PFQueryTableViewController Multiple Sections - ios

I am following this forum: https://parse.com/questions/using-pfquerytableviewcontroller-for-uitableview-sections
If you go to the link above and read the title you will see that I am trying to create sections in my PFQueryTableViewController. After copying the code form the link above I was able to section my TableView just fine.. it works great! Here is my problem. (The best way to do this is to give an example). Imagine I have 3 sections of cells with 2 cells in each section
A
B
C
D
E
F
When I click on A I get A result. When I click on B I get B result.
But when I click on C I get A, and when I click on D I get B.
Also When I click on E I get A and when I click on F I get B.
Basically it knows there are sections but it is making it as if there is 1 section that continuously repeats (3) times.
Here is the catch. The cells int he TableView display the correct information. It is after you click on the cells that the wrong information it transferred. Maybe I am missing something but I don't know where.
Here is my code:
#property (nonatomic, retain) NSMutableDictionary *sections;
#property (nonatomic, retain) NSMutableDictionary *sectionToSportTypeMap;
#implementation AllDataViewController
#synthesize sections = _sections;
#synthesize sectionToSportTypeMap = _sectionToSportTypeMap;
- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aCoder
{
self = [super initWithCoder:aCoder];
if (self) {
// Custom the table
// The className to query on
self.parseClassName = #"schedule";
self.textKey = #"name";
self.pullToRefreshEnabled = YES;
self.paginationEnabled = YES;
self.objectsPerPage = 25;
self.sections = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
self.sectionToSportTypeMap = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
}
return self;
}
- (PFQuery *)queryForTable
{
PFQuery *query = [PFQuery queryWithClassName:self.parseClassName];
// If Pull To Refresh is enabled, query against the network by default.
if (self.pullToRefreshEnabled) {
query.cachePolicy = kPFCachePolicyNetworkOnly;
}
// If no objects are loaded in memory, we look to the cache first to fill the table
// and then subsequently do a query against the network.
if (self.objects.count == 0) {
query.cachePolicy = kPFCachePolicyCacheThenNetwork;
}
[query orderByAscending:#"order"];
return query;
}
- (void) objectsDidLoad:(NSError *)error
{
[super objectsDidLoad:error];
[self.sections removeAllObjects];
[self.sectionToSportTypeMap removeAllObjects];
NSInteger section = 0;
NSInteger rowIndex = 0;
for (PFObject *object in self.objects) {
NSString *sportType = [object objectForKey:#"order"];
NSMutableArray *objectsInSection = [self.sections objectForKey:sportType];
if (!objectsInSection) {
objectsInSection = [NSMutableArray array];
// this is the first time we see this sportType - increment the section index
[self.sectionToSportTypeMap setObject:sportType forKey:[NSNumber numberWithInt:section++]];
}
[objectsInSection addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:rowIndex++]];
[self.sections setObject:objectsInSection forKey:sportType];
}
}
- (PFObject *)objectAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
NSString *sportType = [self sportTypeForSection:indexPath.section];
NSArray *rowIndecesInSection = [self.sections objectForKey:sportType];
NSNumber *rowIndex = [rowIndecesInSection objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
return [self.objects objectAtIndex:[rowIndex intValue]];
}
#pragma mark - UITableViewDataSource
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
return self.sections.allKeys.count;
}
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
NSString *sportType = [self sportTypeForSection:section];
NSArray *rowIndecesInSection = [self.sections objectForKey:sportType];
return rowIndecesInSection.count;
}
- (NSString *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView titleForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section {
NSString *sportType = [self sportTypeForSection:section];
return sportType;
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
[super tableView:tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
PFObject *selectedObject = [self objectAtIndexPath:indexPath];
}
- (NSString *)sportTypeForSection:(NSInteger)section {
return [self.sectionToSportTypeMap objectForKey:[NSNumber numberWithInt:section]];
}
- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender {
if ([segue.identifier isEqualToString:#"showDataDetail"]) { //showRecipeDetail
NSIndexPath *indexPath = [self.tableView indexPathForSelectedRow];
//PFObject *selectedObject = [self objectAtIndexPath:indexPath];
DataDetailViewController *destViewController = segue.destinationViewController;
PFObject *object = [self.objects objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
AllData *data = [[AllData alloc] init];
data.title = [object objectForKey:#"title"];
data.imageFile = [object objectForKey:#"imageFile"];
data.date = [object objectForKey:#"date"];
data.information = [object objectForKey:#"information"];
destViewController.data = data;
}
}

If you have multiple sections in your table, but you're only segueing to the info in the first section regardless of the section you've selected, perhaps it is because of this line:
PFObject *object = [self.objects objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
where the object grabbed from the self.objects array is dependent solely on the row without regard for the section.
