programmatically retrieve project directory in xcode objective-C project

Question

How do I retrieve the project directory of an xcode project targeted for the ipad? Or if it isn't possible, then how do it retrieve the home directory of the user?

something like:

NSString *path = [NSProject getPath];//could be absolute or relative

or

NSString *homeDir = [NSURL getUserDirectory];

Answer 1

The user directory is not publicly writable in iOS. Where to store files depends on your goal, but it will always be within your app sandbox. Apple sets out guidelines in their iOS Application Programming Guide:

<Application_Home>/AppName.app
<Application_Home>/Documents/
<Application_Home>/Library/Preferences    
<Application_Home>/Library/Caches
<Application_Home>/tmp/

If you would like to expose files in /Documents to other applications, including iTunes on the desktop, then enable file sharing.