Sounds like NSPropertyListSerialization is what you’re after. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nspropertylistserialization
b Sent from my iPhone > On May 8, 2021, at 5:12 PM, Alex Zavatone via Cocoa-dev > <cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com> wrote: > > I’m reading a configuration plist like so. > > NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager]; > BOOL success = [fileManager fileExistsAtPath:filePath]; > > if (success) { > > _configurationDictionary = [[NSMutableDictionary > alloc]initWithDictionary:[NSDictionary > dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:filePath]]; > > > > > In some cases, I want the plist to be a dictionary. In others, I want it to > be an array. > > How would anyone recommend to make this a generic method to that could handle > if the contents of the plist was an array or a dictionary? > > Thanks in advance. > Alex Zavatone _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com