How to access custom user table columns from Parse.com

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How should I access columns that I've added to the User table when I have a currentUser object?

I have a PFUser.currentUser() and I want to access the nickname column that I added via the web interface.

Can I use the currentUser to get the data e.g.:

var nickname = PFUser.currentUser()["nickname"] as String

Or do I have to use a user query? e.g.:

var query = PFUser.query()
query.whereKey("username", equalTo:PFUser.currentUser().username)
var user = query.findObjects().first as PFUser
var nickname = user["nickname"]

Dániel Nagy · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-04 12:32:59Z

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If you added date to the column locally, then you have to use the first way as you wrote, or if you added date in the browser, or uploaded to parse.com some way, you have to use the second way.

answered Jan 4, 2015 at 12:32

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Michael McKenna · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-13 23:09:35Z

I would like to give my two cents too. First of all, Daniel was right in saying that if you added the date in the browser or uploaded it to parse.com, you need to use the second way. This is an updated answer with iOS 9 and Xcode 7.2:

 var query = PFUser.query()
        query!.whereKey("username", equalTo:PFUser.currentUser()!.username!)
        do {
           user = try query!.findObjects().first as! PFUser
        } catch {
            print("Error finding user")
        }

        if user?["rankNumber"] as? Int == nil {
            user!["rankNumber"] = 0
            user!.saveInBackground()
        } else {
            print(user!["rankNumber"] as! Int)
        }

If I did it any other way, xcode would give me an error saying "failing to unwrap optional". I hope this can help someone!

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