On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:10 AM, Ken Thomases <[email protected]> wrote: > On Apr 16, 2009, at 11:12 PM, Oleg Krupnov wrote: > >> @Ken >>> >>> with something like: >>> >>> while ([vendedObj shouldKeepRunning]) >>> [[NSRunLoop currentRunLoop] runMode:NSDefaultRunLoopMode >>> beforeDate:[NSDate distantFuture]]; >>> >> >> I think I've seen this code somewhere in the docs, but I haven't and I >> still don't understand how it can terminate the run loop, if the >> beforeDate specifies distant future? The shouldKeepRunning flag seems >> to be checked once at the beginning and never again. Could you explain >> how it's supposed to work? > > The -[NSRunLoop runMode:beforeDate:] method returns after processing a > single firing of an input source. So, it _can_ block until the date > provided if nothing is happening, but if a message comes in via D.O. it will > be processed and then control will return to the while loop.
A much simpler technique would be to simply have the DO quit-this-process method call exit(), which will terminate the program directly without having to fall back through the runloop. Mike _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
