[ios] Waiting until two async blocks are executed before starting another block

Answers above are all cool, but they all missed one thing. group executes tasks(blocks) in the thread where it entered when you use dispatch_group_enter/dispatch_group_leave.

- (IBAction)buttonAction:(id)sender {
      dispatch_queue_t demoQueue = dispatch_queue_create("com.demo.group", DISPATCH_QUEUE_CONCURRENT);
      dispatch_async(demoQueue, ^{
        dispatch_group_t demoGroup = dispatch_group_create();
        for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
          dispatch_group_enter(demoGroup);
          [self testMethod:i
                     block:^{
                       dispatch_group_leave(demoGroup);
                     }];
        }

        dispatch_group_notify(demoGroup, dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
          NSLog(@"All group tasks are done!");
        });
      });
    }

    - (void)testMethod:(NSInteger)index block:(void(^)(void))completeBlock {
      NSLog(@"Group task started...%ld", index);
      NSLog(@"Current thread is %@ thread", [NSThread isMainThread] ? @"main" : @"not main");
      [NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:1.f];

      if(completeBlock) {
        completeBlock();
      }
    }

this runs in the created concurrent queue demoQueue. If i dont create any queue, it runs in main thread.

- (IBAction)buttonAction:(id)sender {
    dispatch_group_t demoGroup = dispatch_group_create();
    for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
      dispatch_group_enter(demoGroup);
      [self testMethod:i
                 block:^{
                   dispatch_group_leave(demoGroup);
                 }];
    }

    dispatch_group_notify(demoGroup, dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
      NSLog(@"All group tasks are done!");
    });
    }

    - (void)testMethod:(NSInteger)index block:(void(^)(void))completeBlock {
      NSLog(@"Group task started...%ld", index);
      NSLog(@"Current thread is %@ thread", [NSThread isMainThread] ? @"main" : @"not main");
      [NSThread sleepForTimeInterval:1.f];

      if(completeBlock) {
        completeBlock();
      }
    }

and there's a third way to make tasks executed in another thread:

- (IBAction)buttonAction:(id)sender {
      dispatch_queue_t demoQueue = dispatch_queue_create("com.demo.group", DISPATCH_QUEUE_CONCURRENT);
      //  dispatch_async(demoQueue, ^{
      __weak ViewController* weakSelf = self;
      dispatch_group_t demoGroup = dispatch_group_create();
      for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
        dispatch_group_enter(demoGroup);
        dispatch_async(demoQueue, ^{
          [weakSelf testMethod:i
                         block:^{
                           dispatch_group_leave(demoGroup);
                         }];
        });
      }

      dispatch_group_notify(demoGroup, dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
        NSLog(@"All group tasks are done!");
      });
      //  });
    }

Of course, as mentioned you can use dispatch_group_async to get what you want.

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