sort coreData fetch (swift4) - ios

Question

Right now my code is using NSPredicate or sort descriptor to basically just collect a name. I would like NSPredicate to sort all of the names from a-z thats it.
COREDATAHANDLER
class coreDataHandler: NSObject {
private class func getContext() -> NSManagedObjectContext{
let appDelegate = UIApplication.shared.delegate as! AppDelegate
return appDelegate.persistentContainer.viewContext
}
class func saveObject(username:String, password:String) -> Bool{
let context = getContext()
let entity = NSEntityDescription.entity(forEntityName: "User", in: context)
let managedObject = NSManagedObject(entity: entity!, insertInto: context)
managedObject.setValue(username, forKey: "username")
managedObject.setValue(password, forKey: "password")
do {
try context.save()
return true
} catch {
return false}
}
class func filterData() -> [User]? {
let conttext = getContext()
let fetchRequest:NSFetchRequest<User> = User.fetchRequest()
var user:[User]? = nil
var predicate = NSPredicate(format: "username contains[d] %#" ,"duke")
fetchRequest.predicate = predicate
do {
user = try conttext.fetch(fetchRequest)
return user
}catch {
return user
}
}
VIEWCONTROLLER
user = coreDataHandler.filterData()
for i in user! {
print("Judou : \(i.username!)")
}

Answer 1

If you want your user array to be sorted by username and then password, I would add a class function to your CoreDataHandler class to get a sorted array:
class func getSortedData() -> [User]? {
let conttext = getContext()
let fetchRequest:NSFetchRequest<User> = User.fetchRequest()
var user:[User]? = nil
var nameSort = NSSortDescriptor(key:"username", ascending:true)
var passwordSort = NSSortDescriptor(key:"password", ascending:false)
fetchRequest.sortDescriptors = [nameSort, passwordSort]
do {
user = try conttext.fetch(fetchRequest)
return user
} catch {
return user
}
}
Then in your view controller, use this new function to get the sorted array:
user = coreDataHandler.getSortedData()
for i in user! {
print("Judou : \(i.username!), Password:\(i.password)")
}

Answer 2

In swift 4 or swift 5, you can use
func sortlist(){
//1
guard let appDelegate =
UIApplication.shared.delegate as? AppDelegate else {
return
}
let managedContext =
appDelegate.persistentContainer.viewContext
//2
let fetchRequest =
NSFetchRequest<NSManagedObject>(entityName: "User")
let sort = NSSortDescriptor(key: "username", ascending: false)
fetchRequest.sortDescriptors = [sort]
//3
do {
let langugeCodes = try managedContext.fetch(fetchRequest)
for result in langugeCodes as [NSManagedObject] {
var username:String = result.value(forKey: "username")! as! String
var password:String = result.value(forKey: "password")! as! String
print("username==>",username)
print("name==>",name)
}
} catch let error as NSError {
print("Could not fetch. \(error), \(error.userInfo)")
}
}