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iOS Build a Simple iPhone App with Objective-C Creating a Data Model Creating a Data Collection

Posted by Sam Cate
Sam Cate
1,528 Points

I am completely lost on how to initialize an array on ViewController.m from ViewController.h

I need to initialize NSArray shoppingList with the following items: toothpaste, bread, and eggs. I have been working on this for awhile and I have tried several different things.

ViewController.h 
#import "UIViewController.h"

@interface ViewController : UIViewController

@property (strong, nonatomic) NSString *shoppingCart;

@property (strong, nonatomic) NSArray *shoppingList;

@end
ViewController.m 
#import "ViewController.h"

@implementation ViewController

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];

    // Add your code below!
    self.shoppingList.text = [self initWithObjects:@"toothpaste",@"bread",@"eggs",nil];
}

@end

1 Answer

Russell Warwick
Russell Warwick
1,601 Points
Russell Warwick
Russell Warwick
1,601 Points

self.shoppingList =[[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:@"toothpaste",@"bread",@"eggs",nil];