Core Data, Relationship - store multiple selected rows to entity

[agenci]

Hello at all,

I need help - I want to store multiple selected rows from a tableView into one entity via relationship)

Lets say I have this:
CoreData-Model:
Entity_1 = Bags
Entity_2 = Items

The user can create "Bagmanymaby bags for the hole family) and “Items” he want to put into a selectet Bag. So If the family goes on holiday every familymember has its own bag with some items in it. Some items will be in every “Bag” (if the user select them.)

Bags (for):
- Carol 
- Bens 
- Eva

Items:
- toothbrush
- towel
- shoes
- hairbrush
- makeup

→ I know the way to only store one item into each entity (via relationship). But I need helpt to store several items at once in the selected “Bag”

Ben only want to pick up: toothbrush and a towel
Carol pick up all the 5 items
Eva chooses toothbrush, makeup and shoes

If I open the tableViewController all the items are listed:
I this I have to store all selected items into an array and then store the array to coredata. Who can give me a piece of code? Thank you for helping me.

FetchesResultsController:

    lazy var fetchedResultsCtrl: NSFetchedResultsController<Item> = {
        let request: NSFetchRequest<Item> = Item.fetchRequest()
        let sort = NSSortDescriptor(key: "itemName", ascending: true)
        //let catSort = NSSortDescriptor(key: "kategorie", ascending: true)
        request.sortDescriptors = [sort]
        let fetchedCtrl = NSFetchedResultsController(fetchRequest: request, managedObjectContext: self.managedContext, sectionNameKeyPath: nil, cacheName: nil)
        // an UserDefaults binden o.ä.:
        //NSFetchedResultsController.deleteCache(withName: "kategorieCache")
        
        fetchedCtrl.delegate = self
        return fetchedCtrl
    }()

TableView:

override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
        let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: reuseIdentifier, for: indexPath) as! detailsInterieur
        let items = fetchedResultsCtrl.object(at: indexPath)
        cell.nameLabel?.text = items.itemName
        
        if let paths = tableView.indexPathsForSelectedRows {
            if (paths.contains(indexPath)){
                cell.accessoryType = .checkmark
            }
            else {
                cell.accessoryType = .none
            }
        }
        else{
            cell.accessoryType = .none
        }
        cell.selectionStyle = .none
        
        return cell
    }


override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
         print("select")
}


override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didDeselectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
         print("deselect")
}

[syedfa]

@agenci Thanks very much for your question!

First off, I would say that your bags have a one to many relationship with items. A bag can hold many items, but an item can only be in one bag at a time.

Secondly, with your UITableView, you should allow for multiple selection using the following line of code:

tableView.allowsMultipleSelection = true

Thirdly, when you select multiple rows, you should have an array of the rows that you will enter into your Core Data entity:

let selectedRows = tableView.indexPathsForSelectedRows

and then finally, get the selected data, where dataArray maps to the rows of a table view with only 1 section

let selectedData = selectedRows?.map { dataArray[$0.row].ID }

I hope this helps!

All the best!