Using DispatchWorkItem
Basics article available: Grand Central DispatchUsing dispatch work items you can easily cancel a delayed asynchronous GCD task if you no longer need it:
let workItem = DispatchWorkItem {
// Your async code goes in here
}
// Execute the work item after 1 second
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1, execute: workItem)
// You can cancel the work item if you no longer need it
workItem.cancel()
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