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A base view controller class that when running on the simulator in debug mode, will auto simulate a memory warning every time the view controller's viewDidAppear is called
//
// BaseViewController.m
//
// Created by Peter Boctor on 5/4/11.
//
// Copyright (c) 2011 Peter Boctor
//
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// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
//
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//
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// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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// THE SOFTWARE
#import "BaseViewController.h"
@interface BaseViewController (Private)
- (void)simulateMemoryWarning;
@end
@implementation BaseViewController
- (void) viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
[super viewDidAppear:animated];
#if TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR
#ifdef DEBUG
// If we are running in the simulator and it's the DEBUG target
// then simulate a memory warning. Note that the DEBUG flag isn't
// defined by default. To define it add this Preprocessor Macro for
// the Debug target: DEBUG=1
[self simulateMemoryWarning];
#endif
#endif
}
- (void)simulateMemoryWarning
{
#if TARGET_IPHONE_SIMULATOR
#ifdef DEBUG
CFNotificationCenterPostNotification(CFNotificationCenterGetDarwinNotifyCenter(), (CFStringRef)@"UISimulatedMemoryWarningNotification", NULL, NULL, true);
#endif
#endif
}
@end
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