CSV2PLIST

Convert a comma-separated values (CSV) file into a property list (Plist) file.
CODE


            import UIKit

            

            class ViewController: UIViewController

            {

                override func viewDidLoad()

                {

                    super.viewDidLoad()

            

                    // read  - desktop - Users/user/Desktop/File.csv

                    // write - desktop - Users/user/Desktop/File.plist

                    let readString = "Users/user/Desktop/File.csv"

                    let writeString = "Users/user/Desktop/File.plist"

            

                    // read  - main bundle        - File.csv

                    // write - document directory - Users/user/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/########-####-####-####-############/data/Containers/Data/Application/########-####-####-####-############/Documents/File.plist

                    //let readString = NSBundle.mainBundle().resourcePath!.stringByAppendingPathComponent("File.csv")

                    //let writeString = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(NSSearchPathDirectory.DocumentDirectory, NSSearchPathDomainMask.UserDomainMask, true)[0].stringByAppendingPathComponent("File.plist")

            

                    let rowCharacterSet = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: "\n")

                    let columnCharacterSet = NSCharacterSet(charactersInString: ",")

            

                    let fileString = NSString(contentsOfFile: readString, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding, error: nil)

                    let fileScanner = NSScanner(string: fileString!)

                    let fileArray = NSMutableArray()

            

                    while (!fileScanner.atEnd)

                    {

                        var rowString: NSString?

            

                        fileScanner.scanUpToCharactersFromSet(rowCharacterSet, intoString: &rowString)

            

                        let rowScanner = NSScanner(string: rowString!)

                        let rowArray = NSMutableArray()

            

                        while (!rowScanner.atEnd)

                        {

                            var columnString: NSString?

            

                            rowScanner.scanUpToCharactersFromSet(columnCharacterSet, intoString: &columnString)

                            rowScanner.scanCharactersFromSet(columnCharacterSet, intoString: nil)

            

                            rowArray.addObject(columnString!)

                        }

            

                        fileArray.addObject(rowArray)

                    }

            

                    fileArray.writeToFile(writeString, atomically: true)

                }

            }