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CFAttributedString Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable character string and its associated attributes.
Carbon, Core Foundation, Text & Fonts 2009-05-06
CFMutableAttributedString Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable character string and associated set of attributes.
Carbon, Core Foundation, Text & Fonts 2009-05-06
Foundation Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes constants in the Foundation framework.
Cocoa 2009-05-06
IMKServerInput Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to receive text events.
Cocoa, Internationalization, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2009-05-06
NSAnimatablePropertyContainer Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for an animatable proxy for views and windows.
Cocoa 2009-05-06
NSCountedSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an unordered collection of possibly identical elements.
Cocoa 2009-05-06
NSData Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable byte buffer.
Cocoa 2009-05-06
NSError Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a runtime error.
Cocoa 2009-05-06
NSSegmentedCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an action cell that provides appearance and behavior for an NSSegmentedControl object.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-05-06
NSSegmentedControl Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a horizontal button divided into multiple segments
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-05-06
QTCaptureConnection Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a connection for media stream capture, used with a QTCaptureSession object.
QuickTime 2009-05-06
QTCaptureDevice Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that represents a connected physical media capture device, such as a camera or microphone.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2009-05-06
QTKit Functions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions in the QTKit framework.
QuickTime 2009-05-06
Search Kit Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for supporting user searches of textual content.
Carbon, Cocoa, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2009-05-06
CalCalendarStore Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to retrieve calendar objects, including calendars, events and tasks.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
NSButtonCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a cell that responds to mouse clicks.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-04-08
NSDictionary Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable collection of key-value pairs.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
NSNetService Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a network service that an application publishes or uses as a client.
Cocoa, Networking 2009-04-08
NSNetServiceBrowser Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a query for published network services.
Cocoa, Networking 2009-04-08
NSScroller Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for scrolling a document view within a scroll view.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-04-08
NSSplitView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a container for subviews with a user-controlled portion of each visible.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-04-08
NSUserDefaults Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for managing preference information.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-04-08
QTCaptureAudioPreviewOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an output destination used to preview audio being captured.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2009-04-08
QTCaptureDeviceInput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a wrapper for a QTCaptureDevice object.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2009-04-08
QTCaptureInput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an input source connection for a capture session object.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2009-04-08
QTCaptureView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view that displays a video preview of a capture session.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2009-04-08
QTCompressionOptions Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes compression options for a media type.
QuickTime 2009-04-08
QTDataReference Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the location of a QuickTime movie or other media data.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2009-04-08
QTFormatDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes the Objective-C API for supporting and working with QuickTime Capture.
QuickTime 2009-04-08
QTSampleBuffer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a QuickTime media data buffer.
QuickTime 2009-04-08
Speech Synthesis Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for converting text into synthesized speech.
Carbon, User Experience 2009-04-08
WebArchive Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for archiving a web page and all of its related resources.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
WebEditingDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by WebView objects to change the view's default editing behavior.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
WebFrame Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for encapsulating the data displayed within a WebFrameView object.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
WebFrameLoadDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by WebView frame load delegates to be notified while frame loads are in progress.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
WebJavaPlugIn Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol for running Java applets from within a WebView.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
WebOpenPanelResultListener Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by WebView delegates to communicate with an Open dialog.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
WebPlugIn Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by an application using the Web Kit and any Web Kit-based plug-ins.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
WebPlugInContainer Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol that enables a plug-in to send messages to an application.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
WebPlugInViewFactory Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to create an NSView object for a plug-in.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
WebPolicyDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to modify the policy decisions that are made when handling URLs or the data they represent.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
WebResource Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for downloaded data and its related properties, such as its URL and MIME type.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
WebScripting Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol that defines methods that classes can implement to expose their interfaces to a WebScript environment.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
WebScriptObject Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for bridging a web view's scripting environment and the Objective-C runtime.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
WebView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for embedding web content in a window.
Cocoa 2009-04-08
QTCaptureLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a layer that displays captured video frames from a device; supports Core Animation.
QuickTime 2009-04-06
QTMovieLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a layer for drawing frames from a QuickTime movie; supports Core Animation.
QuickTime 2009-04-06
CalAlarm Class Reference (HTML)
Describes the class used to create and initialize alarms.
Cocoa 2009-03-04
CalEvent Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to get properties about an event.
Cocoa 2009-03-04
CalRecurrenceRule Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to initialize and get recurrence rules and properties.
Cocoa 2009-03-04
CAMediaTiming Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for the time behavior of an animation.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2009-03-04
CGPDFOperatorTable Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a collection of PDF operators and associated callback functions.
Graphics & Imaging 2009-03-04
I/O Kit Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the I/O Kit classes that support non-kernel access to I/O Kit objects through the device-interface mechanism.
Audio, Darwin, Hardware & Drivers 2009-03-04
IKSlideshowDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the methods that a slideshow object uses to access the contents of its data source object.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2009-03-04
Java Info.plist Key Reference for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the property list keys available in Java for Mac OS X.
Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server 2009-03-04
Java System Property Reference for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the System Properties offered by Java for Mac OS X.
Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server 2009-03-04
Java Virtual Machine Option Reference for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the virtual machine options offered by Java for Mac OS X.
Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server 2009-03-04
NSATSTypesetter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a typesetter that places glyphs for text layout.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2009-03-04
NSDockTile Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for customizing an application's dock tiles
Cocoa 2009-03-04
NSPointerArray Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an ordered collection of pointers.
Cocoa 2009-03-04
NSWindow Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a window.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2009-03-04
QTCaptureDecompressedVideoOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a QuickTime capture output object for decompressing video.
QuickTime 2009-03-04
QTCaptureMovieFileOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that writes captured media to a QuickTime movie file.
QuickTime 2009-03-04
QTCaptureOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for connecting capture output destinations to a capture session object.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2009-03-04
QTCaptureVideoPreviewOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for previewing a video stream that is being captured.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2009-03-04
QTMedia Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a QuickTime media object.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2009-03-04
QTTrack Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a QuickTime movie track.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2009-03-04
WebDocumentText Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by document view objects to support working with text.
Cocoa 2009-03-04
WebFrameView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for displaying the actual web content contained in a frame.
Cocoa 2009-03-04
WebHistory Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for maintaining a set of pages visited by users.
Cocoa 2009-03-04
WebPolicyDecisionListener Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol for handling download decisions asynchronously.
Cocoa 2009-03-04
WebUIDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to control user interface-related aspects, such as opening windows and augmenting default menus.
Cocoa 2009-03-04
Xcode Build Setting Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the build settings used in the Xcode build system to compile source code and produce binary files.
Tools 2009-03-04
CALayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a node of animated visual content.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2009-02-04
CFCalendar Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a calendar.
Core Foundation 2009-02-04
CFURL Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a string that uniquely identifies a resource.
Core Foundation 2009-02-04
Dashboard Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for implementing Dashboard widgets.
Apple Applications, Internet & Web, Scripting & Automation, Tools, User Experience 2009-02-04
DOMNode Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMNode class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
Cocoa 2009-02-04
J2SE 5.0 Apple Extensions Reference (HTML)
Describes the Javadoc-formatted API for the JDK and for Apple's MRJ packages.
Java 2009-02-04
Mac OS X ABI Mach-O File Format Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data structures that make up the Mach-O file format.
Carbon, Cocoa, Darwin, Open Source, Tools 2009-02-04
NSApplication Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the responder object that manages an application's events and resources.
Cocoa 2009-02-04
NSCalendar Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a calendar.
Cocoa, Internationalization 2009-02-04
NSCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for cell objects.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-02-04
NSEvent Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an input action such as a mouse click.
Cocoa 2009-02-04
NSHelpManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an application-level help system.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-02-04
NSKeyValueCoding Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for accessing object properties indirectly by key name or key path.
Cocoa 2009-02-04
NSMenuView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated class replaced by the NSMenu class.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-02-04
NSObject Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Cocoa root class.
Cocoa 2009-02-04
NSOpenPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the panel that a user employs to locate and open a file.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-02-04
NSOutlineView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a row-and-column format view for displaying hierarchical data.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-02-04
NSSavePanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the panel that a user employs to set a file-system location and save a file.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-02-04
NSShadow Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a drop shadow for a drawing operation.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2009-02-04
NSString Application Kit Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions for drawing strings.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2009-02-04
NSString Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable character string.
Cocoa 2009-02-04
NSURL Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a string that uniquely identifies a resource.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2009-02-04
NSURLHandle Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated technology replaced by the NSURLDownload class.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2009-02-04
NSView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for drawing, event handling, and printing in views.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, Printing 2009-02-04
WebBackForwardList Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for tracking a list of visited pages with relation to the most recent page.
Cocoa 2009-02-04
DOMHTMLDocument Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLDocument class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
Cocoa 2009-01-26
Quartz Window Services Reference (HTML)
Describes the interface for capturing the contents of a window.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2009-01-15
iSync JavaScript Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a few JavaScript classes used to write phone connection functions in iSync Plug-in Maker.
Apple Applications, Scripting & Automation 2009-01-09
Mac OS X Assembler Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the syntax, directives, and specific options required for the Mac OS X assembler.
Tools 2009-01-07
QTMovie Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a QuickTime movie and movie controller.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2009-01-07
vDSP Single-Vector Operations Reference (HTML) (PDF)
This document describes the C API for performing common routines on a single vector in vDSP.
Carbon, Performance 2009-01-07
CFStringTokenizer Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an opaque type for breaking a string into tokens.
Core Foundation, Internationalization 2009-01-06
CGDataProvider Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an opaque data type for reading image data.
Graphics & Imaging 2009-01-06
CGGeometry Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes structures and functions for manipulating points, rectangles, and sizes.
Graphics & Imaging 2009-01-06
Distribution Definition Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the schema of distribution definition files.
Tools 2009-01-06
IBDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an Interface Builder document, which visually represents a nib file.
