block based target-action

block-action

//  BlockInvocation.h

#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>


@interface BlockInvocation : NSObject {
    void *block;
}

-(id)initWithBlock:(void *)aBlock;
+(BlockInvocation *)invocationWithBlock:(void *)aBlock;

-(void)perform;
-(void)performWithObject:(id)anObject;
-(void)performWithObject:(id)anObject object:(id)anotherObject;

@end

//  BlockInvocation.m

#import "BlockInvocation.h"


@implementation BlockInvocation

-(id)initWithBlock:(void *)aBlock {
    if (self = [self init]) {
        block = (void *)[(void (^)(void))aBlock copy];
    }

    return self;
}

+(BlockInvocation *)invocationWithBlock:(void *)aBlock {
    return [[[self alloc] initWithBlock:aBlock] autorelease];
}

-(void)perform {
    ((void (^)(void))block)();
}

-(void)performWithObject:(id)anObject {
    ((void (^)(id arg1))block)(anObject);
}

-(void)performWithObject:(id)anObject object:(id)anotherObject {
    ((void (^)(id arg1, id arg2))block)(anObject, anotherObject);
}

-(void)dealloc {
    [(void (^)(void))block release];
    [super dealloc];
}

@end

//use
BlockInvocation *invocation = [[BlockInvocation alloc] initWithBlock:^(id sender) {
  NSLog(@"Button with title %@ was clicked", [(NSButton *)sender title]);
}];
[myButton setTarget:invocation];
[myButton setAction:@selector(performWithObject:)];