<RSSFeed> Protocol Reference

#import <RSSFeedProtocol.h>

Inherited by <RSSMutableFeed>.

Instance Methods
(NSEnumerator *)	- articleEnumerator
(NSSet *)	- articleSet
(int)	- articleCount
(BOOL)	- isFetching
(NSString *)	- feedName
(NSURL *)	- feedURL
(enum RSSFeedError)	- fetch
(void)	- fetchInBackground
(enum RSSFeedError)	- lastError
(NSMutableDictionary *)	- plistDictionary

Detailed Description

The RSS feed protocol defines the way users are supposed to talk to a feed.

Method Documentation

- (int) articleCount

Returns

the number of articles in this feed

- (NSEnumerator*) articleEnumerator

Returns

an enumerator for the articles in this feed

Reimplemented in RSSFeed.

- (NSSet*) articleSet

Returns

a set that contains this feed's articles

- (NSString*) feedName

Returns

The name of the feed

Reimplemented in RSSFeed.

- (NSURL*) feedURL

Returns

the URL where the feed can be downloaded from (as NSURL object)

See also

NSURL

Reimplemented in RSSFeed.

- (enum RSSFeedError) fetch

Fetches the feed from the web.

Returns

An error number (of type enum RSSFeedError)

See also

NSURL

RSSFeedError

Reimplemented in RSSFeed.

- (void) fetchInBackground

Fetches the feed from the web. Feed fetching is done in the background. When the feed is fetched, the feed will post a RSSFeedFetchedNotification.

See also

RSSFeedFetchedNotification

Reimplemented in RSSFeed.

- (BOOL) isFetching

Returns YES if and only if this feed is currently being fetched.

Reimplemented in RSSFeed.

- (enum RSSFeedError) lastError

Returns the last fetching error.

- (NSMutableDictionary*) plistDictionary

Returns a NSDictionary object that is property-list compatible and contains all information required to rebuild this article object.

Reimplemented in RSSFeed.

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The documentation for this protocol was generated from the following file:

• RSSFeedProtocol.h