On Apr 20, 2010, at 10:34 AM, Jean-Daniel Dupas wrote: > > Le 20 avr. 2010 à 19:23, Bill a écrit : > >> >> On Apr 20, 2010, at 10:17 AM, Nick Zitzmann wrote: >> >>> >>> On Apr 20, 2010, at 10:10 AM, Bill wrote: >>> >>>> Does there exist a low-memory warning for Mac apps similar to the >>>> didReceiveMemoryWarning for the iPhone? I have looked at NSCache and >>>> other related classes, but for my purposes it would be better to simply >>>> receive a low memory warning and then act on the warning. Does such a >>>> warning exist for the Mac? >>> >>> Unfortunately no, but that would be a good idea, especially in 32-bit apps. >>> Have you filed an enhancement request? >>> >> >> No, haven't filed anything yet. Thought I'd wait to see if anything like >> that existed first. >> >> My app has several tasks that collect data via a loop and display it on a >> table. Objects are retained as they're displayed so the objects don't have >> to be recalculated next time they're displayed. But if I received a >> low-memory warning, I could release that data, and recalculate it later if >> needed. Seems simple enough, but I don't know how to find out when memory >> is low. >> > > And what make NSCache and NSDiscardableContent not appropriate here ?
They are not inappropriate, but they require a lot more work than a simple warning sent via a notification or other means. -Bill _______________________________________________ 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
