Swift NSBundle pathForResource() returns nil

Question

I have images in my project (which is only supported on iPhones, no iPads). The images are under a group and not under images.xcassets.

I want to use the same image for all iPhones, except the @3x for the 6 Plus, so I have a structure as follows:

 Project |_ Images_Group | |_ [email protected] |_ [email protected]

I am using this code to use it in my app:

if let path = NSBundle.mainBundle().pathForResource("pic01", ofType: "png") { image = UIImage(contentsOfFile: path) }

But path always returns nil. Do I need to have pic01.png?

The image is present under Project > Build Phases > Copy Bundle Resources. What am I doing wrong?

Rob Napier · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-18 01:26:02Z

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The tool you want here is UIImage(named:), which will look up images the way you're suggesting. pathForResource is a generic function that doesn't have special rules for images. It's looking specifically for pic01.png, which does not exist.

answered May 18, 2015 at 1:26

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rgamber Over a year ago

I see. Somehow I missed that. I don't want the image cached, hence I was using pathForResource. I guess there is no way to work around it. Thanks for the answer!

rgamber Over a year ago

Just out of curiosity, can you point to the developer documentation where this is laid out?

Leo Dabus Over a year ago

developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UIKit/Reference/…:

Rob Napier Over a year ago

If you don't want it cached, you'll have to construct the path name by hand using the scale. I'm not aware of any method that will return the scale-specific path (which is slightly surprising, but true to the best of my knowledge).

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