Pure C function calling Objective-C method?

Question

Okay, I've read half a dozen threads on this subject, but none of the solutions appear to address exact needs.

Question:

How does a Pure C (.c) function call a method inside a Pure Objective-C (.m) class?

Every example / answer is using C inside an Objective-C (.m) method. I have a Pure C library that I have to create a simulator for, so I need to keep my Kernel in pure C and call out to my higher level emulation methods in Objective-C.

Any attempt I make to create a reference and call a method fails. Square bracket notation fails as well. Creating a global var in Obj-C and trying to use that in Pure-C doesn't work, as if the namespace is segregated.

Anyone done this?

Here's a diagram of the flow:

Obj-C UIButton CLICKED->Calls Obj-C method->Calls C function->Call Obj-C method

Answer 1

After much experimenting, I found that the most elegant way of solving my problem was to turn my core C library into an NSObject using the .m suffix. The method of calling back and forth resolved instantly. This change DOES alter my original library, but by so little, it's manageable. So to review:

My original C file was renamed to use the .m suffix. Then I added

@interface myCLibrary : NSObject

@end

to my .h file, and added to my formerly .c file, now renamed .m.

@implementation myCLibrary

@end

Just remember that C functions aren't to be pasted between these interface / implementation declarations, below them. Only Objective-C is to go inside these statements. Once I did that, calling the C functions, and calling BACK to other C functions worked great.

Thanks for all the help regardless.

Answer 2

Objective C can compile c method without any modification. To call c method from objective-c class you have to whatever you do in c, just include the header file then call method directly. Suppose you have a C header named test.h and in that you have a method sum(int i, int j); then first include test.h and then call test(1, 2);

If you want to call C++ method, use Objective-C++ (.mm extension) in the same manner as explained above.

Answer 3

I hope i understand you correctly!

You can do this via callback-function.

In you C file use this:

Define the callback-type

eventcallback g_callback;

Implement callback-class (executed by objective-c code)

void comm_set_callback(eventcallback callback){
   g_callback = callback;
}

in objective-c:

Set the callback (i.e.: in viewDidLoad())

comm_set_callback(&testfkt);

C-Method called from extern C-function

void testfkt(){
 [refToSelf testmethod];
}

Objective-C Method called from C-Method testfkt

-(void)testmethod{
   ...
}