The correct file location to store a plist on device

Question

What is the correct filepath to store a plist on the device.

I read this in a tutorial

which will work for the computer, would like to know the file location for the device.

// write xml representation of dictionary to a file
[dictionary writeToFile:@"/Users/henrik/Sites/foo.plist" atomically:NO];

I currently try to write to the filepath that I read from

NSString *filepath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] 
                      pathForResource:@"UserAdded" ofType:@"plist"];
userAddedQuotes = [[NSMutableArray alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:filepath];

as follows

[userAddedQuotes addObject:temp];
    [userAddedQuotes writeToFile:filepath atomically: NO];

The array gets updated in the runtime, but doesnt get saved to the plist.

Answer 1

You cannot write to any file inside your application bundle (including your resource directory). If you want to write a file you should write it your apps Documents or Library folder, depending on what the file is. For example:

NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);

Will return the an array of paths, the first of which is your documents directory.