Question

I wonder if developer has some sort of ways to be able to view file system on iOS device like iFile but without jailbreak the device?
Need it for devlopement purpose.

EDIT
Thanks for your answers! I know there is a place inside app folder and can be read and write to.
But I was looking for a way to view the data quickly without coding, like iFile. So I can check if my write functions suceed or not.

Answer 1

One can view files in an iOS device but only in that your App’s sandbox. Every App has got a Documents, Cache and temp folders. I think the first two are automatically backed up by iTunes when you connect your device, the latter is not backed up.

Example, to get Cache directory path –

- (NSString *)getCacheDirPath
{
    NSString *path = nil;
    NSArray *myPathList = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSCachesDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    if([myPathList count])
    {
        NSString *bundleName = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] infoDictionary] objectForKey:@"CFBundleIdentifier"];
        path = [[myPathList objectAtIndex:0] stringByAppendingPathComponent:bundleName];
    }
    return path;
}

To see all files in caches directory –

- (NSMutableArray *)showFiles
{
    NSError *err        = nil;
    NSArray *myPathList = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSCachesDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    NSString *myPath    = [myPathList  objectAtIndex:0];
    NSArray *dirContent = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:myPath error:&err];
    if(err) NSLog(@"showFiles() - ERROR: %@",[err localizedDescription]);
    NSMutableArray *filePaths  = nil;

    int count = (int)[dirContent count];
    for(int i=0; i<count; i++)
    {
        [filePaths addObject:[dirContent objectAtIndex:i]];
    }
    return filePaths;
}