init(peer:discoveryInfo:serviceType:)
Initializes an advertiser object.
Declaration
init(peer myPeerID: MCPeerID, discoveryInfo info: [String : String]?, serviceType: String)Parameters
- myPeerID:
Your app’s local peer ID.
- info:
A dictionary of key-value pairs that are made available to browsers. Each key and value must be an
NSStringobject.This data is advertised using a Bonjour TXT record, encoded according to Rfc6763 (section 6). As a result:
The key-value pair must be no longer than 255 bytes (total) when encoded in UTF-8 format with an equals sign (
=) between the key and the value.Keys cannot contain an equals sign.
For optimal performance, the total size of the keys and values in this dictionary should be no more than about 400 bytes so that the entire advertisement can fit within a single Bluetooth data packet. For details on the maximum allowable length, read 20001078 SW3.
If the data you need to provide is too large to fit within these constraints, you should create a custom discovery class using Bonjour for discovery and your choice of networking protocols for exchanging the information.
- serviceType:
The type of service to advertise. This should be a short text string that describes the app’s networking protocol, in the same format as a Bonjour service type (without the transport protocol) and meeting the restrictions of Rfc6335 (section 5.1) governing Service Name Syntax. In particular, the string:
Must be 1–15 characters long
Can contain only ASCII lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens
Must contain at least one ASCII letter
Must not begin or end with a hyphen
Must not contain hyphens adjacent to other hyphens.
This name should be easily distinguished from unrelated services. For example, a text chat app made by ABC company could use the service type
abc-txtchat.For more details, read TP40002460.
Return Value
Returns an initialized instance, or nil if an error occurred.
Discussion
This method throws an exception if a valid peerID object is not provided or if the value of serviceType is not a legal Bonjour service type.