NSURL setResourceValue example ios

setResourceValue :forKey:error:

Sets the resource property of the URL specified by a given key to a given value.

- (BOOL)setResourceValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key error:(NSError**)error

Parameters of [NSURL setResourceValue]

value

The value for the resource property defined by key.

key

The name of one of the URL’s resource properties.

error

The error that occurred in the case that the resource value cannot be set.

Return Value of [NSURL setResourceValue]

YES if the resource property named key is successfully set to value; otherwise, NO.

Discussion

The resource is modified synchronously.

Example of [NSURL setResourceValue]

- (BOOL)addSkipBackupAttributeToItemAtURL:(NSURL *)URL
{
    const char* filePath = [[URL path] fileSystemRepresentation];
    const char* attrName = "com.apple.MobileBackup";
    if (&NSURLIsExcludedFromBackupKey == nil) {
        // iOS 5.0.1 and lower
        u_int8_t attrValue = 1;
        int result = setxattr(filePath, attrName, &attrValue, sizeof(attrValue), 0, 0);
        return result == 0;
    } else {
        // First try and remove the extended attribute if it is present
        int result = getxattr(filePath, attrName, NULL, sizeof(u_int8_t), 0, 0);
        if (result != -1) {
            // The attribute exists, we need to remove it
            int removeResult = removexattr(filePath, attrName, 0);
            if (removeResult == 0) {
                NSLog(@"Removed extended attribute on file %@", URL);
            }
        }

        // Set the new key
        return [URL setResourceValue:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES] forKey:NSURLIsExcludedFromBackupKey error:nil];
    }
}

Example of [NSURL setResourceValue]

- (BOOL)addSkipBackupAttributeToItemAtURL:(NSURL *)URL
{
    if (&NSURLIsExcludedFromBackupKey == nil) { // iOS <= 5.0.1
        const char* filePath = [[URL path] fileSystemRepresentation];

        const char* attrName = "com.apple.MobileBackup";
        u_int8_t attrValue = 1;

        int result = setxattr(filePath, attrName, &attrValue, sizeof(attrValue), 0, 0);
        return result == 0;
    } else { // iOS >= 5.1


        NSLog(@"%d",[URL setResourceValue:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES] forKey:NSURLIsExcludedFromBackupKey error:nil]);
        return [URL setResourceValue:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES] forKey:NSURLIsExcludedFromBackupKey error:nil];
    }
}