How to remove a directory and its contents using NSFileManager

Question

Hi,

New to Objective C. I have created a few directories which contain pdf files for an iPhone app. How can I delete a directory and its contents using NSFileManager?

Do I need to loop through and remove the contents first? Any code samples would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

To start off, it would be wise to look through Apple's NSFileManager documentation for the iPhone: NSFileManager Class Reference. Second, look at NSFileManager's -removeItemAtPath:error: method and its documentation. That's what you're looking for.

Answer 2

Heres some code I use that Ive edited to suit the question

- (NSMutableString*)getUserDocumentDir {
    NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSDocumentDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);
    NSMutableString *path = [NSMutableString stringWithString:[paths objectAtIndex:0]];
    return path;
}


- (BOOL) createMyDocsDirectory
{
    NSMutableString *path = [self getUserDocumentDir];
    [path appendString:@"/MyDocs"];
    NSLog(@"createpath:%@",path);
    return [[NSFileManager defaultManager] createDirectoryAtPath:path                            withIntermediateDirectories:NO                                       attributes:nil                                            error:NULL];
}

- (BOOL) deleteMyDocsDirectory 
{
    NSMutableString *path = [self getUserDocumentDir];
    [path appendString:@"/MyDocs"];
    return [[NSFileManager defaultManager] removeItemAtPath:path error:nil];
}