Parsing an XML file stored in the Documents directory of an iPhone application

Question

NSXMLParser has three types of init.

-> init

-> initWith Data

-> initWithContents of URL

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=> But my xml file is stored at Application's Document directory, so how to parse a file which is stored at "Doc Dir"

Thanks in advance.

Diego

Answer 1

nsdata can be initialize with the contents of a file. Use the initWithContentsOfFile instance method with NSDAta and supply that to nsxmlparser's initWithData method:

NSString * filePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"someFile"
                                                      ofType:@"xml"];
NSData * fileData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:filePath];
NSXMLParser * parser = [NSXMLParser initWithData:fileData];

Dairy

Thanks Sir, I completely forgot that. Thanks for helping me. – Diego

You beat me to it, so I added my code to your answer. Please edit as you see fit. :) – Melantha