So as your code stands now, if row 1 in section 2 is selected, assuming your data is in a standard order (ex. A, B, C, D, etc), you'll still segue to row 1 in section 1. To get your code to work as intended, you may have to change this line:
PFObject *object = [self.objects objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
to
PFObject *object = [self.objects objectAtIndex:indexPath.row * (indexPath.section + 1)];
such that you multiply by the (section + 1) to access the proper index in the self.objects array.

Try nesting it an IF ELSE Statement like so
if (indexPath.section == 0) {
//A
if (indexPath.row == 0) {
PFObject *object = [self.messagesArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
}
}

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UITableView with Section, IndexList and Search

I have added my delegate method and
I have a UITableView with a list of names. It has sections with an alphabetical index on the right hand side (see picture).
My program crashes whenever I enter a first character in the search field. I get the following error:
UpdateSearchResultsForSearchController
[__NSArrayM objectAtIndex:]: index 0 beyond bounds for empty array'
Understand I am trying to access an empty array, in the method UpdateSearchResultsForSearchController.
The program crashes in the last line of the method.
[((UITableViewController *)self.searchController.searchResultsController).tableView reloadData];
Here is the header
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import "EmployeeDatabase.h"
#interface EmployeeListViewController : UITableViewController<UISearchResultsUpdating, UISearchBarDelegate>
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray *employees;
#property (nonatomic, strong) UISearchController *searchController;
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray *tableSections;
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray *tableSectionsAndItems;
#end
and here is the implementation
#import "EmployeeListViewController.h"
#import "EmployeeDetailViewController.h"
#implementation EmployeeListViewController
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
[self initializeTableContent];
[self initializeSearchController];
[self styleTableView];
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
}
#pragma mark - Initialization methods
- (void)initializeTableContent {
self.employees = [EmployeeDatabase getEmployees];
self.tableSections = [NSMutableArray array];
self.tableSectionsAndItems = [NSMutableArray array];
for (employee *name in self.employees) {
NSString *key = [[name.lstNme substringToIndex: 1] uppercaseString];
if ([self.tableSections containsObject:key] == false) {
[self.tableSections addObject:key];
NSMutableArray *tmpArray = [NSMutableArray array];
[tmpArray addObject:name.fulNme];
NSMutableDictionary *tmpDictionary = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithObject:tmpArray forKey:key];
[self.tableSectionsAndItems addObject:tmpDictionary];
} else {
NSMutableArray *tmpArray = [NSMutableArray array];
NSUInteger index = [self.tableSections indexOfObject:key];
NSMutableDictionary *tmpDictionary = [self.tableSectionsAndItems objectAtIndex:index];
tmpArray = [tmpDictionary objectForKey:key];
[tmpArray addObject:name.fulNme];
[self.tableSectionsAndItems removeObjectAtIndex:index];
[self.tableSectionsAndItems addObject:tmpDictionary];
}
}
}
- (void)initializeSearchController {
//instantiate a search results controller for presenting the search/filter results (will be presented on top of the parent table view)
UITableViewController *searchResultsController = [[UITableViewController alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewStylePlain];
searchResultsController.tableView.dataSource = self;
searchResultsController.tableView.delegate = self;
//instantiate a UISearchController - passing in the search results controller table
self.searchController = [[UISearchController alloc] initWithSearchResultsController:searchResultsController];
//this view controller can be covered by theUISearchController's view (i.e. search/filter table)
self.definesPresentationContext = YES;
//define the frame for the UISearchController's search bar and tint
self.searchController.searchBar.frame = CGRectMake(self.searchController.searchBar.frame.origin.x,
self.searchController.searchBar.frame.origin.y,
self.searchController.searchBar.frame.size.width, 44.0);
self.searchController.searchBar.tintColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
//add the UISearchController's search bar to the header of this table
self.tableView.tableHeaderView = self.searchController.searchBar;
//this ViewController will be responsible for implementing UISearchResultsDialog protocol method(s) - so handling what happens when user types into the search bar
self.searchController.searchResultsUpdater = self;
//this ViewController will be responsisble for implementing UISearchBarDelegate protocol methods(s)
self.searchController.searchBar.delegate = self;
}
- (void)styleTableView {
[[self tableView] setSectionIndexColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:100.0f/255.0f green:100.0f/255.0f blue:100.0f/255.0f alpha:1.0f]];
[[self tableView] setSectionIndexBackgroundColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:230.0f/255.0f green:230.0f/255.0f blue:230.0f/255.0f alpha:1.0f]];
}
#pragma mark - UITableViewDataSource methods
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
return [self.tableSections count];
}
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
NSDictionary *sectionItems = [self.tableSectionsAndItems objectAtIndex:section];
NSArray *namesForSection = [sectionItems objectForKey:[self.tableSections objectAtIndex:section]];
return [namesForSection count];
}
