How to check if core data is empty

Question

How do I check if core data is empty using Swift. I tried this method:

var people = [NSManagedObject]()

if people == nil {

}

but this results in this error:

“binary operator '==' cannot be applied to operands of type [NSManagedObject] and nil”

Answer 1

Swift 3 solution:

var isEmpty: Bool {
    do {
        let request = NSFetchRequest(entityName: YOUR_ENTITY)
        let count  = try context.count(for: request)
        return count == 0
    } catch {
        return true
    }
}