Chapter 14
Blocks and Concurrency
In this chapter, we’ll discuss blocks, an Objective-C feature that enhances what you can do with functions. You can use blocks in applications that run on iOS (version 4.0 and later) and OS X (10.6 and later). We’ll also talk about concurrency, or how to take advantage of modern devices that can do more than one thing at a time.
You’re Never Too Old to Play with Blocks
Block objects (usually called simply “blocks”) are extensions to C functions. In addition to the code that’s normally part of a function, blocks include variable bindings as well. Blocks are also known as closures.
Blocks have two types of bindings: automatic and managed. Automatic bindings use memory on the stack, and managed bindings are created ...