- (NSString *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView titleForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section {
return [self.tableSections objectAtIndex:section];
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
static NSString *CellReuseId = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellReuseId];
if(cell == nil) {
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:CellReuseId];
}
NSDictionary *sectionItems = [self.tableSectionsAndItems objectAtIndex:indexPath.section];
NSArray *namesForSection = [sectionItems objectForKey:[self.tableSections objectAtIndex:indexPath.section]];
cell.textLabel.text = [namesForSection objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
//show accessory disclosure indicators on cells only when user has typed into the search box
if(self.searchController.searchBar.text.length > 0) {
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator;
}
return cell;
}
#pragma mark - UITableViewDelegate methods
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
NSDictionary *sectionItems = [self.tableSectionsAndItems objectAtIndex:indexPath.section];
NSArray *namesForSection = [sectionItems objectForKey:[self.tableSections objectAtIndex:indexPath.section]];
NSString *selectedItem = [namesForSection objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
//Log
NSLog(#"User selected %#", selectedItem);
}
//#pragma Segue
- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender {
if ([[segue identifier] isEqualToString:#"showDetail"]) {
NSIndexPath *indexPath = [self.tableView indexPathForCell:sender];
employee *employee = self.employees[indexPath.row];
EmployeeDetailViewController *employeeDetailViewController = segue.destinationViewController;
employeeDetailViewController.detailItem = employee;
}
}
- (NSArray *)sectionIndexTitlesForTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
//only show section index titles if there is no text in the search bar
if(!(self.searchController.searchBar.text.length > 0)) {
NSArray *indexTitles = self.tableSections;
//HERE
//*indexTitles = [Item fetchDistinctItemGroupsInManagedObjectContext:self.managedObjectContext];
return indexTitles;
} else {
return nil;
}
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView willDisplayHeaderView:(UIView *)view forSection:(NSInteger)section
{
view.tintColor = [UIColor colorWithRed:100.0f/255.0f green:100.0f/255.0f blue:100.0f/255.0f alpha:1.0f];
UITableViewHeaderFooterView *header = (UITableViewHeaderFooterView *)view;
[header.textLabel setTextColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
}
#pragma mark - UISearchResultsUpdating
-(void)updateSearchResultsForSearchController:(UISearchController *)searchController {
//get search text from user input
NSString *searchText = [self.searchController.searchBar text];
//exit if there is no search text (i.e. user tapped on the search bar and did not enter text yet)
if(!([searchText length] > 0)) {
return;
}
//handle when there is search text entered by the user
else {
//based on the user's search, we will update the contents of the tableSections and tableSectionsAndItems properties
[self.tableSections removeAllObjects];
[self.tableSectionsAndItems removeAllObjects];
NSString *firstSearchCharacter = [searchText substringToIndex:1];
//handle when user taps into search bear and there is no text entered yet
if([searchText length] == 0) {
//self.tableSections = [[Item fetchDistinctItemGroupsInManagedObjectContext:self.managedObjectContext] mutableCopy];
//self.tableSectionsAndItems = [[Item fetchItemNamesByGroupInManagedObjectContext:self.managedObjectContext] mutableCopy];
}
//handle when user types in one or more characters in the search bar
else if(searchText.length > 0) {
//the table section will always be based off of the first letter of the group
NSString *upperCaseFirstSearchCharacter = [firstSearchCharacter uppercaseString];
self.tableSections = [[[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:upperCaseFirstSearchCharacter, nil] mutableCopy];
//there will only be one section (based on the first letter of the search text) - but the property requires an array for cases when there are multiple sections
//NSDictionary *namesByGroup = [Item fetchItemNamesByGroupFilteredBySearchText:searchText ////inManagedObjectContext:self.managedObjectContext];
//self.tableSectionsAndItems = [[[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:namesByGroup, nil] mutableCopy];
}
//now that the tableSections and tableSectionsAndItems properties are updated, reload the UISearchController's tableview
[((UITableViewController *)self.searchController.searchResultsController).tableView reloadData];
}
}
#pragma mark - UISearchBarDelegate methods
- (void)searchBarCancelButtonClicked:(UISearchBar *)searchBar {
[self.tableSections removeAllObjects];
[self.tableSectionsAndItems removeAllObjects];
//self.tableSections = [[Item fetchDistinctItemGroupsInManagedObjectContext:self.managedObjectContext] mutableCopy];
//self.tableSectionsAndItems = [[Item fetchItemNamesByGroupInManagedObjectContext:self.managedObjectContext] mutableCopy];
}
#end
The problem is that, your are removing all objects at this line
[self.tableSectionsAndItems removeAllObjects];
and you have commented the lines, which again feels that array, just above the lines which you mentioned in your question. so, uncomment the following lines
//NSDictionary *namesByGroup = [Item fetchItemNamesByGroupFilteredBySearchText:searchText ////inManagedObjectContext:self.managedObjectContext];
//self.tableSectionsAndItems = [[[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:namesByGroup, nil] mutableCopy];
And in numberOfRows Method, you are accessing the object at index on empty array that leads to crash.
