Adding a value and key into an NSMutableArray - Objc - ios

Question

I've read and tried a dozen or more variants of my own question, but still need some help please.
I have a large existing array, and I want to add a new object (key and value) to each record.
This is an element in the incoming array:
{
"trip_id": 65,
"arrival_time": "08:56:08",
"departure_time": "08:56:08",
"stop_id": 1161,
"stop_sequence": 8,
"stop_headsign": 0
},
This is what I want to achieve:
{
"trip_id": 65,
"arrival_time": "08:56:08",
"departure_time": "08:56:08",
"stop_id": 1161,
"stop_name": "a stop name",
"stop_sequence": 8,
"stop_headsign": 0
},
This is my code so far -- the commented lines are other attempts:
NSString *nameKey = #"stop_name";
int i=0;
for (i=0; i<stopTimesArray.count; i++) {
NSNumber *stopTimesId = [stopTimesArray[i] valueForKey:#"stop_id"];
int j=0;
for (j=0; j<stopArray.count; j++) {
NSNumber *stopId = [stopArray[j] valueForKey:#"stop_id"];
if (stopId == stopTimesId) {
NSString *stopNameString = [stopArray[j] valueForKey:#"stop_name"];
NSLog(#"stopNameString: %#", stopNameString);
[outgoingStopTimesDictionary setObject:stopNameString forKey:#"stop_name"];
//[outgoingStopTimesArray addObject:outgoingStopTimesDictionary];
//[outgoingStopTimesArray addObjectsFromArray:stopTimesArray[i]];
//[stopTimesArray[i] addObject:#{#"stop_name":stopNameString}];
//[stopTimesArray[i] addObject:#{#"stop_name":stopNameString}];
[stopTimesArray[i] addObject: outgoingStopTimesDictionary];
}
}
}
//NSLog(#"outgoingStopTimesArray: %#", outgoingStopTimesArray);
//NSLog(#"outgoingStopTimesDictionary: %#", outgoingStopTimesDictionary);
//NSLog(#"stopTimesArray: %#", stopTimesArray);
The error I am getting with approach is:
stopNameString: S Monroe Street, NB # 18th Street S, NS
[__NSCFDictionary addObject:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x7fd7f2c22760
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '-[__NSCFDictionary addObject:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x7fd7f2c22760'
I'm either getting a null dictionary, or an unrecognised object exception when I try to add the dictionary to my array. Please point me to a working answer, and I'll delete my question.

Answer 1

It appears that your goal is to add one new key/value pair to the dictionary at stopTimesArray[i]. Here's your code all cleaned up with what I believe you need:
for (NSMutableDictionary *stopTimesDictionary in stopTimesArray) {
NSNumber *stopTimesId = stopTimesDictionary[#"stop_id"];
for (NSDictionary *stopDictionary in stopArray) {
NSNumber *stopId = stopDictionary[#"stop_id"];
if ([stopTimesId isEqual:stopId]) {
NSString *stopNameString = stopDictionary[#"stop_name"];
stopTimesDictionary[#"stop_name"] = stopNameString;
// Uncomment the following line if "stop_id" is unique within the "stopArray"
// break;
}
}
}
Since it seems your stopTimesArray contains immutable dictionaries, the above code won't work as written. Here is a solution that deals with that:
for (NSInteger i = 0; i < stopTimesArray.count; i++) {
NSDictionary *stopTimeDictionary = stopTimesArray[i];
NSNumber *stopTimesId = stopTimesDictionary[#"stop_id"];
for (NSDictionary *stopDictionary in stopArray) {
NSNumber *stopId = stopDictionary[#"stop_id"];
if ([stopTimesId isEqual:stopId]) {
NSString *stopNameString = stopDictionary[#"stop_name"];
NSMutableDictionary *tempDict = [stopTimesDictionary mutableCopy];
tempDict[#"stop_name"] = stopNameString;
[stopTimesArray replaceObjectAtIndex:i withObject:tempDict];
// Uncomment the following line if "stop_id" is unique within the "stopArray"
// break;
}
}
}

Answer 2

dictTo=[NSDictionary new];
dictTo =
#{
#"vPLocationLat" : [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#",[[[[json valueForKey:#"result"] valueForKey:#"geometry"] valueForKey:#"location"] valueForKey:#"lat"]],
#"vPLocationLong" : [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#",[[[[json valueForKey:#"result"] valueForKey:#"geometry"] valueForKey:#"location"] valueForKey:#"lng"]]
};
arrLocationList =[NSMutableArray new];
arrLocationList =[dictTo[#"data"] mutableCopy];
another Solution
-> Try to implement your Code as per in given Code
NSMutableArray* newArray = [NSMutableArray array];
NSArray* oldArray = outerDictionary[#"scores"];
for (NSDictionary* dictEntry in oldArray) {
NSString* leagueCode = dictEntry[#"league_code"];
if ([leagueCode isEqualToString #"epl"]) {
[newArray addObject:dictEntry];
}
}
Another one Solution
Try something like this.
Assume your array is called array and yourNewNameString is your new value for name
for(NSMutableDictionary *dict in array){
if([[dict objectForKey:#"id"]integerValue]==5){
[dict setObject:yourNewNameString forKey#"name"];
}
}
edit This is assuming you initialized your array with NSMutableDictionarys (Not just NSDictionarys)

Answer 3

//You can create dictionary and add it into NSMutableArray Object Like..
NSMutableArray *arr = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
NSDictionary *inventory = #{
#"Mercedes-Benz SLK250" : [NSNumber numberWithInt:13],
#"Mercedes-Benz E350" : [NSNumber numberWithInt:22],
#"BMW M3 Coupe" : [NSNumber numberWithInt:19],
#"BMW X6" : [NSNumber numberWithInt:16],
};
[arr addObject:inventory];
//You can access using key like...
NSString *strForBMWX6 = [[arr objectAtIndex:0] valueForKey:#"BMW X6"];
// in your case you just miss objectAtIndex:j

Answer 4

First, thanks #rmaddy.
I modified his answer a bit, but his was basically correct.
My final code looks like this:
for (NSInteger i = 0; i < stopTimesArray.count; i++) {
NSDictionary *stopTimesDictionary = stopTimesArray[i];
NSNumber *stopTimesId = stopTimesDictionary[#"stop_id"];
for (NSDictionary *stopDictionary in stopArray) {
NSNumber *stopId = stopDictionary[#"stop_id"];
if ([stopTimesId isEqual:stopId]) {
NSString *stopNameString = stopDictionary[#"stop_name"];
NSMutableDictionary *tempDict = [stopTimesDictionary mutableCopy];
tempDict[#"stop_name"] = stopNameString;
[outgoingStopTimesArray addObject:tempDict];
break;
}
}
}