Cocoa, Tools 2009-01-06
Kernel Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the APIs and classes (including I/O Kit families) that support kernel-resident device drivers.
Audio, Darwin, Hardware & Drivers 2009-01-06
NSBitmapImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that draws an image from bitmap data.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2009-01-06
NSColor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of color and opacity.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2009-01-06
NSCursor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the appearance of the user interface cursor.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-01-06
NSDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for managing content using Cocoa's document system.
Cocoa 2009-01-06
NSGlyphStorage Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface between a glyph generator and glyph storage.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2009-01-06
NSGradient Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a color gradient to use when drawing.
Cocoa 2009-01-06
NSImage Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a graphical image that includes facilities for drawing and compositing.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2009-01-06
NSImageCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that displays an image in a frame, usually in a control.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-01-06
NSImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for managing and drawing image data.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2009-01-06
NSOutputStream Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a write-only data stream.
Cocoa, Networking 2009-01-06
NSPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a window for performing auxiliary functions in an application.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2009-01-06
NSPrintInfo Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the print settings used for a print job.
Cocoa, Printing 2009-01-06
NSScreen Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a screen (computer monitor).
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2009-01-06
NSSpeechSynthesizer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Cocoa parser that converts text to speech.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2009-01-06
NSTextField Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control that displays editable text.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-01-06
NSTextFieldCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the user interface of a text field.
Cocoa, User Experience 2009-01-06
Objective-C 1 Runtime Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the data structures and functions of the Objective-C 1.0 runtime support library.
Cocoa 2009-01-06
SFAuthorization Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to restrict a user's access to particular features in a Mac OS X application or daemon.
Cocoa, Security 2009-01-06
vDSP Correlation, Convolution, and Filtering Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an interface for performing correlation, convolution, and filtering operations on real or complex signals.
Carbon, Performance 2009-01-06
vDSP Matrix Operations Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an interface for matrix arithmetic operations.
Carbon, Performance 2009-01-06
vDSP One-Dimensional Fast Fourier Transforms Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an interface for performing one-dimensional fast Fourier transforms on an input signal.
Carbon, Performance 2009-01-06
vDSP Vector-To-Scalar Operations Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes functions that receive a vector as input and compute scalars as output.
Carbon, Performance 2009-01-06
vDSP Vector-to-Vector Arithmetic Operations Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes functions that receive a vector as input and return a vector as output.
Carbon, Performance 2009-01-06
vecLib Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for vector mathematical functions in the vecLib subframework of the Accelerate framework.
Performance 2009-01-06
Web Services Core Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the client-side APIs for accessing web services.
Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Internet & Web 2009-01-06
Xcode User Default Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the user defaults developers can use to customize Xcode behavior.
Tools 2009-01-06
NSAutoreleasePool Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface to the deferred-release mechanism in Cocoa's reference-counted memory management system.
Cocoa, Performance 2009-01-02
NSObject Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface used to define basic object behavior.
Cocoa 2008-12-22
NSLayoutManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for controlling text layout.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2008-12-20
Installer JavaScript Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the JavaScript object model used in distribution definition files.
Games, Tools, User Experience 2008-12-16
Application Kit Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for all things related to an application's user interface.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2008-11-19
Application Kit Functions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions that support the Application Kit framework.
Cocoa 2008-11-19
Certificate, Key, and Trust Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes services to read and evaluate certificates and to use cryptographic keys.
Carbon, Cocoa, Security 2008-11-19
Core Audio Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes data types and constants used throughout Core Audio.
Audio 2008-11-19
ISyncSession Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
An ISyncSession object is used to manage a single sync operation.
Cocoa 2008-11-19
Keychain Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Keychain Services API, used to create, find, modify, and delete keychain items.
Carbon, Cocoa, Security 2008-11-19
NSDateFormatter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a date formatter.
Cocoa, Internationalization, User Experience 2008-11-19
NSNumberFormatter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a number formatter.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-11-19
NSOperation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an encapsulated, single-shot task.
Cocoa 2008-11-19
NSOperationQueue Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that manages a set of prioritized operations.
Cocoa 2008-11-19
NSTimer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a timer.
Cocoa 2008-11-19
Objective-C 2.0 Runtime Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data structures and functions of the Objective-C runtime support library.
Cocoa 2008-11-19
Quartz Display Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for configuring and controlling display hardware.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Hardware & Drivers 2008-11-19
Safari CSS Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) properties that are supported by Safari and WebKit.
Apple Applications, Internet & Web, Open Source 2008-11-19
vDSP Two-Dimensional Fast Fourier Transforms Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Improved function discussions and corrections.
Carbon, Performance 2008-11-19
WebObjects File Format Reference (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes the bundle format of WebObjects documents such as the EOModel and WOComponent bundles.
Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server 2008-11-19
NSMutableArray Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable ordered collection.
Cocoa 2008-11-17
NSHTTPCookie Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an opaque set of data that represents state or configuration.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2008-11-13
Safari HTML Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) tags and properties that are supported by Safari and WebKit.
Apple Applications, Internet & Web, Open Source 2008-11-12
Accessibility (ApplicationServices/HIServices) Reference (HTML)
Describes the low-level API for making applications accessible to assistive applications.
User Experience 2008-10-15
Audio File Stream Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for reading non-random access audio file streams.
Audio 2008-10-15
Bluetooth Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the C and Objective-C APIs that support user-space access to Bluetooth devices.
Darwin, Hardware & Drivers 2008-10-15
CFMutableString Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable character string.
Core Foundation, Internationalization 2008-10-15
CFNetwork Error Codes Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes error codes used by the CFNetwork API.
Core Foundation, Networking 2008-10-15
CFSocket Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a network communications channel.
Core Foundation 2008-10-15
CFString Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable character string.
Core Foundation, Internationalization 2008-10-15
CFTimeZone Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a time zone.
Core Foundation 2008-10-15
CFXMLParser Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for finding and extracting data in XML documents.
Core Foundation 2008-10-15
CFXMLTree Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an XML document as a tree structure.
Core Foundation 2008-10-15
CGPDFArray Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an array structure in a PDF document.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-10-15
CGPDFContentStream Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the appearance of a PDF page.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-10-15
CGPDFDictionary Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a dictionary structure in a PDF document.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-10-15
CGPDFObject Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a PDF object in a PDF document.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-10-15
CGPDFScanner Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an opaque type for parsing a PDF content stream.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-10-15
CGPDFStream Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a PDF data stream, which typically represents an image or a page description.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-10-15
CGPDFString Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a character string in a PDF document.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-10-15
CTFontDescriptor Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a dictionary that fully specifies a font.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2008-10-15
DNS Service Discovery Java Reference (HTML)
Describes DNS Service Discovery API features of ZeroConf networking for Java on Mac OS X in Javadoc format.
Hardware & Drivers, Java, Networking 2008-10-15
DOMDocument Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMDocument class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
DOMElement Additions Reference (HTML)
Describes the API added to the DOMElement class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
DOMRange Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMRange class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
Foundation Functions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes Foundation framework functions.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
IMService Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the IMService objects that each represent one service available through iChat.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSAtomicStore Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Core Data atomic persistent store.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSAttributedString Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a character string with attributes.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2008-10-15
NSBox Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view that can display its border and a title.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, Printing, User Experience 2008-10-15
NSCharacterSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a set of Unicode characters used in scanning and searching operations.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSControl Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for views that respond to user actions by sending action messages.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-10-15
NSDate Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a single point in time.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSDateComponents Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the components of a date.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSDirectoryEnumerator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the facility for enumerating the contents of a directory.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSDocumentController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for managing documents.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSExpression Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a predicate expression.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSFileHandle Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for accessing files or communication channels.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSFileManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that performs file-system operations.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSFileWrapper Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a file-system node.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSGarbageCollector Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the garbage collector.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSIndexPath Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a path to a node in a tree.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSInvocation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an Objective-C message for use in store-and-forward operations.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSKeyedArchiver Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the facility for encoding objects and scalar values identified by keys.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSKeyedUnarchiver Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that extracts the contents of an archive created by the NSKeyedArchiver class.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSManagedObject Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Core Data model object.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSManagedObjectContext Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to represent a single "object space" in a Core Data application.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSMatrix Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a group of cell objects that work together in various ways.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-10-15
NSMethodSignature Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the types of a method's parameters and return value.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSMutableParagraphStyle Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable paragraph style.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2008-10-15
NSOpenGLPixelFormat Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a pixel format for OpenGL rendering.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-10-15
NSPasteboard Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a pasteboard.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSPointerFunctions Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes callout functions for managing a pointer reference held somewhere else.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSPopUpButton Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for displaying pull-down or pop-up lists of items.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-10-15
NSPopUpButtonCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a cell used in the display of pull-down or pop-up menus.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-10-15
NSPredicateEditor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a graphical predicate editor.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSScanner Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that scans values from a string.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable unordered collection of distinct elements.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSSocketPort Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a BSD socket for distributed object connections or raw messaging.
Cocoa, Networking 2008-10-15
NSSound Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that loads and plays audio files.
Audio, Cocoa 2008-10-15
NSStream Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an interface for reading and writing data.
Cocoa, Networking 2008-10-15
NSTextInputClient Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving keyboard input as properly formed text.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2008-10-15
NSTokenField Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a text field that provides tokenized editing.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-10-15
NSToolbar Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a toolbar in a window's title bar.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-10-15
vDSP Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the vDSP programming interface defined in the Accelerate framework for digital signal processing.
Performance 2008-10-15
WebDataSource Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for encapsulating web content for display in a web frame view.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
WebDocumentView Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by document view objects to display data of different MIME types.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
WebDownload Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for providing an authentication sheet before a download begins.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
WebHistoryItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for encapsulating information about a visited page.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
WebKit C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for displaying web content in windows.
Carbon, Internet & Web, User Experience 2008-10-15
WebKit Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the types and constants found in the WebKit framework.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
WebKit Objective-C Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API used to display web content in windows.
