Add Several NSStrings to NSMutableArray - ios

Question

I have an API GET Request that runs multiple times using a for loop. I am successfully able to create some NSStrings from this, but given that the loop, I need a good way to store it all together. So, at the end of the connectionRequest, I have it run another method, where I add the NSString to an NSMutableArray. However, when I check the contents of the NSMutableArray, it's only the most recent NSString in there. What am I missing?
- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
for(int i = 0; i< self.theNumber; i++) {
[self getQuote];
}
}
-(void) getQuote {
NSString *bringitalltogether = #"URLOFAPI";
NSMutableURLRequest *request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:bringitalltogether]
cachePolicy:NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringLocalAndRemoteCacheData timeoutInterval:60];
[request setHTTPMethod:#"GET"];
NSURLConnection *connection = [[NSURLConnection alloc] initWithRequest:request delegate:self];
[connection start];
}
- (void)connection:(NSURLConnection *)connection didReceiveData:(NSData *)data {
NSMutableDictionary *allResults = [NSJSONSerialization
JSONObjectWithData:data
options:NSJSONReadingAllowFragments
error:nil];
NSArray *book = [allResults valueForKey:#"bookname"];
self.bookstring = [book objectAtIndex:0];
NSArray *chapter = [allResults valueForKey:#"chapter"];
self.chapterstring = [chapter objectAtIndex:0];
NSArray *verse = [allResults valueForKey:#"verse"];
self.versestring = [verse objectAtIndex:0];
NSArray *text = [allResults valueForKey:#"text"];
self.textstring = [text objectAtIndex:0];
[self doneGotIt];
}
- (void) doneGotIt {
self.theArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
NSString *doIt = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%# - %# %#:%#", self.textstring, self.bookstring, self.chapterstring, self.versestring];
[self.theArray addObject:doIt];
NSLog(#"%#", self.theArray);
}
The console shows the NSLog running the appropriate number of times, but each time, the array stays with just one verse, when I would expect it to gradually grow.

Answer 1

You are creating the new array instance every time. thats y , u are getting the last part.
- (void) doneGotIt {
//Create array only once if not yet created in memory
if (!self.theArray) {
self.theArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
}
NSString *doIt = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%# - %# %#:%#", self.textstring, self.bookstring, self.chapterstring, self.versestring];
[self.theArray addObject:doIt];
NSLog(#"%#", self.theArray);
}