importStoreWithIdentifier:fromExternalRecordsDirectory:toURL:options:withType:error:

Declaration

- (NSPersistentStore *)importStoreWithIdentifier:(NSString *)storeIdentifier fromExternalRecordsDirectory:(NSURL *)externalRecordsURL toURL:(NSURL *)destinationURL options:(NSDictionary *)options withType:(NSString *)storeType error:(NSError * _Nullable *)error;

Parameters

storeIdentifier

The identifier for a store.

If this value is nil then the method imports the records for the first store found.

externalRecordsURL

The location of the directory containing external records.

destinationURL

An URL object that specifies the location for the new store.

There should be no existing store at this location, as the store will be created from scratch (appending to an existing store is not allowed).

options

A dictionary containing key-value pairs that specify whether the store should be read-only, and whether (for an XML store) the XML file should be validated against the DTD before it is read. For key definitions, see Store Options.

storeType

A string constant (such as NSSQLiteStoreType) that specifies the type of the new store—see Persistent Store Types.

error

If an error occurs, upon return contains an instance of NSError that describes the problem.

Return Value

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