Getting a list of files in the Resources folder - iOS

Solution 1:

You can get the path to the Resources directory like this,

NSString * resourcePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath];

Then append the Documents to the path,

NSString * documentsPath = [resourcePath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Documents"];

Then you can use any of the directory listing APIs of NSFileManager.

NSError * error;
NSArray * directoryContents = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:documentsPath error:&error];

Note : When adding source folder into the bundle make sure you select "Create folder references for any added folders option when copying"

Solution 2:

Swift

Updated for Swift 3

let docsPath = Bundle.main.resourcePath! + "/Resources"
let fileManager = FileManager.default

do {
    let docsArray = try fileManager.contentsOfDirectory(atPath: docsPath)
} catch {
    print(error)
}

Further reading:

• NSFileManager class reference
• File System Programming Guide
• Error Handling docs
• Error Handling in Swift 2.0 blog post
• How to find the kind of errors a method may throw and catch them in Swift

Solution 3:

You can try this code also:

NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
NSError * error;
NSArray * directoryContents =  [[NSFileManager defaultManager]
                      contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:documentsDirectory error:&error];

NSLog(@"directoryContents ====== %@",directoryContents);

Solution 4:

Swift version:

    if let files = try? FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(atPath: Bundle.main.bundlePath ){
        for file in files {
            print(file)
        }
    }