[ACCEPTED]-How can i save, retrieve, delete & update my data in Plist file in ios?-plist

I am going through with screenshot and step 6 by step. Please follow this and you will 5 get your answer.

First you have to create 4 Property List through your Xcode.

Step:1

Step:2

Step:3

Save data 3 on your save button action :

   // Take 3 array for save the data .....

    -(IBAction)save_Action:(id)sender
    {
        NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains (NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
        NSString *documentsPath = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
        NSString *plistPath = [documentsPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"manuallyData.plist"];

        [self.nameArr addObject:self.nameField.text];
        [self.countryArr addObject:self.countryField.text];
        [self.imageArr addObject:@"image.png"];

        NSDictionary *plistDict = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjects: [NSArray arrayWithObjects: self.nameArr, self.countryArr, self.imageArr, nil] forKeys:[NSArray arrayWithObjects: @"Name", @"Country",@"Image", nil]];

        NSError *error = nil;
        NSData *plistData = [NSPropertyListSerialization dataFromPropertyList:plistDict format:NSPropertyListXMLFormat_v1_0 errorDescription:&error];

        if(plistData)
        {
            [plistData writeToFile:plistPath atomically:YES];
            alertLbl.text = @"Data saved sucessfully";
        }
        else
        {
            alertLbl.text = @"Data not saved";
        }
    }
 // Data is saved in your plist and plist is saved in DocumentDirectory

Step:4

Retrieve Data 2 from plist File:

    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains (NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    NSString *documentsPath = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
    NSString *plistPath = [documentsPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"manuallyData.plist"];

    if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:plistPath])
    {
        plistPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"manuallyData" ofType:@"plist"];
    }

    NSDictionary *dict = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:plistPath];
    self.nameArr = [dict objectForKey:@"Name"];
    self.countryArr = [dict objectForKey:@"Country"];

Step:5

Remove data from plist file:

    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains (NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    NSString *documentsPath = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
    NSString *plistPath = [documentsPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"manuallyData.plist"];
    NSMutableDictionary *dictionary = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:(NSString *)plistPath];

    self.nameArr = [dictionary objectForKey:@"Name"];
    self.countryArr = [dictionary objectForKey:@"Country"];

    [self.nameArr removeObjectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
    [self.countryArr removeObjectAtIndex:indexPath.row];

    [dictionary writeToFile:plistPath atomically:YES];

Step:6

Update 1 your data on Update click Action:

    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains (NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    NSString *documentsPath = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
    NSString *plistPath = [documentsPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"manuallyData.plist"];

    if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:plistPath])
    {
        plistPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"manuallyData" ofType:@"plist"];
    }

    self.plistDic = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:plistPath];

    [[self.plistDic objectForKey:@"Name"] removeObjectAtIndex:self.indexPath];
    [[self.plistDic objectForKey:@"Country"] removeObjectAtIndex:self.indexPath];
    [[self.plistDic objectForKey:@"Image"] removeObjectAtIndex:self.indexPath];

    [[self.plistDic objectForKey:@"Name"] insertObject:nameField.text atIndex:self.indexPath];
    [[self.plistDic objectForKey:@"Country"] insertObject:countryField.text atIndex:self.indexPath];
    [[self.plistDic objectForKey:@"Image"] insertObject:@"dhoni.jpg" atIndex:self.indexPath];

    [self.plistDic writeToFile:plistPath atomically:YES];

SWIFT 3.0

Below is the code to read and write Data 2 in .plist File.

1. Create a data.plist file.

2. Make sure that root object 1 is of type Dictionary.

   class PersistanceViewControllerA: UIViewController {
   
   @IBOutlet weak var nationTextField: UITextField!
   @IBOutlet weak var capitalTextField: UITextField!
   
   @IBOutlet weak var textView: UITextView!
   
   override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        displayNationAndCapitalCityNames()
   
   
   //Get Path
   func getPath() -> String {
     let plistFileName = "data.plist"
     let paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.documentDirectory, .userDomainMask, true)
     let documentPath = paths[0] as NSString
     let plistPath = documentPath.appendingPathComponent(plistFileName)
     return plistPath
   }
   
   
   //Display Nation and Capital
   func displayNationAndCapitalCityNames() {
     let plistPath = self.getPath()
     self.textView.text = ""
     if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: plistPath) {
       if let nationAndCapitalCitys = NSMutableDictionary(contentsOfFile: plistPath) {
           for (_, element) in nationAndCapitalCitys.enumerated() {
               self.textView.text = self.textView.text + "\(element.key) --> \(element.value) \n"
           }
       }
    }
   }
   
   //On Click OF Submit
   @IBAction func onSubmit(_ sender: UIButton) {
       let plistPath = self.getPath()
       if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: plistPath) {
           let nationAndCapitalCitys = NSMutableDictionary(contentsOfFile: plistPath)!
           nationAndCapitalCitys.setValue(capitalTextField.text!, forKey: nationTextField.text!)
           nationAndCapitalCitys.write(toFile: plistPath, atomically: true)
       }
       nationTextField.text = ""
       capitalTextField.text = ""
       displayNationAndCapitalCityNames()
   }
   
