I have an archive which is stored in "Presidents.plist" file. It exist and I can locate it using pathForResource method. And also I do get the data using initWithContentsOfFile method of NSData to retrieve the data. The problem now is in this lines of code.
NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:#"Presidents"
ofType:#"plist"];
NSData *data;
NSKeyedUnarchiver *unarchiver;
data = [[NSData alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:path];
unarchiver = [[NSKeyedUnarchiver alloc] initForReadingWithData:data];
id presidents = [unarchiver decodeObjectForKey:#"Presidents"];
For some reason it is returning a null class instead of my expected NSArray class. Can anyone tell me the reason this is happening and how can I solve this dilemma?
I'm getting the class like this...
NSLog(#"presidents class = %#", NSStringFromClass([presidents class]));
I had the same problem, Method 2 helped me.
Change the "BIDPresident" to the "President" in Presidents.plist using TextWrangler or try my file http://www.fileswap.com/dl/o29Sxm48g0/Presidents.plist.html
You can access the object by:
NSMutableDictionary dict = [NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithFile:archieverPath];
archieverPath is the path of the plist.
and you can return the object by
return [dict objectForKey:key];
In more recent versions of iOS the root object of a pList must not be an array. I had this problem recently. Try using a dictionary instead.
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I got problem in following statement.
NSArray *feedsData = [strFeedsResponse JSONValue];
I presume strFeedsResponse is an instance of NSString. There is no such method as JSONValue in NSString. You need NSString category and add the JSONValue method there.
You can use for example SBJson library https://github.com/stig/json-framework/, which contains NSString+SBJson.h header, which adds the JSONValue method for NSString.
This header must be than imported in the source file where you want to use the JSONValue method:
#import NSString+SBJSON.h
More about categories for example here: http://macdevelopertips.com/objective-c/objective-c-categories.html
One of two things is happening:
strFeedsResponse is not ACTUALLY an instance of an NSString. Maybe it is null or it has been initiated with an incorrect value. You can add a breakpoint to your code to check the value that is stored in strFeedsResponse before you call JSONValue on it.
You have not correctly imported the JSON framework that you are using into your class. You need to add the JSON header to your class.
Hope this helps future searchers on this error...
The reason for the error is that the current version of SBJson seems to not contain the NSString category "NSString+SBJSON.h" referred to by an earlier poster. So, you could easily write your own, or just use the SBJsonParser class directly ("address" is just an NSString containing something like "24 Elm Street, Yourtown, New Mexico"):
NSString *esc_addr = [address stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
NSString *req = [NSString stringWithFormat:#"http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?sensor=false&address=%#", esc_addr];
NSString *response = [NSString stringWithContentsOfURL: [NSURL URLWithString: req] encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding error: NULL];
SBJsonParser *parser = [[SBJsonParser alloc] init];
NSDictionary *googleResponse = [parser objectWithString:response];
Cheers!
If you are using a webservice, then give the URL for that.
try this way...
NSArray* latestentry = (NSDictionary*)[responseString JSONValue];
NSArray *feedsData = [[strFeedsResponse JSONValue] mutableCopy];
Use this Line, it will be useful to you..
This error generally comes when method not found.Here it comes because JSONValue function is not found.
Please make sure you have included json header files where you calling this function.
I have an IPhone application in which i am using this code .
NSPropertyListFormat plistFormat;
NSDictionary *payloadDict = [NSPropertyListSerialization
propertyListWithData:subscriptionProduct.receipt
options:NSPropertyListImmutable
format:&plistFormat
error:nil];
where i am getting the subscriptionProduct.receipt correctly and reciept is an nsdata, which is declared inside the subscriptionProduct class.But after the conversion when i am trying to print payloadDict it is terned to be null.can anybody help me
Try getting the error out of the method and displaying it:
NSPropertyListFormat plistFormat;
NSError *parseError;
NSDictionary *payloadDict = [NSPropertyListSerialization
propertyListWithData:subscriptionProduct.receipt
options:NSPropertyListImmutable
format:&plistFormat
error:&parseError];
NSLog(#"payloadDict = %#", payloadDict);
NSLog(#"parseError = %#", parseError);
If parseError is nil, the property list serialization thinks it read the data properly. If not, its contents should tell you where to look.
Your comments seem to say that you want to construct a new NSDictionary that stores the object subscriptionProduct.receipt.
You can do this:
NSMutableDictionary *payloadDict = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
// Always check if values are nil before adding them to a dictionary.
if (subscriptionProduct.receipt)
[payloadDict setObject:subscriptionProduct.receipt forKey:#"receipt"];
If you want to load the receipt later, you can do this:
NSData *receiptData = [payloadDict objectForKey:#"receipt"];
I have a plist with an array at top level and then a number of items within it.
