假设你有一个你开发的类，想要声明一个委托属性，以便在发生一些事件时能够通知它:

@class myClass;

@protocol myClassDelegate <NSObject>

-(void)myClass:(MyClass*)myObject requiredEventHandlerWithParameter:(ParamType*)param;

@optional
-(void)myClass:(MyClass*)myObject optionalEventHandlerWithParameter:(ParamType*)param;

@end


@interface MyClass : NSObject

@property(nonatomic,weak)id< MyClassDelegate> delegate;

@end

so you declare a protocol in MyClass header file (or a separate header file) , and declare the required/optional event handlers that your delegate must/should implement , then declare a property in MyClass of type (id< MyClassDelegate>) which means any objective c class that conforms to the protocol MyClassDelegate , you'll notice that the delegate property is declared as weak , this is very important to prevent retain cycle (most often the delegate retains the MyClass instance so if you declared the delegate as retain, both of them will retain each other and neither of them will ever be released).

你还会注意到协议方法将MyClass实例作为参数传递给委托，这是最好的实践，以防委托想要调用MyClass实例上的一些方法，也有助于当委托将自己声明为MyClassDelegate到多个MyClass实例时，就像当你的ViewController中有多个UITableView的实例并将自己声明为UITableViewDelegate到所有这些实例时。

在你的MyClass中，你用声明的事件通知委托，如下所示:

if([_delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(myClass: requiredEventHandlerWithParameter:)])
{
     [_delegate myClass:self requiredEventHandlerWithParameter:(ParamType*)param];
}

你首先检查你的委托是否响应你即将调用的协议方法，以防委托没有实现它，应用程序将崩溃(即使协议方法是必需的)。

作为苹果公司推荐的一个好的实践，委托(根据定义，它是一个协议)符合NSObject协议是有好处的。

@protocol MyDelegate <NSObject>
    ...
@end

要在你的委托中创建可选方法(即不一定要实现的方法)，你可以像这样使用@optional注释:

@protocol MyDelegate <NSObject>
    ...
    ...
      // Declaration for Methods that 'must' be implemented'
    ...
    ...
    @optional
    ...
      // Declaration for Methods that 'need not necessarily' be implemented by the class conforming to your delegate
    ...
@end

因此，当使用你指定为可选的方法时，你需要(在你的类中)检查respondsToSelector是否视图(符合你的委托)已经实际实现了你的可选方法。

斯威夫特版本

委托只是一个为另一个类做一些工作的类。阅读下面的代码，这是一个有点傻(但希望有启发性)的Playground示例，它展示了如何在Swift中实现这一点。

// A protocol is just a list of methods (and/or properties) that must
// be used by any class that adopts the protocol.
protocol OlderSiblingDelegate: class {
    // This protocol only defines one required method
    func getYourNiceOlderSiblingAGlassOfWater() -> String
}

class BossyBigBrother {
    
    // The delegate is the BossyBigBrother's slave. This position can 
    // be assigned later to whoever is available (and conforms to the 
    // protocol).
    weak var delegate: OlderSiblingDelegate?
    
    func tellSomebodyToGetMeSomeWater() -> String? {
        // The delegate is optional because there might not be anyone
        // nearby to boss around.
        return delegate?.getYourNiceOlderSiblingAGlassOfWater()
    }
}

// PoorLittleSister conforms to the OlderSiblingDelegate protocol
class PoorLittleSister: OlderSiblingDelegate {

    // This method is repquired by the protocol, but the protocol said
    // nothing about how it needs to be implemented.
    func getYourNiceOlderSiblingAGlassOfWater() -> String {
        return "Go get it yourself!"
    }
    
}

// initialize the classes
let bigBro = BossyBigBrother()
let lilSis = PoorLittleSister()

// Set the delegate 
// bigBro could boss around anyone who conforms to the 
// OlderSiblingDelegate protocol, but since lilSis is here, 
// she is the unlucky choice.
bigBro.delegate = lilSis

// Because the delegate is set, there is a class to do bigBro's work for him.
// bigBro tells lilSis to get him some water.
if let replyFromLilSis = bigBro.tellSomebodyToGetMeSomeWater() {
    print(replyFromLilSis) // "Go get it yourself!"
}

在实际实践中，委托通常用于以下情况

当一个类需要向另一个类传递一些信息时 当一个类希望允许另一个类自定义它时

类之间不需要事先知道彼此的任何信息，除非委托类符合所需的协议。

我强烈推荐阅读以下两篇文章。它们甚至比文档更能帮助我理解委托。

什么是委托?-快速开发人员指南 委托如何工作-一个快速的开发者指南

让我们从一个例子开始，如果我们在网上购买一件产品，它会经过不同团队处理的运输/交付等流程。因此，如果运输完成，运输团队应该通知交付团队，并且应该是一对一的沟通，因为广播这个信息对其他人来说是一种开销/供应商可能只希望将这个信息传递给需要的人。

