NSInvocation retainArguments example ios

retainArguments

If the receiver hasn’t already done so, retains the target and all object arguments of the receiver and copies all of its C-string arguments.

- (void)retainArguments

Discussion( NSInvocation retainArguments example )

Before this method is invoked, argumentsRetained returns NO; after, it returns YES.

For efficiency, newly created NSInvocations don’t retain or copy their arguments, nor do they retain their targets or copy C strings. You should instruct an NSInvocation to retain its arguments if you intend to cache it, since the arguments may otherwise be released before the NSInvocation is invoked. NSTimers always instruct their NSInvocations to retain their arguments, for example, because there’s usually a delay before an NSTimer fires.

( NSInvocation retainArguments example )

- (void)test1 {
    __block int dummy;
    Test *t = [[Test alloc] init];
    NSMethodSignature *ms = [t methodSignatureForSelector:@selector(testMethodWithBlock:obj:cstr:)];
    NSInvocation *invocation = [NSInvocation invocationWithMethodSignature:ms];
    void (^block)(void) = ^ {
        dummy++;    // stop this become global block
    };
    id obj = @"object";
    char *cstr = malloc(5);
    strcpy(cstr, "cstr");


    NSLog(@"%@", [ms debugDescription]);

    NSLog(@"%p %p %p %@", block, obj, cstr, [block class]);

    [invocation setSelector:@selector(testMethodWithBlock:obj:cstr:)];
    [invocation setArgument:&block atIndex:2];
    [invocation setArgument:&obj atIndex:3];
    [invocation setArgument:&cstr atIndex:4];

    [invocation invokeWithTarget:t];

    [invocation retainArguments];

    [invocation invokeWithTarget:t];

    free(cstr);
}




( NSInvocation retainArguments example )

NSMethodSignature *signature  = ...;
NSInvocation      *invocation = [NSInvocation invocationWithMethodSignature:signature];
id                arg1        = ...;
id                arg2        = ...;

[invocation setTarget:...];
[invocation setSelector:...];
[invocation setArgument:&arg1 atIndex:2];
[invocation setArgument:&arg2 atIndex:3];

[invocation retainArguments];  // If you do not call this, arg1 and arg2 might be deallocated.

[self someMethodThatInvokesYourInvocationEventually:invocation];