Cocoa, Internet & Web 2008-10-15
WebObjects 5.4.2 Reference (HTML)
Describes the WebObjects 5.4.2 Java classes.
Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server, Tools 2008-10-15
WebPreferences Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for the preferences you can change per WebView object, such as font, text encoding, and image settings.
Cocoa 2008-10-15
CGColorSpace Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an opaque type for specifying color space information.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-09-09
Extended Audio File Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an interface for reading and writing audio files with automatic format conversion.
Audio 2008-09-09
Foundation Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the common data types in the Foundation framework.
Cocoa 2008-09-09
NSCondition Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a pthread-style condition variable and associated mutex lock.
Cocoa 2008-09-09
CFNetwork Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C APIs for performing a variety network tasks.
Carbon, Core Foundation, Networking 2008-07-15
CAMediaTimingFunction Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the pacing of an animation as a timing curve.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-07-11
CFFTPStream Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for communicating with FTP servers.
Core Foundation, Networking 2008-07-11
CFHost Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for acquiring host information.
Core Foundation, Networking 2008-07-11
CFHTTPMessage Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating, sending, receiving and manipulating HTTP messages.
Core Foundation, Networking 2008-07-11
CFNetDiagnostics Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for diagnosing and fixing network related problems.
Core Foundation, Networking 2008-07-11
Core Image Filter Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the built-in image processing filters available through Core Image.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-07-11
NSNotificationCenter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that synchronously broadcasts notifications.
Cocoa 2008-07-11
Audio File Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a C programming interface for reading and writing audio files.
Audio, Carbon, Cocoa 2008-07-08
Audio Queue Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a high-level programming interface for recording and playing back audio data.
Audio, Carbon 2008-07-08
CFHTTPStream Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for working with HTTP connections.
Core Foundation, Networking 2008-07-08
CFNetServices Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for implementing Bonjour functionality in an application.
Core Foundation, Networking 2008-07-08
CFStream Socket Additions (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for using streams with sockets.
Core Foundation, Networking 2008-07-08
CFProxySupport Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the CFProxySupport API, which provides functions for managing network proxy information.
Core Foundation, Networking 2008-07-07
Core Audio Glossary (HTML) (PDF)
Defines general digital audio terms as well as terms specific to Apple's Core Audio technology.
Audio 2008-07-07
FxPlug Reference (HTML)
Describes the APIs for writing plug-ins for Motion and Final Cut Pro.
Apple Applications 2008-07-04
Foundation Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Foundation framework API.
Cocoa 2008-06-27
Core Animation Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for Core Animation.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-06-26
GNU Make (HTML)
Documentation of the GNU make utility.
Tools 2008-06-19
Libtool (HTML)
Documentation for GNU Libtool.
Tools 2008-06-19
Netwide Assembler Guide (HTML)
Describes the Netwide Assembler for Intel-based Macs.
Darwin, Open Source, Tools 2008-06-19
STABS Debug Format (HTML)
Open-source document that explains the STABS format of symbolic debugging information.
Tools 2008-06-19
WebResourceLoadDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to be notified on the progress of loading individual resources.
Cocoa 2008-06-19
Core Image Kernel Language Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the symbols for writing image-processing kernels.
Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2008-06-09
NSArray Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to manage an immutable ordered collection of objects.
Cocoa 2008-06-09
NSDatePicker Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for displaying and editing a date.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-06-09
NSDatePickerCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a cell for displaying and editing a date.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-06-09
NSOpenGLContext Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a target for OpenGL commands.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-06-09
NSPropertyListSerialization Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to convert property list objects to and from several serialized formats.
Cocoa 2008-06-09
NSDictionaryController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Cocoa bindings-compatible manager of a dictionary.
Cocoa 2008-06-05
NSDictionaryControllerKeyValuePair Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for managing key-value pairs used by a dictionary controller.
Cocoa 2008-06-05
NSText Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a basic interface for text-bearing objects.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2008-05-06
NSCalendarDate Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Gregorian date.
Cocoa 2008-05-04
NSCachedURLResponse Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a cached response to a URL load request.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2008-05-02
CARenderer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that draws a layer to a Core Graphics context.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-30
Mac OS X Man Pages (HTML)
HTML versions of the Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Xcode Tools, and CHUD man pages.
Darwin, Mac OS X Server, Open Source, Tools 2008-04-29
Aperture 2.1 SDK Reference (HTML)
Documents the Aperture APIs for creating an export plug-in or an image editing plug-in.
Apple Applications 2008-04-23
DNS Service Discovery C Reference (HTML)
Describes the DNS Service Discovery API for implementing Bonjour in an application.
Darwin, Networking, Open Source 2008-04-23
Bluetooth User Interface Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the C and Objective-C APIs that provide a consistent user interface to Bluetooth services.
Darwin, Hardware & Drivers 2008-04-08
CFMachPort Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a wrapper for a native mach port.
Core Foundation 2008-04-08
CGAffineTransform Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions for creating and applying affine transformations.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
CGContext Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Quartz 2D drawing destination.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
CGImage Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of an image.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
CGPDFPage Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a page in a PDF document.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
Core MIDI Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes a C API for Mac OS X MIDI system services.
Audio 2008-04-08
Core MIDI Server Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Mac OS X MIDI driver interface.
Audio 2008-04-08
Core Services Identity Reference (HTML)
Describes the C API for creating, maintaining and finding users and groups.
Core Foundation, Networking, Security 2008-04-08
CPlusTest Reference (HTML)
Describes the CPlusTest framework, which provides an API for creating unit tests for C and C++ code.
Carbon, Tools 2008-04-08
Darwin Notification API Reference (HTML)
Describes the Darwin API for interprocess notification.
Darwin, Networking, Open Source 2008-04-08
Data Browser Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API used to display data in list or column views similar to the Finder.
Carbon, User Experience 2008-04-08
Directory Service Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Directory Service Framework.
Mac OS X Server, Networking, Open Source 2008-04-08
Disc Recording Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Objective-C and C API for burning audio and data CDs and DVDs.
Audio, Carbon, Cocoa 2008-04-08
Disc Recording UI Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Objective-C and C API for presenting a user interface when burning audio and data CDs and DVDs.
Audio, Carbon, Cocoa, User Experience 2008-04-08
Disk Arbitration Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes Disc Arbitration API, which includes information on mount/unmount notification and dissent.
Darwin, Hardware & Drivers 2008-04-08
FireWire Audio User Library Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the API that supports user-space access to FireWire audio devices and enables the creation of virtual FireWire audio devices.
Audio, Hardware & Drivers 2008-04-08
Force Feedback Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the public interfaces to the Force Feedback implementation in Mac OS X, including support for plug-ins.
Darwin, Games, Hardware & Drivers, User Experience 2008-04-08
FSEvents Reference (HTML)
Describes the API used to provide lightweight notification of directory changes in a file-system subtree.
Core Foundation, Darwin 2008-04-08
IKImageView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to display images efficiently at the same time it supports image editing.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
Image Capture Applications Reference (HTML)
Describes the API that applications use to communicate with image capture devices such as cameras and scanners.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
Image Capture Device Modules Reference (HTML)
Describes the API to add support for image capture devices, such as cameras, phones, and scanners, to Mac OS X.
Graphics & Imaging, Hardware & Drivers 2008-04-08
JavaScriptCore Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the API for evaluating JavaScript programs from within a C-based program
Carbon, Core Foundation, Internet & Web, Scripting & Automation 2008-04-08
Latent Semantic Mapping Reference (HTML)
Describes the C API for classifying text and other token-based content based on latent semantic information.
Text & Fonts, User Experience 2008-04-08
Message Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Objective-C API for sending email messages through the Mail application.
Apple Applications, Cocoa 2008-04-08
Publication Subscription Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Cocoa framework for publishing and subscribing to RSS and Atom feeds.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2008-04-08
QCCompositionRenderer Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the methods for passing and retrieving data from the ports of a composition.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
QCPlugIn Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to write custom patches for Quartz Composer.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
System Configuration Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the API for configuration of network resources, the reachability of target hosts, and connection to network services.
Darwin, Networking 2008-04-08
Quartz Core Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interfaces for Core Image and Core Video.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-03-12
Security Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for protecting information.
Carbon, Security 2008-03-12
CAAnimationGroup Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a grouping of multiple animations into a single animation.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-03-11
CAOpenGLLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a layer that acts as a target for OpenGL commands.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-03-11
NSFontDescriptor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a dictionary that fully specifies a font.
Cocoa 2008-03-11
NSPersistentStoreCoordinator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to mediate between persistent stores and managed object contexts in a Core Data application.
Cocoa 2008-03-11
NSProgressIndicator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control that shows that a lengthy task is under way.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-03-11
NSSearchFieldCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a search field cell.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-03-11
NSURLCache Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a collection of cached responses and data.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2008-03-11
WebObjects 5.4.1 Reference (HTML)
Describes the WebObjects 5.4.1 classes in Javadoc format.
Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server, Tools 2008-03-11
Multiprocessing Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating preemptively scheduled tasks in Carbon applications.
Carbon 2008-02-08
NSAnimationContext Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes nested transaction support for animating views.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSConnection Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that manages communication between objects in different threads.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSEntityDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify entities in a Core Data managed object model.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSFetchRequest Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to describe search criteria used to retrieve data from a persistent store in Core Data.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSLocale Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a locale.
Cocoa, Internationalization, User Experience 2008-02-08
NSLock Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutex-based lock.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSMenu Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an application menu.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-02-08
NSMenuItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a menu item.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-02-08
NSNumber Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a number.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSPersistentDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a document that integrates with the Core Data framework.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSRuleEditor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a graphical rule editor.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-02-08
NSRunLoop Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the object that manages events on a thread.
Cocoa, Performance 2008-02-08
NSTimeZone Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a time zone.
Cocoa, Internationalization 2008-02-08
GNU C 4.2 Preprocessor User Guide (HTML)
Describes the Apple version of the GNU C 4.2 Preprocessor.
