Getting an XML file from URL to NSData object?

Assuming it's UTF-8 data. If it's local (i.e. Inside the bundle) something like: NSError *error; NSString* contents = NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:PATHTOLOCALFILE encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:&error; NSData* xmlData = contents dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding If it's on a remote site, something like this should do it.

Note that it's synchronous. If you need asynchronous loading, then you'll have to make your own networking or use something like ASIHTTPConnection to download the file first NSError *error; NSString* contents = NSString stringWithContentsOfUrl:NSURL URLWithString:URLOFXMLFILE encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:&error; NSData* xmlData = contents dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding.

Assuming it's UTF-8 data. If it's local (i.e. Inside the bundle) something like: NSError *error; NSString* contents = NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:PATHTOLOCALFILE encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:&error; NSData* xmlData = contents dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding; If it's on a remote site, something like this should do it.

Note that it's synchronous. If you need asynchronous loading, then you'll have to make your own networking or use something like ASIHTTPConnection to download the file first. NSError *error; NSString* contents = NSString stringWithContentsOfUrl:NSURL URLWithString:URLOFXMLFILE encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:&error; NSData* xmlData = contents dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding.

You can call NSData's - (id)initWithContentsOfURL:(NSURL *)aURL routine. More info here: developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/....

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