNSMutableArray addObject:PC];
}
for (int i = 0; i < objects.count; i++) {
object = [objects objectAtIndex:i];
NSString *Propert1 = [object objectForKey:#"Propert1"];
NSNumber *Propert2 = [object objectForKey:#"Propert2"];
NSNumber *Propert3 = [object objectForKey:#"Propert3"];
NSString *Propert4 = [object objectForKey:#"Propert4"];
PropertiesClass *PC = [[PropertiesClass alloc]initWithPropert1:Propert1 Propert2:Propert2 Propert3:Propert3 Propert4:Propert4];
[myNSMutableArray addObject:PC];
};
} else {
// Log details of the failure
NSLog(#"Error: %# %#", error, [error userInfo]);
}
}];
}
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
self.myNSMutableArray = [NSMutableArray array];
[self retrievingDataFromParse];
[MyTableView reloadData];
}
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
{
// Return the number of sections.
return 1;
}
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
// Return the number of rows in the section.
return [myNSMutableArray count];
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier forIndexPath:indexPath];
PropertiesClass *PC= [myNSMutableArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
cell.textLabel.text=PC.Propert1;
return cell;
}
Looking at your code i see that you never create a UITableViewCell, you should change this:
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier forIndexPath:indexPath];
PropertyClass *PC = [myMutableArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
cell.textLabel.text = PC.x;
return cell;
}
with this:
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier forIndexPath:indexPath];
if (nil == cell){
cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
}
PropertyClass *PC = [myMutableArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
cell.textLabel.text = PC.x;
return cell;
}
the method dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:forIndexPath: return a UITableViewCell only if there are unused, but already allocated, cells in your table view. otherwise it returns nil.
Also when you update the mutable array containing all your data you should call [yourTableView reloadData] to force the table view to reload its content.
Your code is quite cryptic. Few suggestions here.
First, rename variables and methods with camelCaseNotation (camel case notation). For example, MyMutableArray should be myMutableArray. RetrievingDataFromParse should be retrievingDataFromParse (and so on). Start upper case letter are for classes.
Second, what does this code mean (I put comment on your code)?
for (int i = 0; i < objects.count; i++) {
// where do you have defined object?
object = [objects objectAtIndex:i];
NSString *x = [object objectForKey:#"x"];
NSNumber *y = [object objectForKey:#"y"];
NSNumber *z = [object objectForKey:#"z"];
NSString *t = [object objectForKey:#"t"];
// is Mekan a subclass of PropertiyClass or what else?
PropertiyClass *Properties = [[Mekan alloc]initWithx:x y:y z:z t:t]
// what's MekanKalibi? Maybe you need to add Properties
[MyMutableArray addObject:MekanKalibi];
}
Edit
If you don't use iOS6 - (void)registerClass:(Class)cellClass forCellReuseIdentifier:(NSString *)identifier you should alloc-init cells.
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier forIndexPath:indexPath];
if(!cell) {
// alloc-init a new cell here...
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
// or if you don't use ARC
// cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease];
}
PropertyClass *PC = [myMutableArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
cell.textLabel.text = PC.x;
return cell;
Edit 2
I don't know how parse works but I suppose it manages async requests. So, at the end of your for loop, just call reload data in the table.
Parse states:
The InBackground methods are asynchronous, so any code after this will run immediately. Any code that depends on the query result should be moved inside the completion block above.
I had the same problem. When you reload the table, you need to move it so it is inside the block. Worked for me.
I'm not 100% sure how the asynchronous parts affect it so. I know that the start of my viewDidload and the end occured then this block, hence the problem.
People should probably up this as this solves the issue.
Cheers.
All you have to do is reload tableView in the block... this will show data.
for (int i = 0; i < objects.count; i++) {
object = [objects objectAtIndex:i];
NSString *Propert1 = [object objectForKey:#"Propert1"];
NSNumber *Propert2 = [object objectForKey:#"Propert2"];
NSNumber *Propert3 = [object objectForKey:#"Propert3"];
NSString *Propert4 = [object objectForKey:#"Propert4"];
PropertiesClass *PC = [[PropertiesClass alloc]initWithPropert1:Propert1 Propert2:Propert2 Propert3:Propert3 Propert4:Propert4];
[myNSMutableArray addObject:PC];
};
} else {
// Log details of the failure
NSLog(#"Error: %# %#", error, [error userInfo]);
}
**[MyTableView reloadData];**
}];