Carbon, Darwin, Open Source, Tools 2008-01-23
GNU C/C++/Objective-C 4.2.1 Compiler User Guide (HTML)
Describes the Apple version of the GNU 4.2.1 compiler.
Carbon, Darwin, Open Source, Tools 2008-01-23
Apple Type Services for Fonts Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for ATS-based font access and management.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Text & Fonts 2007-12-11
CAConstraintLayoutManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a layout manager that applies a set of constraints to a layer tree.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
CATextLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a layer that draws text.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
CIFilter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that processes image data and produces a Core Image image as output.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
Dictionary Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes a deprecated technology replaced by Dictionary Services.
Carbon 2007-12-11
Font Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for QuickDraw-based font access and management.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Text & Fonts 2007-12-11
List Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for managing and displaying elements in a scrollable list. Replaced by the Data Browser.
Carbon, User Experience 2007-12-11
NSAccessibility Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving accessibility-related messages.
Cocoa 2007-12-11
NSCollectionView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a collection of views that displays content in a grid.
Cocoa 2007-12-11
NSObjectController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Cocoa bindings-compatible manager of an object.
Cocoa 2007-12-11
NSThread Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a thread of execution.
Cocoa 2007-12-11
NSURLResponse Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the metadata returned by a server for a load request.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2007-12-11
PDEPanel Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to implement custom panes in a printing dialog.
Carbon, Cocoa, Printing 2007-12-11
PDEPlugIn Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to add custom panes to a printing dialog.
Carbon, Cocoa, Printing 2007-12-11
PDEPlugInCallbackProtocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to access information about the current print job.
Carbon, Cocoa, Printing 2007-12-11
PDF Kit Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for viewing, navigating, and editing PDF content.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAction Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for representing an action in a PDF document.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFActionGoTo Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating the destination of a go-to action in a PDF document.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFActionNamed Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for working with actions that have defined names, such as "Go back."
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFActionRemoteGoTo Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating the destination of a go-to action that targets another PDF document.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFActionResetForm Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for getting and clearing fields in a PDF form.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFActionURL Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing the URL associated with a URL action.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describe the class for creating and managing annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationButtonWidget Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating button annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationChoiceWidget Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating pop-up menu and list annotations in a PDF document.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationFreeText Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating free text annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationLine Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating line annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationPopup Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating pop-up menu annotations in a PDF document.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationStamp Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for displaying content to look as if it is "stamped" onto a PDF page.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationText Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating text annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationTextWidget Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating editable text fields in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFDestination Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for describing specific destinations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for creating and manipulating PDF files.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFOutline Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for creating and manipulating structure outlines in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFPage Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for handling specific pages in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFSelection Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for handling user selections in PDF documents.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFThumbnailView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing the thumbnail view in a PDF document.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that encapsulates all the capabilities of PDF Kit in a standard Cocoa view.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
QCCompositionLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to display a Quartz Composer composition in a Layer Kit layer.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
Quartz Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for Quartz Composer, Image Kit, and PDF Kit.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
Scrap Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API used to copy items to and from the Clipboard. Replaced by the Pasteboard Manager.
Carbon 2007-12-11
Script Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes a deprecated technology replaced by Unicode facilities.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-12-11
CGImageSource Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for reading image data.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-04
Core Text Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an API providing text and font services.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-12-04
Display Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the C API for dynamically changing the arrangement and display modes of attached monitors. Replaced by Quartz Display Services.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2007-12-04
NSAttributedString Application Kit Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions for analyzing and using attributed strings.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2007-12-04
Process Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for process management in Carbon applications.
Carbon 2007-12-04
OpenGL Capabilities Matrix (HTML)
Lists supported OpenGL extensions and parameter values by various combinations of Mac OS X versions, graphics adapters, and CPU types.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-11-30
AGL Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Apple graphics library for Carbon applications that use OpenGL.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2007-10-31
Apple Applications Schema Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the schemas used by Apple Applications to sync records such as contacts, calendars, and bookmarks.
Apple Applications, Cocoa, Internet & Web 2007-10-31
AppleScript Studio Terminology Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the scripting terminology for AppleScript Studio, through version 1.4.
Carbon, Cocoa, Scripting & Automation, Tools 2007-10-31
Application Kit Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the constants defined in the Application Kit framework not described in individual classes.
Cocoa 2007-10-31
Application Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for performing various application-level tasks in a Carbon application. Formerly titled Dock Manager Reference.
Carbon, User Experience 2007-10-31
Application Services Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for a number of services--such as Quartz 2D and ATSUI--that are essential to Carbon applications.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2007-10-31
Audio Codec Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the programming interface for configuring audio codecs and for encoding and decoding audio data.
Audio, Carbon, Cocoa 2007-10-31
CAAnimation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for managing the actions and timing of an animation.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-10-31
CalTask Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to get properties about a task.
Cocoa 2007-10-31
Carbon Event Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for handling events in Carbon applications.
Carbon 2007-10-31
Carbon Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes many fundamental user experience APIs used in Carbon applications.
Carbon, User Experience 2007-10-31
CATransition Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides transition animations to layers.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-10-31
CFDictionary Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable collection of key-value pairs.
Core Foundation 2007-10-31
CGImageProperties Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes property constants for source and destination images.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2007-10-31
CGPDFContext Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Quartz PDF drawing destination.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-10-31
CIImage Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that represents an immutable Core Image image.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2007-10-31
Cocoa Bindings Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the exposed bindings of Cocoa classes.
Cocoa 2007-10-31
Core Foundation Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Core Foundation API.
Carbon, Core Foundation 2007-10-31
Core Services Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for many fundamental operating system services.
Carbon, Networking, User Experience 2007-10-31
Cryptographic Message Syntax Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for encrypting, signing, and decoding messages using Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS).
Carbon, Cocoa, Security 2007-10-31
Dialog Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C interface for implementing alerts and dialog boxes.
Carbon, User Experience 2007-10-31
Event Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the event-handling system created originally for Classic Mac OS and superseded by the Carbon Event Manager.
Carbon 2007-10-31
Gestalt Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for obtaining information about the operating-system environment.
Carbon 2007-10-31
GNU C 4.0 Preprocessor User Guide (HTML)
Describes the Apple version of the GNU C 4.0 Preprocessor.
Carbon, Darwin, Open Source, Tools 2007-10-31
GNU C/C++/Objective-C 4.0.1 Compiler User Guide (HTML)
Describes the Apple version of the GNU 4.0.1 compiler.
Carbon, Cocoa, Darwin, Open Source, Tools 2007-10-31
GNU macro processor (HTML)
Documentation on the GNU macro processor.
Tools 2007-10-31
IKFilterBrowserPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides the panel contained in a filter browser.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-10-31
IKPictureTaker Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Descibes the class that provides a panel for choosing images.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-10-31
IKSlideshow Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that encapsulates a data source and options for a slideshow.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-10-31
IMAVManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the object that controls the auxiliary audio and video source to iChat Theater.
Cocoa 2007-10-31
ISyncUIHelper Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
An informal protocol that provides user interface attributes to the iSync user interface.
Cocoa 2007-10-31
J2SE 5.0 API Reference Library (HTML)
Describes the Javadoc-formatted API for the JDK and for Apple's MRJ packages.
Java 2007-10-31
Java 1.4 API Reference Library (HTML)
Describes standard Java 1.4 APIs supported on Mac OS X.
Internet & Web, Java 2007-10-31
Java 1.4 API Reference: Apple Extensions (HTML)
Describes Apple extensions for integrating Java applications with the native Mac OS X environment.
Internet & Web, Java 2007-10-31
NSAnimation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the behavior of an animation.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2007-10-31
NSAttributeDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to define attributes of an entity in a Core Data managed object model.
Cocoa 2007-10-31
NSDecimalNumber Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a decimal number.
Cocoa 2007-10-31
NSKeyValueObserving Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving notifications of changes to object properties.
Cocoa 2007-10-31
NSScriptKeyValueCoding Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to provide additional key-value coding capabilities in a scriptable application.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2007-10-31
NSSecureTextFieldCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the user interface of a secure text field.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-10-31
NSSortDescriptor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the rules for a sorting operation.
Cocoa 2007-10-31
NSTableColumn Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the display characteristics and attribute identifiers for a column in a table view.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-10-31
NSValue Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a container for a single C or Objective-C data item.
Cocoa 2007-10-31
Preferences Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes Core Foundation preferences functions.
Carbon, Core Foundation, User Experience 2007-10-31
QLThumbnailRequest Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an opaque type for handling requests for Quick Look thumbnail images.
Carbon, Cocoa, User Experience 2007-10-31
QTKit Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interfaces for working with QuickTime movies and media capture.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2007-10-31
Quartz Event Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for event taps, filters used to observe and alter the stream of low-level user input events.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2007-10-31
Resource Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for accessing information stored in resource files.
Carbon 2007-10-31
Sync Services Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for the Sync Services framework used to sync applications and devices.
Apple Applications, Cocoa, Internet & Web 2007-10-31
WebObjects 5.4 Reference (HTML)
Describes the WebObjects 5.4 classes in Javadoc format.
Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server, Tools 2007-10-31
Window Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and manipulating Carbon windows.
Carbon, User Experience 2007-10-31
CFBundle Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a resource directory hierarchy.
Core Foundation 2007-10-18
QuickTime File Format Specification (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the file format and internal data structures of QuickTime movies.
QuickTime 2007-09-04
Time Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes Core Foundation time functions.