[self.tableSectionsAndItems objectAtIndex:section];
So, uncomment those two lines above, in the following method and it will fix.
-(void)updateSearchResultsForSearchController:(UISearchController *)searchController
Try and share your results.

Add Alphabetical Headers to UITableView with a sorted array

I'm sorting my array by last name alphabetically. I'd like to separate this into sections with the appropriate header above each section (A, B, C, etc.).
Here's what I've tried below:
// Here is where I refresh the data and sort it based on last name
- (void)refreshData {
[[PCMSSessionManager sharedSession] refreshPCMSDataWithCompletion:^(BOOL success, NSString *errorMessage, id resultObject) {
if (success) {
NSLog(#"yay!");
self.membersArray = [[PCMSSessionManager sharedSession] memberArr];
// Let's sort the array
self.sortedArray = [self.membersArray sortedArrayUsingComparator:^NSComparisonResult(id a, id b) {
NSString *first = [(PCMSMember*)a lastName];
NSString *second = [(PCMSMember*)b lastName];
return [first compare:second];
}];
[self.tableView reloadData];
} else {
NSLog(#"boooo!!!!");
}
}];
}
- (NSDictionary *)indexedMembers
{
NSMutableDictionary *indexedContacts = [NSMutableDictionary new];
for (PCMSMember *member in self.sortedArray)
{
NSString *sortString = member.lastName;
NSString *sortLetter = [sortString substringToIndex:1];
/* see if that letter already exists as an index */
BOOL foundKey = NO;
for (NSString *key in [indexedContacts allKeys])
{
if ([key isEqualToString:sortLetter])
{
foundKey = YES;
}
}
NSMutableArray *valueArray;
if (foundKey)
{
valueArray = [((NSArray *)indexedContacts[sortLetter]) mutableCopy];
}
else
{
valueArray = [NSMutableArray new];
}
[valueArray addObject:member];
indexedContacts[sortLetter] = [valueArray copy];
}
return [indexedContacts copy];
}
// Here's my table data
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
return [[[self indexedMembers] allKeys] count];
}
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
NSDictionary *indexedContacts = [self indexedMembers];
NSArray *myKeys = [indexedContacts allKeys];
NSString *key = myKeys[section];
return [((NSArray *)[self indexedMembers][key]) count];
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
static NSString *cellIdentifier = #"cellIdentifier";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
// Configure the cell...
if (!cell) {
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:cellIdentifier];
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator;
}
if (self.isPhysician == YES) {
NSString *key = [[self indexedMembers] allKeys][indexPath.section];
PCMSMember *currentMember = ((NSArray *)[self indexedMembers][key])[indexPath.row];
cell.textLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%# %#", currentMember.firstName, currentMember.lastName];
}
return cell;
}
- (NSString *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView titleForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section {
return [[self indexedMembers] allKeys][section];
}
UPDATE:
This is getting me closer to what I want.
The data is loading, it's being grouped properly and the headers are showing.
But it's not in alphabetical order.
How can I improve this code to show alphabetically?
It's showing in alphabetical order in my console, just not in the app.
The NSMutableDictionary is unordered by definition. It is not the natural choice if you rely on the order of the stored objects. I suggest you to use NSMutableArray instead. To store the tableview data for each section you can use this mini class
#interface MembersWithSameInitial : NSObject
#property (strong) NSString* initial;
#property (strong) NSMutableArray<PCMSMember*>* members;
#end
#implementation MembersWithSameInitial
#end
After you have sorted the members, all the data for the tableview can be produced with this before tableView reload.
NSMutableArray<MembersWithSameInitial*>* groupedMembers = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
for (PCMSMember* member in sortedArray) {
NSString* inicial = [member.lastName substringToIndex:1];
MembersWithSameInitial* last = [groupedMembers lastObject];
if (last && [last.initial isEqualToString:inicial]) {
[last.members addObject:member];
} else {
MembersWithSameInitial* newGroup = [[MembersWithSameInitial alloc] init];
newGroup.initial = inicial;
newGroup.members = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithObjects:member, nil];
[groupedMembers addObject:newGroup];
}
}
Since the structure of groupedMembers fits to a grouped tableView, the dataSource methods will have trivial implementations. Assuming, that you have stored groupedMembers in a property.
