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Read text file in Swift

I am trying to read a text file from the program, which is

 var name = String.stringWithContentsOfFile("test.txt", encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding, error:nil)

(where text.txt is under project folder)

I also tried:

 var name = String.stringWithContentsOfFile("/Users/Michael/Desktop/test.txt", encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding, error:nil)

(Directory)

And both of them return a nil value to me. I checked the file and make sure it is a txt file with UTF-8 code. Can someone help me?

Solution

  • You have that problem, because you've specified the path to the file as a string, while it should be a path object. Try the following example:

    let path = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("fileName", ofType: "txt")
var data = String.stringWithContentsOfFile(path, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding, error: nil)

    This example assumes that the file in question is located in your app bundle.