Ignore hidden files and directories with obj-c

Question

How can I execute hidden directory and files programmatically?

i.e: .DS_Store

I want to execute all the hidden files and directories which start with the "."

Thank you for your help in advance

Answer 1

Use NSFileManager with NSDirectoryEnumerationSkipsHiddenFiles.

For example:

NSFileManager *fileManager = [NSFileManager defaultManager];

NSArray *theFiles =  [fileManager contentsOfDirectoryAtURL:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:@"/Users/Anne/Desktop/"]
                                includingPropertiesForKeys:[NSArray arrayWithObject:NSURLNameKey]
                                                   options:NSDirectoryEnumerationSkipsHiddenFiles
                                                     error:nil];

NSLog(@"%@",theFiles);