mutating method sent to immutable object

Question

When I use this method first time it works fine, but when I called it second time I get the error \"mutating method sent to immutable object\". The problem is at line with \"add

Answer 1

placesT is a non mutable array, either always set placesT a mutable object always or use following code.

NSMutableArray *placesT= [[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] objectForKey:@"placesT"] mutableCopy];

Answer 2

This should work:

-(IBAction) save: (id) sender {

NSMutableArray *placesT= [[NSMutableArray alloc]initWithArray:[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults]

objectForKey:@"placesT"]];

if (!placesT) {
    placesT=[[[NSMutableArray alloc] init] autorelease];
}

[placesT addObject: [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", tagF.text] ];

NSUserDefaults *tUD=[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
[tUD setObject:placesT forKey:@"placesT"];
[tUD synchronize];

[self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES]; }

Answer 3

That is because the object stored in the NSUserDefaults is not the mutableArray but a normal array.

- (IBAction)save:(id)sender {

   NSMutableArray *placesT = nil;
   NSArray *tempArray = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] objectForKey:@"placesT"];

   if (tempArray) {
      placesT = [tempArray mutableCopy];
   } else {
      placesT = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
   }

   [placesT addObject:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", tagF.text]];

   NSUserDefaults *tUD = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
   [tUD setObject:placesT forKey:@"placesT"];
   [tUD synchronize];

   [self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];
   [placesT release];
}

Answer 4

As the documentation for NSUserDefaults says: "Values returned from NSUserDefaults are immutable, even if you set a mutable object as the value." Whenever you want to change a collection you get from NSUserDefaults you have to get the immutable version, make a mutableCopy, modify that, and set it back again.