NSURLConnection was indeed more appropriate for what I needed, and what I ended up using.
On 21 Mar 2010, at 18:06, Jack Carbaugh wrote: > NSURLConnection does this as well. The main issue i had with using an > NSOperation/OperationQueue was that is was "serial" ... using the > NSURLConnection allowed me to handle MULTIPLE asynchronous downloads which, > when used with properties allowed near instantaneous UI updates. > > With the NSOperation avenue, it took longer, UI updates were not as fast as > the queue would handle only one operation at a time, in series. > > For me, the NSURLConnection route was just better for my specific needs and, > i think may be as well for the OP. > > jack > > On Mar 21, 2010, at 1:53 PM, WT wrote: > >> On Mar 21, 2010, at 6:25 PM, Jack Carbaugh wrote: >> >>> You don't need to overcomplicate downloading the images with an NSOperation. >>> >>> In my experience, downloading asynchronously with an NSURLConnection and >>> the delegate methods works far better. >>> >>> Jack >> >> I don't think using NSOperation is overcomplicating things. It's entirely >> trivial to use it and, as far as I know, NSOperationQueue takes care of >> scheduling the threads to make the best use of the resources available. >> >> W.= > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/frak.off%40gmail.com > > This email sent to frak....@gmail.com _______________________________________________ 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
