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I'm not finding an answer to the issue that I'm having. I'm using NSFetchedResultsControllerDelegete to connect my table view with my data. I'm retrieving the data with sectionNameKeyPath set so that I can group items in the table view. If I have only one item in a section of the table view and delete it, then I get the following error:
Invalid update: invalid number of sections. The number of sections contained in the table view after the update (1) must be equal to the number of sections contained in the table view before the update (2), plus or minus the number of sections inserted or deleted (0 inserted, 0 deleted).
Here is my screen before the delete:
Here's my code for the view:
import CoreData
class VehicleTableViewController: UITableViewController, NSFetchedResultsControllerDelegate {
var deleteItemIndexPath: IndexPath? = nil
lazy var dao: DAOUtilities = {
return DAOUtilities(context: GlobalVariables.getContext())
lazy var fetchedResultsController: NSFetchedResultsController<Vehicles> = {
let fetchRequest = NSFetchRequest<NSFetchRequestResult>(entityName: "Vehicles")
fetchRequest.sortDescriptors = [NSSortDescriptor(key: "activeFlag", ascending: false), NSSortDescriptor(key: "vehicleDesc", ascending: true)]
// Initialize Fetched Results Controller
let fetchedResultsController = NSFetchedResultsController(fetchRequest: fetchRequest, managedObjectContext: GlobalVariables.getContext(), sectionNameKeyPath: "activeFlag", cacheName: nil)
// Configure Fetched Results Controller
fetchedResultsController.delegate = self
return fetchedResultsController as! NSFetchedResultsController<Vehicles>
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
super.viewWillAppear(animated)
try self.fetchedResultsController.performFetch()
catch {
let fetchError = error as NSError
print("\(fetchError), \(fetchError.userInfo)")
tableView.reloadData()
// MARK: - Table view data source
override func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {
if let sections = fetchedResultsController.sections {
return sections.count
return 0
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
if let sections = fetchedResultsController.sections {
let sectionInfo = sections[section]
return sectionInfo.numberOfObjects
return 0
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, viewForHeaderInSection section: Int) -> UIView? {
let view = UIView()
view.backgroundColor = UIColor(red: 55/255, green: 120/255, blue: 250/255, alpha: 1)
guard let sectionInfo = fetchedResultsController.sections?[section] else {
return view
let title = UILabel()
title.font = UIFont.boldSystemFont(ofSize: 16)
title.textColor = .white
title.text = sectionInfo.name == "1" ? "Active" : "Inactive"
view.addSubview(title)
title.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
title.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerYAnchor).isActive = true
title.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.leftAnchor, constant: 16).isActive = true
return view
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "vehicleCell", for: indexPath)
if indexPath.row % 2 == 0 {
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear
else {
cell.backgroundColor = UIColor.lightGray.withAlphaComponent(0.2)
let vehicle = fetchedResultsController.object(at: indexPath)
cell.textLabel!.text = vehicle.vehicleDesc
return cell
// Override to support conditional editing of the table view.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, canEditRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> Bool {
return true
// Override to support editing the table view.
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, commit editingStyle: UITableViewCell.EditingStyle, forRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
if editingStyle == .delete {
deleteItemIndexPath = indexPath
let vehicle = fetchedResultsController.object(at: indexPath)
confirmDelete(itemToDelete: vehicle.vehicleDesc!)
func confirmDelete(itemToDelete: String) {
let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Delete Vehicle", message: "Are you sure you want to delete vehicle \(itemToDelete)", preferredStyle: .actionSheet)
let deleteAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Delete", style: .destructive, handler: handleDeleteItem)
let cancelAction = UIAlertAction(title: "Cancel", style: .cancel, handler: cancelDeleteItem)
alert.addAction(deleteAction)
alert.addAction(cancelAction)
self.present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
func handleDeleteItem(alertAction: UIAlertAction!) -> Void {
if let indexPath = deleteItemIndexPath {
let vehicle = fetchedResultsController.object(at: indexPath)
let route = dao.getRouteForVehicle(vehicleId: vehicle.vehicleId!)
if let _ = route {
vehicle.activeFlag = false
else {
GlobalVariables.getContext().delete(vehicle)
func cancelDeleteItem(alertAction: UIAlertAction!) {
deleteItemIndexPath = nil
func controllerWillChangeContent(_ controller: NSFetchedResultsController<NSFetchRequestResult>) {
tableView.beginUpdates()
func controllerDidChangeContent(_ controller: NSFetchedResultsController<NSFetchRequestResult>) {
tableView.endUpdates()
func controller(_ controller: NSFetchedResultsController<NSFetchRequestResult>, didChange anObject: Any, at indexPath: IndexPath?, for type: NSFetchedResultsChangeType, newIndexPath: IndexPath?) {
switch (type) {
case .insert:
if let indexPath = newIndexPath {
tableView.insertRows(at: [indexPath], with: .fade)
break;
case .delete:
if let indexPath = indexPath {
tableView.deleteRows(at: [indexPath], with: .fade)
tableView.reloadData()
break;
// case .update:
// if let indexPath = indexPath {
// let cell = tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath)
// configureCell(cell, atIndexPath: indexPath)
// }
// break;
case .move:
if let indexPath = indexPath {
tableView.deleteRows(at: [indexPath], with: .fade)
if let newIndexPath = newIndexPath {
tableView.insertRows(at: [newIndexPath], with: .fade)
break;
default:
break
// MARK: - segue
override func prepare(for segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: Any?) {
if segue.identifier == "editVehicleSegue" {
if let vehicleEditViewController = segue.destination as? VehicleEditViewController {
if let indexPath = tableView.indexPathForSelectedRow {
let vehicle = fetchedResultsController.object(at: indexPath)
vehicleEditViewController.vehicle = vehicle
vehicleEditViewController.tableView = tableView
// // MARK: - Actions
// @IBAction func btnAdd_ACTION(_ sender: UIBarButtonItem) {
// var emptyFound = false
// for i in 0..<vehicles.count {
// let vehicle = vehicles[i]
// if vehicle.isEmpty {
// emptyFound = true
// break
// }
// }
// if !emptyFound {
// vehicles.append("")
// tableView.reloadData()
// }
// }
When you remove the last row from a section, you need to let the table view that the whole section has been removed.
You can do this by implementing
func controller(_ controller: NSFetchedResultsController<NSFetchRequestResult>,
didChange sectionInfo: NSFetchedResultsSectionInfo,
atSectionIndex sectionIndex: Int,
for type: NSFetchedResultsChangeType) {
let section = IndexSet(integer: sectionIndex)
switch type {
case .delete:
tableView.deleteSections(section, with: .automatic)
case .insert:
tableView.insertSections(section, with: .automatic)
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