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Mac Forum / Programming / Mac Programming / April 2007Resolving '~' (tilde) path?
Other than using NSProcessInfo and using 'HOME' env key, or the 'USER' key to use the unix getpwnam() routine, isn't there an object method that can return this more directly?  Signature/los "I was a teenage net-random" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opinions expressed here are mine and not necessarily those of my employer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ slashlos: > Other than using NSProcessInfo and using 'HOME' env key, or the 'USER' > key to use the unix getpwnam() routine, isn't there an object method > that can return this more directly? -[NSString stringByExpandingTildeInPath]; SignatureJens Ayton > slashlos: > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > -[NSString stringByExpandingTildeInPath]; or: NSHomeDirectory(); patrick >> slashlos: >>> Other than using NSProcessInfo and using 'HOME' env key, or the 'USER' [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > patrick sounds good but I don't see that package listed in the class browser? Signature/los "I was a teenage net-random" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opinions expressed here are mine and not necessarily those of my employer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > NSHomeDirectory(); > > sounds good but I don't see that package listed in the class browser? It's a function. The NS prefix can be applied to: - classes (NSObject) - functions (NSMakeRect()) - storage types (NSRect) - ... <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Mis cellaneous/Foundation_Functions/Reference/reference.html> patrick >> slashlos: >>> Other than using NSProcessInfo and using 'HOME' env key, or the 'USER' [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > patrick thanks; is there a cheat list of routines like this? Signature/los "I was a teenage net-random" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opinions expressed here are mine and not necessarily those of my employer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On 22/04/2007, slashlos wrote in message <sAJWh.15$RX2.2@newsfe12.lga>: > thanks; is there a cheat list of routines like this? It's part of the Cocoa documentation. You have to get a handle on how Cocoa classes relate to one-another, then you'll have a good guess about which class to read the documentation for when you're looking for something. Simon. Signaturehttp://www.hearsay.demon.co.uk > slashlos: >> Other than using NSProcessInfo and using 'HOME' env key, or the 'USER' >> key to use the unix getpwnam() routine, isn't there an object method >> that can return this more directly? > > -[NSString stringByExpandingTildeInPath]; thanks, knew there had to be a better way but never would'a guessed it'd be there. Signature/los "I was a teenage net-random" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opinions expressed here are mine and not necessarily those of my employer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > slashlos: >> Other than using NSProcessInfo and using 'HOME' env key, or the 'USER' >> key to use the unix getpwnam() routine, isn't there an object method >> that can return this more directly? > > -[NSString stringByExpandingTildeInPath]; This method doesn't seems to resolve; what do I need to import? Signature/los "I was a teenage net-random" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opinions expressed here are mine and not necessarily those of my employer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ slashlos: > Jens Ayton: >> slashlos: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > This method doesn't seems to resolve; what do I need to import? Eh? It's in Foundation, declared in NSPathUtilities.h. [elsewhere in thread:] > thanks; is there a cheat list of routines like this? Help menu -> Documentation. SignatureJens Ayton > slashlos: >> Jens Ayton: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Help menu -> Documentation. thanks to all; yes I'd been scouring around and saw that header but it didn't dawn on me to just use this (duh): [@"~" stringByExpandingTildeInPath] my function search in help wasn't set to 'API search' and searching 'NSHomeDirectory' doesn't get a hit with 'Full-Text search so I was puzzled. This to me is my biggest [only?] sense of frustration is knowing what I want to do but unable to find it unless I know where and how to query. It's a tricky thing but I guess I'll get better (?) with experience;-) Signature/los "I was a teenage net-random" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Opinions expressed here are mine and not necessarily those of my employer! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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