Bundle.main.path(forResource:ofType:inDirectory:) returns nil

Question

Try not to laugh or cry -- I\'m just getting back into coding after 20 years out...

I\'ve spent more than 4 hours looking at references and trying code snippets to g

Answer 1

Click on your file on your navigation panel and open the Right Panel/ Property Inspector.

Ensure that you add to target membership

Answer 2

Same problem, slightly different situation & solution. I'm following a tutorial that said to use the following code:

    // Start the background music:
    if let musicPath = Bundle.main.path(forResource:
        "Sound/BackgroundMusic.m4a", ofType: nil) {
        print("SHOULD HEAR MUSIC NOW")
        let url = URL(fileURLWithPath: musicPath)

        do {
            musicPlayer = try AVAudioPlayer(contentsOf: url)
            musicPlayer.numberOfLoops = -1
            musicPlayer.prepareToPlay()
            musicPlayer.play()
        }
        catch { print("Couldn't load music file") }
    }
}

I had the same issue as others but none of the solutions fixed the issue. After experimenting, all I did was remove Sound from the path in the following call and everything worked:

Bundle.main.path(forResource: "BackgroundMusic.m4a", ofType: nil)

It would seem that the tutorial was in error by telling me to include Sound in the path.

Answer 3

Swift 3.0

let fileNmae = "demo"

let path = Bundle.main.path(forResource: fileNmae, ofType: "txt")
    do {
        let content = try String(contentsOfFile:path!, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
        print(content)
    } catch {
        print("nil")
    }

SWift 2.0

do{
      if let path = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("YOURTXTFILENAME", ofType: "txt"){
             let data = try String(contentsOfFile:path, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding)
             let myStrings = data.componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet(NSCharacterSet.newlineCharacterSet())
              print(myStrings)
       }
  } catch let err as NSError {
            //do sth with Error
            print(err)
  }

Output :

Hello Hems
Good Morning
I m here for you dude.
Happy Coding.

Answer 4

The issue is that the file isn't being copied to your app bundle. To fix it:

• Click your project
• Click your target
• Select Build Phases
• Expand Copy Bundle Resources
• Click '+' and select your file.