NSThread sample skeleton

gistfile1.m

@interface ThreadSample ()

@property (nonatomic, strong) NSThread *thread;

@end


@implementation ThreadSample

#pragma mark - Private

- (NSThread*)thread {
    if (!_thread) {
        _thread = [[NSThread alloc] initWithTarget:self selector:@selector(runloop) object:nil];
    }
    return _thread;
}

- (void)runloop {
    // Init

    // Loop
    while (![self.thread isCancelled]) {
        // TODO: some stuff
        
        // remember always update UI objects on the main thread:
        // [self performSelector:@selector(updateUI:) onThread:[NSThread mainThread] withObject:nil waitUntilDone:NO];
    
        sleep(1);
    }
    
    // De-init
    self.thread = nil;
}

#pragma mark - Public

- (void)start {
    if (![self.thread isExecuting]) {
        [self.thread start];
    }
}

- (void)stop {
    if ([self.thread isExecuting]) {
        [self.thread cancel];
    }
}

@end