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macOS Read file contents and store in string
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I don't understand the Core Foundation part of the question. But in Cocoa, it's:
if your file is a plist that's part of the application's bundle.
I don't understand the Core Foundation part of the question. But in Cocoa, it's:
Code:
NSString *myWonderfulString = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"MyAwesomeFile" ofType:@"plist"]];if your file is a plist that's part of the application's bundle.
CFStringRef and NSString* have a "toll free bridge" meaning changing from one to the other involves nothing more than a cast.
Just use the method PatrickCocoa suggested above and cast to a CFStringRef to store the contents in Core Foundation.
Just use the method PatrickCocoa suggested above and cast to a CFStringRef to store the contents in Core Foundation.
I have a .cpp source code with I/O Kit and CoreFoundaton used in it.can i use Foundation?
Note that it can be done with CoreFoundation, it's just more work and more error prone. Have you looked at Apple's CFString reference? If so what exactly is it you are having problems with, there are a handful of functions for converting a buffer to a CFString depending on encoding and other things.