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Core Data in Objective-C, 3rd Edition
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Core Data in Objective-C, 3rd Edition

by Marcus S. Zarra
June 2016
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
240 pages
6h 17m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Introducing the NSManagedObjectModel

The first part of our exploration of the components of Core Data is the portion of the framework that’s the least accessed: the NSManagedObjectModel. An object model is a way to describe the data in terms of objects. The NSManagedObjectModel is a compiled, binary version of the data model that we create graphically in Xcode. When we say that we’re manipulating the object model, we mean we’re editing the source file in Xcode that will get compiled and used by the NSManagedObjectModel. From a database perspective, this file represents the schema of the database. In Xcode, this file is shown in two different styles; the easier of the two to recognize is shown here.

While this view is great for conceptualizing ...

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