Create a dictionary property list programmatically

Question

I want to programatically create a dictionary which feeds data to my UITableView but I\'m having a hard time with it. I want to create a dictionary that resembles this property

Answer 1

NSMutableDictionary *topLevel = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];

NSMutableDictionary *item1 = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
NSString *item1title = [NSString stringWithString:@"Title 1"];
NSMutableDictionary *item1children = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];

//  create children
NSString *item1child1 = [NSString stringWithString:@"item 1, child 1"];

NSMutableDictionary *item1child2 = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
NSString *item1child2title = [NSString stringWithString:@"Title 1-2"];
NSMutableDictionary *item1child2children = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];

NSString *item1child2child1 = [NSString stringWithString:@"item 1, child 2, child 1"];
NSString *item1child2child2 = [NSString stringWithString:@"item 1, child 2, child 2"];

[item1child2 setObject:item1child2title forKey:@"Title"];
[item1child2children setObject:item1child2child1 forKey:@"item 1 child2 child 1"];
[item1child2children setObject:item1child2child2 forKey:@"item 1 child2 child 2"];

[item1child2 setObject:item1child2children forKey:@"children"];

//  add children to dictionary
[item1children setObject:item1child1 forKey:@"item1 child1"];
[item1children setObject:item1child2 forKey:@"item1 child2"];

//  add to item 1 dict
[item1 setObject:item1title forKey:@"Title"];
[item1 setObject:item1children forKey:@"children"];

NSMutableDictionary *item2 = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
NSString *item2title        = [NSString stringWithString:@"Title"];
NSMutableDictionary *item2children  = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary]; 

NSString *item2child1 = [NSString stringWithString:@"item 2, child 1"];
NSString *item2child2 = [NSString stringWithString:@"item 2, child 2"];
NSString *item2child3 = [NSString stringWithString:@"item 2, child 3"];

//  add children to dictionary
[item2children setObject:item2child1 forKey:@"item2 child1"];
[item2children setObject:item2child2 forKey:@"item2 child2"];
[item2children setObject:item2child3 forKey:@"item2 child3"];

//  add to item 2 dict
[item2 setObject:item2title forKey:@"Title"];
[item2 setObject:item2children forKey:@"children"];

[topLevel setObject:item1 forKey:@"Item 1"];
[topLevel setObject:item2 forKey:@"Item 2"];