iOS Core Data transformable: set default value for any given key

[moonman239]

I have a Transformable that is used as an NSDictionary, and what I want to do is configure my managed object so that in the absence of a value for a given key, any call to valueForKey:key will return a default value.

 

[Mascots]

Are you using a NSManagedObject subclass?

 

[AxoNeuron]

With an NS

I have a Transformable that is used as an NSDictionary, and what I want to do is configure my managed object so that in the absence of a value for a given key, any call to valueForKey:key will return a default value.

as Mascots suggests, if you are using an NSManagedObject subclass you can set default attribute values in the awakeFromInsert method.