Retrieving user data from Parse "_User" class using "ObjectId" - ios

Question

i am trying to retrive a user's data to get the user info from the _User class using the object id. i used this :
var data:NSMutableArray = NSMutableArray()
func loadData() {
data.removeAllObjects()
var profileQuery:PFQuery = PFUser.query()!
profileQuery.getObjectInBackgroundWithId(userId, block: { (objects, error) -> Void in
if error == nil {
self.data.addObject(objects!)
}
})
println(userId) // this is the userId as String.
println(self.data) ********* // empty array.
}
i am getting an empty array data here.. I've tried this also but same thing's happening here too. :
var profileQuery:PFQuery = PFUser.query()!
profileQuery.whereKey("objectId", equalTo: userId)
profileQuery.findObjectsInBackgroundWithBlock { (objects, error) -> Void in
if let objects = objects {
for object in objects {
self.data.addObject(object)
}
}
}

Answer 1

Remember that "findObjectsInBackgroundWithBlock" happens async! You need to put any logic pertaining to the data inside of the block.
var profileQuery:PFQuery = PFUser.query()!
profileQuery.getObjectInBackgroundWithId(userId, block: { (objects, error) -> Void in
if error == nil {
self.data.addObject(objects!)
println(self.data) //shouldn't be empty.
}
})

Answer 2

Putting aside why you're using an NSMutableArray for a singular PFUser object—you're basically expecting to see self.data populated in the wrong location. The user would be added to it (assuming a successful retrieval), inside the closure. So do something like:
var data:NSMutableArray = NSMutableArray()
func loadData() {
data.removeAllObjects()
var profileQuery:PFQuery = PFUser.query()!
profileQuery.getObjectInBackgroundWithId(userId, block: { (objects, error) -> Void in
if error == nil {
self.data.addObject(objects!)
println(self.data) //...shouldn't be empty here
} else {
println("Error retrieving user: \(error.description")
}
})
}