Populating 2nd table in Objective C

I have two tables (Cell Identifier: Call and Cell Identifier: Cell2). I'm passing two arrays of Objects (one for each table) however when I go to do this in my tableView my 2nd table is bringing up the same data as my first table and not the data from the 2nd array. My arrays are set globally as NSMutableArray in my .h file. This is where I think the problem is within the code:
-(UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if(!cell)
{
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
}
// NSString *currDate = [[array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey:#"Current Date"]; //added
// NSString *someOtherKey = [[array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey:#"Some other key"]; //added
cell.textLabel.text = [array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
label1.text = [arrayDate1 objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
label2.text = [arrayDate2 objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
// cell.textLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%# %#", currDate, someOtherKey]; //added
return cell;
//This will Load the second table (myTableView2)
static NSString *CellIdentifier2 = #"Cell2";
UITableViewCell *cell2 = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier2];
if(!cell2)
{
cell2 = [[UITableViewCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier2];
}
// NSString *currDate = [[array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey:#"Current Date"]; //added
// NSString *someOtherKey = [[array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey:#"Some other key"]; //added
cell2.textLabel.text = [array2 objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
return cell2;
}
It is indeed a problem in this function:
The code as written, will simply run until it gets to the first return cell; line and never run the code after that, therefore always returning an instance of a Cell cell.
In order to use two tables like this, you need to be able to tell them apart. Usually, you store both of them in a declared property. For the rest of this answer, I'll assume that you are doing that and that they are called table1 and table2.
Change you code to look like this:
-(UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
if ([tableView isEqual:self.table1]) {
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if(!cell)
{
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
}
// NSString *currDate = [[array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey:#"Current Date"]; //added
// NSString *someOtherKey = [[array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey:#"Some other key"]; //added
cell.textLabel.text = [array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
label1.text = [arrayDate1 objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
label2.text = [arrayDate2 objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
// cell.textLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%# %#", currDate, someOtherKey]; //added
return cell;
} else if ([tableView isEqual:self.table2]) {
//This will Load the second table (myTableView2)
static NSString *CellIdentifier2 = #"Cell2";
UITableViewCell *cell2 = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier2];
if(!cell2)
{
cell2 = [[UITableViewCell alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier2];
}
// NSString *currDate = [[array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey:#"Current Date"]; //added
// NSString *someOtherKey = [[array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey:#"Some other key"]; //added
cell2.textLabel.text = [array2 objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
return cell2;
}
}
// If you reach this point, we don't recognize the table and return `nil`, then the program will crash. Handle this however you want.
return nil;

