On 25/02/2012, at 2:47 PM, -Sergei G- wrote: > I don't quite get the role of NSFileWrapper. It appears to provide a subset > of NSFileManager functionality. Some of the Apple samples use NSFileWrapper > to implement bundle support, but it is not clear if that's a requirement or > just a choice of the developer. > > Can someone elaborate beyond the official > The NSFileWrapper class provides access to the attributes and contents of > file-system nodes. A file-system node is a file, directory, or symbolic link. > Instances of this class are known as file wrappers.
It allows you to represent a file that doesn't yet exist, even if it has a complex structure. You can construct its contents at your leisure, then, it can be written to a real file in one go. --Graham _______________________________________________ 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
