NSMutableArray adds object locally, but seems to clear when accessed in the next function

Question

So basically, I declare an NSMutableArray, alloc and init it in the viewdidload, call a function that adds an object to the array (which I verify with an NSLog right after its added), but then when the next method is called and tries to access the NSMutableArray— it goes blank.

What is going on here?

@interface ViewController ()
{
    NSMutableArray * array;
}
@end

@implementation ViewController
@synthesize array;

- (void)viewDidLoad
{          
    [super viewDidLoad];
    array = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
    [self firstfunction];
    if (j.intValue == 1)
    {
        [self secondfunction];
    }

}

- (void)firstfunction
{
    //a bunch of stuff happens with a server
    [array addObject:object];   

    NSLog(@"There are %d in array",array.count);
    //** NSLOG RETURNS "THERE ARE 1 IN ARRAY" **//

    [tableView reloadData];

    //clean up code
    j = [[NSNumber alloc] initWithInt:1];
}

- (void)secondfunction
{
    NSLog(@"There are these many in the array now %d",array.count);
    //**NSLOG RETURNS:"There are these many in the array now 0"**//
}

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Please write [self secondfunction]; at the end of first function. Reason is, before the array is filled your second function is called.

Answer 2

because I think you are having the server link code in some asynchronous block.SO after you got the results you are adding it to the array,But secondFunction is executed before you get the results and add it to array.

Answer 3

-(void)firstfunction{
   //a bunch of stuff happens with a server
   [array addObject:object];
   NSLog(@"There are %d in array",array.count);
   [tableView reloadData];
   [self secondfunction];
}

-(void)secondfunction{
   NSLog(@"There are these many in the array now %d",array.count)
   //**NSLOG RETURNS:"There are these many in the array now 0"**//
}