Deleting Core Data objects from a SwiftUI view

How can you delete objects from a Core Data repository? Removing objects is almost as important as adding them. In this recipe, we’ll learn how to integrate the Core Data delete options into a SwiftUI app.

Getting ready

Create a SwiftUI app called DeleteContacts.

Before we start this recipe, make sure you have completed steps 1 to 10 of the Showing Core Data objects with @FetchRequest recipe. Then, you can complete this recipe.

How to do it…

We are going to reuse part of the code provided in the Showing Core Data objects with @FetchRequest recipe. Please refer to that recipe if you want to find out more.

Let’s get started:

1. Switch to the App struct and inject the instance of CoreDataStack into the Environment. After this change, the body variable should be as follows:

   var body: some Scene {
       WindowGroup {
           ContentView()
               .environment(\.managedObjectContext...