Getting the Row for Section indexPath in a tableView - ios

Question

Recently I put implemented an indexing feature for the user names in my app. I have been trying to access the rows in each section and add them to my recipients array when the user taps the index path. I have tried passing many different values in my objectAtIndex: method but none seem to be working. I am able to log the correct index row and section in indexPathForRow:inSection: method but the return value is an indexPath and not an integer. So something with my objectForIndex: method is obviously not right. Any help or references would be super. cheers!
This line:
PFUser *user = [self.friends objectAtIndex:indexPath.section];
Returns only the first username in each section, no matter what name I tap in the section. So I need to access the Row in addition, not just the section.
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
[self.tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:NO];
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];
int section = indexPath.section;
int row = indexPath.row;
NSIndexPath *newIndexPath = [NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:row inSection:section];
NSLog(#"newIndexPath: %#", newIndexPath);
PFUser *user = [self.friends objectAtIndex:indexPath.section];
if (cell.accessoryType == UITableViewCellAccessoryNone) {
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryCheckmark;
[self.recipients addObject:user.objectId];
NSLog(#"added:%#",user);
}
else {
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryNone;
[self.recipients removeObject:user.objectId];
NSLog(#"removed:%#",user);
}
[self.currentUser saveInBackgroundWithBlock:^(BOOL succeeded, NSError *error) {
if (error) {
NSLog(#"Error %# %#", error, [error userInfo]);
}
}];
}

Answer 1

Hi this is enough try and let me know if you face any issues...
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
[self.tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:NO];
NSArray * nameArray = [self.sectionsArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.section];
PFUser *user = (PFUser*)[nameArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
// PFUser *user = (PFUser*)[self.friends objectAtIndex:indexPath.section];
if (cell.accessoryType == UITableViewCellAccessoryNone)
{
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryCheckmark;
[self.recipients addObject:user.objectId];
NSLog(#"added:%#",user);
}
else {
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryNone;
[self.recipients removeObject:user.objectId];
NSLog(#"removed:%#",user);
}
// this is enough
}

Answer 2

Just like the code Spynet suggested only a little bit different:
NSArray *array = [self.sectionsArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.section];
PFUser *user = [array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
Using that code I was able to get the proper indexPath for row in each section. Also, in order to get the cells accessory checkmarks to work correctly I had to create a newIndexPath using the section and row values for each index. My final code is here:
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
int row = indexPath.row;
int section = indexPath.section;
NSIndexPath *newIndexPath = [NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:row inSection:section];
NSLog(#"newIndexPath: %#", newIndexPath);
[self.tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:newIndexPath animated:NO];
UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:newIndexPath];
NSLog(#"sectionsArray:%#",self.sectionsArray);
NSArray *array = [self.sectionsArray objectAtIndex:indexPath.section];
PFUser *user = [array objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
NSLog(#"array:%#",array);
NSLog(#"user:%#",user);
if (cell.accessoryType == UITableViewCellAccessoryNone) {
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryCheckmark;
[self.recipients addObject:user];
NSLog(#"recipients:%#",self.recipients);
}
else {
cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryNone;
[self.recipients removeObject:user];
NSLog(#"recipients:%#",self.recipients);
}
[self.currentUser saveInBackgroundWithBlock:^(BOOL succeeded, NSError *error) {
if (error) {
NSLog(#"Error %# %#", error, [error userInfo]);
}
}];
}