int (^myBlock)(int) = ^ (int num) { return num * multiplier; }; // for comparison int (*fcnptr)(int); int d = i % 10; repeat(10, ^ { putc('0' + d); }); void (^block)(void); typedef void (^vstr_t)(char *); typedef void (^workBlk_t)(void); void AllLinesInFile(char *f, vstr_t block) { FILE *fp = fopen(f, "r"); if (!fp) { return; } char line[1024]; while (fgets(line, 1024, fp)) { block(line); } fclose(fp); } @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; } // 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 // 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