所以如果我们从应用的角度考虑，一个事件可以是一个在线订单，不同的团队可以是多个视图。

下面是代码，将ShippingView作为发货团队，将DeliveryView作为交付团队:

//Declare the protocol with functions having info which needs to be communicated
protocol ShippingDelegate : class {
    func productShipped(productID : String)
}
//shippingView which shows shipping status of products
class ShippingView : UIView
{

    weak var delegate:ShippingDelegate?
    var productID : String

    @IBAction func checkShippingStatus(sender: UIButton)
    {
        // if product is shipped
        delegate?.productShipped(productID: productID)
    }
}
//Delivery view which shows delivery status & tracking info
class DeliveryView: UIView,ShippingDelegate
{
    func productShipped(productID : String)
    {
        // update status on view & perform delivery
    }
}

//Main page on app which has both views & shows updated info on product whole status
class ProductViewController : UIViewController
{
    var shippingView : ShippingView
    var deliveryView : DeliveryView

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        // as we want to update shipping info on delivery view, so assign delegate to delivery object
        // whenever shipping status gets updated it will call productShipped method in DeliveryView & update UI.
        shippingView.delegate = deliveryView
        //
    }
}

这并不是问题的答案，但如果你在查找如何创建自己的委托也许一些更简单的东西会是更好的答案。

我很少实现委托，因为我很少需要。对于一个委托对象，我只能有一个委托。所以如果你想让你的委托进行单向通信/传递数据，你最好使用通知。

NSNotification可以将对象传递给多个接收者，它非常容易使用。 它是这样工作的:

MyClass。M文件应该是这样的

#import "MyClass.h"
@implementation MyClass 

- (void) myMethodToDoStuff {
//this will post a notification with myClassData (NSArray in this case)  in its userInfo dict and self as an object
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:@"myClassUpdatedData"
                                                    object:self
                                                  userInfo:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:selectedLocation[@"myClassData"] forKey:@"myClassData"]];
}
@end

在其他类中使用通知: 添加类作为观察者:

[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(otherClassUpdatedItsData:) name:@"myClassUpdatedData" object:nil];

实现选择器:

- (void) otherClassUpdatedItsData:(NSNotification *)note {
    NSLog(@"*** Other class updated its data ***");
    MyClass *otherClass = [note object];  //the object itself, you can call back any selector if you want
    NSArray *otherClassData = [note userInfo][@"myClassData"]; //get myClass data object and do whatever you want with it
}

如果，不要忘记删除你的类作为观察者

- (void)dealloc
{
    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
}

下面是一个创建委托的简单方法

在.h文件中创建协议。确保它是在协议之前定义的，使用@class后面跟着UIViewController的名字，因为我要使用的协议是UIViewController类>。

步骤:1:创建一个名为“YourViewController”的新类Protocol，它将是UIViewController类的子类，并将这个类分配给第二个ViewController。

步骤2:转到“YourViewController”文件，并如下所示修改它:

#import <UIKit/UIkit.h>
@class YourViewController;

@protocol YourViewController Delegate <NSObject>

 @optional
-(void)defineDelegateMethodName: (YourViewController *) controller;

@required
-(BOOL)delegateMethodReturningBool: (YourViewController *) controller;

  @end
  @interface YourViewController : UIViewController

  //Since the property for the protocol could be of any class, then it will be marked as a type of id.

  @property (nonatomic, weak) id< YourViewController Delegate> delegate;

@end

协议行为中定义的方法可以用@optional和@required作为协议定义的一部分进行控制。

步骤3: 委托的实现

    #import "delegate.h"

   @interface YourDelegateUser ()
     <YourViewControllerDelegate>
   @end

   @implementation YourDelegateUser

   - (void) variousFoo {
      YourViewController *controller = [[YourViewController alloc] init];
      controller.delegate = self;
   }

   -(void)defineDelegateMethodName: (YourViewController *) controller {
      // handle the delegate being called here
   }

   -(BOOL)delegateMethodReturningBool: (YourViewController *) controller {
      // handle the delegate being called here
      return YES;
   }

   @end

//在调用该方法之前测试该方法是否已经定义

 - (void) someMethodToCallDelegate {
     if ([[self delegate] respondsToSelector:@selector(defineDelegateMethodName:)]) {
           [self.delegate delegateMethodName:self]; 
     }
  }