Add multiple/sequential rows - populate DB in Coredata

Question

How do you insert multiple/sequential new rows in coredata and xcode?

-(void)LoadDB{
    CoreDataAppDelegate *appdelegate = [[UIApplication sharedApplication]delegate];
    context = [appdelegate  managedObjectContext];

    NSManagedObject *newPref;        
    newPref = [NSEntityDescription
           insertNewObjectForEntityForName:NSStringFromClass([Preference class])
           inManagedObjectContext:context];
    NSError *error;

    [newPref setValue: @"0" forKey:@"pid"];      
    [context save:&error];

    [newPref setValue: @"1" forKey:@"pid"];    
    [context save:&error];
}

The code above just over writes the previous entry. What is the correct procedure to insert the next row?

Answer 1

You need a new insert statement for each core data managed object. Otherwise you are only editing the existing MO. Also, you only need to save once at the end.

-(void)LoadDB{
    CoreDataAppDelegate *appdelegate = [[UIApplication sharedApplication]delegate];
    context = [appdelegate  managedObjectContext];

    NSManagedObject *newPref;
    NSError *error;

    newPref = [NSEntityDescription
               insertNewObjectForEntityForName:NSStringFromClass([Preference class])
               inManagedObjectContext:context];
    [newPref setValue: @"0" forKey:@"pid"];    


    newPref = [NSEntityDescription
               insertNewObjectForEntityForName:NSStringFromClass([Preference class])
               inManagedObjectContext:context];
    [newPref setValue: @"1" forKey:@"pid"];    

    // only save once at the end.
    [context save:&error];
}