How to use the variable of FirebaseReference.observeSingleEvent into another function - ios

Question

I want to use variable_a in another function. Actually, I want to load these data into tableviewcell.
func readFIRData() {
var credentials:[String]
let userID = Auth.auth().currentUser?.uid
ref = Database.database().reference().child("usr").child(userID!)
ref.observeSingleEvent(of: .value, with: { (snapshot) in
// Get user value
let value = snapshot.value as? NSDictionary
let Name = value?["firstName"] as? String ?? ""
let PhoneNo = value?["mobile"] as? String ?? ""
var variable_a = [Name,PhoneNo]
self.tableView.reloadData()
}) { (error) in
}
}

Answer 1

You should have a callback (completion handler) in your readFIRData function, and pass variable_a as a parameter in that callback. Parse it into object which you use in table view, and reload tableView in the callback.
Function should look like this:
func readFIRData(_ completion: ([Name,PhoneNo]) -> ()) {
var credentials:[String]
let userID = Auth.auth().currentUser?.uid
ref = Database.database().reference().child("usr").child(userID!)
ref.observeSingleEvent(of: .value, with: { (snapshot) in
// Get user value
let value = snapshot.value as? NSDictionary
let Name = value?["firstName"] as? String ?? ""
let PhoneNo = value?["mobile"] as? String ?? ""
var variable_a = [Name,PhoneNo]
completion(variable_a)
}) { (error) in
}
}
and then have another function which is going to call readFIRData function:
func requestData() {
readFIRData() { [weak self] data in
guard let `self` = self else { return }
self.data = data
DispatchQueue.main.async {
self.tableView.reloadData()
}
}
}
Mention how you get back to main thread to reload tableView. By self.data I assumed data which you will use in table view to instantiate cells.

Answer 2

Solved this way
func GetData(completion: #escaping(_ credentials: [String]) -> Void) {
let userID = Auth.auth().currentUser?.uid
ref = Database.database().reference().child("usr").child(userID!)
ref.observeSingleEvent(of: .value, with: { (snapshot) in
let value = snapshot.value as? NSDictionary
let Name = value?["firstName"] as? String ?? ""
let PhoneNo = value?["mobile"] as? String ?? ""
var variable_a = [Name,PhoneNo]
completion(variable_a)
self.tableView.reloadData()
}) { (error) in
}
}
Now, assign StringArray to some variable. Use below code to assign. Likewise variable StringArrayVariable can be used to populate tableview cells.
GetData { (StringArray) in
self.StringArrayVariable= StringArray
}