What is .DS_Store

Question

Hello everyone

I hope to list all files in document directory using codes below

for(NSString *path in [manager contentsOfDirectoryAtPath:[self appDelegate].gCurrentPath_AppDelegate
                                                       error:nil])
    {

        NSDictionary *modData=[manager attributesOfItemAtPath:
                               [appDelegate.gCurrentPath_AppDelegate
                                stringByAppendingPathComponent:path ] 
                                                        error:nil ];
        NSDate * dateModified=(NSDate *) [modData objectForKey:NSFileModificationDate];

        NSNumber *fileSize=[modData objectForKey:NSFileSize] ;


        FileObj *newobj=[[FileObj alloc] init ];

        NSString *ss=[[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:@"%@",path]  ;
        [newobj setfileName:ss];
        [ss release];

        [ fileArray addObject:newobj];//fileArray: the data source of UITableView
        [newobj release];




    }

I found that there is a file with name ".DS_Store' in the list. I browsed the simulator directory and can not found where is this file.

Welcome any comment

Thanks

interdev

Answer 1

The .DS_Store file is a file created by Mac OS X that holds meta-information about a directory. You can expect to always find it and can safely ignore it. The file is not shown by the Finder.