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Created January 30, 2013 11:05
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//Creating a file path under iOS:
//1) Search for the app's documents directory (copy+paste from Documentation)
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
//2) Create the full file path by appending the desired file name
NSString *yourArrayFileName = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"example.dat"];
//Load the array
NSMutableArray *yourArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: yourArrayFileName];
if(yourArray == nil)
{
//Array file didn't exist... create a new one
yourArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithCapacity:10];
//Fill with default values
}
...
//Use the content
...
//Save the array
[yourArray writeToFile:yourArrayFileName atomically:YES];
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