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
return self.groupedMembers.count;
}
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
return self.groupedMembers[section].members.count;
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
//...
PCMSMember *currentMember = self.groupedMembers[indexPath.section].members[indexPath.row];
//...
}
- (NSString *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView titleForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section {
return groupedMembers[section].initial;
}
Suggestion:
Create two properties
#property NSMutableArray *keys; // for the letters in alphabetical order
#property NSMutableDictionary *indexedContacts; // same as your implementation.
In the method refreshData call the method to create the data source and then reload the table view on the main thread.
Actually you don't need the properties memberArray and sortedArray anymore. The sorted array is passed to the method to create the data source.
- (void)refreshData {
[[PCMSSessionManager sharedSession] refreshPCMSDataWithCompletion:^(BOOL success, NSString *errorMessage, id resultObject) {
if (success) {
NSLog(#"yay!");
self.membersArray = [[PCMSSessionManager sharedSession] memberArr];
// Let's sort the array
NSArray *sortedArray = [self.membersArray sortedArrayUsingComparator:^NSComparisonResult(id a, id b) {
NSString *first = [(PCMSMember*)a lastName];
NSString *second = [(PCMSMember*)b lastName];
return [first compare:second];
}];
[self indexMembers:sortedArray];
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
[self.tableView reloadData];
});
} else {
NSLog(#"boooo!!!!");
}
}];
}
The method indexMembers initializes the properties keys and indexedContacts and creates the data source.
- (void)indexMembers:(NSArray *)sortedMembers
{
self.keys = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
self.indexedContacts = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
for (PCMSMember *member in sortedMembers)
{
NSString *sortString = member.lastName;
NSString *sortLetter = [sortString substringToIndex:1];
/* see if that letter already exists as an index */
NSArray *keyArray = self.indexedContacts[sortLetter];
NSMutableArray *valueArray;
if (keyArray) {
// array for key exists, use it
valueArray = [keyArray mutableCopy];
} else {
// array for key does not exist, create a new one
valueArray = [NSMutableArray new];
// and add the letter to keys
[self.keys addObject:sortLetter];
}
[valueArray addObject:member];
self.indexedContacts[sortLetter] = [valueArray copy];
}
}
numberOfSectionsInTableView returns the number of keys
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
return self.keys.count;
}
numberOfRowsInSection gets the appropriate array for the given section and returns the number of items.
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
NSString *letter = self.keys[section];
NSArray *memberArray = self.indexedContacts[letter];
return memberArray.count;
}
In cellForRowAtIndexPath use the method dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier: forIndexPath: to get always a valid cell. Then like in numberOfRowsInSection get the actual member array and populate the label.
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
static NSString *cellIdentifier = #"cellIdentifier";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:cellIdentifier forIndexPath:indexPath];
// Configure the cell...
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator;
if (self.isPhysician == YES) {
NSString *letter = self.keys[indexPath.section];
NSArray *memberArray = self.indexedContacts[letter];
PCMSMember *currentMember = memberArray[indexPath.row];
cell.textLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"%# %#", currentMember.firstName, currentMember.lastName];
}
return cell;
}
titleForHeaderInSection simply returns the letter for the section
- (NSString *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView titleForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section {
return self.keys[section];
}
You're calling indexedMembers too much. This is very expensive.
I couldn't test the code, maybe there is a self or something else missing but you get an impression of the workflow.

PFQueryTableViewController loading for 5 minutes

I followed this tutorial here https://parse.com/questions/using-pfquerytableviewcontroller-for-uitableview-sections and was able to create a beautiful table with sections, but it takes forever to load! Well, not forever, 5 minutes to be exact. My table in parse has 587 rows in it and it takes 5 minutes to load all of the objects into sections. The first few minutes shows the "Loading..." on the blank view, then there is an empty tableview, and finally all of the objects load. Is there a reason something like this is taking so long? I can't have my users wait 5 minutes for something to load. This tableview is displayed during the register process. It is a list of schools and the new user must select which school they are from. The sections organize the schools based on location, and there are about 30 sections. Any suggestions for getting this to load faster?
