How to get the http response for NSURLConnection without using delegates

Question

I would like to know if there is a way to get the HTTP response for a NSURLConnection without making use of the delegate provided by Apple.

For example if I setup a connection in the following manner:

NSMutableURLRequest *request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:url];
[request setHTTPMethod:@"POST"];
[request addValue:@"player.UpdateProfile" forHTTPHeaderField:@"player-profile"];
[self addHttpHeaders:request];

NSURLConnection *connection = [[NSURLConnection alloc]initWithRequest:request delegate:self startImmediately: YES];

Now here instead of delegating to self and parsing the response in the didReceiveResponse method, can I create a custom delegate where I can parse the response? I don't need a complete tutorial on how to do it but a nudge in the right direction would be appreciated. Thanks

Yes, you can set the delegate to any object you wish, as long as that object conforms to the protocol defined by the delegate. — danielbeard, Aug 22 '13 at 16:05
Look into AFNetworking (https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking) on GitHUB. It is a pretty incredible library that encapsulates this functionality and makes it really easy to use. — MikeS, Aug 22 '13 at 16:28

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 22 '13 at 16:28

NSURLConnection is probably easier to use these days with:

[NSURLConnection sendAsynchronousRequest: urlRequest
                                   queue: [NSOperationQueue mainQueue]
                       completionHandler: ^(NSURLResponse *response, NSData *data, NSError *error)
{
}

This avoids having to create any delegate object at all. Be warned: Its very difficult to cancel this sort of request, so make sure you put safeguards in the response handler.

How to get the http response for NSURLConnection without using delegates

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