Creating an NSArray out of a property list?

[BuschyBoy]

Since everything else seems so easy, there has to be an easy way to create an NSArray from something in a property list.

Or a way that you can go
Property list -> NSDictionary -> NSArray

[BuschyBoy]

Figured it out!

Sorry!

[ChriB]

Could you please post a code example showing how you do it?
I can't figure that out myself... :cry:

[BuschyBoy]

I did it like this:

NSString *thePList = [[NSBundle mainBundle]  pathForResource:@"YourInfo" ofType:@"plist"];  //Change YourInfo to the name of the plist file
NSArray *rawElementsArray = [[NSArray alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:thePList]; //Creates an array out of the PList
NSArray *theArray; // An NSArray to use as self.list if using in the tableview.

NSMutableDictionary *eachDictionary; //Create a dictionary for the for loop.
NSMutableArray *anArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init]; // And a mutable array for the for loop
	
for(eachDictionary in rawElementsArray) { //For every dictionary that's in the PList's array
	YourObject *aObject = [[YourObject alloc] initWithDictionary:eachDictionary]; // Have this be an NSObject
	[anArray addObject:aObject.parameter]; // Again simply if you're using a tableview for a list
}
	
theArray = [[NSArray alloc] initWithArray:anArray];

Then the self.list would just be set to "theArray" if you wanted it to populate a tableview.

If you need help with the NSObject let me know, but the Simple Drill Down really helped me with that part.

[ChriB]

Thank you! It's working.