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NotificationObserver/StockObserver.m
/* |
File: StockObserver.m |
Abstract: Implements a simple object to get stock symbols from the UI and |
register for notifications of price changes of that stock. |
Copyright (c) 2000-2004, Apple Computer, Inc., all rights reserved. |
*/ |
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#import "StockObserver.h" |
extern void AddStockNotificationObserver(const void *observer, CFStringRef stockSymbol); |
extern void RemoveStockNotificationObserver(const void *observer, CFStringRef stockSymbol); |
extern void RemoveObserverForAllStocks(const void *observer); |
@implementation StockObserver |
// The callback, as an ObjC method. We put the data in the status area |
- (void)stockChanged:(NSString *)stockSymbol newPrice:(double)newPrice { |
NSString *newLine = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ new price: $%.2f\n", stockSymbol, newPrice]; |
[[[stockNewsField textStorage] mutableString] appendString:newLine]; |
} |
// The action methods for the "Add" / "Remove" buttons |
- (void)addStock:(id)sender { |
NSString *stockSymbol = [stockSymbolField stringValue]; |
AddStockNotificationObserver((void *)self, (CFStringRef)stockSymbol); |
[[[stockNewsField textStorage] mutableString] appendFormat:@"Now observing %@\n", stockSymbol]; |
} |
- (void)removeStock:(id)sender { |
NSString *stockSymbol = [stockSymbolField stringValue]; |
RemoveStockNotificationObserver((void *)self, (CFStringRef)stockSymbol); |
[[[stockNewsField textStorage] mutableString] appendFormat:@"Stopped observing %@\n", stockSymbol]; |
} |
// When this object is deallocated, it should stop observing; thankfully there's a way to |
// quickly remove all observe requests for a given observer |
- (void)dealloc { |
RemoveObserverForAllStocks((void *)self); |
[super dealloc]; |
} |
// To assure that this object is deallocated when the app is quitting, we |
// listen to the applicationWillTerminate delegate method of the app. |
// In more sophisticated, multi-doc apps, we would probably listen to the |
// document being closed instead. |
- (void)applicationWillTerminate:(NSNotification *)notification { |
[self release]; |
} |
@end |
// Callback from AddStockNotificationObserver(). We simply convert the callback |
// into an ObjC message send to the right StockObserver object |
void StockPriceChanged(void *observer, CFStringRef stockSymbol, double newPrice) { |
[(id)observer stockChanged:(NSString *)stockSymbol newPrice:newPrice]; |
} |
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