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Asked: 2026-05-27T16:50:58+00:00

I am using NSMutableArray. I want to fetch the values by date like we

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I am using NSMutableArray. I want to fetch the values by date like we do in SQL group by "log_date".

logMuArray (
        {
        "log_currenttime" = "4:30pm";
        "log_date" = "11.12.2011";
        "log_duration" = "1:30";
    },
        {
        "log_currenttime" = "4:33pm";
        "log_date" = "11.12.2011";
        "log_duration" = "2:21";
    },
        {
        "log_currenttime" = "4:40pm";
        "log_date" = "11.12.2011";
        "log_duration" = "5:30";
    },
        {
        "log_currenttime" = "7:30pm";
        "log_date" = "12.12.2011";
        "log_duration" = "1:30";
    },
        {
        "log_currenttime" = "7:33pm";
        "log_date" = "12.12.2011";
        "log_duration" = "2:21";
    },
        {
        "log_currenttime" = "7:40pm";
        "log_date" = "12.12.2011";
        "log_duration" = "5:30";
    },
        {
        "log_currenttime" = "07:16pm";
        "log_date" = "19.12.2011";
        "log_duration" = "0:07";
    },
        {
        "log_currenttime" = "7:31pm";
        "log_date" = "19.12.2011";
        "log_duration" = "0:04";
    },
        {
        "log_currenttime" = "7:33pm";
        "log_date" = "19.12.2011";
        "log_duration" = "0:03";
    },
        {
        "log_currenttime" = "7:33pm";
        "log_date" = "19.12.2011";
        "log_duration" = "0:06";
    },
        {
        "log_currenttime" = "7:35pm";
        "log_date" = "19.12.2011";
        "log_duration" = "0:05";
    }
)

**So, I have just performed….

 NSLog(@"logMuArray %@",[logMuArray valueForKey:@"log_date"]);

But I want to fetch the UNIQUE dates only.**
I have thought about NSPredicate or Mutable Set etc…

logMuArray (
    "11.12.2011",
    "11.12.2011",
    "11.12.2011",
    "12.12.2011",
    "12.12.2011",
    "12.12.2011",
    "19.12.2011",
    "19.12.2011",
    "19.12.2011",
    "19.12.2011",
    "19.12.2011"
)

Thanks in advance…..

EDIT:

I have also heared about “@distinctUnionOfObjects”

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  1. Editorial Team

    Shanti’s answer is close. You want to use the Key-Value Coding collection operator @distinctUnionOfObjects. Place the operator immediately preceding the key which you want it to affect, as if it is a part of the key path you are accessing:

    [logMuArray valueForKeyPath:@"@distinctUnionOfObjects.log_date"]

    Notice the use of valueForKeyPath:, not valueForKey: The former is a method in the Key-Value Coding protocol, and allows accessing arbitrary depth of attributes. The key path is an NSString made up of dot-separated keys. The result of each key lookup is used in turn to access the next key (starting with the original receiver); by default, valueForKey: is simply called at each step.

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