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Asked: 2026-06-17T01:00:58+00:00

I would like to determine if an attribute changed in core data and update

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I would like to determine if an attribute changed in core data and update my UI. The attribute may change as the result of a background fetch running in a managed object context of type NSPrivateQueueConcurrencyType.

I added a listener: [myCoreDataEntity addObserver:self forKeyPath:myCoreDataAttribute options:NSKeyValueObservingOptionNew context:nil]

But the event never fires. Any idea why? The object is changed in another context – could this be the reason? (When a save: is done on the parent context, nothing still fires).

I can use manual KVO, but since the object has not been saved yet to the parent context, refreshing the UI does not work since it is point at the context in NSMainQueueConcurrencyType when the object was changed in a context associated with NSPrivateQueueConcurrencyType

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  1. Editorial Team

    You’re not getting notifications because you’re observing the wrong object. The NSEntityDescription never changes at run time. It’s a representation of the way the entity was defined in the data model. Instances of NSManagedObject that use the entity description can and do change at run time, though. If you want to know whether an attribute changed on a specific managed object, you need to observe that specific object.

    If you need to get notified any time any managed object changes the value for that attribute, your best option is to write a custom setter for that attribute and handle it there. You might also find NSManagedObjectContextObjectsDidChangeNotification useful, but that will fire for any attribute change.

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