Bundle.main.path(forResource:ofType:inDirectory:) returns nil

Question

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Answer 1

Same problem, slightly different situation & solution. I'm following a tutorial that said to use the following code:

    // Start the background music:
    if let musicPath = Bundle.main.path(forResource:
        "Sound/BackgroundMusic.m4a", ofType: nil) {
        print("SHOULD HEAR MUSIC NOW")
        let url = URL(fileURLWithPath: musicPath)

        do {
            musicPlayer = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: url)
            musicPlayer.numberOfLoops = -1
            musicPlayer.prepareToPlay()
            musicPlayer.play()
        }
        catch { print("Couldn't load music file") }
    }
}

I had the same issue as others but none of the solutions fixed the issue. After experimenting, all I did was remove Sound from the path in the following call and everything worked:

Bundle.main.path(forResource: "BackgroundMusic.m4a", ofType: nil)

It would seem that the tutorial was in error by telling me to include Sound in the path.