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iOS 12 Programming for Beginners

You're reading from   iOS 12 Programming for Beginners An introductory guide to iOS app development with Swift 4.2 and Xcode 10

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789348668
Length 692 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Craig Clayton Craig Clayton
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Table of Contents (27) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Familiar with Xcode 2. Building a Foundation with Swift FREE CHAPTER 3. Building on the Swift Foundation 4. Digging Deeper 5. Digging into Collections 6. Starting the UI Setup 7. Setting Up the Basic Structure 8. Building Our App Structure in Storyboard 9. Finishing Up Our App Structure in Storyboard 10. Designing Cells 11. Getting Started with the Grid 12. Getting Data into Our Grid 13. Getting Started with the List 14. Where Are We? 15. Working with an API 16. Displaying Data in Restaurant Detail 17. Foodie Reviews 18. Working with Photo Filters 19. Understanding Core Data 20. Saving Reviews 21. Universal 22. iMessages 23. Notifications 24. SiriKit 25. Beta and Store Submission 26. Other Books You May Enjoy

Getting data

To get our data out of the plist, add the following method above loadData() inside of ExploreDataManager:

func fetch() {
for data in loadData() {
print(data)
}
}

Our fetch() method is going to loop through our dictionary data from the plist. Here is what your file should look like now:

Inside of your ExploreViewController.swift file, delete the previous print statement that was inside your viewDidLoad() and replace it with the following:

let manager = ExploreDataManager()
manager.fetch()

Let's build and run the project by hitting the Play button (or use command + R). You will notice that, in the Debug Panel, every time our loop runs, it gives a dictionary object, such as the following:

The above print statement is exactly what we want. Now, inside of ExploreDataManager, add the following above our fetch method:

fileprivate var items:[ExploreItem] = []

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