Question

How do I fetch, say, item 7 000 to 7 999 in my SQLite table with around 100 000 items?

The normal fetch returns to much to work with, and I rather fetch it little by little:

NSFetchRequest *fetchRequest = [[NSFetchRequest alloc] init];
NSEntityDescription *entity = [NSEntityDescription 
                               entityForName:@"Log"
                      inManagedObjectContext:context];
[fetchRequest setEntity:entity];
NSArray *fetchedObjects = [context executeFetchRequest:fetchRequest error:&err];
// here fetchedObjects holds around 100 000 rows

• Is there a way to specify a range with in executeFetchRequest:fetchRequest?
• Do I have to use the SQLite API?
• Is it a good idea?

Answer 1

Use the fetchLimit and fetchOffset properties on NSFetchRequest to fetch an object in a selected range.

NSFetchRequest *fetchRequest = [[NSFetchRequest alloc] init];
fetchRequest.fetchLimit = 1000;
fetchRequest.fetchOffset = 7000;
NSEntityDescription *entity = [NSEntityDescription 
                               entityForName:@"Log"
                      inManagedObjectContext:context];
[fetchRequest setEntity:entity];
NSArray *fetchedObjects = [context executeFetchRequest:fetchRequest error:&err];