iOS Components and Frameworks: Getting Up and Running with Core Data
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
At first glance, Core Data can look difficult and overwhelming. There are several books devoted solely to Core Data, and the official Apple documentation is lengthy and challenging to get through since it covers the entire breadth and depth of the topic. Most apps do not require all the features that Core Data has to offer. The goal of this chapter is to get you up and running with the most common Core Data features that apps need.
Sample App
The sample app for this chapter is called MyMovies. It is a Core Data–based app that will keep track of all your physical media movies and, if you have loaned a movie to someone, who you loaned it to and when (as shown in Figure 13.1).
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Figure 13.1 Sample App: Movies tab.
The sample app has three tabs: Movies, Friends, and Shared Movies. The Movies tab shows the whole list of movies that the user has added and tracked in a table view. There are two sections in the table view demonstrating how data can be segregated with a fetched results controller. Users can add new movies from this tab, and can edit existing movies. The Friends tab lists the friends set up to share movies with, shows which friends have borrowed movies, and allows the user to add and edit friends. The Shared Movies tab displays which movies have currently been shared with friends.