NSURL URLByResolvingSymlinksInPath example ios

URLByResolvingSymlinksInPath

Returns a new URL that points to the same resource as the original URL and includes no symbolic links.

- (NSURL *)URLByResolvingSymlinksInPath

Return Value of [NSURL URLByResolvingSymlinksInPath]

A new URL that points to the same resource as the original URL and includes no symbolic links.

Discussion of [NSURL URLByResolvingSymlinksInPath]

If the original URL has no symbolic links, the returned URL is identical to the original URL.

This method only works on URLs with the file: path scheme. This method will return an identical URL for all other URLs.

Example of [NSURL URLByResolvingSymlinksInPath]

NSURL * myURLWithoutSymlinks = [myURLWithSymlinks URLByResolvingSymlinksInPath];

Example of [NSURL URLByResolvingSymlinksInPath]

+ (NSArray *)enumerateContentsOfFolderWithPath:(NSURL *)aFolderPath
{
    NSError *error = nil;
    NSArray *contentProperties = @[NSURLIsDirectoryKey,
                                   NSURLIsReadableKey,
                                   NSURLCreationDateKey,
                                   NSURLContentAccessDateKey,
                                   NSURLContentModificationDateKey];

    NSArray *contents = [[NSFileManager defaultManager] contentsOfDirectoryAtURL:aFolderPath
                                   includingPropertiesForKeys:contentProperties
                                                      options:NSDirectoryEnumerationSkipsHiddenFiles
                                                        error:&error];
    if (error != nil)
        DLog(@"Content enumeration error: %@", error);

    NSMutableArray *pdfURLs = [NSMutableArray array];

    for (NSURL *item in contents)
    {
        NSURL *fileURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath: [item path]];
        NSURL *noSimlink = [fileURL URLByResolvingSymlinksInPath];
        [pdfURLs addObject: noSimlink];
    }
    return pdfURLs;
}