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How to fill TableView with data from another ViewController

I want to fill a tableView with some data (Strings), that I save in another View/ViewController.

My viewDidLoad of the SaveViewController:

NSString *savestring = @"Test: This is a test!";
NSUserDefaults *defaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
[defaults setObject:savestring forKey:@"savedstring"];
[defaults synchronize];
  1. Is this a good way to save data? (It's very easy so I am using it at the moment)

Now I am having another View (TableView), that should fill with this string dynamically. (I want to add the date and some string, it should be something like a training journal)

2 . How can I do this? Should I change my "saving" ?

Solution

  • No NSUserDefaults is not a good place to save data with the exception of storing a few user preferences. You should look into using Core Data for your general storage needs.

    You can also save to plists which depending on your data can be simpler e.g. you just need to store a single dictionary.