Re: Could somebody please fix NSTimer?
Re: Could somebody please fix NSTimer?
- Subject: Re: Could somebody please fix NSTimer?
- From: William Sumner <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:03:30 -0700
On Jan 14, 2013, at 4:45 PM, Charles Srstka <email@hidden> wrote:
> On Jan 14, 2013, at 2:38 PM, Kyle Sluder <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Given that Gordon's explicit use case involves one part of his app
>> setting up timers that point at objects in other parts of his app that
>> know nothing of the timers' existence, this sounds like a fragility
>> nightmare.
>>
>> The NSTimer ship has sailed.
>
> I don't really see it. All you'd need would be a special initializer or convenience constructor, like +[NSMapTable strongToWeakObjectsMapTable]. Make versions of the +timerWithTimeInterval:etc:etc: classes which would cause the created NSTimer to weakly retain its target, and it'd just work.
I'm still holding out hope for @doWhatIWant. Stop being so lazy, Apple.
Preston
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