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Asked: 2026-05-13T21:06:05+00:00

This is more of a high level how do you solve this type of

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This is more of a high level “how do you solve this type of problem” type of question, as opposed to a “why doesn’t my code compile” question.

I’ve got a search bar within an iPhone application that searches my data just fine. However, i have the search triggered (handleSearchForTerm is called) after each keypress. This creates some lag.

I like the idea of having search results appear automatically, but I don’t like that for larger datasets, the act of searching appears to interrupt user input.

Is this something I can’t fix aside from making my search routine faster? Or, is there a better way to handle this?

One thought is that I’d like to be able to trigger a search only, say, 500ms after a keypress (unless there has been another keypress in the meantime, then reset). Is that possible?

Thanks for any help.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can use the performSelector:withObject:afterDelay to call the search routine after a delay of 500ms

    EDIT (after your comment):

    You can use cancelPreviousPerformRequestsWithTarget: selector: object: to cancel subsequent calls to the search routine

    Ofcourse, you will need some kind of mechanism to identify if a search routine is currently in process. Use semaphores for that.

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