Nil data returned when copying "working" json data to new struc array - swift

Question

Weird. I swear this was working but then it just stopped working .. or ... Please ignore the i+i ,I will clean this up...
I don't have a clue why but myrecords?[i].title is returning nil. The json.releases[i].date_adde is working fine and full of data. I can "print" it and get a result. but when I go to copy it to the myrecords it is returning nil.
I download the data from JSON, that works fine. then I try to copy the data to a struc array I can get to in other parts of my app and now my myrecords data is empty. what the heck am I doing wrong?
import Foundation
var numberOfRecords : Int = 0
struct routine {
var dateadded : String
var title : String
var artist : String
var year : Int
var recordlabel : String
}
var myrecords: [routine]?
//-------------------------------------------------------------
struct Response: Codable {
var pagination: MyResult
var releases: [MyReleases]
}
public struct MyResult: Codable {
var page: Int
var per_page: Int
var items: Int
}
public struct MyReleases: Codable {
var date_added: String
var basic_information: BasicInformation
}
public struct BasicInformation: Codable {
var title: String
var year: Int
var artists : [Artist]
var labels: [Label]
}
public struct Artist: Codable {
var name: String
}
public struct Label: Codable {
var name: String
}
let url = "https://api.discogs.com/users/douglasbrown/collection/folders/0/releases?callback=&sort=added&sort_order=desc&per_page=1000"
public func getData(from url: String) {
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: URL(string: url)!, completionHandler: { data, response, error in
guard let data = data, error == nil else {
print("something went wrong")
return
}
//HAVE DATA
var result: Response?
do {
result = try JSONDecoder().decode(Response.self, from: data)
}
catch {
print("Converion Error:\(error.localizedDescription)")
}
guard let json = result else {
return
}
numberOfRecords = json.pagination.items
var i: Int
i = -1
for _ in json.releases {
i = i + 1
myrecords?[i].dateadded = json.releases[i].date_added
myrecords?[i].title = json.releases[i].basic_information.title
myrecords?[i].artist = json.releases[i].basic_information.artists[0].name
myrecords?[i].year = json.releases[i].basic_information.year
myrecords?[i].recordlabel = json.releases[i].basic_information.labels[0].name
print(">>>>>>\(myrecords?[i].dateadded)")
}
})
task.resume()
}

Answer 1

You haven't initialized myrecords array.
Otherwise, you cannot use subscript like myrecords[i] when you don't know the capacity of array, it can be out of index.
First, initialize your array.
var myrecords: [routine]? = []
Second, append new element to array instead of using subscript
for _ in json.releases {
let newRecord = routine()
newRecord.dateadded = json.releases[i].date_added
newRecord.title = json.releases[i].basic_information.title
newRecord.artist = json.releases[i].basic_information.artists[0].name
newRecord.year = json.releases[i].basic_information.year
newRecord.recordlabel = json.releases[i].basic_information.labels[0].name
myrecords.append(newRecord)
}

Answer 2

This is the answer. :) THANK YOU All for pointing me in the right direction
struct Routine {
var dateadded : String
var title : String
var artist : String
var year : Int
var recordlabel : String
}
var myRecords: [Routine] = []
var i : Int
i = -1
for _ in json.releases {
var newRecord = Routine.self(dateadded: "", title: "", artist: "", year: 0, recordlabel: "")
i = i + 1
newRecord.dateadded = json.releases[i].date_added
newRecord.title = json.releases[i].basic_information.title
newRecord.artist = json.releases[i].basic_information.artists[0].name
newRecord.year = json.releases[i].basic_information.year
newRecord.recordlabel = json.releases[i].basic_information.labels[0].name
myRecords.append(newRecord)
}
print(">>>>\(myRecords[0].dateadded)")
I will clean up the bad code too but it works and that is good! :)