How to insert new data to entity in Swift3?

Question

In swift previously, I was able to use a code like this to add new data to my \"TestEntity\" in my data model.

NSManagedObject was created for my \"TestEnti

Answer 1

I'm not an core-data expert, but the API offers 3 distinct ways of creating an NSManagedObject instance. I'm not aware if any of them offer any benefit over the other.

Assuming you have an entity/NSManagedObject subclass called TestEntity then all of the below are the same:

New way (no casting required) +iOS10:

let test = TestEntity(context: context)
test.attribute1 = "a value"

Older ways (casting is not required if you're ok with using setValue. With casting you can use dot notation. +iOS3

let testEntity =  NSEntityDescription.entity(forEntityName: "TestEntity", in: context)

let test1 = NSManagedObject(entity: testEntity!, insertInto: context)
test1.setValue("a value", forKey: "attribute1")

let test2 = NSManagedObject(entity: testEntity!, insertInto: context) as! TestEntity
test2.attribute1 = "a value"

or:

let test1 = NSEntityDescription.insertNewObject(forEntityName: "TestEntity", into: context)
test1.setValue("a value", forKey: "attribute1") 

let test2 = NSEntityDescription.insertNewObject(forEntityName: "TestEntity", into: context) as! TestEntity
test2.attribute1 = "a value"

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once you create the NSManagedObject instance and assign its attributes then you just save it in the context.

do {
    try context.save()
    print("saved!")
} catch let error as NSError  {
    print("Could not save \(error), \(error.userInfo)")
} catch {

}