Multi NSDictionary returns string instead of child - ios

Question

I am trying to access keys from a multi NSDictionary.
This is my output from NSLog
Berlijn[23667:60b] data = {
1 = {
data = (
4,
0,
0,
0
);
key = "June 2014";
};
}
When I try to loop through this dictionary and log the key I get NSInvalidArgumentException because key is a NSString.
This is my current code:
- (void) updateRating: (int) companyID {
APICaller *api = [[APICaller alloc] init];
[api setUrl:#"http://domain.examle/api/getcompanyhistory.php"];
NSUserDefaults *defaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
NSDictionary *parameters = #{
#"token": [[[FBSession activeSession] accessTokenData] accessToken],
#"device_token" : [defaults stringForKey:#"uniqueToken"],
#"companyid" : #(companyID)
};
[api setParameters: parameters];
[api sendPostRequest: ^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, id responseObject) {
NSLog(#"data = %#", responseObject);
for(NSDictionary *contentData in responseObject) {
NSLog(#"contentData = %#", [contentData objectForKey:#"key"]);
}
[self.tableView reloadData];
}: ^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error) {
NSLog(#"Error: %#", error);
}];
}
As NSDictionary is a dictionary I don't know why it returns a string.
Update (error message):
2014-06-02 01:41:41.386 Berlijn[23747:60b] -[__NSCFString objectForKey:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x1784253e0
2014-06-02 01:41:41.387 Berlijn[23747:60b] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '-[__NSCFString objectForKey:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x1784253e0'
*** First throw call stack:
(0x1860a309c 0x192021d78 0x1860a7d14 0x1860a5a7c 0x185fc54ac 0x1000eb8ac 0x1000ea014 0x1925f0420 0x1925f03e0 0x1925f356c 0x186062d64 0x1860610a4 0x185fa1b38 0x18b9c7830 0x188fe00e8 0x1000eaff4 0x19260baa0)
libc++abi.dylib: terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException
(lldb)

Answer 1

Just because you call contentData a dictionary does NOT make it one.
Fast enumeration of a dictionary iterates over keys, NOT values. Your key is a string (even though you call it an NSDictionary) and will throw an exception when you try to call objectForKey: on it.
Since responseObject is a dictionary you can iterate over the keys AND values using enumerateKeysAndObjectsUsingBlock:(void (^)(id key, id obj, BOOL *stop)).
Another option is to use fast enumeration correctly like so...
for(NSString *key in responseObject) {
NSLog(#"contentData = %#", [responseObject objectForKey:key]);
}