Parse nested JSON Object in Objective-C - objective-c

Question

Perhaps I am over-thinking or confusing myself, but my head is stuck in a loop over this and I cannot break out.
I have a a JSON of the format: (Validated at http://jsonformatter.curiousconcept.com/)
{
id: 1,
sections: "5",
total: "10",
result: {
3: 00PM: [
{
name: "Anurag",
status: "Web"
},
{
name: "Anurag2",
status: "Web2"
}
],
5: 00PM: [
{
name: "Anurag",
status: "Seated"
}
],
6: 00PM: [
{
name: "Anurag4",
status: "Web4"
},
{
name: "Anurag5",
status: "Web5"
},
{
name: "Anurag6",
status: "Web6"
},
{
name: "Anurag7",
status: "Web7"
}
]
}
}
I have this so far:
NSDictionary *dict = [response JSONValue];
NSDictionary *results = [dict objectForKey:#"result"];
NSInteger num_results = [[dict valueForKey:#"total"] intValue];
NSInteger num_sections = [[dict valueForKey:#"sections"] intValue];
NSMutableArray *sections = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:num_sections];
NSMutableArray *objarr = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:num_results];
NSMutableArray *obj= [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:num_sections];
NSMutableArray *temp = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:num_results];
for (NSString* key in results) {
NSLog(#"Key: %#", key); // prints out 3:00 PM...5:00 PM etc...
[obj addObject:[results objectForKey:key]]; // nested objects within each key are saved in the array
NSLog(#"Object 1: %#", obj);
}
for (int i = 0; i < [obj count]; i++) {
//NSLog(#"Object 2: %#", [obj objectAtIndex:i]);
[temp addObject:[obj objectAtIndex:i]]; // I take each object from previous array and save it in a temp array
for (int i = 0; i < num_results; i++) {
NSLog(#"Object 3: %#", [temp objectAtIndex:i]);
**[objarr addObject:[temp objectAtIndex:i]]; // I want to extract the object within the object but cannot get it to work**
}
}
I am able to make an array of objects within each of the 3 keys inside results. But I am not able to get each of the objects inside them as a separate object and save them in an array.
For example, in an NSArray I have:
Object 3: (
{
name = "Anurag ";
status = Web;
},
{
name = "Anurag ";
status = Web;
}
)
How can I get the two objects inside this object and save them both in an array?
I guess the main issue is I cannot refer to a key name to get the individual object.

Answer 1

You can use the following code,
NSDictionary *json = [response JSONValue];
// Get the objects you want
NSArray *items = [json valueForKeyPath:#"result.6: 00PM"];
This will return an NSArray with the objects for the key 6: 00PM
Please check this link too.

Answer 2

You are redefining int i in your second for loop. Try something like
for(int j = 0; j < num_results; j++)

Answer 3

[temp addObject:[obj objectAtIndex:i]]; // I take each object from previous array and save it in a temp array
This is useless motion. You're effectively just copying the obj array to the temp array -- no value added.