perform selector after delay only called once

Question

I have an app in which i need to call an instance method after every 1 or 2 seconds. Now if i place

[self performSelector:@selector(getMatchListWS) withObject:nil afterDelay:1.0];

in viewDidLoad: or viewWillAppear: , the method getMatchListWS is called only once as the view appears or loads. But i need to call the method continuously even when the user is on that view without the view being disappeared or unload. So, what is the correct place or delegate method in which i can add performSelector method so that it is called every second without having to unload the view again and again. Do i need to do something in background or on main thread.? Thanks in advance!!

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 22 '13 at 08:17

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It would be like this:

[NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:1.0 target:self selector:@selector(getMatchListWS:) userInfo:nil repeats:YES];

Put it in your viewDidLoad, so you don't have problems with multiple events being fired. It can happen if you put it on viewWillAppear or viewDidAppear, and you are pushing or showing a modalViewController.

answered Apr 22 '13 at 08:17

Rui Peres

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If you want it to **repeat only once**, it's **repeats:NO**. From the documentation: `repeats If YES, the timer will repeatedly reschedule itself until invalidated. If NO, the timer will be invalidated after it fires.` – Rui Peres Apr 22 '13 at 08:20

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 22 '13 at 08:27

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Jacky Boy's answer will get your job done. An alternate solution(if you're keen on using performSelector method) would be to add the same line in your method definition like so

-(void) getMatchListWS {
//Get Match List here

[self performSelector:@selector(getMatchListWS) withObject:nil afterDelay:1.0];
}

Note: You should still call the method once when the view loads.

answered Apr 22 '13 at 08:27

MadhavanRP

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must be declared this way ? -(void)getMatchListWS:(NSTimer *)dt{} and called this way ? [self performSelector:@selector(getMatchListWS:) withObject:nil afterDelay:1.0]; – jeet.chanchawat May 22 '15 at 07:46

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 22 '13 at 08:27

You are just keeping a delay in your call. What that will do, is to call your method after a delay of 1 second. What you need to do is to set the timer to call your method repeatedly after a particular time interval.

//create an instance of NSTimer class
NSTimer *timer;

//set the timer to perform selector (getMatchListWS:) repeatedly
timer= [NSTimer timerWithTimeInterval:1.0
                                        target:self
                                        selector:@selector(getMatchListWS:)
                                        userInfo:nil
                                        repeats:YES];

perform selector after delay only called once

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