I know that there are other same questions as mine. But I think that I have tried everything and I still can't be able to find the NSUserDefaults plist file in my simulator folder. I made sure that I got the right ID for the simulator and I wasn't able to find the NSUserDefaults plist as I want to check exactly what values are being saved. Does anyone know what is the exact name of the file that I should be searching for?
For info, I am searching in the following path: /Users/username/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/<device_id>/data/Library/Preferences
Does anyone know if I am doing it wrong? How can I find that file? Thank you for your help!
you can print the location by asking at runtime.
Each time you compile and run simulator the folders may differ from before.
how to write NSUserDefaults
NSUserDefaults *userdef = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
[userdef setObject:@"testString" forKey:@"testkey"];
[userdef synchronize]; //dont forget synchoniszing after setting new objects
how to read NSUserDefaults
NSUserDefaults *defs = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
NSString *result = [defs objectForKey:@"testkey"];
NSLog(@"read out userdefs = %@",result);
If you did not set any NSUserDefaults yet, there is no file.
Otherwise where is your <BundleIdentifier>.<appName>.plist ?
NSArray *path = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSLibraryDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
NSString *libraryFolder = [path objectAtIndex:0];
NSString *appID = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] infoDictionary] objectForKey:@"CFBundleIdentifier"];
NSString *userdefFile = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/Preferences/%@.plist", libraryFolder, appID];
NSLog(@"NSUserDefaults File located at: %@", userdefFile);