I have a query in my app that return an NSCFDictionary object with the format :
object = { (values...) }; This is the json object:
[JSONHTTPClient getJSONFromURLWithString:url completion:^(id json, JSONModelError *err)
And I need edit this. How can convert this to String for make the changes and then convert to NSCFDictionary again??
Thanks!
I couldn't find anything in JSONModel's documentation indicating how to create a NSMutableDictionary from the JSON you receive in the HTTP response. That would be the ideal way to handle this.
What you can do is this:
NSDictionary *immutableDict = (NSDictionary *)json;
NSMutableDictionary *mutableDict = [immutableDict mutableCopy];
mutableDict[#"keyToChange"] = #"the new value";
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I'm trying to get one value from JSON. JSON is located in NSString and it looks like this:
{"coord":{"lon":-122.38,"lat":37.57},"weather":[{"id":300,"main":"Drizzle","description":"Lekka mżawka","icon":"09d"}],"base":"stations","main":{"temp":304.74,"pressure":1017,"humidity":35,"temp_min":300.15,"temp_max":307.59},"visibility":16093,"wind":{"speed":6.7,"deg":250},"clouds":{"all":75},"dt":1437346641,"sys":{"type":1,"id":478,"message":0.0615,"country":"US","sunrise":1437311022,"sunset":1437362859},"id":5357155,"name":"Hillsborough","cod":200}
I'm interested in getting "temp". How should I do that?
Assuming your JSON string was stored as a NSString named JSONString:
NSError *error;
NSDictionary *keys = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:[JSONString dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]
options:NSJSONReadingMutableContainers
error:&error];
NSLog(#"temp = %#", keys[#"main"][#"temp"]); // temp = 304.74
To get the main sub item in weather, which is an array with multiple items, you should point out its index to tell the selector which object in the array is the one you are looking for. In this case, it's 0:
NSLog(#"weather = %#", keys[#"weather"][0][#"main"]); // weather = Drizzle
I'm trying to get the data from a JSON response object in my iOS app after I log in. I keep getting this error though.
Error:
'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '-[__NSCFArray objectForKeyedSubscript:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x8fc29b0'
Here is my code for the request, I'm using AFNetworking:
self.operation = [manager GET:urlString parameters:params success:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject) {
NSDictionary *JSON = (NSDictionary *)responseObject;
NSDictionary *user = JSON[#"user"];
NSString *token = user[#"auth_token"];
NSString *userID = user[#"id"];
// NSString *avatarURL = user[#"avatar_url"];
// weakSelf.credentialStore.avatarURL = avatarURL;
weakSelf.credentialStore.authToken = token;
weakSelf.credentialStore.userId = userID;
weakSelf.credentialStore.username = self.usernameField.text;
weakSelf.credentialStore.password = self.passwordField.text;
[SVProgressHUD dismiss];
[self dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
} failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error) {
if (operation.isCancelled) {
return;
}
[SVProgressHUD showErrorWithStatus:#"Login Failed"];
NSLog(#"%#", error);
}];
What the JSON response object looks like logged:
<__NSCFArray 0x8cac0b0>(
{
user = {
"auth_token" = b3a18e0fb278739649a23f0ae325fee1e29fe5d6;
email = "jack#jack.com";
id = 1;
username = jack;
};
}
)
I'm converting the array to a Dictionary using pointers like this:
EDIT: As pointed out in the comments incase anyone else stumbles across this with limited knowledge in iOS. I'm casting here not converting. See the answers for a full explanation.
NSDictionary *JSON = (NSDictionary *)responseObject;
I'm new to iOS, apologies if problem is obvious.
Thanks for any help.
The "conversion" you do is not doing any conversion, it's a cast. This simply tells the compiler to ignore the type it knows for this object and act as if it's the type you pass it.
Looking at the output you have, you don't get a dictionary back, but an array of dictionaries with a single dictionary. To get to the first dictionary you can use this instead of the cast:
NSDictionary *JSON = [responseObject objectAtIndex:0];
Note that since you get your data from a web service, you should probably also check if the contents you get are what you expect.
You say:
I'm converting the array to a Dictionary using pointers like this:
But that is not what you are doing. You are casting it, but the underlying object is still an array.
From the JSON response you can see that those JSON is constructed as an array with a single element which is a dictionary. You can get to the dictionary by calling [responseObject firstObject];. Of course, so that you don't get error going in the other direction, you should check how the input is constructed before calling any array or dictionary specific methods on the response object.
You have to convert your self but do not use casting.
Or, this is the code to detect if a json object is an array or dictionary
NSError *jsonError = nil;
id jsonObject = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:jsonData options:kNilOptions error:&jsonError];
if ([jsonObject isKindOfClass:[NSArray class]]) {
NSLog(#"its an array!");
NSArray *jsonArray = (NSArray *)jsonObject;
NSLog(#"jsonArray - %#",jsonArray);
}
else {
NSLog(#"its probably a dictionary");
NSDictionary *jsonDictionary = (NSDictionary *)jsonObject;
NSLog(#"jsonDictionary - %#",jsonDictionary);
}
As you might expect, i'm fairly new to obj-C, and i'm constantly trying to build knowledge and experience. But i'm still struggling with a lot of concepts, and that includes JSON data 'catching'.
I've seen many tutorials and guides but i just can't translate them into what i need. Most of the time they layout data in arrays or get multiple values, and (of course) use different variables, which makes everything confusing and unclear to me, even though this should be stupidly simple.
I'm trying to do something very simple :
Get a single value from the open weather API, the temperature.