Core Foundation 2007-08-23
CAAction Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving actions initiated by a layer.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-24
CABasicAnimation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the basic interpolation of a layer property.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-24
CAConstraint Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a single geometric constraint between two layers.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-24
CAKeyframeAnimation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an animation that provides keyframe interpolation of a layer property.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-24
CALayoutManager Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving requests to arrange a layout tree.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-24
CAPropertyAnimation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for manipulating values of layer properties.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-24
Carbon Printing Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API used by Carbon applications to provide a user interface for printing.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Printing 2007-07-24
CAScrollLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a layer that displays a scrollable portion of another layer.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-24
CATiledLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a layer that draws tiles of content as needed.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-24
CATransaction Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a batch of Core Animation updates that are applied to a render tree atomically.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-24
CIFilter Core Animation Additions (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the category that extends Core Image filters for use with Layer Kit.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-24
Core Animation Function Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C functions that support Core Animation.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-24
Core Data Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for the Core Data framework.
Cocoa 2007-07-24
Core Printing Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API that provides an abstraction layer for application printing.
Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, Printing 2007-07-24
NSValue Core Animation Additions (HTML) (PDF)
Describes extensions to Foundation's NSValue class that support the Core Animation LKTransform structure.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-24
NSValueTransformer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Cocoa-bindings compatible interface for transforming value representations.
Cocoa 2007-07-24
QTCaptureFileOutput Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an interface for writing captured media to files.
QuickTime 2007-07-23
NSMapTable Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a collection of key-value pairs that supports weak references.
Cocoa 2007-07-22
NSPersistentStore Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes the abstract Core Data class that represents a persistent store.
Cocoa 2007-07-22
ABPicker Reference for C (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the ABPicker opaque type.
Carbon 2007-07-20
NSScriptCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to represent a scripting statement and the information needed to perform the operation it specifies.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2007-07-20
NSBundle Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions for loading nib files in Cocoa applications.
Cocoa 2007-07-19
NSBundle Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a collection of resources used in a program.
Cocoa, Internationalization 2007-07-19
NSPort Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for implementing communication ports.
Cocoa 2007-07-19
QTKit Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the constants and error codes in the QTKit framework.
QuickTime 2007-07-19
CGFont Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a font.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-17
IKImageBrowserDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to access the data source associated with an image browser view.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-17
NSScriptClassDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to encapsulate the scriptability information for a scriptable class.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2007-07-17
NSPrintPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a print dialog.
Cocoa, Printing 2007-07-16
Apple Event Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for interapplication communication using Apple events.
Carbon, Scripting & Automation 2007-07-13
File Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for basic file management tasks, such as opening and saving files.
Carbon 2007-07-13
CFType Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Core Foundation base type.
Core Foundation 2007-07-12
QCPlugInInputImageSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the methods for managing image data that's input to a QCPlugIn object.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-12
vImage Alpha Compositing Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the programming interface for high-performance alpha compositing operations.
Graphics & Imaging, Performance 2007-07-12
vImage Conversion Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the programming interface for high performance image conversion operations.
Graphics & Imaging, Performance 2007-07-12
vImage Convolution Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the programming interface for high performance image convolution operations.
Graphics & Imaging, Performance 2007-07-12
vImage Data Types and Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data types and constants used by the vImage framework.
Graphics & Imaging, Performance 2007-07-12
vImage Decompression Filtering Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the programming interface for decompression filtering operations.
Graphics & Imaging, Performance 2007-07-12
vImage Geometry Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the programming interface for high performance geometric operations on images.
Graphics & Imaging, Performance 2007-07-12
vImage Histogram Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the programming interface for high performance image histogram operations.
Graphics & Imaging, Performance 2007-07-12
vImage Morphology Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the programming interface for high performance morphological operations on images.
Graphics & Imaging, Performance 2007-07-12
vImage Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C programming interface for high-performance image processing.
Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, Performance 2007-07-12
vImage Transform Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the programming interface for high performance image transform operations.
Graphics & Imaging, Performance 2007-07-12
IBInspector Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for managing inspector views in Interface Builder.
Cocoa, Tools 2007-07-11
iSync SyncML Reference (PDF)
Describes the SyncML (OMA DS) commands that are supported by iSync.
Apple Applications 2007-07-11
ISyncClient Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
An ISyncClient object represents an application, tool, or device that syncs records--for example, Address Book, .Mac, or a mobile phone.
Cocoa 2007-07-11
ISyncFiltering Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Cocoa 2007-07-11
ISyncManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
You use an ISyncManager object to communicate directly with the sync engine to perform administrative operations.
Cocoa 2007-07-11
ISyncRecordReference Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Cocoa 2007-07-11
ISyncSessionDriver Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Cocoa 2007-07-11
ISyncSessionDriverDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Defines a set of methods that the data source of an ISyncSessionDriver object must implement.
Cocoa 2007-07-11
NSPersistentStoreCoordinator Sync Services Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the methods added to NSPersistenStoreCoordinator to support syncing of Core Data managed objects
Cocoa 2007-07-11
NSPersistentStoreCoordinatorSyncing Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a protocol that you use to change the behavior of a Core Data application sync session.
Cocoa 2007-07-11
Sync Services Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Cocoa 2007-07-11
NSAppleScript Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides the ability to load, compile, and execute scripts.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2007-07-10
AMWorkflowController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to control an Automator workflow in an application.
Apple Applications, Cocoa 2007-07-09
NSFormatter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for formatter objects.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-07-09
ABAddressBook C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for accessing, adding, and removing Address Book records.
Apple Applications, Carbon 2007-07-08
ABMultiValue Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to use these classes to represent properties that might have multiple values.
Cocoa 2007-07-08
Address Book Actions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Address Book action callbacks.
Carbon 2007-07-08
Address Book Objective-C Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Cocoa API for supporting and working with Address Book.
Apple Applications, Cocoa 2007-07-08
Address Book Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C functions that support the Carbon API for Address Book.
Carbon 2007-07-08
CalAttendee Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to to confirm status and obtain more information about an attendee.
Cocoa 2007-07-08
CalCalendar Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to get attributes about a calendar.
Cocoa 2007-07-08
CalCalendarItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to provide access to information about calendar objects associated with a calendar item.
Cocoa 2007-07-08
Calendar Store Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Cocoa 2007-07-08
Calendar Store Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Calendar Store framework classes and methods used to access iCal data.
Apple Applications, Cocoa 2007-07-08
CalNthWeekDay Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the CalNthWeekDay class that is used to define a weekly repeating pattern of an event.
Cocoa 2007-07-08
CalRecurrenceEnd Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a property of a CalRecurrenceRule that defines how long a recurrence is scheduled to repeat.
Cocoa 2007-07-08
IMVideoDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the methods that a video data source implements to provide auxiliary audio and video source to iChat Theater.
Cocoa 2007-07-08
Instant Message Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for providing iChat presence information to Cocoa applications and using iChat Theater.
Apple Applications, Cocoa, Internet & Web 2007-07-08
ABAddressBook Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Provides a programming interface to the Address Book.
Cocoa 2007-07-07
ABGroup Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how this class supports the concept of a "group" containing one or more persons.
Cocoa 2007-07-07
ABPerson Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to encapsulate all information about a person in the Address Book database.
Cocoa 2007-07-07
Color Picker Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API used in Classic Mac OS to solicit color choices from users.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2007-07-02
CTFont Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a font.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-06-29
NSPositionalSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify an insertion point in a container relative to another object in the container.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2007-06-29
NSScriptObjectSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the abstract class used to instantiate objects that represent references to scriptable objects.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2007-06-29
Pasteboard Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and interacting with pasteboards.
Carbon 2007-06-29
QuickDraw Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for the legacy two-dimensional drawing engine in Mac OS. Replaced by Quartz 2D.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2007-06-29
ATSUI Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for rendering Unicode-encoded text with advanced typographic features.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Internationalization, Text & Fonts 2007-06-28
CGBitmapContext Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an opaque type for managing drawing operations in a bitmap.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-06-28
CGL Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes Apple's low level interface for OpenGL contexts.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2007-06-28
DVD Playback Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the DVD Playback framework, which supports adding DVD playback features to applications.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-06-28
Memory Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the deprecated technology for working with dynamic memory.
Carbon 2007-06-27
NSFastEnumeration Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for supporting the Objective-C 2.0 fast-enumeration feature.
Cocoa 2007-06-27
NSHashTable Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable unordered collection of distinct elements that may use weak references.
Cocoa 2007-06-26
QCComposition Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that represents a Quartz Composer composition.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-06-26
vDSP Complex Vector Conversion Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes functions that convert complex vectors between interleaved and split forms.
Carbon, Performance 2007-06-15
vDSP Vector Scalar Arithmetic Operations Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes vDSP functions that perform arithmetic operations combining a scalar with each element of a vector.
Carbon, Performance 2007-06-15
HIGeometry Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API that defines basic geometric objects for HIToolbox.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2007-06-11
CIImage Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions for manipulating Cocoa images.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-06-08
NSFont Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a font.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2007-06-08
Text Input Source Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for operating on text input sources, such as keyboards, character palettes, and ink input.
Carbon, Internationalization, Text & Fonts 2007-06-07
IMKInputController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that controls input on the input method side.
Cocoa, Internationalization, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-06-06
IMKServer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that manages connections to input method clients.
Cocoa, Internationalization, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-06-06
Input Method Kit Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for building input methods for Chinese, Japanese, and other languages.
Cocoa, Internationalization, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-06-06
IMKCandidates Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that supports the use of candidate windows for an input method.
Cocoa, Internationalization, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-06-05
IMKMouseHandling Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to receive mouse events for an input method client session.
Cocoa, Internationalization, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-06-05
IMKStateSetting Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to set or access state values for an input method client session.
Cocoa, Internationalization, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-06-05
IMKTextInput Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to send and obtain data from an input method client session.
Cocoa, Internationalization, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-06-05
Core Endian Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and installing callbacks to byte swap custom data.
Carbon, Cocoa, Darwin 2007-05-29
Dictionary Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C and C routines that support programmatic access to dictionaries.
Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, User Experience 2007-05-29
SBApplication Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an Objective-C representation of a scriptable application.
Cocoa 2007-05-29
SBApplicationDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving and handling Apple event errors from applications.
Cocoa 2007-05-29
SBElementArray Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable array for storing related Scripting Bridge objects.
