Parsing XML to CoreData

[Siegfried]

So, after discussing some methods to import and export a CoreData database, I 
ended up sticking with my initial XML idea.

Now I'm stuck in a problem when parsing that is probably simple, but I can't 
solve. Basically, my XML is like this:

<elem1>
    <child1>Value</child1>
    <child2>Value</child2>
    <child3>Value</child3>
</elem1>
<elem2>
    <child1>Value</child1>
    <child2>Value</child2>
    <child3>Value</child3>
</elem2>

When parsing with NSXMLParser, everything runs properly (well, almost) except 
for the fact that every property (child elements here) from every entity (elem 
here) gets the value from the last imported property, child3 in this case.

For me, that means my currentEntity ivar is keeping track of every entity 
created, in some way that I probably just managed to do due to little CoreData 
knowledge.

Here is the main code:

-(void)parser: ... didStartElement: {
    
    ...

    // Entity
    if ([elementName isEqualToString:kEntityContent]) {
        if (currentEntity) [currentEntity release]; // currentEntity is an ivar
        currentEntity = [[NSEntityDescription 
insertNewObjectForEntityForName:kContent
                            inManagedObjectContext:managedObjectContext] 
retain];
        return;
    }
    
    // Attribute
    if ([elementName isEqualToString:kAttrName]) {
        [currentXMLValue setString:@""]; // currentXMLValue is another ivar
        return;
    }

    ...
}

-(void)parser: foundCharacters:(NSString *)string {

    [currentXMLValue appendString:string];
}

-(void)parser: ... didEndElement {

    // Database - Save the Import
    if ([elementName isEqualToString:@"database"]) {
        
        NSError *error;
        if (![self.managedObjectContext save:&error]) {
            NSLog(@"There was an error while saving "
                   "the imported database: %@", error);
        }
    }
    
    // Attribute
    if ([elementName isEqualToString:kAttrName]) {
        [currentEntity setValue:currentXMLValue forKey:kAttrName];
        return;
    }
    
    ...
}

Thanks in advance for any help.

Regards

Siegfried_______________________________________________

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