When scrolling in my UITableView cells are disappearing

This is my sample twitter program it works but there are several errors
if I scroll up or down top and bottom cellls disappears some times I get an error saying :
BAD ACCESS CODE this happens on this row
NSDictionary *tweet = [tweets objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
Please Advice
#import "TableViewViewController.h"
#interface TableViewViewController ()
#end
#implementation TableViewViewController
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
NSLog(#"tweets array count : %d", tweets.count);
return tweets.count;
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"TweetCell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
}
NSLog(#"ROW : %d", indexPath.row);
NSDictionary *tweet = [tweets objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
NSString *text = [tweet objectForKey:#"text"];
NSString *name = [[tweet objectForKey:#"user"] objectForKey:#"name"];
cell.textLabel.text = text;
cell.detailTextLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"by %#", name];
return cell;
}
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
[self fetchTweets];
}
- (void)fetchTweets
{
NSString *twitterURL = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"https://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/public_timeline.json"];
NSURL *fullURL = [NSURL URLWithString:twitterURL];
NSError *error = nil;
NSData *dataURL = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:fullURL options:0 error:&error];
tweets = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:dataURL
options:kNilOptions
error:&error];
}
.....
#end
I see problems in this function:
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
NSLog(#"tweets array count : %d", tweets.count);
//return tweets.count;
return 11; //default returns 20 but only shows 10 indexpath.Row so 11
}
You probably shouldn't be just returning 11 -- what if tweets has a different length? The table view will try to fetch a cell at an index which doesn't exist in your array. Try returning tweets.count instead.
To elaborate a bit further: The purpose of the tableView:numberOfRowsInSection: method isn't to tell iOS how many rows there are on the screen, it's how many rows there are in the entire tableView. This includes cells which aren't shown on screen.
Found out the answer My app doesn't support ARC because I didn't check if we use a retain at the NSJSONSerialization the error is fixed.
tweets = [[NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:dataURL
options:kNilOptions
error:&error] retain];
Why is numberOfRowsInSection hardcoded to 11?
Also you should have [self.tableView reloadData] after the tweets array is set up in fetchTweets
Why don't you just uncomment return tweets.count; in your numberOfRowsInSection method?

NSMutableDictionary and NSArray

I am splitting a String:
#"Sam|26|Developer,Hannah|22|Team Leader,Max|1|Dog"
and using NSMutableDictionary to display in a TableViewCell with 3 labels. Code:
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
NSString *test = #"Sam Parrish|26|Developer,Hannah Rajamets|22|Team Leader,Max Parrish|1|Dog";
testArray = [[NSArray alloc] init];
testArray = [test componentsSeparatedByString:#","];
dict = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
for (NSString *s in testArray) {
testArrayNew = [s componentsSeparatedByString:#"|"];
[dict setObject:[testArrayNew objectAtIndex:1] forKey:[testArrayNew objectAtIndex:0]];
[dict setObject:[testArrayNew objectAtIndex:2] forKey:[testArrayNew objectAtIndex:1]];
NSLog(#"Dictionary: %#", [dict description]);
}
[dict retain];
}
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
return 1;
}
// Customize the number of rows in the table view.
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
return [[dict allKeys] count];
}
// Customize the appearance of table view cells.
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"CustomCell";
untitled *cell = (untitled *) [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
NSArray *topLevelObjects = [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:#"untitled" owner:nil options:nil];
for (id currentObject in topLevelObjects) {
if ([currentObject isKindOfClass:[UITableViewCell class]]) {
cell = (untitled *) currentObject;
break;
}
}
}
// Configure the cell.
cell.nameLabel.text = [[dict allKeys] objectAtIndex:[indexPath row]];
cell.ageLabel.text = [dict objectForKey:cell.nameLabel.text];
cell.jobLabel.text = [dict objectForKey:cell.ageLabel.text];
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator;
return cell;
}
this is displaying 6 TableViewCells when I run, 3 of which are perfect, the other 3 are an assortment of the data. i realise this is to do with the setObject: forKey: but can't seem to find the solution for this to work correctly.
any help much appreciated..
sam
I would store the data as an NSArray holding NSArrays....
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
NSString *test = #"Sam Parrish|26|Developer,Hannah Rajamets|22|Team Leader,Max Parrish|1|Dog";
data = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
for (NSString *s in testArray) {
[data addObject:[s componentsSeparatedByString:#"|"]];
}
}
Then in
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
use
// Configure the cell.
NSArray *cellData = [data objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
cell.nameLabel.text = [cellData objectAtIndex:0];
cell.ageLabel.text = [cellData objectAtIndex:1];
cell.jobLabel.text = [cellData objectAtIndex:2];
If I understand you correctly, you're saying that the first three cells are correct and the other three shouldn't be shown at all? If that's the case, the problem is this:
return [[dict allKeys] count];
Shouldn't it be...
return [testArray count];
...in which case, you need to retain testArray.
In addition, you have a memory leak. You create an instance of NSArray, then you immediately leak it by assigning the return value of componentsSeparatedByString: to the same variable. Have you run the static analyser over your code?