void Events1(NSString * identifier, void (^handler)()); void Events2(NSString * identifier, void (^)()); @implementation NSArray (WWDC) - (NSArray *)map:(id (^)(id))xform { id result = [NSMutableArray array]; for (id elem in self) [result addObject:xform(elem)]; return result; } - (NSArray *)collect:(BOOL ( ^ )(id))predicate { id result = [NSMutableArray array]; for (id elem in self) if (predicate(elem)) [result addObject:elem]; return result; } - (void)each:(void (^)(id object))block { [self enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:^ (id obj, NSUInteger idx, BOOL *stop) { block(obj); }]; } // corner case: block literal in use with return type id longLines = [allLines collect:^ BOOL (id item) { return [item length] > 20; }]; // corner case: block literal in use with return type id longLines = [allLines collect:^ BOOL* (id item) { return [item length] > 20; }]; @end nestedMethodCall(methodCall(^ BOOL * (id item) { NSLog(@"methodCall") })); nestedMethodCall( arg1, methodCall(^ NSString * (id item) { NSLog(@"methodCall") })); nestedMethodCall( arg1, methodCall(^ { NSLog(@"methodCall") }, arg2) ); nestedMethodCall( methodCall(^ { NSLog(@"methodCall") }) ); // 1. block literal: ^{ ... }; // 2. block declaration: return_t (^name) (int arg1, int arg2, ...) NB: return_t is optional and name is also optional // 3. block inline call ^ return_t (int arg) { ... }; NB: return_t is optional