Realm SDK for Swift

Use the Realm SDK for Swift to develop iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS apps in Swift and Objective-C.

Get Started with the Swift SDK

These docs contain minimal-explanation code examples of how to work with the Swift SDK.

To get started with SwiftUI, see: SwiftUI Quick Start

Install the Swift SDK

Use Swift Package Manager, CocoaPods, or Carthage to Install the SDK for iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS in your project.

Import RealmSwift in your project files to get started.

Define an Object Schema

Use Swift to idiomatically define an object schema.

Open a Database

The SDK's database - Realm - stores objects in files on your device. Or you can open an in-memory database which does not create a file.

Configure and open a database to specify the options for your database file.

Read and Write Data

• Create, read, update, and delete objects from the device database.
• Filter data using the SDK's type-safe .where syntax, or construct an NSPredicate.

React to Changes

Live objects mean that your data is always up-to-date. You can register a notification handler to watch for changes and perform some logic, such as updating your UI. Or in SwiftUI, use the Swift property wrappers to update Views when data changes.

Realm SwiftUI

The Swift SDK offers property wrappers and convenience features designed to make it easier to work with SwiftUI. For example View code that demonstrates common SwiftUI patterns, check out the SwiftUI documentation.

struct SearchableDogsView: View {
    @ObservedResults(Dog.self) var dogs
    @State private var searchFilter = ""

    var body: some View {
        NavigationView {
            // The list shows the dogs in the realm.
            List {
                ForEach(dogs) { dog in
                    DogRow(dog: dog)
                }
            }
            .searchable(text: $searchFilter,
                        collection: $dogs,
                        keyPath: \.name) {
                ForEach(dogs) { dogsFiltered in
                    Text(dogsFiltered.name).searchCompletion(dogsFiltered.name)
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Generating API Reference Docs

You can generate the API docs locally by running sh build.sh docs from the root of this repository. This requires installation of jazzy. You will find the output in docs/swift_output/ and docs/objc_output/.