I'll show you my code which, according to my disgraceful knowledge, should be perfect, but apparently it doesn't work :D
#implementation HomeViewController
{
NSMutableArray *tableData;
NSDictionary *jsonDict;
NSMutableString *title;
}
-(void) viewDidLoad
{
[super viewDidLoad];
NSError *error;
//I create my data array and the string i'll store my value later on
tableData = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
title = [[NSMutableString alloc]init];
// Creating the link for the json api so it fits coordinates ; this works but i edited the locations out to clear the code
NSString *s = [[NSString alloc]initWithFormat:#"http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?lat=%.05f&lon=%.05f", _annotation.coordinate.latitude, _annotation.coordinate.longitude];
// I go online and catch the data of the url stored in S
NSData *jSonData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:[NSURL URLWithString:s]];
// This is a dictionary where all my data is stored from jsonData, keys and values all the way
jsonDict = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:jSonData options:NSJSONReadingMutableContainers error:&error];
// I use the string created previously and assign it the value stored in that dictionary, in the TEMP 'folder', right under MAIN.
title = [[jsonDict objectForKey:#"main"]objectForKey:#"main.temp"];
// I assign that title to a label so it appears in my view.
self.tempLabel.text = title;
...
}
There you go. I'm probably missing something very simple but i've been stuck on this and even if i feel I know what i'm doing, i'm probably missing something. So it'd be great if with the answer you give me, you could also tell me what I did wrong :D
Thank you very much for your support and knowledge. This community is amazing :)
Put a breakpoint after assigning value to jsonDict and use
po jsonDict
in the console to print out what you are getting. Then, adjust the code that extracts the value. And use modern Objective-C syntax for it.
Example
title = jsonDict[#"main"][#"temp"];
Note
po is a debugger command that will print out the contents of an object. If you need to print out the contents of a primitive, use p instead.
My guess is
jsonDict = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:jSonData options:NSJSONReadingMutableContainers error:&error];
is trying to create an nsdictionary, but it the results are coming back as an array. Try this:
NSError *e = nil;
NSArray *jsonArray = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData: jsonDict options: NSJSONReadingMutableContainers error: &e];
if (!jsonArray) {
NSLog(#"Error parsing JSON: %#", e);
} else {
for(NSDictionary *item in jsonArray) {
NSLog(#"Item: %#", item);
}
}
This should set you right:
title = [[jsonDict objectForKey:#"main"]objectForKey:#"temp"];
To explain the issue, it seems you were referring to temp using a combination of dot syntax in the key.
EDIT: In response to your error:
That error appears when you're trying to find the length of a string on a value that is not of NSString type. Looks like temp is being returned as a number. So, to do what it looks like you're trying to do, you'll wanna convert [[jsonDict objectForKey:#"main"]objectForKey:#"temp"] to an NSString:
NSNumber *temp = [[jsonDict objectForKey:#"main"]objectForKey:#"temp"];
NSString *tempString = [temp stringValue];
OR
NSString *temp = [[[jsonDict objectForKey:#"main"]objectForKey:#"temp"] stringValue];
That will allow you to get the length: temp.length
**EDIT: Unless you're trying to get the length of the array of weather data...in which case i'd like to see more of that code
I am writing an app which is supposed to read JSON data from a remote web service. the URL is in the format "something.action".
I use dataWithContentsofURL to download the JSOn data from the service and I see that this function does return back some data.
Using this data I call the function NSJSONSeraiization, but the response of this is null.
Basically, I am using the code provided on http://www.raywenderlich.com/5492/working-with-json-in-ios-5. The only difference is that I am fetching data from a remote server and my URL is of the form "something.action".
I am not able to figure out what is going wrong here.
Check a JSON viewer like http://jsonviewer.stack.hu/ to confirm if the JSON returned is correct or not.
Do an NSLog of the string obtained from the NSData you receive and use it with the viewer. If there are any issues, you know why the object is not serialized.
Check the response you get is a properly-formatted JSON file, if it is check its class:
NSError *jsonError = nil;
NSJSONSerialization *myJSONObject = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:theNSDataObained options:NSJSONReadingMutableContainers error:&jsonError];
if(jsonError != nil){
NSLog(#"JSON Error: %#", jsonError);
return;
}
//An NSJSONSerialization object will either be an NSDictionary or
//an NSArray, figure out what it is:
NSLog(#"JSON class is: %#", [myJSONObject class]);
//if it's a NSDictionary:
if([myJSONObject isKindOfClass:[NSDictionary class]]){
NSDictionary *myJSONDictionary = (NSDictionary *) myJSONObject;
for(id key in myJSONDictionary){
id value = [myJSONDictionary valueForKey:key];
[value doStuff];
}
}
else //if it's a NSArray....
I call an URL that returns me JSON (I use JSONKit). I convert it to a NSString that is this way:
[{"name":"aaaaaa","id":41},{"name":"as","id":23},...
And so on. I want to fill an UIPickerView with only the "name" part of the JSON. But, when the user selects a name, i need the "id" parameter, so i've thought to fill a NSDictionary with the JSON (setValue:id for key:name), so i can get the value picked by the user, and get the id from the dictionary. how could I fill an array with only the "name" of the JSON?
Im a bit lost with the JSONKit library, any guidance? Thank you.
First of all I don't think that its a good idea to have name as key in a dictionary, since you can have many identical names. I would go for id as key.
Now, what you could do is:
NSString *myJson; //Suppose that this is the json you have fetched from the url
id jsonObject = [myJson objectFromJSONString];
// Now you have an array of dictionaries
// each one having 2 key/value pairs (name/id)
NSArray *names = [jsonObject valueForKeyPath:#"name"];
NSArray *ids = [jsonObject valueForKeyPath:#"id"];
// Now you have two parallel arrays with names / ids
Or you could just iterate your json object and handle the data yourself:
for (id obj in jsonObject)
{
NSString *name = [obj valueForKey:#"name"];
NSNumber *id = [obj valueForKey:#"id"];
// Do whatever you like with these
}