NSURL *fileURL = [[NSURL alloc] initFileURLWithPath:filePath];
/* OR */
NSURL *fileURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:filePath];

// The output string will have the file:// prefix
NSString *filePath= [fileURL absoluteString];

// The output string will have the file path only
NSString *filePath= [fileURL path];

6 thoughts on “Objective-C – Convert NSString File Path to NSURL and Vice Versa”

1. Converting a NSURL to a NSString File Path is:

   NSString *filePath = [fileURL path];

   The code you have that uses -absoluteString results in a string that has the “file://” prefix.

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   1. thanks for your reminder. =)

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   2. I have just spent half an hour trying to figure out what’s wrong with my code, using the methods above — then I have seen the comment….

      ykyuen, maybe you could correct the post, so that others wouldn’t have the same problem in the future.

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      1. Oops… i have updated the post. Thanks for your comment.

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2. Minor point – but you’re missing the pointer * in the second example for converting NSString to NSURL.

   NSURL fileURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:filePath];

   should be

   NSURL *fileURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:filePath];

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   1. updated.. thanks. =P

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