Storing an array of strings using Realm's RLMArray

Question

Does anyone know how you can use Realm to store an array of strings? I\'m trying to map the following response into Realm correctly:

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Answer 1

Cross posting from the github issue response: Although this example demonstrates how to store flat arrays of strings on a Realm model, you can extend this pattern to store anything from arrays of integers to native Swift enum's. Basically anything that you can map to a representable type in Realm.

class RealmString: Object {
    dynamic var stringValue = ""
}

class Person: Object {
    var nicknames: [String] {
        get {
            return _backingNickNames.map { $0.stringValue }
        }
        set {
            _backingNickNames.removeAll()
            _backingNickNames.appendContentsOf(newValue.map({ RealmString(value: [$0]) }))
        }
    }
    let _backingNickNames = List()

    override static func ignoredProperties() -> [String] {
        return ["nicknames"]
    }
}

// Usage...

let realm = try! Realm()
try! realm.write {
    let person = Person()
    person.nicknames = ["John", "Johnny"]
    realm.add(person)
}

for person in realm.objects(Person) {
    print("Person's nicknames: \(person.nicknames)")
}

// Prints:
// Person's nicknames: ["John", "Johnny"]