Adding Core Data to existing iPhone project

Question

I'd like to add core data to an existing iPhone project, but I still get a lot of compile errors:

- NSManagedObjectContext undeclared

 - Expected specifier-qualifier-list before 'NSManagedObjectModel'

 - ...

I already added the Core Data Framework to the target (right click on my project under "Targets", "Add" - "Existing Frameworks", "CoreData.framework").

My header-file:

NSManagedObjectModel *managedObjectModel;
NSManagedObjectContext *managedObjectContext;       
NSPersistentStoreCoordinator *persistentStoreCoordinator;

[...]

@property (nonatomic, retain, readonly) NSManagedObjectModel *managedObjectModel;
@property (nonatomic, retain, readonly) NSManagedObjectContext *managedObjectContext;
@property (nonatomic, retain, readonly) NSPersistentStoreCoordinator *persistentStoreCoordinator;

What am I missing? Starting a new project is not an option...

Thanks a lot!

edit sorry, I do have those implementations... but it seems like the Library is missing... the implementation methods are full with compile error like "managedObjectContext undeclared", "NSPersistentStoreCoordinator undeclared", but also with "Expected ')' before NSManagedObjectContext" (although it seems like the parenthesis are correct)...

#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Core Data stack

/**
 Returns the managed object context for the application.
 If the context doesn't already exist, it is created and bound to the persistent store         
coordinator for the application.
 */
- (NSManagedObjectContext *) managedObjectContext {

    if (managedObjectContext != nil) {
        return managedObjectContext;
    }

    NSPersistentStoreCoordinator *coordinator = [self persistentStoreCoordinator];
    if (coordinator != nil) {
        managedObjectContext = [[NSManagedObjectContext alloc] init];
        [managedObjectContext setPersistentStoreCoordinator: coordinator];
    }
    return managedObjectContext;
}


/**
 Returns the managed object model for the application.
 If the model doesn't already exist, it is created by merging all of the models found in    
 application bundle.
 */
- (NSManagedObjectModel *)managedObjectModel {

    if (managedObjectModel != nil) {
        return managedObjectModel;
    }
    managedObjectModel = [[NSManagedObjectModel mergedModelFromBundles:nil] retain];    
    return managedObjectModel;
}


/**
 Returns the persistent store coordinator for the application.
 If the coordinator doesn't already exist, it is created and the application's store added to it.
 */
- (NSPersistentStoreCoordinator *)persistentStoreCoordinator {

    if (persistentStoreCoordinator != nil) {
        return persistentStoreCoordinator;
    }

    NSURL *storeUrl = [NSURL fileURLWithPath: [[self applicationDocumentsDirectory] 
        stringByAppendingPathComponent: @"Core_Data.sqlite"]];

    NSError *error = nil;
    persistentStoreCoordinator = [[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator alloc] 
    initWithManagedObjectModel:[self managedObjectModel]];
    if (![persistentStoreCoordinator addPersistentStoreWithType:NSSQLiteStoreType 
    configuration:nil URL:storeUrl options:nil error:&error]) {
    /*
     Replace this implementation with code to handle the error appropriately.

     abort() causes the application to generate a crash log and terminate. You should 
    not use this function in a shipping application, although it may be useful during 
    development. If it is not possible to recover from the error, display an alert panel that 
    instructs the user to quit the application by pressing the Home button.

     Typical reasons for an error here include:
     * The persistent store is not accessible
     * The schema for the persistent store is incompatible with current managed object 
                model
     Check the error message to determine what the actual problem was.
     */
    NSLog(@"Unresolved error %@, %@", error, [error userInfo]);
    abort();
}    

return persistentStoreCoordinator;
}

Answer 1

view.h

  #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
  #import <CoreData/CoreData.h>

    @interface ViewController :  
    UIViewController<UITableViewDataSource,UITableViewDelegate>

   @property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UITableView *coreDataList;
   - (IBAction)addBtnClick:(id)sender;
   @property (strong, nonatomic) NSMutableArray *dataList;
   @end

detail.h

  #import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
  #import <CoreData/CoreData.h>

 @interface DetailViewController : UIViewController<UITextFieldDelegate>
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UITextField *nameTxt;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UITextField *mobileTxt;
@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UITextField *emailIdTxt;
 - (IBAction)saveBtnClick:(id)sender;
@property (strong,nonatomic) NSManagedObject *userData;

@end

Answer 2

sample coding view1

#import "ViewController.h"
#import "DetailViewController.h"

 @interface ViewController ()
 {
  NSInteger indexPathvalue;
 }
 @end

  @implementation ViewController

 - (NSManagedObjectContext *)managedObjectContext {
     NSManagedObjectContext *context = nil;
     id delegate = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];
     if ([delegate performSelector:@selector(managedObjectContext)]) {
       context = [delegate managedObjectContext];
     }
   return context;
  }

