I am working with Parse and would like to download images for offline use. I understand that this is not possible with Local Datastore so I have decided to add them to Core Data.
I have successfully downloaded the PFFiles and put them in to an Array. I am then trying to create an Array for the NSData, but the Array count is always 0 when I use the code below
class DealsDownloadViewController: UIViewController {
@IBOutlet weak var imageView: UIImageView!
var trailID = [Int]()
var trailStep = [Int]()
var dealNumber = [Int]()
var imageFile = [PFFile]()
var imagesArray = [UIImage]()
var imageDataArray = [NSData]()
var number = 0
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
let appDel: AppDelegate = UIApplication.sharedApplication().delegate as! AppDelegate
let context: NSManagedObjectContext = appDel.managedObjectContext
let dealsQuery = PFQuery(className: ("Deals"))
dealsQuery.orderByAscending("TrailId")
dealsQuery.findObjectsInBackgroundWithBlock { (objects, error) -> Void in
if let objects = objects {
for object in objects {
self.trailID.append(object["TrailID"] as! Int)
self.trailStep.append(object["TrailStep"] as! Int)
self.dealNumber.append(object["dealNumber"] as! Int)
self.imageFile.append(object["dealImage"] as! PFFile!)
}
for file in self.imageFile {
let dealImage = file
dealImage.getDataInBackgroundWithBlock({ (imageData: NSData?, error: NSError?) -> Void in
if error == nil {
let image = UIImage(data: imageData!)
self.imageDataArray.append(imageData!)
self.imagesArray.append(image!)
} else {print("error here")}
})
print(self.trailID.count)
print(self.trailStep.count)
print(self.dealNumber.count)
print(self.imageDataArray.count)
print(self.imagesArray.count)
}
} else {print("problem making arrays")}
}
}
If I move the Print statement up, I just get it printing every iteration of the loop.
for file in self.imageFile {
let dealImage = file
dealImage.getDataInBackgroundWithBlock({ (imageData: NSData?, error: NSError?) -> Void in
if error == nil {
let image = UIImage(data: imageData!)
self.imageDataArray.append(imageData!)
self.imagesArray.append(image!)
} else {print("error here")}
print(self.trailID.count)
print(self.trailStep.count)
print(self.dealNumber.count)
print(self.imageDataArray.count)
print(self.imagesArray.count)
})
}
} else {print("problem making arrays")}
}
}
In this case I can see that the data is added to both the imagesArray and imageDataArray.
This seems like such a simple issue but I am going crazy over it. What am I doing wrong, and is this the most efficient way of adding this data to Core Data? Am I overlooking something obvious?
I am new to programming so please do point out any mistakes I have made, and I am especially new as a questioner to stackoverflow (you have been indispensable while learning) so please let me know if you need any information that I have missed.
Thanks for your help.
Update 1
I have tried editing the code as explained in the comments and I am still getting the same result. I have moved the Print statement around on this code and it is still giving me the same results as above.
for file in self.imageFile {
let dealImage = file
dealImage.getDataInBackgroundWithBlock({ (imageData: NSData?, error: NSError?) -> Void in
if error == nil {
weak var aBlockSelf = self
let image = UIImage(data: imageData!)
aBlockSelf!.imageDataArray.append(imageData!)
self.imagesArray.append(image!)
}
print(self.trailID.count)
print(self.trailStep.count)
print(self.dealNumber.count)
print(self.imageDataArray.count)
print(self.imagesArray.count)
})
}
} else {print("problem making arrays")}
}
}
Am I missing something very simple? Thanks again for your help.
Update 2
This is the same code with (I think) the print statements moved outside of the For Loop. This is giving me counts of 9,9,9,0,0 from the print statements, whereas I think I should be expecting 9,9,9,9,9.
for file in self.imageFile {
let dealImage = file
dealImage.getDataInBackgroundWithBlock({ (imageData: NSData?, error: NSError?) -> Void in
if error == nil {
weak var aBlockSelf = self
let image = UIImage(data: imageData!)
aBlockSelf!.imageDataArray.append(imageData!)
self.imagesArray.append(image!)
}
})
}
print(self.trailID.count)
print(self.trailStep.count)
print(self.dealNumber.count)
print(self.imageDataArray.count)
print(self.imagesArray.count)
} else {print("problem making arrays")}
}
}
