PLIST files programmatically in iPhone using NSObject

viewcontroller.m

#import "PlistFile.h"

- (void)viewDidLoad

{

    [super viewDidLoad];

    

//To insert the data into the plist

    PlistFile *object = [[PlistFile alloc]init];

    NSMutableArray *arrValue = [object pathData:@"register"];

    NSString *pathName = [arrValue objectAtIndex:0];

    NSMutableDictionary *dictValue = [arrValue objectAtIndex:1];

    [dictValue setObject:@"viswa@aitrg.com" forKey:@"emailId"];

    [dictValue setObject:@"ait123" forKey:@"password"];

    [dictValue writeToFile:pathName atomically:YES];

    

//To reterive the data from the plist

    NSMutableDictionary *dict = [object Data:@"register"];

    NSString *username = [dict objectForKey:@"emailId"];

    NSString *password = [dict objectForKey:@"password"];

    NSLog(@"value: %@:%@",username,password);

}

PlistFile.h

@interface PlistFile : NSObject

-(NSString *)path:(NSString *)Name;

-(NSMutableArray *)pathData:(NSString *)plistName;

-(NSMutableDictionary *)Data:(NSString *)plistName;

@end

PlistFile.m

#import "PlistFile.h"

@implementation PlistFile

-(NSString *)path:(NSString *)Name{    

    NSString *fileName = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@.plist",Name];

    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);

    NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];

    NSString *pathName = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:fileName];

    return pathName;

}

//Careate and save Plist file Programmatically

-(NSMutableArray *)pathData:(NSString *)plistName

{

    NSString *path = [self path:plistName];

    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];

    }

    NSMutableArray *pathArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc]init];

    [pathArray addObject:path];

    [pathArray addObject:data];

    return pathArray;

}

//Retrieve Plist file Programmatically

-(NSMutableDictionary *)Data:(NSString *)plistName

{

   NSString *path = [self path:plistName];

   NSMutableDictionary *savedStock = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:path];

   return savedStock;

}

@end