On Oct 30, 2012, at 9:58 PM, Graham Cox <graham....@bigpond.com> wrote: > I'm wondering what is the usual correct thing to pass for the 'untilDate' > parameter. For a long time I've been using [NSDate distantFuture], but the > documentation of this method says that by passing nil it uses [NSDate > distantPast], which implies perhaps that this is a more usual default. In > thinking about this I realise I don't really understand what this parameter > is doing, especially when 'distantPast' is specified - does that mean do not > wait at all for any events and only return one if it's already queued?
If the date is in the past then the method returns immediately. If there is a matching event in the queue then it will be returned. > I've changed this to pass nil and my mouse dragging works as normal. This is generally not recommended. Using nil instead of -distantFuture may use more CPU and power while the drag is in progress. -- Greg Parker gpar...@apple.com Runtime Wrangler _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
