Read and write a String from text file

Question

I need to read and write data to/from a text file, but I haven\'t been able to figure out how.

I found this sample code in the Swift\'s iBook, but I still don\'t kno

Answer 1

Earlier solutions answers question, but in my case deleting old content of file while writing was a problem.

So, I created piece of code for writing to file in documents directory without deleting previous content. You probably need better error handling, but I believe it's good starting point. Swift 4. Usuage:

    let filename = "test.txt"
    createOrOverwriteEmptyFileInDocuments(filename: filename)
    if let handle = getHandleForFileInDocuments(filename: filename) {
        writeString(string: "aaa", fileHandle: handle)
        writeString(string: "bbb", fileHandle: handle)
        writeString(string: "\n", fileHandle: handle)
        writeString(string: "ccc", fileHandle: handle)
    }

Helper methods:

func createOrOverwriteEmptyFileInDocuments(filename: String){
    guard let dir = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first else {
        debugPrint("ERROR IN createOrOverwriteEmptyFileInDocuments")
        return
    }
    let fileURL = dir.appendingPathComponent(filename)
    do {
        try "".write(to: fileURL, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
    }
    catch {
        debugPrint("ERROR WRITING STRING: " + error.localizedDescription)
    }
    debugPrint("FILE CREATED: " + fileURL.absoluteString)
}

private func writeString(string: String, fileHandle: FileHandle){
    let data = string.data(using: String.Encoding.utf8)
    guard let dataU = data else {
        debugPrint("ERROR WRITING STRING: " + string)
        return
    }
    fileHandle.seekToEndOfFile()
    fileHandle.write(dataU)
}

private func getHandleForFileInDocuments(filename: String)->FileHandle?{
    guard let dir = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first else {
        debugPrint("ERROR OPENING FILE")
        return nil
    }
    let fileURL = dir.appendingPathComponent(filename)
    do {
        let fileHandle: FileHandle? = try FileHandle(forWritingTo: fileURL)
        return fileHandle
    }
    catch {
        debugPrint("ERROR OPENING FILE: " + error.localizedDescription)
        return nil
    }
}