Printing a file to NSImage not working right (cocoa)

Question

This is probably a n00b question so I apologize in advance. I'm working with NSImage for the first time and basically I need to simply take a picture that is in my Resources folder, and have it display in an NSView/NSImageWell when a button is clicked.

NSImage *image = [[NSImage alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:@"tiles.PNG"];   
if ( [image isValid] ) {  
 NSImageView *view = [[NSImageView alloc] init];  
 [selection setImage:image];  
 [selection setImageScaling:NSScaleProportionally];  
}  
else {   
--- This line of code always activates meaning my image isn't valid     
}

My only guess is that I am getting the path wrong to the image file and I have looked all over for the right way to access it. Another guess is that I have my code wrong. Anybody familiar with this? Thanks!

Answer 1

I work a lot more with the iPhone, but initWithContentsOfFile seems to require a full/relative path, which I assume tiles.PNG wouldn't fulfill.

I'd use the class method imageNamed:(NSString *)name, which will search your bundle for you.

Answer 2

You should use NSBundleManger to locate the image like so:

NSBundle *mb=[NSBundle mainBundle];
NSString *fp=[mb pathForResource:@"titles" ofType:@"PNG"];
UIImage *img=[UIImage imageWithContentsOfFile:fp];

That way you don't have to mess with internal paths yourself. Otherwise, you have to have the path relative to the final built product which is hard to create and maintain.