PlistElement.AsDate

Returns

DateTime The value of the date element.

Description

Convenience function to convert to date.

The method is equivalent to ((PlistElementDate) el).value. Throws exception if the element is not PlistElementDate.

using System;
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEditor.Callbacks;
using UnityEditor.iOS.Xcode;

public class PlistElementAsDateExample
{
    [PostProcessBuild]
    public static void AsDateExample(BuildTarget buildTarget, string pathToBuiltProject)
    {
        if (buildTarget == BuildTarget.iOS) 
        {
            // Read the contents of the Info.plist file that was generated during the build
            string plistPath = pathToBuiltProject + "/Info.plist";
            PlistDocument plist = new PlistDocument();
            plist.ReadFromFile(plistPath);
       
            // Get root plist element
            PlistElementDict rootDict = plist.root;

            // Retrieve an Info.plist element and convert it to "DateTime" using the helper AsDate method
            // If the provided element doesn't exist, an exception will be thrown
            DateTime exampleDate = rootDict["ExampleData"].AsDate();
            
            // If you make any changes, don't forget to save them to the Info.plist file
            plist.WriteToFile(plistPath);
        }
    }
}