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mozzer
mozzer

Reputation: 241

Specify path to an file in a .plist

The image file afghanistan.png is located in a Group called Flags within the Resources Group of an iOS project. I want to access this image in a UITableViewCell. When I call it, it returns (null). Is 

<string>/Flags/afghanistan.png</string>

the correct path to the file? 

<plist version="1.0">
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>name</key>
        <string>Afghanistan</string>
        <key>government</key>
        <string>Islamic Republic</string>
        <key>population</key>
        <integer>0</integer>
        <key>image</key>
        <string>/Flags/afghanistan.png</string>
    </dict>

Upvotes: 2

Views: 765

Answers (2)

h4xxr
h4xxr

Reputation: 11465

Bear in mind that the Grouping of files within an Xcode project is only a virtual "directory", not a real one.

With that in mind, you will probably find that the image is not in a /Flags directory at all, but rather in the root directory (or another completely different one). Try changing it just to

<key>image</key>
<string>afghanistan.png</string>

Also, remember that iPhone is case sensitive and Mac isn't! This can lead to things working in the simulator but not on the phone...

Upvotes: 1

Matt
Matt

Reputation: 4989

If your trying to access this file from your project code, the correct path would be something like:

NSString *filePath = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath] stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Flags/afghanistan.png"];

This of course assumes that the file is actually in the right place. In the .plist file, you'd probably be better off using the full path, something like: /Users/username/MyApp/Resources/Flags/afghanistan.png or whatever your path might be.

Upvotes: 2

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