Combine two array to one in ios

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(
    {
        data =         (
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba4af4f0>"
        );
        type = Aquarium;
    },
    {
        data =         (
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba467d70>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba4bdc10>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba4c1a00>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba4d4f60>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba4e5090>"
        );
        type = "Amusement Park";
    },
    {
        data =         (
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba444f60>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba4dced0>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba4e9000>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba4f4ab0>"
        );
        type = Spa;
    },
    {
        data =         (
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba465380>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba4b9d10>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba4d1140>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba4d8f60>"
        );
        type = "Art Gallery";
    },
    {
        data =         (
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba763100>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba76f520>"
        );
        type = "Art Gallery";
    },
    {
        data =         (
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba763160>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba68ffe0>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba6a56c0>"
        );
        type = "Amusement Park";
    },
    {
        data =         (
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba7630a0>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba7676f0>",

            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba6ae020>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba69ba30>"
        );
        type = Bakery;
    },
    {
        data =         (
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba678520>",
            "<Place: 0x7ff9ba76e550>"
        );
        type = Spa;
    }
)

This is my code.I tried to combine two dictionary with same key.The code below and i followed the stackoverflow site NSArray of NSDictionaries - merge dictionaries with same key value pair

-(NSMutableArray*)combinedArray:(NSMutableArray*)array
{
    NSMutableArray*     combined = [[NSMutableArray alloc]init];
    for(id key in [NSSet setWithArray:[array valueForKeyPath:@"type"]])
    {
        if([key isKindOfClass:[NSNull class]])
        continue;
        // Sub array with only id = key
        NSArray*        filtered = [array filteredArrayUsingPredicate:[NSPredicate predicateWithBlock:^BOOL(NSDictionary* evaluatedObject, NSDictionary *bindings)
            {
            return [evaluatedObject valueForKey:@"data"] && [[evaluatedObject valueForKey:@"type"] isEqual:key];
            }]];

        // Grab the data
        NSArray *arrtyp = [filtered valueForKeyPath:@"data"];

        // add the new dictionary
        [combined addObject:@{ @"type":key, @"data": arrtyp }];
    }
    NSLog(@"%@",combined);

    return combined;
}

The output I got is below:

{
    data =  (
                (
                    "<Place: 0x7fa4b164a3f0>",
                    "<Place: 0x7fa4b1651940>",
                    "<Place: 0x7fa4b14c7890>",
                    "<Place: 0x7fa4b149e6c0>",
                    "<Place: 0x7fa4b1664e70>",
                    "<Place: 0x7fa4b1678530>",
                    "<Place: 0x7fa4b1668c90>",
                    "<Place: 0x7fa4b16708b0>"
                ),
                (
                    "<Place: 0x7fa4b16e2b80>",
                    "<Place: 0x7fa4b2808470>"
                ),
                (
                    "<Place: 0x7fa4b17515b0>",
                    "<Place: 0x7fa4b1772b70>"
                )
            );
    type = "Art Gallery";
},
{
    data = (
            (
                "<Place: 0x7fa4b164a390>",
                "<Place: 0x7fa4b1674630>",
                "<Place: 0x7fa4b1680670>",
                "<Place: 0x7fa4b168bd20>"
            ),
            (
                "<Place: 0x7fa4b16ea8e0>",
                "<Place: 0x7fa4b280cc60>",
                "<Place: 0x7fa4b28191d0>"
            ),
            (
                "<Place: 0x7fa4b174c8e0>",
                "<Place: 0x7fa4b1751550>",
                "<Place: 0x7fa4b1765e90>"
            )
            );
    type = Spa;
},

How I want is:

{
    data = (
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b164a3f0>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b1651940>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b14c7890>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b149e6c0>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b1664e70>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b1678530>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b1668c90>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b16708b0>"

        "<Place: 0x7fa4b16e2b80>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b2808470>"

        "<Place: 0x7fa4b17515b0>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b1772b70>"
    )
    );
    type = "Art Gallery";
},
{
    data = (
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b164a390>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b1674630>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b1680670>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b168bd20>"

        "<Place: 0x7fa4b16ea8e0>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b280cc60>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b28191d0>"

        "<Place: 0x7fa4b174c8e0>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b1751550>",
        "<Place: 0x7fa4b1765e90>"
    )
    );
    type = Spa;
},

So how can I combine two dictionary with same key else how can i get those two array to one.I will have those "type" as section in tableview and "data" in rows.I am stuck.Need help Thank you.

Satish A · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-01 09:00:56Z

1

When using for loop we need to take care of allocated memory too. If not there is no problem, it will be took care ARC. But clearing the allocated arrays as in below code is a best practice.

- (NSMutableArray *)combinedArray:(NSMutableArray *)array
{
    NSMutableArray *combined = [[NSMutableArray alloc]init];

    for (id key in [NSSet setWithArray:[array valueForKeyPath:@"type"]])
    {
        if ([key isKindOfClass:[NSNull class]])
            continue;

        NSArray *filtered = [array filteredArrayUsingPredicate:[NSPredicate predicateWithBlock:^BOOL(NSDictionary* evaluatedObject, NSDictionary *bindings) {
            return [evaluatedObject valueForKey:@"data"] && [[evaluatedObject valueForKey:@"type"] isEqual:key];
        }]];

        NSMutableArray *arr = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
        for (int i = 0; i < filtered.count; i++) {
            [arr addObjectsFromArray:[[filtered objectAtIndex:i] valueForKey:@"data"]];
        }
        [combined addObject:@{@"type": key, @"data": arr}];
        arr = nil;
        filtered = nil;
    }

    NSLog(@"%@",combined);
    return combined;
}

edited Feb 1, 2016 at 9:00

answered Feb 1, 2016 at 6:41

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Paulw11 Over a year ago

Assigning nil to arr and filtered won't hurt but it isn't necessary. Once those variables go out of scope (at the end of each loop) the objects reference count will be decreased by ARC

Haardik Trivedi · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-01 06:15:20Z

put below function:

- (NSMutableArray *)combinedArray:(NSMutableArray *)array
{

    NSMutableArray *combined = [[NSMutableArray alloc]init];

    for (id key in [NSSet setWithArray:[array valueForKeyPath:@"type"]])
    {
        if ([key isKindOfClass:[NSNull class]])
            continue;

        NSArray *filtered = [array filteredArrayUsingPredicate:[NSPredicate predicateWithBlock:^BOOL(NSDictionary* evaluatedObject, NSDictionary *bindings) {
            return [evaluatedObject valueForKey:@"data"] && [[evaluatedObject valueForKey:@"type"] isEqual:key];
        }]];

        NSMutableArray *marrtyp = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];

        for (int i = 0; i < filtered.count; i++) {
            [marrtyp addObjectsFromArray:[[filtered objectAtIndex:i] valueForKey:@"data"]];
        }

        [combined addObject:@{@"type": key, @"data": marrtyp}];
    }

    NSLog(@"%@",combined);
    return combined;
}

This works fine . . .

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