Accessing Documents directory via a constant

Declare following constant in yourApplication.pch file & then you can easily access documents directory very easily.

#define documentsDirectory_Statement NSString *documentsDirectory; \
NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); \
documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];

#define documentsDirectory_Statement NSString *documentsDirectory; \

NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); \

documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];

For example, I have placed the code of my application’s .pch file here.

#ifdef __OBJC__
	#import &lt;UIKit/UIKit.h&gt;
	#import &lt;Foundation/Foundation.h&gt;
	#import &lt;QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h&gt;
	#define documentsDirectory_Statement NSString *documentsDirectory; \
	NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); \
	documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];
#endif

#ifdef __OBJC__

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>

#define documentsDirectory_Statement NSString *documentsDirectory; \

NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES); \

documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];

#endif

I have illustrated an example where I want to use documents directory.

- (void)bannerLoaded:(id)object
{
	documentsDirectory_Statement;
	NSString *pathForMyFile=[documentsDirectory stringByAppendingFormat:@"myFile.plist"];
	//... some statements of your program
}

- (void)bannerLoaded:(id)object

{

documentsDirectory_Statement;

NSString *pathForMyFile=[documentsDirectory stringByAppendingFormat:@"myFile.plist"];

//... some statements of your program

}

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