Question

The “supporting files” folder of my app contains a document named test.pdf.
Trying to view the pdf file with the following code in ViewDidLoad displays an empty UIWebView:

NSString *testPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"test" ofType:@"pdf"];
NSURL *testURL = [NSURL URLWithString:testPath];
NSURLRequest *testRequest = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:testURL];

UIWebView *documentWebView;

documentWebView = [[UIWebView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(10, 24, 300, 400)];

[documentWebView loadRequest:testRequest];

[self.view addSubview:documentWebView];

Can anyone tell me why the PDF isn’t displayed in the web view? Thanks.

Answer 1

This line:

NSURL *testURL = [NSURL URLWithString:testPath];

needs to be:

NSURL *testURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:testPath];