Cocoa 2007-05-29
SBObject Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object in a scriptable application.
Cocoa 2007-05-29
Scripting Bridge Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface that allows Cocoa applications to communicate with scriptable applications.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2007-05-29
Text Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for operating on strings (formatting, sorting, converting, comparing).
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-05-29
CTLine Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a line of text.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-05-24
CTRun Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a set of consecutive glyphs sharing the same attributes and direction.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-05-24
CFDateFormatter Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a date and time formatter.
Core Foundation, Internationalization 2007-05-23
CFFileDescriptor Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for monitoring file descriptors for read and write activity.
Carbon, Core Foundation 2007-05-23
CFLocale Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a locale.
Core Foundation, Internationalization 2007-05-23
CFNumberFormatter Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a number formatter.
Core Foundation, Internationalization 2007-05-23
CFArray Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable ordered collection.
Core Foundation 2007-05-22
CFBag Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable unordered collection that may contain duplicate values.
Core Foundation 2007-05-22
NSEntityMapping Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the mapping of an entity in a Core Data migration.
Cocoa 2007-05-22
NSEntityMigrationPolicy Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Core Data class used to customize the migration process for an entity mapping.
Cocoa 2007-05-22
NSMappingModel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Core Data class used to specify a mapping from one schema to another during migration.
Cocoa 2007-05-22
NSMigrationManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that migrates data from one persistent store to another.
Cocoa 2007-05-22
NSPropertyMapping Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mapping of a property in a Core Data migration.
Cocoa 2007-05-22
Spotlight Metadata Attributes Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes metadata attributes used with Spotlight.
Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation 2007-05-22
CTFontCollection Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a collection of fonts.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-05-16
Authorization Plug-in Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for implementing an authorization plug-in.
Carbon, Security 2007-05-15
CFHTTPAuthentication Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for applying authentication credentials to HTTP messages.
Core Foundation, Networking 2007-05-15
CBGroupIdentity Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for operating on user identities.
Cocoa, Networking, Security, User Experience 2007-05-14
CBIdentity Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to create and operate on identities.
Cocoa, Networking, Security, User Experience 2007-05-14
CBIdentityAuthority Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to manipulate identity authority databases.
Cocoa, Networking, Security, User Experience 2007-05-14
CBIdentityPicker Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that manages the identity picker.
Cocoa, Networking, Security, User Experience 2007-05-14
CBUserIdentity Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for operating on user identities.
Cocoa, Networking, Security, User Experience 2007-05-14
Collaboration Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for monitoring and editing identities.
Cocoa, Networking, Security, User Experience 2007-05-14
Identity Services Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the APIs for using identities and the Identity Picker.
Cocoa, Core Foundation, Networking, Security, User Experience 2007-05-14
Automator Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the constants defined in the Automator framework not described in individual classes.
Apple Applications, Cocoa 2007-05-10
NSObject Interface Builder Kit Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions, used by Interface Builder plug-ins, for inspecting objects.
Cocoa, Tools 2007-05-10
NSView Interface Builder Kit Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions, used by Interface Builder plug-ins, for manipulating views.
Cocoa, Tools 2007-05-10
CTGlyphInfo Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an opaque type used to override a font's mapping from Unicode to glyph ID.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-05-09
QCCompositionParameterView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to edit the input parameters of a composition in a view.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-05-09
QCCompositionParameterViewDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol for responding to changes in a QCCompositionParameterView object.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-05-09
QCCompositionPickerPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to display a utility window for browsing and selecting a composition.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-05-09
QCCompositionPickerView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to display a view for browsing and selecting a composition.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-05-09
QCCompositionPickerViewDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol for responding to changes in a QCCompositionPickerView object.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-05-09
QCCompositionRepository Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that represents a system-wide, central repository of Quartz Composer compositions.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-05-09
QCPlugInContext Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used by execution contexts.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-05-09
QCPlugInOutputImageProvider Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the methods for managing image data that's produced as output from a QCPlugIn object.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-05-09
QCPlugInViewController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a controller object for a user interface to edit the settings for a QCPlugIn object.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-05-09
QCRenderer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to load, play, and control a Quartz Composer composition to an arbitrary OpenGL context.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-05-09
QCView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to load, play, and control a Quartz Composer composition to a custom NSView object.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-05-09
NSCoder QTKit Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions for encoding and decoding time and time range structures.
QuickTime 2007-05-07
NSValue QTKit Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions for wrapping time and time range structures.
QuickTime 2007-05-07
Open Scripting Architecture Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for compiling and executing scripts in applications and writing scripting components.
Carbon, Scripting & Automation 2007-05-07
CGImageDestination Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for writing image data.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-05-04
CFReadStream Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an interface for reading a byte stream.
Core Foundation 2007-05-03
CFStream Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for creating streams.
Core Foundation, Networking 2007-05-03
CFWriteStream Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an interface for writing a byte stream.
Core Foundation 2007-05-03
NSViewController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the manager of a view, usually a view stored in a nib file.
Cocoa 2007-05-02
CGGradient Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions that create and operate on Quartz gradient objects.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-05-01
Core Text String Attributes Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the string attributes recognized by Core Text.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-05-01
CTFrame Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a multiline text frame.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-05-01
CTTextTab Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a tab in a paragraph style.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-05-01
CTTypesetter Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type that performs line layout.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-05-01
QTMovieView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view for playing a QuickTime movie.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2007-05-01
NSComparisonPredicate Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to define a predicate used to compare the results of two expressions.
Cocoa 2007-04-30
NSDecimalNumberHandler Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that specifies decimal number rounding and error handling.
Cocoa 2007-04-30
NSMachPort Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a port object that wraps a Mac OS X local communication port.
Cocoa 2007-04-30
NSRecursiveLock Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a lock that can be acquired multiple times by one thread without causing a deadlock.
Cocoa 2007-04-30
NSColorPickingDefault Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving basic color-picker user-interface requests.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2007-04-27
NSSpellChecker Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface to the Cocoa spell-checking service.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2007-04-27
NSSpellServer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an application-defined spell-checking service.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2007-04-27
NSTextView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view that displays editable text.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2007-04-27
NSWorkspace Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that provides Finder services to an application.
Cocoa 2007-04-27
NSAlert Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a window that displays a message and obtains the user's response to it.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-04-25
Core Text Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes general Core Text functions and data types.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-04-21
CTFramesetter Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an opaque type that generates text frames.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-04-21
CTParagraphStyle Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes paragraph or ruler attributes in an attributed string.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-04-21
QLPreviewRequest Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an opaque type for handling requests for Quick Look document previews.
Carbon, Cocoa, User Experience 2007-04-20
Interface Builder Kit Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for implementing Interface Builder plug-ins.
Cocoa, Tools 2007-04-18
HIView Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and manipulating view-based controls and menus in Carbon applications.
Carbon, User Experience 2007-04-13
Quick Look Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for creating plug-ins that generate Quick Look previews and thumbnails.
Carbon, Cocoa, User Experience 2007-04-13
NSInvocationOperation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a nonconcurrent operation for executing a single encapsulated task.
Cocoa 2007-04-12
NSPageLayout Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a printing dialog for querying the user about page layout.
Cocoa, Printing 2007-04-11
NSPathCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the user interface of a path control object.
Cocoa 2007-04-11
NSPathCellDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface used to customize a pop-up-style control that represents a path.
Cocoa 2007-04-11
NSPathComponentCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a component of a path control.
Cocoa 2007-04-11
NSPathControl Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control representing a file path or virtual path.
Cocoa 2007-04-11
NSPathControlDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface used to support dragging and pop-up menu customization in path controls.
Cocoa 2007-04-11
NSTextTable Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a block of text that represents a table.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2007-04-11
NSToolbarItemGroup Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a group of items in a window's toolbar.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-04-11
NSAppleEventDescriptor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to access the basic data structures in an Apple event.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2007-04-10
NSKeyValueBindingCreation Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for managing Cocoa bindings.
Cocoa 2007-04-10
NSScriptCommandDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to provide a description of a script command.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2007-04-10
NSScriptSuiteRegistry Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used as the top-level repository of scriptability information for an application at runtime.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2007-04-10
NSTableDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving table view data requests.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-04-10
NSTreeController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that is used with Cocoa bindings to manage a tree of objects.
Cocoa 2007-04-10
Image I/O Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for reading and writing image data.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2007-04-09
NSArrayController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Cocoa bindings-compatible manager of an array or set.
Cocoa 2007-04-09
Icon Services and Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for manipulating and drawing icons in Carbon applications.
Carbon, User Experience 2007-04-06
NSFontManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for controlling font conversion.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2007-04-06
NSFontPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the panel for font selection.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-04-06
NSFontPanelValidation Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for validating fonts.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-04-06
NSProxy Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for object surrogates used in distributed messages and lazy instantiation.
Cocoa 2007-04-06
NSBrowser Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for manipulating one- or two-dimensional data sets.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-04-05
NSInputStream Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a read-only data stream.
Cocoa, Networking 2007-04-05
Thread Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating cooperatively scheduled threads in Carbon applications.
Carbon 2007-04-04
NSSpeechRecognizer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Cocoa command-and-control voice recognition system.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-04-03
IBPlugin Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for managing plug-ins in Interface Builder.
Cocoa, Tools 2007-04-02
Interface Builder Kit Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the constants declared in the Interface Builder Kit framework.
Cocoa, Tools 2007-04-02
Interface Builder Kit Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data types declared in the Interface Builder Kit framework.
Cocoa, Tools 2007-04-02
NSController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for controllers used with Cocoa bindings.
Cocoa 2007-04-02
NSInputServerMouseTracker Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol implemented by text input servers to handle mouse events.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-04-02
NSInputServiceProvider Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol implemented by text input servers to handle application and text field events.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-04-02
NSMetadataQuery Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Spotlight query for file metadata.
Cocoa 2007-04-02
NSMetadataQueryAttributeValueTuple Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes metadata query results.
