I am trying download files with NSURL library and in with the function below. It used to store it in the temp folders so I couldn't access the files before they were removed.
I am trying to relocate downloaded files into Documents directory, but when I try to print out NSData as NSString it returns nil. I don't get what is wrong with code below.
func URLSession(session: NSURLSession, downloadTask: NSURLSessionDownloadTask, didFinishDownloadingToURL location: NSURL) {
//create a NSFileManager Instance
let fileManager = NSFileManager.alloc()
//Get documents directory URL
let documentsUrl:NSArray = fileManager.URLsForDirectory(.DocumentDirectory, inDomains: .UserDomainMask)
let documentsDirectory:NSURL = documentsUrl.firstObject as NSURL
//Get the file name and create a destination URL
let sendingFileName = downloadTask.originalRequest.URL
//convert sendingFileName into String
let fileString = sendingFileName.absoluteString
let destinationURL = documentsDirectory.URLByAppendingPathComponent(fileString!)
//Hold this file as an NSData and write it to the new location
let fileData = NSData(contentsOfURL: location)
let fileDataString = NSString(data: fileData!, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding)
println(fileDataString)
fileData?.writeToURL(destinationURL, atomically: false)
}
This should also work.
let fileManager = NSFileManager.defaultManager()
//Get documents directory URL
let documentsDirectory = fileManager.URLsForDirectory(.DocumentDirectory, inDomains: .UserDomainMask).first as! NSURL
// Check if file exist
if (fileManager.fileExistsAtPath(documentsDirectory)){
fileManager.removeItemAtURL(NSURL(documentsDirectory), error: nil)
}
// Copy File From Temp Folder To Documents Directory
fileManager.copyItemAtURL(location, toURL: NSURL(fileURLWithPath: documentsDirectory), error: &error)