Re: [swift-corelibs-dev] NSObject's performSelector(inBackground:with:) doesn't feel right in Swift 3

> On Aug 16, 2016, at 8:42 AM, Philippe Hausler via swift-corelibs-dev > wrote: > > Those methods should probably all belong to the same family of `perform` but > it matches the method naming of: > > open func performSelector(onMainThread aSelector: Selector,

Re: [swift-corelibs-dev] NSObject's performSelector(inBackground:with:) doesn't feel right in Swift 3

It is following the naming methodology of a sentence like structure "performed selector in background with ". It does read a little strange but likely comes from a simple remapping of the existing objective-c name for familiarly reasons. It could be performInBackground(selector:,with:) ...

Re: [swift-corelibs-dev] NSObject's performSelector(inBackground:with:) doesn't feel right in Swift 3

Ah yeah didn't notice the others got named that way without the selector after perform. Yeah it seems like it was simply mismapped. I suggest filling a radar about ASAP (not in the standard library realm). On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 8:52 AM Philippe Hausler wrote: > I would

Re: [swift-corelibs-dev] NSObject's performSelector(inBackground:with:) doesn't feel right in Swift 3

I would claim that perhaps it should be: open func perform(inBackground aSelector: Selector, with anArgument: Any?) That way it matches the completion family of the rest of performing. But if that is the case we should take a look at the onMainThread ones as well so they look like this