Why can not i get path of plist file in my project?

I am using this function to get path of a plist file in my project:

 + (NSString *) appDat开发者_StackOverflowaPath{
NSLog(@"in appDataPath");
NSString *appDPath = nil;
// Get the main bundle for the app.
NSBundle* mainBundle = [NSBundle mainBundle];

if (mainBundle != nil) {
    NSLog(@"in appDataPath mainbundle");
    appDPath = [mainBundle pathForResource:@"MyAppSettings" ofType:@"plist"];
    NSLog(@"appDataPath: %@", appDPath);
}

return appDPath;
}

It goes in if(mainBundle != nil) but appDPath is null. This same function is working in one other project. Why is it not working here? Is there any other way to get path of a plist file in project. Thanks in advance.

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Check the case. iOS' filesystem is case sensitive.

Check the file isn't in a directory. You need to call pathForResource:ofType:inDirectory in that case.

Check the file is enabled for the target you are building. If it isn't, it won't get copied into the bundle.

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if by any chance you are having your plist in subfolder, then you should consider using

[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource: ofType: inDirectory:]

by specifying the directory as well.

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Try this

+ (NSString *) appDataPath{

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

    if ([[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:plistPath]) {
          plistPath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"MyAppSettings" 
                                                      ofType:@"plist"];
         return plistPath;
    }
    else 
    // No plist found       
}

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I am using this code to find plist path in my project.

-(void)CreatePlistPath
{
    NSError *error;
    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); 
    NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0]; 
    path = [[documentsDirectory stringByAppendingPathComponent:@"data.plist"] retain];

    NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];

    if (![fileManager fileExistsAtPath: path])
    {
        NSString *bundle =[[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"data" ofType:@"plist"];

        [fileManager copyItemAtPath:bundle toPath: path error:&error];
    }
}