Hi,
According to the documentation dispatch_sync(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{ ...
}) will lockup if you are already on the main queue.
I have several methods which can be called from either a background queue or
the main queue, but parts of them *must* be run on the main queue. What is a
clean workaround for this? I'd like to do something like:
- (void)foo
{
dispatch_block_t fooBlock = ^{
NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
/* do stuff */
[pool release];
};
if (dispatch_get_current_queue() == dispatch_get_main_queue())
dispatch_exec_block(fooBlock);
else
dispatch_sync(dispatch_get_main_queue(), fooBlock);
}
I made up dispatch_exec_block(), it must exist, but I can't find it?
Also, should I be using a higher level API? Perhaps NSBlockOperation? I'm not
sure how to run an NSBlockOperation on the main queue. And I've noticed
dispatch_sync() doesn't catch NSExceptions, and I'd really like to have the
autorelease pool created automatically for me (just to eliminate typo-related
bugs).
- Abhi_______________________________________________
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