Here is the code for the SchoolFinderViewController.m file
#import "SchoolFinderViewController.h"
#interface SchoolFinderViewController ()
#property (nonatomic, retain) NSMutableDictionary *sections;
#property (nonatomic, retain) NSMutableDictionary *sectionToRegionMap;
#end
#implementation SchoolFinderViewController
#synthesize sections = _sections;
#synthesize sectionToRegionMap = _sectionToRegionMap;
- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder
{
self = [super initWithCoder:aDecoder];
if (self) {
self.parseClassName = #"School";
self.textKey = #"Name";
self.pullToRefreshEnabled = NO;
self.paginationEnabled = YES;
self.objectsPerPage = 600;
self.sections = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
self.sectionToRegionMap = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
}
return self;
}
-(void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
self.title = #"Schools";
}
#pragma mark - PFQueryTableViewController
- (void)objectsDidLoad:(NSError *)error {
[super objectsDidLoad:error];
// This method is called every time objects are loaded from Parse via the PFQuery
NSLog(#"Count in objectsDidLoad: %lu", (unsigned long)[self.objects count]);
[self.sections removeAllObjects];
[self.sectionToRegionMap removeAllObjects];
NSInteger section = 0;
NSInteger rowIndex = 0;
int i = 0;
for (PFObject *object in self.objects) {
PFObject *obj = [object objectForKey:#"region"];
[obj fetchIfNeeded];
NSLog(#"School %#", [object objectForKey:#"Name"]);
NSString *Region = [obj objectForKey:#"name"];
NSLog(#"Reg: %#", Region);
NSMutableArray *objectsInSection = [self.sections objectForKey:Region];
if (!objectsInSection) {
objectsInSection = [NSMutableArray array];
NSLog(#"Is this called? %d", i);
// this is the first time we see this Region - increment the section index
[self.sectionToRegionMap setObject:Region forKey:[NSNumber numberWithInt:section++]];
}
[objectsInSection addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:rowIndex++]];
[self.sections setObject:objectsInSection forKey:Region];
}
NSLog(#"Finally done...");
}
- (PFQuery *)queryForTable {
PFQuery *query = [PFQuery queryWithClassName:self.parseClassName];
query.cachePolicy = kPFCachePolicyCacheThenNetwork;
// If no objects are loaded in memory, we look to the cache first to fill the table
// and then subsequently do a query against the network.
if (self.objects.count == 0) {
query.cachePolicy = kPFCachePolicyCacheThenNetwork;
}
// Order by name
[query orderByAscending:#"Name"];
return query;
}
- (PFObject *)objectAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
NSString *Region = [self RegionForSection:indexPath.section];
NSArray *rowIndecesInSection = [self.sections objectForKey:Region];
NSNumber *rowIndex = [rowIndecesInSection objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
return [self.objects objectAtIndex:[rowIndex intValue]];
}
#pragma mark - UITableViewDataSource
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
return self.sections.allKeys.count;
}
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
NSString *Region = [self RegionForSection:section];
NSArray *rowIndecesInSection = [self.sections objectForKey:Region];
return rowIndecesInSection.count;
}
- (NSString *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView titleForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section {
NSString *Region = [self RegionForSection:section];
return Region;
}
#pragma mark - UITableViewDelegate
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath object:(PFObject *)object {
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"Cell";
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if (cell == nil) {
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
}
NSLog(#"CellFor %ld", (long)indexPath.row);
cell.textLabel.text = [object objectForKey:#"Name"];
return cell;
}
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
[super tableView:tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
PFObject *selectedObject = [self objectAtIndexPath:indexPath];
}
#pragma mark - ()
- (NSString *)RegionForSection:(NSInteger)section {
return [self.sectionToRegionMap objectForKey:[NSNumber numberWithInt:section]];
}
Yeah, you're not going to be able to make this fast enough as-is... The client should not have to download every object first, and scrolling lists with 500+ items are not a good user experience. Perhaps you should have an initial screen where they pick some subset, and then they can query a smaller set of data on the next screen. What you're currently using as a section might be a good candidate.

Parse iOS SDK: Query using UISearchDisplayController

Scenario = I have an app that allows users to search for other users that use the service. In the search page there is a UISearchDisplayController that when a user begins typing in the search bar, a tableView will programmatically appear (just like any other UISearchDisplayController) and filter all of the users in the database depending on whats being typed ('begins-with'). So the user will begin typing, "B... r...." and users will begin to populate the tableView from "Brad" to "Brandon" and so on based on the text being inputted.
Question = How would one go about designing the parse query to achieve this effect?
Specific Questions =
1) When and Where to begin the initial query?...
PFQuery *searchQuery = [PFUser query];
[searchQuery whereKey:#"username" containsString:controller.searchBar.text];
[searchQuery orderByDescending:#"updatedAt"];
[searchQuery findObjectsInBackgroundWithBlock:^(NSArray *objects, NSError *error) {
NSLog(#"%#", objects);
searchArray = objects;
}];
in "searchDisplayControllerDidBeginSearch"?
2) When and Where do I put the logic to fill in the tableView?