   }
   

output:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Canada</key>
    <string>Ottawa</string>
    <key>China</key>
    <string>Beijin</string>
    <key>Germany</key>
    <string>Berlin</string>
    <key>United Kingdom</key>
    <string>London</string>
    <key>United States of America</key>
    <string>Washington, D.C.</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Operation Read, Write, update and delete 9 plist file Xcode 11.3 with Swift 5.0

Add 8 new plist file to your project

then storage 7 it to the folder

When you add ur plist 6 file to your project then you need to copy 5 to this file from your main bundle to document 4 directory and perform the operation , here 3 is the code of Write, update and delete 2 plist file

//Operation Write, update and delete plist file
static func chipsOperationPropertyList(operation: chipsOperation) {
    //chipOperation is enum for add, edit and update 
    let paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.documentDirectory, .userDomainMask, true)[0] as String
    let path = paths.appending("/StoreData.plist")
    let fileManager = FileManager.default
    if (!(fileManager.fileExists(atPath: path)))
    {
        do {
            let bundlePath : NSString = Bundle.main.path(forResource: "StoreData", ofType: "plist")! as NSString
            try fileManager.copyItem(atPath: bundlePath as String, toPath: path)
        }catch {
           print(error)
        }
    }
    var plistDict:NSMutableDictionary = NSMutableDictionary(contentsOfFile: path)!
    switch operation {
       case chipsOperation.add:
            plistDict.setValue("Value", forKey: "Key")
            break
       case chipsOperation.edit:
            plistDict["Key"] = "Value1"
            break
       case chipsOperation.delete:
            plistDict.removeObject(forKey: "Key")
            break
    }
    plistDict.write(toFile: path, atomically: true)
}

and finally here is read plist 1 file here

static func readPropertyList() {

    let paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.documentDirectory, .userDomainMask, true)[0] as String
    let path = paths.appending("/StoreData.plist")
    let plistDict = NSDictionary(contentsOfFile: path)
    print(plistDict)
}

Simple Example

NSString *filePath=[[NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES) objectAtIndex:0] stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"country.plist"];

// ADD Plist File
NSMutableArray *arr=[[NSMutableArray alloc]initWithObjects:@"India",@"USA" ,nil];
[arr writeToFile:filePath atomically:YES];


//Update
NSFileManager *fm=[NSFileManager defaultManager];
[arr removeObjectIdenticalTo:@"India"];
[fm removeItemAtPath:filePath error:nil];
[arr writeToFile:filePath atomically:YES];

 // Read

    NSMutableArray *arr=[[NSMutableArray alloc]initWithContentsOfFile:filePath];

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NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory,NSUserDomainMask, YES); 
NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0]; 
NSString *path = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"plist.plist"]; 
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];

if (![fileManager fileExistsAtPath: path]) {
    path = [documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent: [NSString stringWithFormat: @"yourfilename.plist"]];
}

NSMutableDictionary *data = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: path];
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
NSMutableDictionary *data;

if ([fileManager fileExistsAtPath: path]) {
    data = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: path];
} else {
    // If the file doesn’t exist, create an empty dictionary
    data = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
}

//To insert the data into the plist
int value = 5;
[data setObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:value] forKey:@"value"];
[data writeToFile: path atomically:YES];

//To retrieve the data from the plist
NSMutableDictionary *savedStock = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile: path];
int savedvalue;
savedvalue = [[savedStock objectForKey:@"value"] intValue];
NSLog(@“%d”, savedvalue);

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You have already created a plist. This plist 9 will remain same in app. If you want to 8 edit the data in this plist, add new data 7 in plist or remove data from plist, you 6 can’t make changes in this file.

For this 5 purpose you will have to store your plist 4 in Document Directory. You can edit your 3 plist saved in document directory.

Save plist in document directory as:

NSString *filePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@”Data” ofType:@”plist”]; NSDictionary *dict = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:filePath]; NSDictionary *plistDict = dict;
NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
NSString *error = nil;
NSData *plistData = [NSPropertyListSerialization dataFromPropertyList:plistDict
format:NSPropertyListXMLFormat_v1_0 errorDescription:&error];
if (![fileManager fileExistsAtPath: plistPath]) {
if(plistData)
    {
[plistData writeToFile:plistPath atomically:YES];
    }
}
else
{ }

Retrieve data from Plist as:

NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains (NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask,
YES);
NSString *documentsPath = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
    NSString *plistPath = [documentsPath stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"Data.plist"];
    NSDictionary *dict = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:plistPath];
NSArray *usersArray = [dict objectForKey:@"Object1"];

You can 2 edit remove, add new data as per your requirement 1 and save the plist again to Document Directory.

Ref:https://medium.com/@javedmultani16/save-and-edit-delete-data-from-plist-in-ios-debfc276a2c8