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Eugene
Eugene

Reputation: 10045

iOS Documents Directory expand tilde in path method

Just got a -1 for my answer on how to get the documents directory. I always do it like this:

NSString *documentsPath = [@"~/Documents" stringByExpandingTildeInPath];

And it always works as I expect it to. Are there any real underwater rocks with this method?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 756

Answers (2)

Biasu
Biasu

Reputation: 498

Right method to call: NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains()

As Apple documentation states:

Creates a list of path strings for the specified directories in the specified domains. The list is in the order in which you should search the directories. If expandTilde is YES, tildes are expanded as described in stringByExpandingTildeInPath.

Example:

NSString *documentsPath = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES)

Upvotes: 0

Tyler Liu
Tyler Liu

Reputation: 20366

No, it does NOT always work. If your app is running in sandbox (which is required by the app store), you won't be able to get the real documents directory.

I just did some test and below is what I got:

/Users/<user-name>/Library/Containers/<app-name>/Data/Documents

But my real document foder is

/Users/<user-name>/Documents

Upvotes: 1

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