Question

I am trying to load an saved image but when I check the UIImage it comes back as nil. Here is the code:

UIImage *img = [UIImage imageWithContentsOfFile:[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"/var/mobile/Applications/B74FDA2B-5B8C-40AC-863C-4030AA85534B/Documents/70.jpg" ofType:nil]];

I then check img to see if it is nil and it is. Listing the directory shows the file, what am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

You need to point to the Documents directory within your app then like this:

- (NSString *)applicationDocumentsDirectory
{
    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    NSString *basePath = ([paths count] > 0) ? [paths objectAtIndex:0] : nil;
    return basePath;
}

Usage:

UIImage *img = [UIImage imageWithContentsOfFile:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/70.jpg",[self applicationDocumentsDirectory]]];