libs-base/Headers/Foundation/NSInvocation.h
rfm daf60f9a4d reinstate deleted code (bug #42405)
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/* Interface for NSInvocation for GNUStep
Copyright (C) 1998,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Author: Richard Frith-Macdonald <richard@brainstorm.co.uk>
Date: 1998
Based on code by: Andrew Kachites McCallum <mccallum@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
This file is part of the GNUstep Base Library.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
Library General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
Boston, MA 02111 USA.
*/
#ifndef __NSInvocation_h_GNUSTEP_BASE_INCLUDE
#define __NSInvocation_h_GNUSTEP_BASE_INCLUDE
#import <GNUstepBase/GSVersionMacros.h>
#import <Foundation/NSMethodSignature.h>
#if defined(__cplusplus)
extern "C" {
#endif
@interface NSInvocation : NSObject
{
#if GS_EXPOSE(NSInvocation)
@public
NSMethodSignature *_sig;
void *_cframe;
void *_retval;
id _target;
SEL _selector;
unsigned int _numArgs;
void *_info;
BOOL _argsRetained;
BOOL _targetRetained;
BOOL _validReturn;
BOOL _sendToSuper;
void *_retptr;
#endif
#if GS_NONFRAGILE
#else
/* Pointer to private additional data used to avoid breaking ABI
* when we don't have the non-fragile ABI available.
* Use this mechanism rather than changing the instance variable
* layout (see Source/GSInternal.h for details).
*/
@private id _internal GS_UNUSED_IVAR;
#endif
}
/*
* Creating instances.
*/
+ (NSInvocation*) invocationWithMethodSignature: (NSMethodSignature*)_signature;
/*
* Accessing message elements.
*/
- (void) getArgument: (void*)buffer
atIndex: (NSInteger)index;
- (void) getReturnValue: (void*)buffer;
- (SEL) selector;
- (void) setArgument: (void*)buffer
atIndex: (NSInteger)index;
- (void) setReturnValue: (void*)buffer;
- (void) setSelector: (SEL)aSelector;
- (void) setTarget: (id)anObject;
- (id) target;
/*
* Managing arguments.
*/
- (BOOL) argumentsRetained;
- (void) retainArguments;
#if OS_API_VERSION(GS_API_NONE,GS_API_NONE) && GS_API_VERSION( 11101,GS_API_LATEST)
- (BOOL) targetRetained;
- (void) retainArgumentsIncludingTarget: (BOOL)retainTargetFlag;
#endif
/*
* Dispatching an Invocation.
*/
- (void) invoke;
- (void) invokeWithTarget: (id)anObject;
/*
* Getting the method signature.
*/
- (NSMethodSignature*) methodSignature;
@end
#if GS_API_VERSION(GS_API_NONE, 011700)
@interface NSInvocation (GNUstep)
/**
* Returns the status of the flag set by -setSendsToSuper:
*/
- (BOOL) sendsToSuper;
/**
* Sets the flag to tell the invocation that it should actually invoke a
* method in the superclass of the target rather than the method of the
* target itself.<br />
* This extension permits an invocation to act like a regular method
* call sent to <em>super</em> in the method of a class.
*/
- (void) setSendsToSuper: (BOOL)flag;
@end
#endif
/** For use by macros only.
*/
@interface NSInvocation (MacroSetup)
- (id) initWithMethodSignature: (NSMethodSignature*)aSignature;
+ (id) _newProxyForInvocation: (id)target;
+ (id) _newProxyForMessage: (id)target;
+ (NSInvocation*) _returnInvocationAndDestroyProxy: (id)proxy;
@end
/**
* Creates and returns an autoreleased invocation containing a
* message to an instance of the class. The 'message' consists
* of selector and arguments like a standard ObjectiveC method
* call.<br />
* Before using the returned invocation, you need to set its target.
*/
#define NS_INVOCATION(aClass, message...) ({\
id __proxy = [NSInvocation _newProxyForInvocation: aClass]; \
[__proxy message]; \
[NSInvocation _returnInvocationAndDestroyProxy: __proxy]; \
})
/**
* Creates and returns an autoreleased invocation containing a
* message to the target object. The 'message' consists
* of selector and arguments like a standard ObjectiveC method
* call.
*/
#define NS_MESSAGE(target, message...) ({\
id __proxy = [NSInvocation _newProxyForMessage: target]; \
[__proxy message]; \
[NSInvocation _returnInvocationAndDestroyProxy: __proxy]; \
})
#if defined(__cplusplus)
}
#endif
#endif /* __NSInvocation_h_GNUSTEP_BASE_INCLUDE */