PFObject *searchObject = [searchArray objectAtIndexPath:indexPath.row];
cell.nameLabel.text = searchObject[#"name"];
in "cellForRowAtIndexPath"?
If there is anyone out there that knows this and can help me out Id appreciate it.
Here is a simple example:
#import <Parse/Parse.h>
#interface MySearchController : PFQueryTableViewController
#end
And implementation
#import "MySearchController.h"
#interface MySearchController() <UISearchBarDelegate, UISearchDisplayDelegate>
#property (strong, nonatomic) IBOutlet UISearchBar *searchBar;
#property (nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray *searchResults;
#end
#implementation MySearchController
- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aCoder
{
self = [super initWithCoder:aCoder];
if (self) {
// get users
self.parseClassName = [PFUser parseClassName];
self.pullToRefreshEnabled = YES;
self.paginationEnabled = YES;
self.objectsPerPage = 10;
self.searchResults = [NSMutableArray new];
}
return self;
}
- (void)filterResults:(NSString *)searchTerm {
[self.searchResults removeAllObjects];
for (PFUser *user in self.objects)
{
NSString *username = user.username;
if ([[username lowercaseString] hasPrefix:[searchTerm lowercaseString]])
{
[self.searchResults addObject:user];
}
}
}
- (BOOL)searchDisplayController:(UISearchDisplayController *)controller shouldReloadTableForSearchString: (NSString *)searchString {
[self filterResults:searchString];
return YES;
}
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
{
return 1;
}
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
return (tableView == self.tableView) ? self.objects.count : self.searchResults.count;
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
PFUser *user = (tableView == self.tableView) ? self.objects[indexPath.row] : self.searchResults[indexPath.row];
static NSString *identifier = #"reuseIdentifier";
UITableViewCell *cell = [self.tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:identifier];
if (!cell)
{
cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault
reuseIdentifier:identifier];
}
cell.textLabel.text = user.username;
return cell;
}
#end
The main thing to note about this that threw me off is that you have two table views, so you have to be careful.
One of the table views is from the original query, it will give you all users, that one is self.tableView. The other is from the search results, self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView. The latter is active while searching. Therefore, you must return different values for each regular tableviewcontroller method. The number of rows is either self.objects.count or self.searchResults.count. The correct user is either self.objects[indexPath.row] or self.searchResults[indexPath.row]. It is easy to check which table view you're dealing with in a given protocol method, just use this condition:
(tableView == self.tableView)

iOS search bar not showing results

*Update: This actually works, the style for my custom cell hasn't come across and so the cell looks blank. How then do I get the searchResultsTableView to use my custom cell?
I have implemented a search bar in my table view. Searching, filtering all work when I debug, but when I enter characters into the search bar, the results do not load or show. This is everything I'm doing:
#interface InviteTableViewController ()<UIAlertViewDelegate, UISearchBarDelegate, UISearchDisplayDelegate>
#property(nonatomic, strong) NSNumber *contactsCount;
#property(nonatomic, strong) InviteTableViewCell *selectedCell;
#property(strong, nonatomic) NSMutableArray *filteredContactArray;
#property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet UISearchBar *contactsSearchBar;
#end
#implementation InviteTableViewController
- (id)initWithStyle:(UITableViewStyle)style
{
self = [super initWithStyle:style];
if (self) {
// Custom initialization
}
return self;
}
- (void) extractAllContacts: (ABAddressBookRef) addressBookRef{
NSMutableArray *contactsArray = [NSMutableArray array];
CFArrayRef allPeople = ABAddressBookCopyArrayOfAllPeople(addressBookRef);
CFIndex numberOfPeople = ABAddressBookGetPersonCount(addressBookRef);
for(int i = 0; i < numberOfPeople; i++){
ABRecordRef person = CFArrayGetValueAtIndex( allPeople, i );
NSString *firstName = (__bridge NSString *)(ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonFirstNameProperty));
if(firstName){
ABMultiValueRef emails = ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonEmailProperty);
for (CFIndex i = 0; i < ABMultiValueGetCount(emails); i++) {
NSString *email = (__bridge_transfer NSString *) ABMultiValueCopyValueAtIndex(emails, i);
MyUser *amUser = [[MyUser alloc] init];
amUser.email =email;
NSString *fullName =[NSString stringWithFormat:#"%# %#",firstName, (__bridge NSString *)(ABRecordCopyValue(person, kABPersonLastNameProperty))];
amUser.fullName = fullName;
[contactsArray addObject:amUser];
}
}
}
NSLog(#"================================count ============= %d", [contactsArray count]);
contactsArray = [contactsArray sortedArrayUsingComparator:^NSComparisonResult(id a, id b) {
NSDate *first = [(MyUser*) a fullName];
NSDate *second = [(MyUser*)b fullName];
return [first compare:second];
}];
self.inviteContactsArray = contactsArray;
self.filteredContactArray = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:[contactsArray count]];
[self.tableView reloadData];
}
- (void)viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
_contactsCount = [NSNumber numberWithInt:0];
ABAddressBookRef addressBookRef = ABAddressBookCreateWithOptions(NULL, NULL);
if (ABAddressBookGetAuthorizationStatus() == kABAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined) {
ABAddressBookRequestAccessWithCompletion(addressBookRef, ^(bool granted, CFErrorRef error) {
if (granted) {
[self extractAllContacts: addressBookRef];
[self.tableView reloadData];
} else {
NSString *message = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"You have not given permission to use your address book. Please allow in settings "];
UIAlertView* alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:#"Enable Contacts" message:message delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:#"OK" otherButtonTitles:nil];
[alert show];
}
});
}
else if (ABAddressBookGetAuthorizationStatus() == kABAuthorizationStatusAuthorized) {
// The user has previously given access, add the contact
[self extractAllContacts:addressBookRef];
}
else {
// The user has previously denied access
// Send an alert telling user to change privacy setting in settings app
}
[self.tableView reloadData];
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning
{
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}
#pragma mark - Table view data source
- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView
{
// Return the number of sections.
