NSFileManager displayNameAtPath example ios

displayNameAtPath:

Returns the display name of the file or directory at a specified path.

- (NSString *)displayNameAtPath:(NSString *)path

Parameters

path

The path of a file or directory.

Return Value

The name of the file or directory at path in a localized form appropriate for presentation to the user. If there is no file or directory at path, or if an error occurs, returns path as is.

Discussion of [NSFileManager displayNameAtPath]

Display names are user-friendly names for files. They are typically used to localize standard file and directory names according to the user’s language settings. They may also reflect other modifications, such as the removal of filename extensions. Such modifications are used only when displaying the file or directory to the user and do not reflect the actual path to the item in the file system. For example, if the current user’s preferred language is French, the following code fragment logs the name Bibliothèque and not the name Library, which is the actual name of the directory.

Example of [NSFileManager displayNameAtPath]

NSArray *paths = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSLibraryDirectory, NSUserDomainMask, YES);

if ([paths count] > 0)

{

NSString *documentsDirectory = [paths objectAtIndex:0];

NSFileManager *fileManager = [[NSFileManager alloc] init];

NSString *displayNameAtPath = [fileManager displayNameAtPath:documentsDirectory];

NSLog(@"%@", displayNameAtPath);

[fileManager release];

}