Thanks. That looks like what I am looking for. Note: I didn't know that about NSOperationQueue.
Paul Franz On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Dave DeLong <[email protected]> wrote: > If you're worried about cross-platform compatibility, then use > NSOperationQueue and NSOperations. The fundamental idea is identical > (dispatch_queue = NSOperationQueue, dispatch_block = NSOperation), and on the > platforms that have it, they've been re-written to use Grand Central Dispatch. > > The only major difference is that you'll probably be creating > NSInvocationOperations, which have to invoke a method on a target object, > instead of being given a Block. > > To answer your other questions: > > 1. You can suspend an NSOperationQueue using its "setSuspended:" method. > 2. You can ask an NSOperationQueue for an array of its queued operations > (the "operations" method) > 3. Yes, it's NSOperationQueue. :) > 4. NSOperationQueue sure does. > > Cheers, > > Dave > > On Apr 29, 2010, at 3:41 PM, Paul Franz wrote: > >> Do you know if it is available on the iPad? I think it is because >> according the Mac Rumors website says so. This is a back end code for >> a online board game and I am trying to port it over to the iPad. I >> figured the back end is the best place to start (i.e. avoid UI at the >> moment which will be a total re-write). >> >> Now if we assume that it is. The code goes from having a thread that >> pulls the data of the queue and pushing over the Internet. To a >> dispatch queue that calls a function that sends the data. >> >> Questions: >> >> 1) If the connection fails, can I suspend the processing of items on >> the queue from within the block? >> 2) Is there anyway to peek at the queue and find out how many >> "tasks" are queued up? >> 3) Is there a Cocoa wrapper for the dispatch code or will I need to >> create my own? >> 4) Do the dispatch queues work with Garbage Collection compiled code? >> >> Paul Franz > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > > 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/paul.p.franz%40gmail.com > > This email sent to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) 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 [email protected]