return 1;
}
- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section
{
if (tableView == self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView) {
return [self.filteredContactArray count];
} else {
return [self.inviteContactsArray count];
}
}
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
static NSString *CellIdentifier = #"InviteCell";
InviteTableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if ( cell == nil ) {
cell = [[InviteTableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
}
MyUser *person = nil;
if (tableView == self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView)
{
person = [self.filteredContactArray objectAtIndex:[indexPath row]];
NSMutableArray *tempArray = self.filteredContactArray;
}
else
{
person = [self.inviteContactsArray objectAtIndex:[indexPath row]];
}
//InviteTableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
person = [self.inviteContactsArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
cell.nameLabel.text = person.fullName;
cell.emailLabel.text = person.email;
return cell;
}
#pragma mark Content Filtering
-(void)filterContentForSearchText:(NSString*)searchText scope:(NSString*)scope {
// Update the filtered array based on the search text and scope.
// Remove all objects from the filtered search array
[self.filteredContactArray removeAllObjects];
// Filter the array using NSPredicate
NSPredicate *predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:#"SELF.fullName contains[c] %#",searchText];
self.filteredContactArray = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:[self.inviteContactsArray filteredArrayUsingPredicate:predicate]];
}
#pragma mark - UISearchDisplayController Delegate Methods
-(BOOL)searchDisplayController:(UISearchDisplayController *)controller shouldReloadTableForSearchString:(NSString *)searchString
{
[self filterContentForSearchText:searchString
scope:[[self.searchDisplayController.searchBar scopeButtonTitles]
objectAtIndex:[self.searchDisplayController.searchBar
selectedScopeButtonIndex]]];
return YES;
}
#end
This is what it looks like:
Agree with #rdelmar.
BUT There is a kind of tricky behavior in TableView, if you change the code in
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
....
InviteTableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
....
}
to
InviteTableViewCell *cell = [self.tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
if added the prefix "self." your code should works fine.
and
if ( cell == nil )
{
cell = [[InviteTableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier];
}
is unnecessary. it will just create a standard "Subtitle Cell" for you that seems not you want, just remove them.
If you want to use the same cell for your main table and the search results table, you should make the cell in a xib (or you could do it entirely in code). In viewDidLoad, register the nib for both table views,
- (void)viewDidLoad {
[super viewDidLoad];
[self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView registerNib:[UINib nibWithNibName:#"InviteTableViewCell" bundle:nil] forCellReuseIdentifier:#"InviteCell"];
[self.tableView registerNib:[UINib nibWithNibName:#"InviteTableViewCell" bundle:nil] forCellReuseIdentifier:#"inviteCell"];
}
In cellForRowAtIndexPath, you can do something like this,
- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
InviteTableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:#"InviteCell" forIndexPath:indexPath];
MyUser *person = ([tableView isEqual:self.tableView])? self.inviteContactsArray[indexPath.row] : self.filteredContactArray[indexPath row];
cell.nameLabel.text = person.fullName;
cell.emailLabel.text = person.email;
return cell;
}
If you've already setup your cell in the storyboard, you can copy and paste it into an empty xib file, so you don't have to set it up all over again. You can delete the cell from your storyboard table view since you will be getting the cell from the xib file instead.
Below line in viewdidload should do the trick
self.searchDisplayController.searchResultsTableView.rowHeight = self.tableView.rowHeight

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