Writing dictionary contents in a file

Question

What is the easiest way to write content of a dictionary into a file. Sample code will be really helpful.

Answer 1

Write to a plist file. That would be the easiest (to read back and write to)

Use the NSDictionary method writeToFile:atomically: to write to a plist and initWithContentsOfFile: to populate the dictionary with the plist's contents.

Answer 2

Have a look at the NSCoding protocol: http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/Archiving/Archiving.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000047i