Unable to load local HTML file in IOS

Question

I am trying load local HTML file in IOS using Xcode 4.6, but i am unable to load it, it's not showing anything on simulator

my code is

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];
    NSString *htmlFile = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"LocalPage" ofType:@"html"     inDirectory:nil];
    NSString* htmlString = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:htmlFile encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:nil];
    [self.webView loadHTMLString:htmlString baseURL:nil];
}

Can any one please suggest me what is the problem?

possible duplicate of [How can I load a local HTML file into the UIWebView?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4645414/how-can-i-load-a-local-html-file-into-the-uiwebview) — Mani, Jan 06 '14 at 12:36
Why are you getting string from file, instead of loading the file URL? — Bilal Saifudeen, Jan 06 '14 at 12:48
have you tried to load the file on _real_ device? not everything on the simulator works as same as on _real_ device. — holex, Jan 06 '14 at 14:00

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 06 '14 at 12:36

Try doing some error checking:

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];
    NSError *error = nil;
    NSString *htmlFile = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"LocalPage" ofType:@"html" inDirectory:nil];
    NSString* htmlString = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile:htmlFile encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:error];
    if(htmlString)
        [self.webView loadHTMLString:htmlString baseURL:nil];
    else
        NSLog( @"error in loading string from file %@ - %@", htmlFile, [error localizedDescription]);
}

It may be that the .html file doesn't exist where you think it should be, or maybe it's an empty file.

Also, take advantage of the "NSError" parameter that you can use.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 06 '14 at 12:49

0

You can load file by URL

NSURL *htmlURL = [[NSBundle mainBundle] URLForResource:@"LocalPage" withExtension:@"html"];
[self.webView loadRequest:[NSURLRequest requestWithURL:htmlURL]];

answered Jan 06 '14 at 12:49

Bilal Saifudeen

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