Creates and returns an initialized output stream for writing to a specified file.
SDKs
- iOS 2.0+
- macOS 10.3+
- tvOS 9.0+
- watchOS 2.0+
- Mac Catalyst 13.0+Beta
Framework
- Foundation
Declaration
+ (instancetype)outputStreamToFileAtPath:(NSString *)path append:(BOOL)shouldAppend;
Parameters
pathThe path to the file the output stream will write to.
shouldAppendYESif newly written data should be appended to any existing file contents, otherwiseNO.
Return Value
An initialized output stream that can write to path.
Discussion
The stream must be opened before it can be used.