Deleting Core Data objects from a SwiftUI view

How can you delete objects from a Core Data repository? Removing objects is almost as important as adding them. In this recipe, we'll learn how to integrate the Core Data delete options into a SwiftUI app.

Getting ready

Let's create a SwiftUI app called DeleteContactsApp, ensuring that we check the Use Core Data checkbox, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 11.13 – Creating a SwiftUI app with Core Data

How to do it…

We are going to reuse part of the code provided in the Showing Core Data objects with @FetchRequest recipe. Please refer to that recipe if you want to find out more.

Let's get started:

1. The first step is to create the Core Data model. To do this, select the DeleteContactsApp.xcdatamodeld file and do the following:

   a. Add a new entity called Contact (1)

   b. Add three string attributes called firstName, lastName, and phoneNumber (2)

   c. Check that Codegen...