iOS stop global queue from running

Question

Code:

dispatch_async(
      dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND, 0), ^{
        [ServerAPI API_GetChatList:self
                        withUserId:[self getUserIDFromUserDefaults]
                    withScheduleId:strGroupId
                          withType:@"group"];

        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
          [self performSelector:@selector(getChatList)
                     withObject:nil
                     afterDelay:10];

        });

      });

I used dispatch global queue to call a method for every 10 seconds.It is working fine.The problem is global queue is keep running in other controllers too.How do i stop this from running?any help will be appreciated.

Answer 1

You can keep a BOOL property,before every call, you check this property. When you want to stop, set it to YES

@property (atomic) BOOL stop;

Function

-(void)getChatList {
   if (self.stop) {
        return;
   }

dispatch_async(
               dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND, 0), ^{
                   //Do something
                   dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
                       if (!self.stop) {

                           [self performSelector:@selector(getChatList)
                                      withObject:nil
                                      afterDelay:10];
                       }
                   });


               });
}