objective c - Core Data unique attributes

Question

Is it possible to make a Core Data attribute unique, i.e. no two MyEntity objects can have the same myAttribute?

I know how to enforce this programatically, but I'm hoping there's a way to do it using the graphical Data Model editor in xcode.

I'm using the iPhone 3.1.2 SDK.

Answer 1

Every time i create on object I perform a class method that makes a new Entity only when another one does not exist.

+ (TZUser *)userWithUniqueUserId:(NSString *)uniqueUserId inManagedObjectContext:(NSManagedObjectContext *)context
{
    TZUser *user = nil;
    NSFetchRequest *request = [[NSFetchRequest alloc] init];

    request.entity = [NSEntityDescription entityForName:@"TZUser" inManagedObjectContext:context];
    request.predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"objectId = %@", uniqueUserId];
    NSError *executeFetchError = nil;
    user = [[context executeFetchRequest:request error:&executeFetchError] lastObject];

    if (executeFetchError) {
         NSLog(@"[%@, %@] error looking up user with id: %i with error: %@", NSStringFromClass([self class]), NSStringFromSelector(_cmd), [uniqueUserId intValue], [executeFetchError localizedDescription]);
    } else if (!user) {
        user = [NSEntityDescription insertNewObjectForEntityForName:@"TZUser" 
                                             inManagedObjectContext:context];
    }

    return user;
}