RealmCollection
public protocol RealmCollection : RealmCollectionBase, _RealmCollectionEnumerator
A homogenous collection of Object
s which can be retrieved, filtered, sorted, and operated upon.
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The Realm which manages the collection, or
nil
for unmanaged collections.Declaration
Swift
var realm: Realm? { get }
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Indicates if the collection can no longer be accessed.
The collection can no longer be accessed if
invalidate()
is called on theRealm
that manages the collection.Declaration
Swift
var isInvalidated: Bool { get }
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The number of objects in the collection.
Declaration
Swift
var count: Int { get }
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A human-readable description of the objects contained in the collection.
Declaration
Swift
var description: String { get }
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Returns the index of an object in the collection, or
nil
if the object is not present.Declaration
Swift
func index(of object: Element) -> Int?
Parameters
object
An object.
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Returns the index of the first object matching the predicate, or
nil
if no objects match.Declaration
Swift
func index(matching predicate: NSPredicate) -> Int?
Parameters
predicate
The predicate to use to filter the objects.
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index(matching:_:)
Default implementationReturns the index of the first object matching the predicate, or
nil
if no objects match.Default Implementation
Returns the index of the first object matching the given predicate, or
nil
if no objects match.Declaration
Swift
func index(matching predicateFormat: String, _ args: Any...) -> Int?
Parameters
predicateFormat
A predicate format string, optionally followed by a variable number of arguments.
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filter(_:_:)
Default implementationReturns a
Results
containing all objects matching the given predicate in the collection.Default Implementation
Returns a
Results
containing all objects matching the given predicate in the collection.Declaration
Swift
func filter(_ predicateFormat: String, _ args: Any...) -> Results<Element>
Parameters
predicateFormat
A predicate format string, optionally followed by a variable number of arguments.
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Returns a
Results
containing the objects in the collection, but sorted.Objects are sorted based on the values of the given key path. For example, to sort a collection of
Student
s from youngest to oldest based on theirage
property, you might callstudents.sorted(byKeyPath: "age", ascending: true)
.Warning
Collections may only be sorted by properties of boolean,
Date
,NSDate
, single and double-precision floating point, integer, and string types.Declaration
Swift
func sorted(byKeyPath keyPath: String, ascending: Bool) -> Results<Element>
Parameters
keyPath
The key path to sort by.
ascending
The direction to sort in.
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Returns a
Results
containing the objects in the collection, but sorted.Warning
Collections may only be sorted by properties of boolean,
Date
,NSDate
, single and double-precision floating point, integer, and string types.Declaration
Swift
func sorted<S>(by sortDescriptors: S) -> Results<Element> where S : Sequence, S.Element == SortDescriptor
Parameters
sortDescriptors
A sequence of
SortDescriptor
s to sort by.
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Returns the minimum (lowest) value of the given property among all the objects in the collection, or
nil
if the collection is empty.Warning
Only a property whose type conforms to the
MinMaxType
protocol can be specified.Declaration
Swift
func min<T>(ofProperty property: String) -> T? where T : MinMaxType
Parameters
property
The name of a property whose minimum value is desired.
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Returns the maximum (highest) value of the given property among all the objects in the collection, or
nil
if the collection is empty.Warning
Only a property whose type conforms to the
MinMaxType
protocol can be specified.Declaration
Swift
func max<T>(ofProperty property: String) -> T? where T : MinMaxType
Parameters
property
The name of a property whose minimum value is desired.
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Returns the sum of the given property for objects in the collection, or
nil
if the collection is empty.Warning
Only names of properties of a type conforming to the
AddableType
protocol can be used.Declaration
Swift
func sum<T>(ofProperty property: String) -> T where T : AddableType
Parameters
property
The name of a property conforming to
AddableType
to calculate sum on. -
Returns the average value of a given property over all the objects in the collection, or
nil
if the collection is empty.Warning
Only a property whose type conforms to the
AddableType
protocol can be specified.Declaration
Swift
func average(ofProperty property: String) -> Double?
Parameters
property
The name of a property whose values should be summed.
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Returns an
Array
containing the results of invokingvalueForKey(_:)
withkey
on each of the collection’s objects.Declaration
Swift
func value(forKey key: String) -> Any?
Parameters
key
The name of the property whose values are desired.
-
Returns an
Array
containing the results of invokingvalueForKeyPath(_:)
withkeyPath
on each of the collection’s objects.Declaration
Swift
func value(forKeyPath keyPath: String) -> Any?
Parameters
keyPath
The key path to the property whose values are desired.
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Invokes
setValue(_:forKey:)
on each of the collection’s objects using the specifiedvalue
andkey
.Warning
This method may only be called during a write transaction.
