How to read data structure from .plist file into NSArray

Question

I was creating a data structure manually using the following:

NSDictionary* league1 = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys: @\"Barclays Premier Leagu         


        

Answer 1

Use this code if the plist is in the resources folder of the project.

  NSString *sourcePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"league"    ofType:@"plist"];
 contentArray = [NSArray arrayWithContentsOfFile:sourcePath];

If the plist is inside the document directory of the app use this:

    NSArray *paths = 
NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *basePath = ([paths count] > 0) ? [paths objectAtIndex:0] : nil;

NSString *plistName = @"league";
NSString *finalPath = [basePath stringByAppendingPathComponent: 
                       [NSString stringWithFormat: @"%@.plist", plistName]];



contentArray = [NSArray arrayWithContentsOfFile:finalPath];