  - (void)viewDidLoad {
      [super viewDidLoad];
  // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
    NSLog(@"call this one2");
 }

 - (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated
 {
   [super viewDidAppear:animated];
   NSManagedObjectContext *managedObjectContext = [self 
   managedObjectContext];
   NSFetchRequest *fetchRequest = [[NSFetchRequest alloc] 
   initWithEntityName:@"Details"];
   self.dataList = [[managedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:fetchRequest   
   error:nil] mutableCopy];
   [_coreDataList reloadData];

    NSLog(@"call this one");
 }
    #pragma mark - Table view data source

   - (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
   {
     return 1;
   }

     - (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:
   (NSInteger)section
    {
    return self.dataList.count;
    }

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

     if (cell == nil)
    {
    cell = [[UITableViewCell   
    alloc]initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle 
    reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
    }

   NSManagedObject *user = [self.dataList objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
   cell.textLabel.text = [user valueForKey:@"name"];
      cell.detailTextLabel.text = [user valueForKey:@"mobileNumber"];
    cell.imageView.image = [UIImage imageWithData:[user
    valueForKey:@"imageView"]]; 
    return cell;
    }


    - (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:
    (NSIndexPath *)indexPath
    {
    indexPathvalue = indexPath.row;
    [self performSegueWithIdentifier:@"detailView" sender:self];
    }

     - (BOOL)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView canEditRowAtIndexPath:
    (NSIndexPath *)indexPath
    {
     return YES;
     }
     - (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView commitEditingStyle:
      (UITableViewCellEditingStyle)editingStyle forRowAtIndexPath:
     (NSIndexPath *)indexPath
    {
    NSManagedObjectContext *context = [self managedObjectContext];
    if (editingStyle == UITableViewCellEditingStyleDelete)
    {
    [context deleteObject:[self.dataList objectAtIndex:indexPath.row]];
    NSError *error = nil;
    if (![context save:&error]) {
        NSLog(@"Can't Delete! %@ %@", error, [error localizedDescription]);
        return;
    }
    [self.dataList removeObjectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    [_coreDataList reloadData];

     }

    }
   - (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
   [super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
    }

   - (IBAction)addBtnClick:(id)sender {
    }


    #pragma mark - Navigation

    // In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little      
    - (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender
     {
   // Get the new view controller using [segue destinationViewController].
   // Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
    if ([segue.identifier isEqualToString:@"detailView"])
   {
    NSManagedObject *obj = [self.dataList objectAtIndex:indexPathvalue];
    DetailViewController *detail = segue.destinationViewController;
    detail.userData = obj;
    }

    }
   @end

sample detail view

       #import "DetailViewController.h"

       @interface DetailViewController ()

       @end

       @implementation DetailViewController

      - (NSManagedObjectContext *)managedObjectContext {
     NSManagedObjectContext *context = nil;
     id delegate = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate];
     if ([delegate performSelector:@selector(managedObjectContext)]) {
    context = [delegate managedObjectContext];
     }
     return context;
    }

    - (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
    // Do any additional setup after loading the view.
     if (self.userData) {
    [self.nameTxt setText:[self.userData valueForKey:@"name"]];
    [self.mobileTxt setText:[self.userData valueForKey:@"mobileNumber"]];
    [self.emailIdTxt setText:[self.userData valueForKey:@"email"]];
    }
    }

     - (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
    [super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
    }


   - (BOOL)textFieldShouldReturn:(UITextField *)textField
   {
    [textField resignFirstResponder];
    return YES;




}
     /*

savebutton

    - (IBAction)saveBtnClick:(id)sender {

     NSManagedObjectContext *context = [self managedObjectContext];

     if (self.userData) {
    // Update existing data
    [self.userData setValue:self.nameTxt.text forKey:@"name"];
    [self.userData setValue:self.mobileTxt.text forKey:@"mobileNumber"];
    [self.userData setValue:self.emailIdTxt.text forKey:@"email"];
    UIImage *sampleimage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"icon.png"];
    NSData *dataImage = UIImageJPEGRepresentation(sampleimage, 1.0);
    [self.userData setValue:dataImage forKey:@"imageView"];

     } else {
    // Create a new data
    NSManagedObject *newDevice = [NSEntityDescription   
    insertNewObjectForEntityForName:@"Details" 
    inManagedObjectContext:context];
    [newDevice setValue:self.nameTxt.text forKey:@"name"];
    [newDevice setValue:self.mobileTxt.text forKey:@"mobileNumber"];
    [newDevice setValue:self.emailIdTxt.text forKey:@"email"];
    UIImage *sampleimage = [UIImage imageNamed:@"icon.png"];
    NSData *dataImage = UIImageJPEGRepresentation(sampleimage, 1.0);
    [newDevice setValue:dataImage forKey:@"imageView"];

     }

     NSError *error = nil;
    // Save the object to persistent store
     if (![context save:&error]) {
    NSLog(@"Can't Save! %@ %@", error, [error localizedDescription]);
    }

    [self dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
    }
   @end

Answer 3

 let alert  = UIAlertController(title:"Error", message: "No Internet Connection", preferredStyle: .alert)
            alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Ok", style: .default, handler: { (action) in}))
            alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Try Again", style: .default, handler: { (action) in
                self.networkCall(text: self.daySelected)
            }))
            self.present(alert, animated: false, completion: nil)

Answer 4

For Swift 3:

File->new file->CoreData->Model to create a model.

