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iOS

Posted by chrisverra
chrisverra
3,760 Points

iOS dont understand how to parse from coreData to NSDictionary - Swift

So i have parsed Json through an api to CoreData. however, i do not get how to put it in an NSDictionary (it has to be NSDictionary not swift Dictionary)

In the end i want a method that returns a NSDictionary so i can parse it to a countrypicker(this was already existing part of an app)

private func fetchRemoteCountries(){

        self.apiClient.request(ApiRouting.Countries,
            networkActivity:NetworkActivity(type: .Background, showNetworkIndicator: true, disableUserInteraction: false),
            success: { [weak self] (json) -> Void in
                if let strongSelf = self {
                    if strongSelf.coreDataManager.persistCountries(json) {
// do call to method that parses it from coredate to nsdictionary
                    }
                }
            }, failure: {[weak self] (response, error) -> Void in
                if let strongSelf = self {
                    if strongSelf.countries.count == 0 {
                        strongSelf.apiClient.showAlert(error,
                            message: "error", confirm: "jeuj",
                            confirmBlock: { () -> Void in
                                strongSelf.fetchRemoteCountries()
                            }, cancelBlock: nil)
                    }
                }}
        )
    }

This is how i tried that approach

//-> NSDictionary?
    private func setupCountryRound() -> NSDictionary?{
        var pickerCountries = NSMutableDictionary()

        let countries =  coreDataManager.fetchCountries()

            for country in countries! {
                pickerCountries.setObject(country.name! , forKey: country.code!)

            }
        return pickerCountries?   // this gives error: Expected declaration
    }

please advice how to create a NSDictionary and to put those keys,values in.

thanks in advance,

Chris

Edit: figured it out, now to fix the forced things

chrisverra
chrisverra
3,760 Points

Also, the reason i store it in coreDate is to check with every fetch, if the online data has changed, if so, i remove or add stuff to coreData

And the forced stuff with '!' i will fix once it works