Questions tagged [dispatch-queue]
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How to use background thread in swift?
How to use threading in swift?
dispatchOnMainThread:^{
NSLog(@"Block Executed On %s", dispatch_queue_get_label(dispatch_get_current_queue()));
}];
Anshul
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Is DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInteractive).async same as DispatchQueue.main.async
I was going through the tutorial :
https://www.raywenderlich.com/148513/grand-central-dispatch-tutorial-swift-3-part-1
And came across the definition of QoS class User-interactive.
Its mentioned there that this should run on main thread.
So, my…
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DispatchQueue : Cannot be called with asCopy = NO on non-main thread
I am presenting the UIAlertController on the main thread as :
class HelperMethodClass: NSObject {
class func showAlertMessage(message:String, viewController: UIViewController) {
let alertMessage = UIAlertController(title: "", message:…
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Stop a DispatchQueue that is running on the main thread
I have this block of code:
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + (delay * Double(isDelayAccounted.hashValue)) + extraDelay) {
self.isShootingOnHold = false
self.shoot()
self.shootingEngine =…
Pablo
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Ambiguous use of 'dispatch_get_main_queue()'
How do I replace the following Swift code for iOS using the DispatchQueue class? This is old Swift 3 code that the newest Xcode won't convert to Swift 5.
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue()) { () -> Void in
// code
}
It is giving me an…
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SWIFT - What's the difference between OperationQueue.main.addOperation and DispatchQueue.main.async?
Sometimes I must do something on the main thread and its suggested to place the code inside a OperationQueue.main.addOperation.
Other times, its suggested to write the code inside DispatchQueue.main.async.
What the difference between these…
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Dealing with multiple completion handlers
I'm trying to coordinate several completion handlers for each element in an array.
The code is essentially this:
var results = [String:Int]()
func requestData(for identifiers: [String])
{
identifiers.forEach
{ identifier in
…
XmasRights
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SwiftUI: How to only run code when the user stops typing in a TextField?
so I'm trying to make a search bar that doesn't run the code that displays the results until the user stops typing for 2 seconds (AKA it should reset a sort of timer when the user enters a new character). I tried using .onChange() and an AsyncAfter…
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Does sync/async behave similar to serial/concurrent i.e., do they both control DispatchQueues or do sync/Async control Threads only
Most answers on stackoverflow implies in a way that sync vs async behaviour is quite similar to serial vs concurrent queue concept difference. Like the link in the first comment by @Roope
I have started to think that
Serial and concurrent are…
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Swift Cancel DispatchQueue Process
I have a UDP method that waits for a reply using the DispatchQueue using the following code:
DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {
let server:UDPServer=UDPServer(address:"0.0.0.0", port:5005)
let (data,_,_) = server.recv(1024)
…
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Difference between DispatchQueue types in swift
As I understand there are 3 types of DispatchQueue in swift:
Main (serial) (Main Thread)
Global (Concurrent) (Background Threads working in parallel)
Custom (Concurrent or serial)
And each one maybe work (asynch or synch)
First…
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how to stop a dispatchQueue in swift
I have a DispatchQueue for a introViewController that shows a gif for 11 seconds and then display my login page... But also have a button that skip the intro and display the login. When I click it the time still running and when I am navigating in…
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iOS CoreBluetooth dispatch queue for app background processing
First of all the question what is the best way of using core bluetooth in the central role to send data to a bluetooth LE devices. The data need to be processed and that takes enough time to cause problems on the UI thread if it runs on it. The user…
Marc
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Why a sync block of code always call on main thread?
I did the simple test with DispatchQueue:
DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).sync {
if Thread.isMainThread {
print("Main thread")
}
}
It printed out:
Main thread
Why does this code execute on the main thread? It should be performed on…
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Type of expression is ambiguous without more context error
How do I fix this code so it doesn't give the error: Type of expression is ambiguous without more context?
var int = 0
while int < 100 {
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + int) { // change 2 to desired number of seconds
…
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