extract data from Plist to array and dictionary
- by Boaz
Hi
I made a plist that looks like that:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList 1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<array>
<array>
<dict>
<key>Company</key>
<string>xxx</string>
<key>Title</key>
<string>VP Marketing</string>
<key>Name</key>
<string>Alon ddfr</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>Name</key>
<string>Adam Ben Shushan</string>
<key>Title</key>
<string>CEO</string>
<key>Company</key>
<string>Shushan ltd.</string>
</dict>
</array>
<array>
<dict>
<key>Company</key>
<string>xxx</string>
<key>Title</key>
<string>CTO</string>
<key>Name</key>
<string>Boaz frf</string>
</dict>
</array>
</array>
</plist>
Now I want to extract the data like that (all the 'A' for key "Name" to one section and all the 'B' "Name" to other one):
NSString *plistpath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"PeopleData" ofType:@"plist"];
NSMutableArray *attendees = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:plistpath];
listOfPeople = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];//Add items
NSDictionary *indexADict = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:[[attendees objectAtIndex:0] objectForKey:@"Name"] forKey:@"Profiles"];
NSDictionary *indexBDict = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:[[attendees objectAtIndex:1] objectForKey:@"Name"] forKey:@"Profiles"];
[listOfPeople addObject:indexADict];
[listOfPeople addObject:indexBDict];
This in order to view them in sectioned tableView.
I know that the problem is here:
NSDictionary *indexADict = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:[[attendees objectAtIndex:0] objectForKey:@"Name"] forKey:@"Profiles"];
But I just can't figure how to do it right.
Thanks.
