【IOS学习】消息转发和它的实际应用

消息转发，适用于把操作给另外一个类来实现

-(NSMethodSignature *)methodSignatureForSelector:(SEL)aSelector
{
    NSMethodSignature *signature = [super methodSignatureForSelector:aSelector];
    if (!signature) {
        signature = [self.displayLabel methodSignatureForSelector:aSelector];
    }
    return signature;
}

-(void)forwardInvocation:(NSInvocation *)anInvocation
{
    SEL selector = [anInvocation selector];
    if ([self.displayLabel respondsToSelector:selector]) {
        [anInvocation invokeWithTarget:self.displayLabel];
    }
}

上例中，一个UIViewController包含了UIlable 属性 displayLabel, 如果UIViewController 实例调用[instance setText:@"string"]方法，由于类没有实现setText：方法，通过上面两行代码，将会转发，由 displayLabel 实现。

另：消息转发的使用，下面的类别拓展解决了对NSNull对象操作导致的崩溃（在网络数据返回为空的时候经常遇到）

- (NSMethodSignature*)methodSignatureForSelector:(SEL)selector
{
    NSMethodSignature* signature = [super methodSignatureForSelector:selector];
    if (!signature) {
        for (NSObject *object in NSNullObjects) {
            signature = [object methodSignatureForSelector:selector];
            if (signature) {
                break;
            }
        }
        
    }
    return signature;
}

- (void)forwardInvocation:(NSInvocation *)anInvocation
{
    SEL aSelector = [anInvocation selector];
    
    for (NSObject *object in NSNullObjects) {
        if ([object respondsToSelector:aSelector]) {
            [anInvocation invokeWithTarget:object];
            return;
        }
    }
    
    [self doesNotRecognizeSelector:aSelector];
}

详细例子参照：https://github.com/caigee/iosdev_sample下的
ClassForward