Question

Is there any way (programmatically) that i can find the location of “Resource” folder. I want to create a new file in it at run time.

Answer 1

To get path to resource folder use:

NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath];

However you won’t be able to write anything there in run-time. New files should be saved to 1 of the following directories (depending of their usage):

1. Documents directory – persists between app launches and backuped by iTunes

   NSString* docPath = [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains
                  (NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0];
   

2. Caches directory – persists between app launches but not backuped by iTunes – you should place there files that can be easily restored by your program to improve device backup time

   NSString* cachesPath = [NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains
                  (NSCachesDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0];
   

3. Temporary directory – may not persist between app launches

   NSString* tempPath = NSTemporaryDirectory();