NSInvocation setTarget example ios

setTarget:

Sets the receiver’s target.

- (void)setTarget:(id)anObject

Parameters

anObject

The object to assign to the receiver as target. The target is the receiver of the message sent by invoke.

( NSInvocation setTarget example )

- (void)hello:(NSString *)hello world:(NSString *)world
{
    NSLog(@"%@ %@!", hello, world);

    NSMethodSignature *signature  = [self methodSignatureForSelector:_cmd];
    NSInvocation      *invocation = [NSInvocation invocationWithMethodSignature:signature];

    [invocation setTarget:self];                    // index 0 (hidden)
    [invocation setSelector:_cmd];                  // index 1 (hidden)
    [invocation setArgument:&hello atIndex:2];      // index 2
    [invocation setArgument:&world atIndex:3];      // index 3

    // NSTimer's always retain invocation arguments due to their firing delay. Release will occur when the timer invalidates itself.
    [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:1 invocation:invocation repeats:NO];
}

( NSInvocation setTarget example )

- (void)log {
    NSLog(@"-[Vehicle log] invoked on an instance of %@", NSStringFromClass([self class]));
}

- (void)runVehiclesLog {
    [super log];
}

- (void)runInvocationThatTargetsVehicle {
    SEL selector = @selector(runVehiclesLog);
    NSInvocation *invocation = [NSInvocation invocationWithMethodSignature:[self methodSignatureForSelector:selector]];
    [invocation setTarget:self];
    [invocation setSelector:selector];
    [invocation invoke];
}

( NSInvocation setTarget example )

int main() {
    NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [NSAutoreleasePool new];            
    Person *person = [Person new];

    SEL sel = @selector(setName:age:);

    NSMethodSignature *sig = [Person instanceMethodSignatureForSelector:sel];
    NSInvocation *inv = [NSInvocation invocationWithMethodSignature:sig];

    [inv setTarget:person];
    [inv setSelector:sel];

    NSString *name = nil;
    NSNumber *age = nil;

    [inv setArgument:&name atIndex:2];
    [inv setArgument:&age atIndex:3];

    // [inv retainArguments];
    // [inv invoke];

    NSInvocationOperation *op = [[[NSInvocationOperation alloc] initWithInvocation:inv] autorelease];
    NSOperationQueue *queue = [NSOperationQueue new];
    [queue addOperation:op];

    [pool release];
    return 0;
}