Fetch only the UniqueID column and populate array

Question

I'm using the code below to populate an array from my ManagedObjectContext, but what I would like to do is to fetch only the unique ID numbers of each row matching my query (itemType = 1) and populate the fetchResults array with only these unique ID numbers. Is that possible? Any help is appreciated. lq

 NSFetchRequest *request = [[NSFetchRequest alloc] init];

 [request setEntity:[NSEntityDescription entityForName:@"MyAppName" 
                inManagedObjectContext:[self managedObjectContext]]];

 NSError *error = nil;                                           
 NSPredicate *predicate;
 NSArray *fetchResults;
 predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"(itemType = %i)", 1];            
 [request setPredicate:predicate];
 fetchResults = [managedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:request error:&error];

 if (!fetchResults) {
      // NSLog(@"no fetch results error %@", error);
 }

 self.mutableArrayName = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:fetchResults];
 [request release];

Answer 1

predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"itemType == 1"];

or

predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:(@"itemType == %i)", 1];

should both work.

Answer 2

To help anyone with similar needs, I'm answering my own question. I figured out a solution that works for pulling specific row and/or column data from my SQLite database in query form, rather than using Fetch with Predicate. (Note: code shows examples for extracting string and integer data types.)

First, add a Framework for libsqlite3.0.dylib

In the header add the following file:

 #import <sqlite3.h>

 @interface MyViewController : UIViewController {
 NSMutableArray *dataArray;  // This array will hold data you will extract
 NSArray        *summaryArray;  // This holds an array of PKIDs that will be queried
 }

 @property (nonatomic, retain) NSMutableArray *dataArray;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) NSArray *summaryArray;

 - (void)getData:(NSInteger *)intPKID;
 - (NSString *) getDBPath;

 @end

In the implementation file add the following:

 static sqlite3 *database = nil;   // add this before the @implementation line

 @synthesize dataArray;
 @synthesize summaryArray;

 - (NSString *) getDBPath {                                            
      NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory ,   NSUserDomainMask, YES);
      NSString *documentsDir = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
      return [documentsDir stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"MyDatabaseName.sqlite"];
 }


 - (void)getData:(NSInteger *)intPKID {                         

      NSString *dbPath = [self getDBPath];

      if (sqlite3_open([dbPath UTF8String], &database) == SQLITE_OK) {

           NSString *strSQL;
           NSString *strExtractedData;
           NSUInteger count;
           NSInteger intPK;

           if (self.dataArray == nil) {
                self.dataArray = [[[NSMutableArray alloc] init] autorelease];
           } else {
                [self.dataArray removeAllObjects];          
           }

           count = [self.summaryArray count];

           for (NSUInteger i = 0; i < count; ++i) {

                // Extract a specific row matching a PK_ID:
                strSQL = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"select intPKID, strColumnName from MyDatabaseName where (PKID = %i)", [[self.summaryArray objectAtIndex:i]intValue]];

                // Extract a range of rows matching some search criteria:
                // strSQL = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"select intPKID, strColumnName from MyDatabaseName where (ITEMTYPE = '%i')", 1];

                const char *sql = (const char *) [strSQL UTF8String];

                sqlite3_stmt *selectstmt;

                if(sqlite3_prepare_v2(database, sql, -1, &selectstmt, NULL) == SQLITE_OK) {

                      while(sqlite3_step(selectstmt) == SQLITE_ROW) {

                          [self.dataArray addObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:qlite3_column_int(selectstmt, 0)]];

                          [self.dataArray addObject:[NSString stringWithUTF8String:(char *)sqlite3_column_text(selectstmt, 1)]];

                      }
                }
            }
      } else { 
           sqlite3_close(database);     // Database not responding - close the database connection
      }
 }