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Store a large list of static strings (Swift)

I am making an iOS 8 app with Swift. I need to store long lists of strings. They must be read at any time during the application. What's the easiest way to do this? XML files, text files, binaries?

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Usual Objective-C experience is used. You can actually use any of the methods you describe. Some comments:

  • XML: seems like overkill. You will need a parser, etc.
  • Exception: Apple property lists (which is also XML format). You can read the entire list with one layer
  • Plain text: contains multiple lines of code to read it, so it might be viable. It would be especially easy to make the list in the first place (e.g. using excel or a text editor).
  • Binary: not recommended for strings.
  • Core Data: Stores rows in a neat SQLite database, but would probably be overkill as well.


eg. for plist:

let wordList = NSArray(contentsOfFile: path)
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