array from plist iOS

Question

I am trying to access an array that I am trying to have created from a plist.

NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    NSString *documentsDirectory =  [paths objectAtIndex:0];
    NSString *plistPath = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"methodologyQuestions.plist"];
    NSMutableArray *myArray = [[[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:plistPath]mutableCopy];
    NSLog(@"%@", [myArray objectAtIndex:0]);

Here is a snapshot of my plist methodologyQuestions.plist

The problem is that when I log the array it is null. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

The problem is that you are reading from the wrong path. If this is a file bundled with your app then it is not in the Documents folder, it is in the app's resource bundle.

The path is:

NSString *plistPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"methodologyQuestions" ofType:@"plist"];