Storing objects in an array in objective c

Question

I'm trying to store 25 objects in an array

for (int iy=0; iy<5; iy++) {
        for (int ix=0; ix<5; ix++) {

            TerrainHex *myObject = [[TerrainHex alloc] initWithName:(@"grassHex instance 10000") width:mGameWidth height:mGameHeight indexX:ix indexY:iy];
            myObject.myImage.y += 100;

            [TerrainHexArray addObject:myObject];

            [self addChild:(id)myObject.myImage];
        }
    }
    NSLog(@"Terrain array: %u", [TerrainHexArray count]);

The log is coming back as zero though.

In the .h file I have

@property NSMutableArray *TerrainHexArray;

And in the .m file I have..

@synthesize TerrainHexArray;

I just tried what someone suggested below, which is..

NSMutableArray *TerrainHexArray = [[NSMutableArray] alloc] init];

But it's just giving me a warning saying expected identifier.

possible duplicate of Cannot add items to an NSMutableArray ivar, NSMutableArray addObject: not affecting count, and NSMutableArray addObject: not working, the links to which I already gave you. — jscs
– jscs, Commented Jul 9, 2012 at 21:21
It wouldn't let me reply to any of the posts in the last question, so I had to start another one up, also this seems to be a separate issue. — Phil
– Phil, Commented Jul 9, 2012 at 22:02
@Phil regardless, I'll give you 100:1 that the problem is just that you haven't actually created an array as Josh posted. Your attempt to create one is also broken; you're declaring a local variable with the same name as an instance variable, so the local variable masks the instance variable. Oh, and you've accidentally typed an extra ']' in your post but I'm sure that's neither here nor there. — Tommy
– Tommy, Commented Jul 9, 2012 at 22:27

Hot Licks · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-09 22:57:10Z

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It's almost certain that TerrainHexArray does not exist when you're doing the addObject calls and the NSLog. You say you tried adding the alloc/init after someone suggested it, which indicates you don't understand object management in Objective-C.

I'd suggest you step back, find a book on Objective-C, and read at least the first few chapters (up through the discussion of alloc/init et al) before you attempt any more coding.

Incidentally, it's standard C++/Objective-C coding practice (except in Microsoft) to use identifiers with a leading lower case character for instance names, reserving leading caps for types/class names.

answered Jul 9, 2012 at 22:57

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Brian Walker · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-09 21:31:15Z

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What is TerrainHexArray? It looks like a class name, not an instance of an array. If you create a mutable array, then you can add the items to the array.

NSMutableArray *hexArray = [[NSMutableArray] alloc] init];
for (int iy=0; iy<5; iy++) {
        for (int ix=0; ix<5; ix++) {

            TerrainHex *myObject = [[TerrainHex alloc] initWithName:(@"grassHex instance 10000") width:mGameWidth height:mGameHeight indexX:ix indexY:iy];
            myObject.myImage.y += 100;

            [hexArray addObject:myObject];

            [self addChild:(id)myObject.myImage];
        }
}
NSLog(@"Terrain array: %u", [hexArray count]);

answered Jul 9, 2012 at 21:31

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Phil Over a year ago

I've got this in the .m file synthesize TerrainHexArray; and this in the .h file @property NSMutableArray *TerrainHexArray;

Brian Walker Over a year ago

Where are you creating the array? If is it array instance is nil then the addObject will do nothing and the count will always return 0.

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