ASIHTTPRequest with block

As of v1.8, we can do the same thing using blocks, on platforms that support them:

- (IBAction)grabURLInBackground:(id)sender
{
   NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://allseeing-i.com"];
   __block ASIHTTPRequest *request = [ASIHTTPRequest requestWithURL:url];
   [request setCompletionBlock:^{
      // Use when fetching text data
      NSString *responseString = [request responseString];
 
      // Use when fetching binary data
      NSData *responseData = [request responseData];
   }];
   [request setFailedBlock:^{
      NSError *error = [request error];
   }];
   [request startAsynchronous];
}

Note the use of the __block qualifier when we declare the request, this is important! It tells the block not to retain the request, which is important in preventing a retain-cycle, since the request will always retain the block.

参考资料

 1 http://allseeing-i.com/ASIHTTPRequest/How-to-use - Using blocks
 2 Blocks Programming Topics - Object and Block Variables