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Save Data to .plist File in Swift

I am trying to save data to a plist file in swift, but the data isn't showing up as it was saved when the plist is read. This is the code I was using.

var documentsDirectory = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.DocumentDirectory, .UserDomainMask, true)[0] as NSString
var path : NSString = documentsDirectory.stringByAppendingPathComponent("data.plist")
var data : NSMutableDictionary = NSMutableDictionary(contentsOfFile: path)
data.setObject(self.object, forKey: "key")
data.writeToFile(path, atomically: true)

Edit: I've heard that the best way to do this is write to the documents directory, so my question would be how should I write to a file in that directory?

Solution

  • Apparently the file is not in a writable location, so I created it in the documents directory. 

    var paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.DocumentDirectory, .UserDomainMask, true)[0] as String
var path = paths.stringByAppendingPathComponent("data.plist")
var fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager()
if (!(fileManager.fileExistsAtPath(path)))
{
    var bundle : NSString = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("data", ofType: "plist")
    fileManager.copyItemAtPath(bundle, toPath: path, error:nil)
}
data.setObject(object, forKey: "object")
data.writeToFile(path, atomically: true)

    Then, it has to be read from the documents directory.

    var paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.DocumentDirectory, .UserDomainMask, true)[0] as String
var path = paths.stringByAppendingPathComponent("data.plist")
let save = NSDictionary(contentsOfFile: path)