When I try the following
NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] bundlePath];
NSString *finalPath = [path stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"Spots.plist"];
spotsArray = [[NSMutableArray arrayWithContentsOfFile:finalPath] retain];
the array spotsArray is empty.
I have tried a number of things and have used plists successfully before. I dont know what the issue is now.
What could be causing the issue, my plist looks like this
It's not an array at the top level it's a dictionary with a single item called 'New Item'.
Try NSMutableArray *mutableArray = [[[NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:finalPath] objectForKey:#"New Item"] mutableCopy] autorelease]
This should mean that your .plist file does not exist or not readable.
Try to create the file with writeToFile at the same path to verify it works. (It can also help you to verify the directory)
i have a array with data,i want to load the dictiionary type element with array......
NSArray *thisArray = [[NSArray alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:path];
NSSdictionary *state;
how to load the content with array....
any help appreciated...
The usual pitfall is getting the path right for the file, other than that it is pretty straight forward... if I understand the question correctly
NSString* path = [[NSBundle mainBundle]pathForResource:#"someDataFile" ofType:#"plist"];
NSDictionary *state = [[NSDictionary alloc]initWithContentsOfFile:path];
I've been trying to save a plist of a NSDictionary to my app's Documents folder. I haven't tried this on the device yet but I'd like it to work on the simulator for testing purposes. The [self createDictionaryFromChoreList] method just creates a NSDictionary from some data in another class of mine. I've pretty much copied/pasted this code from the web documents and when I go to see if the file was saved or not, I find that it isn't. Here is the method block.
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *plistName = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:#"%#chores.plist", self.firstName];
NSString *path = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:plistName];
NSDictionary *choresDictionary = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithDictionary:[self createDictionaryFromChoreList]];
[choresDictionary writeToFile:path atomically:YES];
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
-S
You should also capture the BOOL returned by writeToFile:atomically:. That will tell you if the write succeeded or not.
Also, are you sure you are looking in the right documents folder? If you have more than one app in the simulator its easy to open the wrong app's documents folder in the Finder. I did that once and it cost me a couple of hours of frustration.
Edit01:
writeToFile:atomically: returning false explains why no file exist. The simplest explanation is that something in the dictionary is not a property list object.
From the NSDictionary docs:
This method recursively validates that
all the contained objects are property
list objects (instances of NSData,
NSDate, NSNumber, NSString, NSArray,
or NSDictionary) before writing out
the file, and returns NO if all the
objects are not property list objects,
since the resultant file would not be
a valid property list.
It just takes one non-plist object buried deep in a dictionary to prevent it from being converted to a plist.
Don't forget serialize the plist data:
Here is a snippet of code that I use for writing information to a plist
NSString *errorString;
NSData *data = [NSPropertyListSerialization dataFromPropertyList:plistDict
format:NSPropertyListXMLFormat_v1_0
errorDescription:&errorString];
[plistDict release];
if (!data) {
NSLog(#"error converting data: %#", errorString);
return NO;
}
if ([data writeToFile:[XEraseAppDelegate loadSessionPlist] atomically: YES]) {
return YES;
} else {
NSLog(#"couldn't write to new plist");
return NO;
}
This is something I whipped up really quickly and it correctly writes a plist directory of name and company to the documents directory. I have a feeling your dictionary creation method might have an issue. Try this out for yourself, then add your code and make sure it works.
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *plistDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *plistPath = [plistDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:#"userCompany.plist"];
NSArray *userObjects = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:#"Joe", #"Smith", #"Smith Co", nil];
NSArray *userKeys = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:#"First Name", #"Last Name", #"Company", nil];
NSDictionary *userSettings = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjects:userObjects forKeys:userKeys];
[userSettings writeToFile:plistPath atomically:YES];
Is it correct, that the name of file your writing to is:
SOEMTHINGchores.plist?
Created via:
NSString *plistName = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:#"%#chores.plist", self.firstName];
Also, what is the output of:
[choresDictionary print];
Some additional info would help to debug this.
Where exactly are you looking for the file?
I have the exact same code and it works fine for me.
Just that I have to dig deep to get the file. Something like:
/Users/myUserName/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/User/Applications/0E62A607-8EEB-4970-B198-81CE4BDDB7AA/Documents/data.plist
And the HEX number in the path changes with every run. So I print the file path with every run.
Insert a break point at
NSDictionary *choresDictionary = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithDictionary:[self createDictionaryFromChoreList]];
now when you step out drag your mouse over choresDictionary and check in the tooltip that its size is not 0x0 or you can simply do an NSLog of the choresDictionary
like NSLog(#"%#",choresDictionary); I think your dictionary has 0 key key value pairs thats why you are getting null into your documents folder.
Thanks,
Madhup
I was running into this issue as well. In my case it turned out that I was using NSNumbers for keys - which is not valid.