Cannot convert value of type 'Binding<[ContactEntity]>.Element' (aka 'Binding<ContactEntity>') to expected argument type 'ContactEntity' - swift

Question

Using Xcode 13.4.1 on macOS 12.5. I revised the working code to conform to MVVM. This was successful for the first Entity (all properties Optional) for all CRUD operations.
Using this code as a base, I tackled the second Entity (one Bool property NOT Optional), but it throws the compiler error inside the ForEach loop, against 'contact'. This code was error-free before the MVVM conversion. I've been at this for 4 days and am reaching out, but clearly my limited knowledge is inadequate.
ContactListView code below, supported by the ContactViewModel, which in turn relies on the CoreDataManager code.
import SwiftUI
import CoreData
//class FirstNameSort: ObservableObject {
// #Published var firstNameSort: Bool = false
//}
struct ContactsListView: View {
// MARK: - PROPERTIES
#Environment(\.managedObjectContext) var viewContext
#ObservedObject var contactVM = ContactViewModel()
#State private var totalContacts: Int = 0
#State private var search: String = ""
#State private var searchByChampions = false
#State var searchByFirstNames = false
#State private var totalChampions = 0
// MARK: - BODY
var body: some View {
NavigationView {
VStack {
// HStack {
// Toggle("Display Champions only", isOn: $searchByChampions)
// .toggleStyle(.switch)
// .foregroundColor(.blue)
// .padding()
// Toggle("Sort by First Names", isOn: $contactVM.sortFirstName)
// .toggleStyle(.switch)
// .foregroundColor(.blue)
// .padding()
//}
List {
HStack {
Text(searchByChampions ? "Total Champions" : "Total Contacts")
.foregroundColor(.gray)
Spacer()
Text("\(searchByChampions ? totalChampions : totalContacts)")
.bold()
}.foregroundColor(.green)
.padding()
ForEach($contactVM.listofContacts) { contact in
NavigationLink(destination:
ModifyContactView(contact: ***contact***)
.id(UUID()), label: {
ContactRowView(contact: ***contact***)
.id(UUID())
})
}
.onDelete(perform: contactVM.deleteContact)
}.navigationTitle("Contacts")
.toolbar {
#if os(iOS)
ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) {
EditButton()
}
#endif
ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) {
NavigationLink(destination: AddContactView(), label: {
Image(systemName: "plus.circle")
})
}
}
.onAppear {
countContacts()
countChampions()
}
.searchable(text: $search, prompt: Text("Contact Last Name?"))
// .onChange(of: search) { value in
// if !value.isEmpty {
// listofContacts.nsPredicate = NSPredicate(format: "contactLastName CONTAINS[dc] %#", value)
// } else {
// listofContacts.nsPredicate = nil
// }
// }
}
}.navigationViewStyle(.stack)
}
func countContacts() {
totalContacts = $contactVM.listofContacts.count
}
// func countChampions() {
// totalChampions = $contactVM.listOfChampions.count
// }
}
import CoreData
import SwiftUI
class ContactViewModel: ObservableObject {
#Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss
#ObservedObject var dataVM = CoreDataManager()
#ObservedObject var qualifierVM = QualifierViewModel()
#Published var inputFirstName: String = ""
#Published var inputLastName: String = ""
#Published var inputCellNumber: String = ""
#Published var inputEmail: String = ""
#Published var inputChampion: Bool = false
#Published var inputComments: String = ""
#Published var inputCreated: Date = Date()
#Published var inputUpdated: Date = Date()
#Published var listOfFirstNames = []
#Published var listofContacts: [ContactEntity] = []
func fetchContacts() {
let request = NSFetchRequest<ContactEntity>(entityName: "ContactEntity")
do {
dataVM.listofContacts = try dataVM.container.viewContext.fetch(request)
} catch let error {
print("Error fetching. \(error)")
}
}
func addContact(
contactFirstName: String,
contactLastName: String,
contactCellNumber: String,
contactEmail: String,
contactChampion: Bool,
contactComments: String,
contactCreated: Date,
contactUpdated: Date) {
let newContact = ContactEntity(context: dataVM.container.viewContext)
newContact.contactFirstName = contactFirstName
newContact.contactLastName = contactLastName
newContact.contactCellNumber = contactCellNumber
newContact.contactEmail = contactEmail
newContact.contactChampion = contactChampion
newContact.contactComments = contactComments
newContact.contactUpdated = Date()
newContact.contactCreated = Date()
let uniqueClient = Set(dataVM.selectedClient)
for client in uniqueClient {
newContact.addToClients(client)
print("Client: \(client.clientName ?? "No client")")
}
saveContact()
dismiss()
}
func deleteContact(indexSet: IndexSet) {
guard let index = indexSet.first else { return }
let entity = dataVM.listofContacts[index]
dataVM.container.viewContext.delete(entity)
saveContact()
}
func saveContact() {
do {
try dataVM.container.viewContext.save()
fetchContacts()
} catch let error {
print("Error saving. \(error)")
}
}
func sortLastName() -> [ Array<Any>] {
let listOfLastNames = dataVM.listofContacts.sorted {
$0.contactLastName ?? "" < $1.contactLastName ?? ""
}
return [listOfLastNames]
}
func sortFirstName() -> [ Array<Any>] {
let listOfFirstNames = dataVM.listofContacts.sorted {
$0.contactFirstName ?? "" < $1.contactFirstName ?? ""
}
return [listOfFirstNames]
}
}
import Foundation
import CoreData
class CoreDataManager: ObservableObject {
let container: NSPersistentContainer
#Published var listOfQualifiers: [QQEntity] = []
#Published var listofContacts: [ContactEntity] = []
#Published var listOfClients: [ClientEntity] = []
#Published var listOfOpportunities: [OpportunityEntity] = []
//#Published var selectedClient: [ClientEntity] = []
init() {
container = NSPersistentContainer(name: "B2BContainer")
container.loadPersistentStores { (description, error) in
if let error = error {
fatalError("Error loading Core Data. \(error)")
} else {
print("Successfully loaded Core Data...")
}
}
}
}