Re: using NSURLConnection to download NSArray
Re: using NSURLConnection to download NSArray
- Subject: Re: using NSURLConnection to download NSArray
- From: Nick Zitzmann <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:32:09 -0700
On Nov 9, 2010, at 12:26 PM, Stephen Blinkhorn wrote:
> I'm using a simple NSArray stored on a web server as part of a version tracking system. First I download the array using arrayWithContentsOfURL: and check the version etc. The problem with this approach is that if the server is down the method appears to hang indefinitely.
>
> So I thought I'd use NSURLConnection to download the array and set a timeout value. Everything seems to be working but how can I turn the NSData* object(s) back into an NSArray that I can access as normal?
If the data is in property list format, then you turn it into an array using the NSPropertyListSerialization class. See its documentation for details.
Nick Zitzmann
<http://www.chronosnet.com/>
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