Create empty plist then write data to it

[sclaxplayer]

I'm trying to create an empty plist then write data to the plist.
What currently happens is I create an empty plist:

NSString *pathToWrite = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:CurrentUser ofType:@"plist"]; //Current user is a NSString
if(pathToWrite == NULL) //There is no data at that location create new
{
	NSDictionary *emptyDict = [NSDictionary alloc];
	NSString *path1 = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"/Documents/%@.plist", CurrentUser];
	NSString *path2 = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"%@.plist", CurrentUser];
	[emptyDict writeToFile:path1 atomically:YES]; //I have tried both paths of 1 and 2
	NSString *pathToUserData = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:CurrentUser ofType:@"plist"];
			
	if(pathToUserData == NULL){
		NSLog(@"NOTHING STILL!!!");
	}
	else
		NSLog(@"SUCCESS!!??");
	}

I don't get success to the final if statement show and I believe that shows nothing really happens.

Any help? Thanks

[BrianSlick]

Originally Posted by Apple Documentation for pathForResource:ofType:

The method first looks for a matching resource file in the non-localized resource directory of the specified bundle. (In Mac OS X, this directory is typically called Resources but in iPhone OS, it is the main bundle directory.) If a matching resource file is not found, it then looks in the top level of any available language-specific “.lproj” directories. (The search order for the language-specific directories corresponds to the user’s preferences.) It does not recurse through other subdirectories at any of these locations. For more details see Bundles and Localization.

Your technique is not working for reading the Documents directory. And you cannot save files into the bundle.

Why are you trying to make an empty file first?

[sclaxplayer]

I guess I don't really need to create an empty file first.
Where should I be storing the plist if not in the Main Bundle? in Documents?
And How do I save a plist?

Would I save it with do it with:
[populatedDict writeToFileath1 atomically:YES];

[sclaxplayer]

Figured it out:

	NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
	NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
	NSString *path = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"UserList.plist"];
	[Mydict writeToFile:path atomically:YES];

[sivasankarp]

Hi BrianSlick


Can you guide me how to add the datas to PLISt using code.im new to iphone development .pls guide me thro any sample codes..


Thanks