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How can i save, retrieve, delete & update my data in Plist file in ios?

up vote2down votefavorite 3	I am creating a iPhone app in which i get all countries name, logo & player name. I want to save that data in .plist instead of sqlite server. I don't know how to create a plist file in DocumentDirectory and save the data. Please somebody suggest me how to save data in plist file. ios plist shareimprove this question asked May 26 '14 at 9:47 user3631436 9918
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I am going through with screenshot and step by step. Please follow this and you will get your answer. First you have to create Property List through your Xcode. Step:1 Step:2 Step:3 Save data on your save button action : // Take 3 array for save the data ..... -(IBAction)save_Action:(id)sender { NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains (NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); NSString *documentsPath = [paths objectAtIndex:0]; NSString *plistPath = [documentsPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"manuallyData.plist"]; [self.nameArr addObject:self.nameField.text]; [self.countryArr addObject:self.countryField.text]; [self.imageArr addObject:@"image.png"]; NSDictionary *plistDict = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjects: [NSArray arrayWithObjects: self.nameArr, self.countryArr, self.imageArr, nil] forKeys:[NSArray arrayWithObjects: @"Name", @"Country",@"Image", nil]]; NSString *error = nil; NSData *plistData = [NSPropertyListSerialization dataFromPropertyList:plistDict format:NSPropertyListXMLFormat_v1_0 errorDescription:&error]; if(plistData) { [plistData writeToFile:plistPath atomically:YES]; alertLbl.text = @"Data saved sucessfully"; } else { alertLbl.text = @"Data not saved"; } } // Data is saved in your plist and plist is saved in DocumentDirectory Step:4 Retrieve Data from plist File: NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains (NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); NSString *documentsPath = [paths objectAtIndex:0]; NSString *plistPath = [documentsPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"manuallyData.plist"]; if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:plistPath]) { plistPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"manuallyData" ofType:@"plist"]; } NSDictionary *dict = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:plistPath]; self.nameArr = [dict objectForKey:@"Name"]; self.countryArr = [dict objectForKey:@"Country"]; Step:5 Remove data from plist file: NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains (NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); NSString *documentsPath = [paths objectAtIndex:0]; NSString *plistPath = [documentsPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"manuallyData.plist"]; NSMutableDictionary *dictionary = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:(NSString *)plistPath]; self.nameArr = [dictionary objectForKey:@"Name"]; self.countryArr = [dictionary objectForKey:@"Country"]; [self.nameArr removeObjectAtIndex:indexPath.row]; [self.countryArr removeObjectAtIndex:indexPath.row]; [dictionary writeToFile:plistPath atomically:YES]; Step:6 Update your data on Update click Action: NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains (NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); NSString *documentsPath = [paths objectAtIndex:0]; NSString *plistPath = [documentsPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"manuallyData.plist"]; if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:plistPath]) { plistPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"manuallyData" ofType:@"plist"]; } self.plistDic = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:plistPath]; [[self.plistDic objectForKey:@"Name"] removeObjectAtIndex:self.indexPath]; [[self.plistDic objectForKey:@"Country"] removeObjectAtIndex:self.indexPath]; [[self.plistDic objectForKey:@"Image"] removeObjectAtIndex:self.indexPath]; [[self.plistDic objectForKey:@"Name"] insertObject:nameField.text atIndex:self.indexPath]; [[self.plistDic objectForKey:@"Country"] insertObject:countryField.text atIndex:self.indexPath]; [[self.plistDic objectForKey:@"Image"] insertObject:@"dhoni.jpg" atIndex:self.indexPath]; [self.plistDic writeToFile:plistPath atomically:YES]; shareimprove this answer edited May 26 '14 at 10:38 answered May 26 '14 at 10:21 S R Nayak 2,3861526

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up vote0down vote	Please somebody suggest me how to save data in plist file Here is the link suggest how to do: How can we create our own plist file in a Xcode project? shareimprove this answer answered May 26 '14 at 9:51 loveSO 1,5081621
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Simple Example NSString *filePath=[[NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0] stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"country.plist"]; // ADD Plist File NSMutableArray *arr=[[NSMutableArray alloc]initWithObjects:@"India",@"USA" ,nil]; [arr writeToFile:filePath atomically:YES]; //Update NSFileManager *fm=[NSFileManager defaultManager]; [arr removeObjectIdenticalTo:@"India"]; [fm removeItemAtPath:filePath error:nil]; [arr writeToFile:filePath atomically:YES]; // Read NSMutableArray *arr=[[NSMutableArray alloc]initWithContentsOfFile:filePath]; shareimprove this answer answered May 26 '14 at 9:54 Sunny Shah 6,34741854

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NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory,NSUserDomainMask, YES); NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0]; NSString *path = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"plist.plist"]; NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager]; if (![fileManager fileExistsAtPath: path]) { path = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent: [NSString stringWithFormat: @“yourfilename.plist"] ]; } NSMutableDictionary *data = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: path]; NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager]; NSMutableDictionary *data; if ([fileManager fileExistsAtPath: path]) { data = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: path]; } else { // If the file doesn’t exist, create an empty dictionary data = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init]; } //To insert the data into the plist int value = 5; [data setObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:value] forKey:@"value"]; [data writeToFile: path atomically:YES]; //To reterive the data from the plist NSMutableDictionary *savedStock = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: path]; int savedvalue; savedvalue = [[savedStock objectForKey:@"value"] intValue]; NSLog(@“%d”, savedvalue); shareimprove this answer answered May 26 '14 at 9:59 Anand 89961943

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