Question

I am using this function to get path of a plist file in my project:

 + (NSString *) appDataPath{
NSLog(@"in appDataPath");
NSString *appDPath = nil;
// Get the main bundle for the app.
NSBundle* mainBundle = [NSBundle mainBundle];

if (mainBundle != nil) {
    NSLog(@"in appDataPath mainbundle");
    appDPath = [mainBundle pathForResource:@"MyAppSettings" ofType:@"plist"];
    NSLog(@"appDataPath: %@", appDPath);
}

return appDPath;
}

It goes in if(mainBundle != nil) but appDPath is null. This same function is working in one other project. Why is it not working here? Is there any other way to get path of a plist file in project. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Try this

+ (NSString *) appDataPath{

     NSString *plistPath;
     NSString *rootPath = [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains (NSDocumentDirectory,
                                                                   NSUserDomainMask,
                                                                   YES) objectAtIndex:0];
    plistPath = [rootPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"MyAppSettings.plist"];

    if ([[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:plistPath]) {
          plistPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"MyAppSettings" 
                                                      ofType:@"plist"];
         return plistPath;
    }
    else 
    // No plist found       
}