Comments on: Sleep, Pause or Block a Thread http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/core-services/sleep-pause-or-block-a-thread.html Tips and Tricks for iPhone developers Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Michelle http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/core-services/sleep-pause-or-block-a-thread.html/comment-page-1#comment-9446 Michelle Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:43:19 +0000 http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/?p=5431#comment-9446 Sure, that makes sense, so long as you don't mind blocking the entire thread. BTW, do you generally use a separate thread for audio? I have a pending audio-based iPhone app and I've been planning a separate thread for each channel, but I'm not sure that's the best architecture for the iPhone. Sure, that makes sense, so long as you don’t mind blocking the entire thread. BTW, do you generally use a separate thread for audio? I have a pending audio-based iPhone app and I’ve been planning a separate thread for each channel, but I’m not sure that’s the best architecture for the iPhone.

]]> By: John Muchow http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/core-services/sleep-pause-or-block-a-thread.html/comment-page-1#comment-9445 John Muchow Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:36:44 +0000 http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/?p=5431#comment-9445 Hi Michelle, I think it depends on the context of what you need accomplish - for a simple loop like that shown below, using NSThread seems a reasonable approach: for (...) { player.volume += .1; [NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:.25]; } Hi Michelle,

I think it depends on the context of what you need accomplish – for a simple loop like that shown below, using NSThread seems a reasonable approach:

for (…)
{
player.volume += .1;
[NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:.25];
}

]]> By: Michelle http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/core-services/sleep-pause-or-block-a-thread.html/comment-page-1#comment-9444 Michelle Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:29:33 +0000 http://iPhoneDeveloperTips.com/?p=5431#comment-9444 What about using using performSelector:withObject:afterDelay: ? Wouldn't that be simpler? What about using using performSelector:withObject:afterDelay: ? Wouldn’t that be simpler?

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