Thank you all for your suggestions. I will use the runloop to wait on response.
One more comment on self->ivar... I used this approach because using [self connection] or self.connection (they are both the same thing) amount to an extra message call. Nick On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Jeff Johnson < publicpost...@lapcatsoftware.com> wrote: > On Apr 30, 2009, at 12:53 AM, Kyle Sluder wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 1:44 AM, Jeff Johnson >> <publicpost...@lapcatsoftware.com> wrote: >> >>> On an unrelated note, your use of "self->connection", etc., is >>> non-standard >>> and not advised. You should be using direct ivar access "connection", >>> properties "self.connection", or accessor methods "[self connection]". >>> >> >> Sure, `self->connection` is redundant with just plain old >> `connection`, but they amount to the same thing. Unless there's some >> new-runtime trickery going on that I'm not aware of. >> >> --Kyle Sluder >> > > It amounts to the same thing, but it's a bad habit to get into. It's > redundant, as you say, for an object's own instance variables. And you > shouldn't be trying to directly access the instance variables of other > objects. According to the documentation, "Marking instance variables @public > defeats the ability of an object to hide its data. It runs counter to a > fundamental principle of object-oriented programming—the encapsulation of > data within objects where it’s protected from view and inadvertent error. > Public instance variables should therefore be avoided except in > extraordinary cases." Thus, except in extraordinary cases, there's no reason > to use the "object->ivar" syntax. > > -Jeff > > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
