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NSInvocation: Restrictions Adding and Retaining Args : Undocumented??
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NSInvocation: Restrictions Adding and Retaining Args : Undocumented??


  • Subject: NSInvocation: Restrictions Adding and Retaining Args : Undocumented??
  • From: Jerry Krinock <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 13:57:55 -0700

--> The documentation for -retainArguments states...

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

--> The documentation for -setArgument:atIndex: states...

"Sets an argument of the receiver."

***

This documentation leaves some questions unanswered....

* What if I want to send -retainArguments before all arguments are added? Will arguments that are added later have their arguments retained, because the branch for doing so reads the value of 'argumentsRetained'?

* Is it necessary to add setArguments:: in order? For example, if the method's signature has two arguments, can I add an argument at index 3, and then later add an argument at index 2?
Hint: The documentation does not say so, but it seems that if I add an argument at index 3 and then immediately invoke -retainArguments, it crashes [1], but no exception is noted.


Sincerely,

Jerry Krinock

[1] Call Stack for The Crash (Mac OS X 10.5.8)
#0	0x9305e084 in CFRetain
#1	0x92fee084 in _CFArrayReplaceValues
#2	0x935bc873 in -[NSCFArray insertObject:atIndex:]
#3	0x935bc7e4 in -[NSCFArray addObject:]
#4	0x930da5c9 in __NSI3
#5	0x930da994 in -[NSInvocation retainArguments]_______________________________________________

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