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iOS Build a Self-Destructing Message iPhone App Relating Users in Parse.com Adding Checkmarks When the Table View is Loaded

Ryan Summe
Ryan Summe
4,618 Points
Posted by Ryan Summe
Ryan Summe
4,618 Points

Instead of writing the isFriend method, I tried to use `if ([self.friends containsObject:user])` but it doesn't work.

If doesn't seem to be able to match the user object with the objects in the self.friends array. Any idea why this doesn't work?

2 Answers

landonferrier
landonferrier
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Ryan Summe
Ryan Summe
4,618 Points
Ryan Summe
Ryan Summe
4,618 Points

This was explained in the following video. It doesn't work because the containsObject method checks that every attribute of the given object is identical. Whenever Parse pulls info from their servers, there are slight differences. You need to match on the users objectIDs.