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how to find the expiry of the document in iphone/ipad

Im looking for expiry of the document in iphone/ipad for my application,i want one of the document in the application to be removed from the device(application directory of iphone/ipad) after particular time period!! Can any one get me the solution for that!!

Solution

  • Store your "best before"-date in NSUserDefaults. Check current date against "best before" when you start up the app. Delete your document if your best before date has passed.

    NSDate *currentDate = [NSDate date];

if([currentDate laterDate:bestBeforeDate] == currentDate) {
 //delete file
 NSError *error;
 [[NSFileManager defaultManager] removeItemAtPath:YOURPATH error:&error];
}

    For a solution for storing your date in the defaults, refer to this answer.