@selector - With Multiple Arguments?

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I have been using @selector today for the first time and have not been able to work out how to do the following? How would you write the @selector if you had more than one argument?

No arguments:

-(void)printText {
    NSLog(@"Fish");
}

[self performSelector:@selector(printText) withObject:nil afterDelay:0.25];

Single argument:

-(void)printText:(NSString *)myText {
    NSLog(@"Text = %@", myText);
}

[self performSelector:@selector(printText:) withObject:@"Cake" afterDelay:0.25];

Two arguments:

-(void)printText:(NSString *)myText andMore:(NSString *)extraText {
    NSLog(@"Text = %@ and %@", myText, extraText);
}

[self performSelector:@selector(printText:andMore:) withObject:@"Cake" withObject:@"Chips"];

Multiple Arguments: (i.e. more than 2)

NSInvocation

objective-c
9 Answers

 

 - (id)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector
           withObject:(id)anObject  
           withObject:(id)anotherObject

From the Documentation:

This method is the same as performSelector: except that you can supply two arguments for aSelector. aSelector should identify a method that can take two arguments of type id. For methods with other argument types and return values, use NSInvocation.

so in your case you would use:

[self performSelector:@selector(printText:andMore:)
           withObject:@"Cake"
           withObject:@"More Cake"]
user_736810 
@selector(printText:andMore:)
user_2246710 
[self performSelector:@selector(printText:andMore) withObject:@"Cake" withObject:@"More Cake"];
user_2642570

As KennyTM pointed out, the selector syntax is

@selector(printText:andMore:)

You call it with

performSelector:withObject:withObject.

... if you need more arguments or different types, you need to use NSIvocation

Lars_O_234240

Using NSInvocation as you specify you can create an NSObject category that implements

- (void)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector withObjects:(NSArray *)arguments;

Something like:

- (void)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector withObjects:(NSArray *)arguments
{
    NSMethodSignature *signature = [self methodSignatureForSelector: aSelector];
    NSInvocation *invocation = [NSInvocation invocationWithMethodSignature: signature];
    [invocation setSelector: aSelector];

    int index = 2; //
    for (NSObject *argument in arguments) {
        [invocation setArgument: &argument atIndex: index];
        index ++;
    }
    [invocation invokeWithTarget: self];
}

from: iOS - How to implement a performSelector with multiple arguments and with afterDelay?

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