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iOS Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App Retrieving and Viewing Data from Parse.com Retrieving Data from Parse.com

Inbox does not update with new messages

The console reports "Retrieved 6 messages" yet my inbox remains empty. Here is my InboxViewController:

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];

    PFUser *currentUser = [PFUser currentUser];
    if (currentUser) {

    }else{
    [self performSegueWithIdentifier:@"showLogin" sender:self];
    }
}

-(void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated{
    [super viewWillAppear:animated];

    PFQuery *query = [PFQuery queryWithClassName:@"Messages"];
    [query whereKey:@"recipientIds" equalTo:[[PFUser currentUser] objectId]];
    [query orderByDescending:@"createdAt"];
    [query findObjectsInBackgroundWithBlock:^(NSArray *objects, NSError *error) {
        if (error) {
            NSLog(@"Error: %@ %@", error, [error userInfo]);
        }else{
            self.messages = objects;
            [self.tableView reloadData];
            NSLog(@"Retrieved %lu messages", (unsigned long)[self.messages count]);
        }
    }];
}

#pragma mark - Table view data source

- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
{
    // Return the number of sections.
    return 0;
}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
    // Return the number of rows in the section.
    return [self.messages count];
}

-(UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath{
    static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"Cell";
    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier forIndexPath:indexPath];

    PFObject *message = [self.messages objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    cell.textLabel.text = [message objectForKey:@"senderName"];

    return cell;
}

- (IBAction)logout:(id)sender {
    [PFUser logOut];
    [self performSegueWithIdentifier:@"showLogin" sender:self];
}

-(void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender{
    if ([segue.identifier isEqualToString:@"showLogin"]){
        [segue.destinationViewController setHidesBottomBarWhenPushed:YES];
    }
}

2 Answers

Shouldn't there be one section in numberOfSectionsInTableView i.e. replace return 0 with return 1.

Give that a go - hope it works!!

Steve.

Thank you so much for your help, Steve. I changed return 0 to return 1 and, PRESTO! Full inbox!

Excellent. Glad that worked! :-)