How to update existing object in Core Data?

Question

When I insert new object I do with following code:

NSManagedObjectContext *context = [appDelegate managedObjectContext];

Favorits *favorits = [NSEntityDescription insertNewObjectForEntityForName:@"Favorits" inManagedObjectContext:context];

favorits.title = @"Some title";

NSError *error;                    
if (![context save:&error]) {
    NSLog(@"Whoops");
}

How can I update existing object in core data?

Answer 1

Updating is simple as creating a new one.

To update a specific object you need to set up a NSFetchRequest. This class is equivalent to a SELECT statetement in SQL language.

Here a simple example:

NSFetchRequest *request = [[NSFetchRequest alloc] init];
[request setEntity:[NSEntityDescription entityForName:@"Favorits" inManagedObjectContext:moc]];

NSError *error = nil;
NSArray *results = [moc executeFetchRequest:request error:&error];

// error handling code

The array results contains all the managed objects contained within the sqlite file. If you want to grab a specific object (or more objects) you need to use a predicate with that request. For example:

NSPredicate *predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"title == %@", @"Some Title"];
[request setPredicate:predicate]; 

In this case results contains the objects where title is equal to Some Title. Setting a predicate is equal to put the WHERE clause in a SQL statement.

For further info I suggest you to read the Core Data programming guide and NSFecthRequest class reference.

• Core Data Programming Guide

• NSFecthRequest Class Reference

Hope it helps.

EDIT (snippet that can be used to update)

// maybe some check before, to be sure results is not empty
Favorits* favoritsGrabbed = [results objectAtIndex:0];    
favoritsGrabbed.title = @"My Title";

// save here the context

or if you are not using a NSManagedObject subclass.

// maybe some check before, to be sure results is not empty
NSManagedObject* favoritsGrabbed = [results objectAtIndex:0];
[favoritsGrabbed setValue:@"My title" forKey:@"title"];

// save here the context

In both cases if you do a save on the context, data will be updated.