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Bruce G
5,360 PointsHaving problems with NSBundle
Given a resource named "CrazyInformation.plist" located in the main application directory, first retrieve the path to this resource and assign the string to a constant named plistPath. Once you have the plistPath, create an instance of NSDictionary containing the contents of the plist.
import Foundation
// Add your code below
let plistPath = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("CrazyInformation", ofType: "plist")
let currentWeather = NSDictionary(contentsOfFile: plistPath!)
1 Answer
Jeremy Faith
Courses Plus Student 56,696 PointsThe pathForResource method returns an optional and the challenge wants you to use optional binding syntax. Watch the video NSBundle and the File Directory at 02:25. You just need to use if let and place your instance of NSDictionary inside curly brackets {}. If the path exist then the instance will be executed and assigned to the constant dictionary. Also remove the bang ! from plistPath.
if let plistPath = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("CrazyInformation", ofType: "plist") {
let dictionary = NSDictionary(contentsOfFile: plistPath)
}
Hope this helps.