Parse JSON array with Swiftyjson in Swift 2.3 - ios

Question

I'm working with Swiftyjson in Swift 2.3. I've been able to parse json arrays into a UITableview with no problem until I got the following json response:
{
"CAR": [
{
"SID": "1",
"NAME": "BMW",
},
{
"SID": "2",
"NAME": "MERCEDES",
},
],
"BIKE": [
{
"SID": "3",
"NAME": "KAWASAKI",
},
{
"SID": "4",
"NAME": "HONDA",
},
]
}
QUESTION How do I parse "CAR" and "BIKE" into tableview sections and have their items under each section? I've managed to get the "keys" using:
// Other Code
let json = JSON(data)
for (key, subJson) in json {
self.array.append(key)
}
print(self.array)
["CAR", "BIKE"]
I wanted to know how to loop through each section and get their items properly. Any help would be great!

Answer 1

Since you haven't shown where you are getting your json data from, I have tested this by having your JSON above in a .json file. Also this doesn't use SwiftyJSON but you will be able to modify the syntax to get the same result.
class TableViewController: UITableViewController {
var tableData = Dictionary<String,Array<Dictionary<String,String>>>()
var sections = Array<String>()
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
load(file: "document")
}
func load(file:String) {
guard let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: file, ofType: "json") else { return }
guard let data = try? Data(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: path)) else { return }
guard let json = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) else { return }
guard let dict = json as? Dictionary<String,Array<Dictionary<String,String>>> else { return }
self.tableData = dict
self.sections = dict.keys.sorted()
self.tableView.reloadData()
}
// MARK: - Table view data source
override func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
return self.sections.count
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, titleForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> String? {
let key = self.section[section]
return key
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
let key = self.section[indexPath.section]
return self.tableData[key]?.count ?? 0
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cell", for: indexPath)
// Configure the cell...
let key = self.section[indexPath.section]
let cellData = self.tableData[key]?[indexPath.row]
cell.textLabel?.text = cellData?["NAME"]
cell.detailTextLabel?.text = "SID: \(cellData?["SID"] ?? "Unknown")"
return cell
}
}
This is how it looks on an iPhone.