How to display multiple rows and columns from database into tableView? - ios

Question

I'm trying to display rows and columns from database into tableview. My approach is: First I will get data from database and then I will assign SQL statements into variables like this:
- (NSMutableDictionary *)arrayOfInquiries
{
const char *dbpath = [databasePath UTF8String];
if (sqlite3_open(dbpath, &database) == SQLITE_OK)
{
NSString *querySQL = #"select * from inquiry_tb";
const char *query_stmt = [querySQL UTF8String];
if (sqlite3_prepare_v2(database,
query_stmt, -1, &statement, NULL) == SQLITE_OK)
{
while (sqlite3_step(statement) == SQLITE_ROW)
{
Inquiry *voucher = [[Inquiry alloc]init];
NSNumber *id = [[NSNumber alloc] initWithInt:sqlite3_column_int(statement, 1)];
NSString *name = [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:
(const char *) sqlite3_column_text(statement, 2)];
NSString *date = [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:
(const char *) sqlite3_column_text(statement, 3)];
NSString *branch = [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:
(const char *) sqlite3_column_text(statement, 4)];
NSMutableDictionary *inquiries = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithObjectAndKeys:id,#"id",name,#"name",date,#"date",branch,#"branch",nil];
sqlite3_reset(statement);
return inquiries;
}
}
}
return nil;
}
And Im planning to return in to main view controller.
My question is: How can I return it to the main view controller. So that I can use it for the labels in the tableViewCell.
Is my approach right? Or is there much better approach?

Answer 1

#teach Yes you can do it.
Create NSMutableArray in your main view controller(.H).Suppose you have
NSMutableArray *id1,*name1,*date1,*branch1;
now you can add it in your sql variables like this
NSString *querySQL = #"select *yourcolumnnames from inquiry_tb where=?";
NSNumber *id = [[NSNumber alloc] initWithInt:sqlite3_column_int(statement, 0)];
[id1 addObject:id];
NSString *name = [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:
(const char *) sqlite3_column_text(statement, 1)];
[name1 addObject:name];
NSString *date = [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:
(const char *) sqlite3_column_text(statement, 2)];
[date1 addObject:date];
NSString *branch = [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:
(const char *) sqlite3_column_text(statement,3 )];
[branch1 addObject:branch];
after that you can add your NSMutableArray *id1,*name1,*date1,*branch1; in your UITableViewcell and show the NSMutableArray.
Before the property has to assign(.H)
#property (strong, nonatomic) UILabel *id1label;
Now in (.m)
id1label=[[UILabel alloc]init];
id1label.frame=CGRectMake(115, 5, 400, 50);
id1label.font=[UIFont fontWithName: #"Neue Helvetica" size:14.0];
id1label.lineBreakMode = NSLineBreakByWordWrapping;
id1label.numberOfLines=0;
id1label.textColor=[UIColor blueColor];
NSArray *comment=[ youranotherNSMutableArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.section];
id1label.text=[comment objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
[cell.contentView addSubview:id1label];