How can I read a large UTF-8 file on an iPhone?

Question

My app downloads a file in UTF-8 format, which is too large to read using the NSString initWithContentsOfFile method. The problem I have is that the NSFileHan

Answer 1

utf8 is self synchronizing - just read a little more or less as needed, then read the byte values to determine the boundaries for any code point.

also, you could use fopen and use a small, manageable buffer on the stack for this and memory will not be an issue.