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Reputation: 30304

iOS: Where is file path that [UIImage imageNamed] load

In my ios project, I have loaded an image to ImageView by using:

[UIImage imageNamed:@"sample.png"];

This image I have in project by using: right click project, add files. And images is added to [Project Name] directory.

But I try to delete this image physically in Finder (move to trash). Clean and Build project and run again, and this image still appear on ImageView. I really cannot explain why.

So my question is: the method [UIImage imageNamed] where images in xcode project will be searched and loaded ? I see some projects, they put inside Image folder and everything still load successfully. And why when I delete those image file, nothing wrong happen ? Does it cache data somewhere else ?

Thanks :)

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1002

Answers (1)

Bernhard Grabowski
Bernhard Grabowski

Reputation: 469

Don't look for the image with finder - delete it within Xcode.

Yes, the method [UIImage imageNamed] is where the app is searching the bundle for preloaded images. As a rule of thumb, manage your files, groups, folders... with Xcode, not finder.

Look in your project target build phases wether the file is still "there" as a "copy bundle resource".

Upvotes: 2

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