Refer to this link for more information on how to implement it.

Answer 5

All the CoreData header files are imported in App_Prefix.pch, so the CoreData classes will be available throughout your Project, so you don't have to manually import the header in the files you need them.

So open up Xcode and look for some file like App_Prefix.pch, by default it's in the Other Sources group. After the UIKit import statement, add the following line:

#import <CoreData/CoreData.h>

And you should be ready to go.

Xcode 4

For projects created in Xcode 4, the prefix file can be found in the Supporting Files group in the Project navigator. It's called 'projectname-Prefix.pch' by default.

Xcode 6+

Starting with Xcode 6, the precompiled header file is no longer included by default. This is because of the introduction of Modules, which take away the need to use precompiled headers. While it is still possible to manually add a PCH file to globally include the CoreData headers, consider specifying the CoreData dependency using @import CoreData;* in every file that uses CoreData. This makes dependencies explicit and more importantly will avoid this question's problem in the future.

_{* Modules need to be enabled for this to work.}

Answer 6

For Swift 3: INCLUDES SAVING AND RETRIEVING DATA

Step 1: Add Framework

Step 2: Add Data model

File > New > File > Core Data > Data Model

• Name the file as SampleData the resultant file would be SampleData.xcdatamocelId

Step 3: Add the below functions to your App Delegate and add "import CoreData" to the top

func applicationWillTerminate(_ application: UIApplication) {
    // Called when the application is about to terminate. Save data if appropriate. See also applicationDidEnterBackground:.
    // Saves changes in the application's managed object context before the application terminates.
    self.saveContext()
}


// MARK: - Core Data stack

lazy var persistentContainer: NSPersistentContainer = {
    /*
     The persistent container for the application. This implementation
     creates and returns a container, having loaded the store for the
     application to it. This property is optional since there are legitimate
     error conditions that could cause the creation of the store to fail.
     */


    // SEE BELOW LINE OF CODE WHERE THE 'name' IS SET AS THE FILE NAME (SampleData) FOR THE CONTAINER

    let container = NSPersistentContainer(name: "SampleData")
    container.loadPersistentStores(completionHandler: { (storeDescription, error) in
        if let error = error as NSError? {
            // Replace this implementation with code to handle the error appropriately.
            // fatalError() causes the application to generate a crash log and terminate. You should not use this function in a shipping application, although it may be useful during development.

            /*
             Typical reasons for an error here include:
             * The parent directory does not exist, cannot be created, or disallows writing.
             * The persistent store is not accessible, due to permissions or data protection when the device is locked.
             * The device is out of space.
             * The store could not be migrated to the current model version.
             Check the error message to determine what the actual problem was.
             */
            fatalError("Unresolved error \(error), \(error.userInfo)")
        }
    })
    return container
}()

// MARK: - Core Data Saving support

func saveContext () {
    let context = persistentContainer.viewContext
    if context.hasChanges {
        do {
            try context.save()
        } catch {
            // Replace this implementation with code to handle the error appropriately.
            // fatalError() causes the application to generate a crash log and terminate. You should not use this function in a shipping application, although it may be useful during development.
            let nserror = error as NSError
            fatalError("Unresolved error \(nserror), \(nserror.userInfo)")
        }
    }
}

STEP 4: Adding Entity and Attribute to the Model

a) Add Entity

b) Add Attribute

STEP 5: Saving Data

func saveItem(itemToSave: String){
    let context = (UIApplication.shared.delegate as! AppDelegate).persistentContainer.viewContext

//**Note:** Here we are providing the entityName **`Entity`** that we have added in the model
    let entity = NSEntityDescription.entity(forEntityName: "Entity", in: context)
    let myItem = NSManagedObject(entity: entity!, insertInto: context)

    myItem.setValue(itemToSave, forKey: "item")
    do {
        try context.save()
    }
    catch{
        print("There was an error in saving data")
    }
}

STEP 5: Retrieving Data

override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
    // Obtaining data from model
    let context = (UIApplication.shared.delegate as! AppDelegate).persistentContainer.viewContext
    let fetchRequest = NSFetchRequest<NSFetchRequestResult>(entityName: "Entity")

    do {
        let results = try context.fetch(fetchRequest)
        let obtainedResults = results as! [NSManagedObject]
        let firstResult = obtainedResults[0]
        let myValue = firstResult.value(forKey: "item")

        print("myValue: \(myValue)")
    } catch {
        print("Error")
    }
}