Understanding .plist files

Apple has developed property lists to store data structures or object states for later reconstitution and transmission. They are commonly used to store preferences for applications. Property list files use the .plist filename extension and hence are often referred to as .plist files. You will be using a .plist file containing cuisine data, ExploreData.plist, in your project.

You will need to download the code bundle for this book to get the ExploreData.plist file. After that, you can use Xcode to view its contents. Follow these steps:

1. If you have not yet done so, download the resource files and the completed Xcode project for this from this link: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/iOS-14-Programming-for-Beginner-Fifth-Edition.
2. Open the Chapter14 folder and look inside the resources folder to find ExploreData.plist. This file stores cuisine names and image filenames.
3. Open the LetsEat project, right-click on the Explore folder in the Project...