Declaration
Swift
func setValue(_ value: Any?, forKey key: String)
Parameters
value
The object value.
key
The name of the property whose value should be set on each object.
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Registers a block to be called each time the collection changes.
The block will be asynchronously called with the initial results, and then called again after each write transaction which changes either any of the objects in the collection, or which objects are in the collection.
The
change
parameter that is passed to the block reports, in the form of indices within the collection, which of the objects were added, removed, or modified during each write transaction. See theRealmCollectionChange
documentation for more information on the change information supplied and an example of how to use it to update aUITableView
.At the time when the block is called, the collection will be fully evaluated and up-to-date, and as long as you do not perform a write transaction on the same thread or explicitly call
realm.refresh()
, accessing it will never perform blocking work.If no queue is given, notifications are delivered via the standard run loop, and so can’t be delivered while the run loop is blocked by other activity. If a queue is given, notifications are delivered to that queue instead. When notifications can’t be delivered instantly, multiple notifications may be coalesced into a single notification. This can include the notification with the initial collection.
For example, the following code performs a write transaction immediately after adding the notification block, so there is no opportunity for the initial notification to be delivered first. As a result, the initial notification will reflect the state of the Realm after the write transaction.
let results = realm.objects(Dog.self) print("dogs.count: \(dogs?.count)") // => 0 let token = dogs.observe { changes in switch changes { case .initial(let dogs): // Will print "dogs.count: 1" print("dogs.count: \(dogs.count)") break case .update: // Will not be hit in this example break case .error: break } } try! realm.write { let dog = Dog() dog.name = "Rex" person.dogs.append(dog) } // end of run loop execution context
You must retain the returned token for as long as you want updates to be sent to the block. To stop receiving updates, call
invalidate()
on the token.Warning
This method cannot be called during a write transaction, or when the containing Realm is read-only.
Declaration
Swift
func observe(on queue: DispatchQueue?, _ block: @escaping (RealmCollectionChange<Self>) -> Void) -> NotificationToken
Parameters
queue
The serial dispatch queue to receive notification on. If
nil
, notifications are delivered to the current thread.block
The block to be called whenever a change occurs.
Return Value
A token which must be held for as long as you want updates to be delivered.
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Returns if this collection is frozen
Declaration
Swift
var isFrozen: Bool { get }
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Returns a frozen (immutable) snapshot of this collection.
The frozen copy is an immutable collection which contains the same data as this collection currently contains, but will not update when writes are made to the containing Realm. Unlike live collections, frozen collections can be accessed from any thread.
Warning
This method cannot be called during a write transaction, or when the containing Realm is read-only.Warning
Holding onto a frozen collection for an extended period while performing write transaction on the Realm may result in the Realm file growing to large sizes. SeeRealm.Configuration.maximumNumberOfActiveVersions
for more information.Declaration
Swift
func freeze() -> Self
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objectWillChange
Extension methodA publisher that emits Void each time the collection changes.
Despite the name, this actually emits after the collection has changed.
Declaration
Swift
public var objectWillChange: Publishers.WillChange<Self> { get }
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publisher
Extension methodA publisher that emits the collection each time the collection changes.
Declaration
Swift
public var publisher: Publishers.Value<Self> { get }
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changesetPublisher
Extension methodA publisher that emits a collection changeset each time the collection changes.
Declaration
Swift
public var changesetPublisher: Publishers.CollectionChangeset<Self> { get }
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min()
Extension methodReturns the minimum (lowest) value of the collection, or
nil
if the collection is empty.Declaration
Swift
func min() -> Element?
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max()
Extension methodReturns the maximum (highest) value of the collection, or
nil
if the collection is empty.Declaration
Swift
func max() -> Element?
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min()
Extension methodReturns the minimum (lowest) value of the collection, or
nil
if the collection is empty.Declaration
Swift
func min() -> Element.Wrapped?
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max()
Extension methodReturns the maximum (highest) value of the collection, or
nil
if the collection is empty.Declaration
Swift
func max() -> Element.Wrapped?
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sorted(ascending:)
Extension methodReturns a
Results
containing the objects in the collection, but sorted.Objects are sorted based on their values. For example, to sort a collection of
Date
s from neweset to oldest based, you might calldates.sorted(ascending: true)
.Declaration
Swift
func sorted(ascending: Bool = true) -> Results<Element>
Parameters
ascending
The direction to sort in.
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sorted(ascending:)
Extension methodReturns a
Results
containing the objects in the collection, but sorted.Objects are sorted based on their values. For example, to sort a collection of
Date
s from neweset to oldest based, you might calldates.sorted(ascending: true)
.Declaration
Swift
func sorted(ascending: Bool = true) -> Results<Element>
Parameters
ascending
The direction to sort in.