NSURL URLByStandardizingPath example ios

URLByStandardizingPath

Returns a new URL that points to the same resource as the original URL and is an absolute path.

- (NSURL *)URLByStandardizingPath

Return Value of [NSURL URLByStandardizingPath]

A new URL that points to the same resource as the original URL and is an absolute path.

Discussion of [NSURL URLByStandardizingPath]

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 URLByStandardizingPath]

if([a isEqual:b]) {
  NSLog(@"Same"); 
}

if([[a absoluteURL] isEqual:[b absoluteURL]]) {
  NSLog(@"Same"); 
}

if([[a URLByStandardizingPath] isEqual:[b URLByStandardizingPath]]) {
  NSLog(@"Same"); 
}