Cocoa 2007-04-02
NSMetadataQueryResultGroup Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a group of metadata query result objects.
Cocoa 2007-04-02
NSMovieView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes a deprecated class replaced by QTKit.
Cocoa 2007-04-02
NSNotification Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes information to be broadcast to other objects through a notification center.
Cocoa 2007-04-02
NSNotificationQueue Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that asynchronously broadcasts notifications.
Cocoa 2007-04-02
NSBrowserCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a cell that displays data in a browser.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-04-01
NSButton Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control that responds to clicks.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-04-01
NSColorPickingCustom Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving custom color-picker user-interface requests.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2007-04-01
NSDistributedNotificationCenter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that synchronously broadcasts notifications to other tasks.
Cocoa 2007-04-01
NSIndexSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the position of an object in a collection.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2007-04-01
NSInputManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used by text views to communicate with the text input management system.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-04-01
NSInputServer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that interprets text view events and communicates them to the text input management system.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-04-01
NSURLConnection Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides support for retrieving data from a server in response to a URL load request.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2007-04-01
NSURLProtocol Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for protocol-specific loading of URL data.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2007-04-01
NSURLRequest Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a request for a resource identified by a URL.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2007-04-01
Control Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and manipulating Carbon controls.
Carbon, User Experience 2007-03-26
NSMovie Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes a deprecated class replaced by QTKit.
Cocoa 2007-03-26
NSMutableData Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable byte buffer.
Cocoa 2007-03-26
NSProcessInfo Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the current process.
Cocoa 2007-03-26
NSTypesetter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for typesetter objects that perform text line layout.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2007-03-26
NSHost Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a network host.
Cocoa, Core Foundation, Games, Networking, Printing 2007-03-24
NSIndexSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable collection of unique unsigned integers.
Cocoa 2007-03-24
Core Video Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for obtaining and manipulating individual video frames.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-03-22
CFMessagePort Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a communications channel that can locally transmit data between threads or processes.
Core Foundation 2007-03-20
CIContext Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides an evaluation context for rendering a Core Image image through Quartz 2D or OpenGL.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2007-03-16
NSPrintPanelAccessorizing Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for configuring accessory panes for the print panel.
Cocoa 2007-03-09
NSTrackingArea Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view region used for mouse tracking and cursor updating.
Cocoa 2007-03-09
CFMutableData Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable byte buffer.
Core Foundation 2007-03-07
NSMenuItemCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated class replaced by the NSMenuItem class.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-03-07
NSMutableString Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable character string.
Cocoa 2007-03-06
NSResponder Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for handling events.
Cocoa 2007-03-05
NSStatusBar Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the collection of status items in the menu bar.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-03-05
NSStatusItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a status item in the menu bar.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-03-05
NSTokenFieldCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a cell used in the conversion of entered text into tokens representing objects.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-03-05
NSBezierPath Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a vector-based path consisting of line and curve segments.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-03-02
NSMenuValidation Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for enabling and disabling menu items.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-03-02
NSPrintOperation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a print job.
Cocoa, Printing 2007-03-02
AMAction Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the abstract class that defines the interface and general characteristics of Automator actions.
Apple Applications, Cocoa 2007-03-01
NSDraggingDestination Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for objects receiving dragged images.
Cocoa 2007-03-01
NSDraggingInfo Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for supplying useful information to a dragging destination.
Cocoa 2007-03-01
NSDraggingSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving messages when providing a dragged image.
Cocoa 2007-03-01
NSGlyphInfo Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a glyph attribute value in an attributed string.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2007-03-01
NSGraphicsContext Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a destination for drawing operations.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-03-01
NSLevelIndicator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for displaying a rank or amount along a linear scale.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-03-01
NSLevelIndicatorCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a cell used for displaying a rank or amount along a linear scale.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-03-01
NSActionCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for the active area in a control.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-02-28
NSAffineTransform Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions to support affine transformations.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-02-28
NSColorList Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an ordered list of colors identified by keys.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-02-28
NSColorPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the standard panel used for color selection.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-02-28
NSColorPicker Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for custom views in a color panel used for color selection.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2007-02-28
NSColorSpace Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a system or custom color space.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-02-28
NSColorWell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for displaying and selecting colors.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2007-02-28
NSNibAwaking Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for initializing unarchived nib objects.
Cocoa 2007-02-28
NSXMLDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for representing XML documents as a logical tree structure.
Cocoa 2007-02-27
NSXMLDTD Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a Document Type Definition as a tree structure.
Cocoa 2007-02-27
NSXMLDTDNode Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a declaration node for a Document Type Definition.
Cocoa 2007-02-27
NSXMLElement Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an element node in an XML tree structure.
Cocoa 2007-02-27
NSXMLNode Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a logical node in an XML tree structure.
Cocoa 2007-02-27
Fonts Panel Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for providing a Fonts window in a Carbon application.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2007-02-26
NSSocketPortNameServer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a registrar of named TCP/IP sockets.
Cocoa, Networking 2007-02-26
NSEnumerator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a facility for sequentially returning the elements of a collection.
Cocoa 2007-02-23
NSErrorRecoveryAttempting Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for attempting recovery from runtime errors.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-02-23
NSMessagePortNameServer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a facility that accepts and returns message ports.
Cocoa, Networking 2007-02-23
NSMutableDictionary Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a changeable collection of values that are identified by keys.
Cocoa 2007-02-23
NSAssertionHandler Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the facility for handling false assertions.
Cocoa, Performance 2007-02-22
Multilingual Text Engine Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for supporting Unicode text editing.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Internationalization, Text & Fonts 2007-02-19
NSOutlineViewDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface used by an outline view to retrieve data and, optionally, to update data values.
Cocoa 2007-02-19
NSMenuItem Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes a deprecated protocol replaced by the NSMenuItem class.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-02-08
NSXMLParser Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for finding and extracting data in XML documents.
Cocoa 2007-02-02
NSNibControlConnector Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an action connection between nib objects.
Cocoa 2007-01-31
NSNibOutletConnector Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an outlet connection between nib objects.
Cocoa 2007-01-31
NSOpenGLPixelBuffer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an OpenGL pixel buffer.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-01-31
NSTask Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a task that runs as a subprocess.
Cocoa 2007-01-31
NSException Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an exceptional condition.
Cocoa 2007-01-30
NSQuickDrawView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated technology replaced by Quartz.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-01-30
NSServicesRequests Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for transferring data to the pasteboard during service requests.
Cocoa 2007-01-30
NSPortCoder Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a coder that transmits objects, or their proxies, between distributed objects.
Cocoa 2007-01-29
NSPortMessage Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the message data sent using distributed objects.
Cocoa 2007-01-29
NSPortNameServer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the port registration object used by distributed objects.
Cocoa 2007-01-29
NSPrinter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a printer as specified by a PPD file.
Cocoa, Printing 2007-01-29
NSManagedObjectModel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Core Data schema.
Cocoa 2007-01-26
NSOpenGLView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view for OpenGL drawing.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2007-01-26
NSPDFImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that draws an image from PDF data.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-01-26
NSPICTImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that draws an image from PICT data.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-01-26
NSPipe Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a communications channel between processes.
Cocoa 2007-01-26
Quartz Composer Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API that supports loading, playing, and controlling compositions.
Apple Applications, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-01-25
Appearance Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for coordinating the look of the standard Mac OS human interface.
Carbon, User Experience 2007-01-23
CFNotificationCenter Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that sends notifications to registered observers.
Core Foundation 2007-01-22
NSDistantObjectRequest Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that handles communication requests from other processes.
Cocoa 2007-01-22
NSDistributedLock Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutex lock that spans multiple processes.
Cocoa 2007-01-22
NSEPSImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that draws an image from encapsulated PostScript data.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-01-22
NSImageView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view that displays an image.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-01-22
NSLocking Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for supporting mutex and condition locks.
Cocoa 2007-01-22
NSMachBootstrapServer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a local port name server that takes and returns instances of NSMachPort.
Cocoa 2007-01-22
NSNib Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for unarchiving and instantiating a nib file.
Cocoa 2007-01-22
NSNibConnector Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a generic connection between nib objects.
Cocoa 2007-01-22
Core Foundation URL Access Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes Core Foundation URL access functions.
Core Foundation 2007-01-19
NSCustomImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that supports drawing an image using a custom data format.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-01-19
NSDistantObject Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the proxy for an object in another application or thread.
Cocoa 2007-01-19
Core Data Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the constants defined by the Core Data framework not described in individual classes.
Cocoa 2007-01-18
NSUndoManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a general-purpose recorder of undo and redo operations.
Cocoa 2007-01-18
Base Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes basic Core Foundation functions.
Core Foundation 2007-01-15
CFUUID Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a unique identifier.
Core Foundation 2007-01-15
NSAffineTransform Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an affine transformation from one coordinate space to another.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-01-15
NSCachedImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes cached image data that is ready to be rendered.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-01-15
NSCIImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that draws an image from a Core Image CIImage instance.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-01-15
NSConditionLock Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an integer-based condition for use in thread locking.
Cocoa 2007-01-15
IKImageBrowserItem Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used by an image browser view to access the data source for an item.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-01-12
NSPredicateEditorRowTemplate Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a row in a graphical predicate editor.
Cocoa 2007-01-12
CIImageAccumulator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that enables feedback-based image processing.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2007-01-05
NSCollectionViewItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a controller that mediates between a prototype view and a model object.
Cocoa 2006-12-28
CGColor Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of color and opacity (alpha value).
Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-22
CGDataConsumer Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an opaque data type for writing image or PDF data.
Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-22
CGFunction Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a facility for defining and using callback functions.
Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-22
CGGLContext Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a graphics context for OpenGL commands. Not recommended
Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-22
CGLayer Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for creating and drawing to a Quartz layer.
Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-22
CGPath Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a vector-based path consisting of line and curve segments.
Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-22
CGPattern Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a fill pattern.
Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-22
CGPDFDocument Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a document containing PDF data.
Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-22
CGPSConverter Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an opaque type for converting PostScript data to PDF data.
Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-22
CGShading Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a gradient fill pattern.
Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-22
Quartz 2D Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for the native two-dimensional drawing engine in Mac OS X.
Carbon, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-18
Movie Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for the QuickTime Movie Manager.
QuickTime 2006-12-14
IKImageBrowserView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that can display and browse a large amount of images and movies in an efficient manner.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-13
Core Graphics Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for Quartz 2D drawing, Quartz Display Services, and Quartz Events Services.
Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-11
CFAllocator Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for managing memory allocation.
Core Foundation 2006-12-08
CFRunLoop Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that manages input sources for a task.
Core Foundation 2006-12-08
CIFilterShape Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that defines the bounding shape of a filter and the domain of definition of a filter operation.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-07
CIPlugInRegistration Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to load Core Image image units.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-07
CISampler Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that retrieves samples of images that are then processed by a Core Image kernel.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-07
CIVector Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to pass parameter values to Core Image filters.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-07
IKFilterCustomUIProvider Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Descibes the protocol that defines a method for providing a view for a filter.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-07
IKImageBrowserDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol for the delegate of an image browser view.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-07
CIFilter Image Kit Additions (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the category that extends Core Image filters for use with Image Kit.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-06
IKFilterBrowserView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that supports browsing Core Image filters.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-06
IKFilterUIView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a user interface for Core Image filters.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-06
IKImageEditPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a panel optimized for image editing.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-06
IKImageEditPanelDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the mthods than an image edit panel object uses to access the contents of its data source object.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-06
IKSaveOptions Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that initializes, adds, and manages user interface options for saving image data.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-06
Image Kit Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for providing a user interface for images, image editing, and image processing.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-06
Alias Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and managing persistent references to file system objects.
Carbon 2006-12-05
CIColor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to manage color values and color spaces for Core Image filters.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-05
CIFilterGenerator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that supports chaining together image processing filters.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-05
CIImageProvider Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to supply bitmap data for creating or initializing a Core Image image.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-05
CIKernel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that operates on individual pixels using a kernel routine.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-05
CIPlugIn Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that is responsible for loading image units.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-05
Core Image Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for using and creating filters for image processing.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2006-12-05
CFCharacterSet Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable character string.
Core Foundation 2006-12-01
CFNumber Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a number.
Core Foundation 2006-12-01
Media Types and Media Handlers Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime media handlers.
QuickTime 2006-11-10
QuickTime Movie Track and Media Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for managing QuickTime movie tracks and their media.
QuickTime 2006-11-10
QuickTime Virtual Reality Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime Virtual Reality.
QuickTime 2006-11-10
AMWorkflowView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Apple Applications, Cocoa 2006-11-09
Audio Toolbox Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Core Audio API to access audio files and convert between linear PCM and compressed audio formats.
Audio 2006-11-07
Core Audio Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes a C API that interfaces with audio hardware and includes data types used throughout Core Audio.
Audio 2006-11-07
Finder Interface Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes several C data types used by the Finder to contain information about file system objects.
Carbon, User Experience 2006-10-31
Socket Name Server Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a native network socket; does nothing in Mac OS X.
Core Foundation 2006-10-27
AMAppleScriptAction Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to support Automator actions that are driven by AppleScript scripts.
Apple Applications, Cocoa 2006-10-26
AMBundleAction Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to support Automator actions that are loadable bundles.
Apple Applications, Cocoa 2006-10-26
AMShellScriptAction Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to support Automator actions driven by a shell script or by a Perl or Python script.
Apple Applications, Cocoa 2006-10-26
AMWorkflow Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to represent an Automator workflow within an application.
Apple Applications, Cocoa 2006-10-26
Automator Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for creating and working with actions used by the Automator application.
Apple Applications, Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-10-26
NSAtomicStoreCacheNode Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a node in an atomic persistent store.
Cocoa 2006-10-09
NSManagedObjectID Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a universal identifier for a managed object.
Cocoa 2006-10-09
Exception Handling Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API used to monitor and debug exceptional conditions in Objective-C code.
Cocoa 2006-10-03
NSExceptionHandler Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a facility for monitoring and debugging exceptional conditions.
Cocoa 2006-10-03
NSPropertyDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to define properties of an entity in a Core Data managed object model.
Cocoa 2006-10-03
Date, Time, and Measurement Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for manipulating the locale-specific data of the battery-operated clock.
Carbon, Internationalization 2006-09-29
NSMutableSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable unordered collection of distinct elements.
Cocoa 2006-09-19
Menu Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and managing an application's menus.
Carbon, User Experience 2006-09-15
Miscellaneous User Space API Reference (HTML)
Describes APIs located in various headers in /usr/include.
Darwin 2006-09-05
NSValidatedUserInterfaceItem Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for a control to respond to requests regarding automatic enabling and disabling.
Cocoa 2006-08-29
ABIdentityPicker Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the identity picker, a dialog or sheet used to select groups and people for Identity Services.
Cocoa 2006-08-23
Navigation Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for presenting a user interface for opening, saving, and navigating files.
Carbon, User Experience 2006-08-16
NSPredicate Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of logical conditions.
Cocoa 2006-08-16
NSURLClient Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the deprecated class replaced by the classes NSURLConnection and NSURLDownload.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2006-08-01
Backup Core Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for managing the backup exclusion status of files and folders.
User Experience 2006-07-31
ABPerson C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type that encapsulates information about a person in Address Book.
Carbon 2006-07-26
ABRecord Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describres how this superclass providies a common interface to and defines common properties for all Address Book records.
Apple Applications 2006-07-26
Address Book Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the constants found in the Address Book framework.
Cocoa 2006-07-26
Address Book Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data types and constants found in the Address Book framework.
Cocoa 2006-07-26
NSCoder Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the abstract class that provides the basis for archiving.
Cocoa 2006-07-23
Component Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an interface for using shared code resources.
Carbon 2006-07-17
KPI Reference (HTML)
Provides information on the NKE Sustainable API in Headerdoc format.
Darwin, Networking 2006-07-17
NSFetchRequestExpression Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Core Data fetch request as an expression.
Cocoa 2006-07-16
Security Interface Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for creating views and dialogs relating to authorization, certificates, and keychains.
Cocoa, Security 2006-07-14
SFAuthorizationPluginView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class an authorization plug-in uses to display a custom view within the Apple-supplied authorization views.
Cocoa, Security 2006-07-14
Apple Game Sprockets Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the programming interface defined by Game Sprockets. Replaced by Quartz Display Services.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2006-07-13
Find By Content Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for performing relevance-ranked searches. Replaced by Search Kit.
Carbon, Cocoa, Text & Fonts, User Experience 2006-07-13
HTML Rendering Library Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for drawing HTML text and images in a window. Replaced by the Web Kit.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2006-07-13
Launch Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an API for opening documents, other applications, and URLs, in a way similar to the Finder or the Dock.
Carbon 2006-07-13
Low Memory Accessors Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for obtaining information stored in low-memory variables.
Carbon 2006-07-13
MDLineage Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for tracking versions of a file.
Carbon 2006-07-13
NSTreeNode Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a tree node in an object model.
Cocoa 2006-07-13
Palette Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API used to select colors for display devices limited to an 8-bit pixel depth.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2006-07-13
Picture Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for reading and modifying image data stored in PICT-formatted files. Replaced by Quartz2D.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2006-07-13
Power Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the legacy C API for controlling power to the internal hardware devices of battery-powered Macintosh computers.
Carbon 2006-07-13
QuickDraw Text Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for measuring and drawing text. Replaced by ATSUI.
Carbon 2006-07-13
Spotlight Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API used to define Apple's desktop search technology, Spotlight.
Carbon 2006-07-13
TextEdit Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the deprecated technology replaced by the Multilingual Text Engine (MLTE).
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2006-07-13
URL Access Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for transferring data to and from a URL from within an application. Replaced by CFNetwork.
Carbon, Internet & Web, Networking 2006-07-13
Apple Help Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for finding and displaying help content using Apple's HTML-based help system.
Carbon, User Experience 2006-07-12
CFError Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of a runtime error.
Core Foundation 2006-07-12
Drag Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for dragging objects within the user interface.
Carbon, User Experience 2006-07-12
Folder Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for finding and accessing directories, including common Mac OS X system locations.
Carbon 2006-07-12
Memory Management Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for accessing global variables and managing the operating-system queue.
Carbon 2006-07-12
Pascal String Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for manipulating Pascal strings in Carbon applications.
Carbon 2006-07-12
SCSI Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the C API for accessing SCSI devices in Classic Mac OS. Replaced by the I/O Kit.
Carbon 2006-07-12
Translation Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for handling data and documents between applications, including applications from another operating system.
Carbon 2006-07-12
NSFetchedPropertyDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a fetched property of an entity in a Core Data managed object model.
Cocoa 2006-07-11
NSRelationshipDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a relationship in a Core Data schema.
Cocoa 2006-07-11
ISyncFilter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Cocoa 2006-07-07
ISyncRecordSnapshot Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Cocoa 2006-07-07
NSCompoundPredicate Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of logical gate and comparison operations.
Cocoa 2006-07-04
ISyncChange Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Cocoa 2006-06-30
MDItem Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the metadata attributes for a file.
Carbon 2006-06-28
NSCloseCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to close a scriptable object or objects--typically a document or window.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-06-28
NSMutableAttributedString Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable character string with attributes.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-06-28
NSRelativeSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify an object in a collection by its position relative to another object.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-06-28
NSSpecifierTest Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to apply a test to compare a specified object to another object.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-06-28
NSToolbarItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a single item in a window's toolbar.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-06-28
NSURLCredential Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a credential used to authenticate a URL load request.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2006-06-28
NSWhoseSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify every object in a container that matches a defined condition.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-06-28
ABActionDelegate Protocol Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol for populating the rollover menus of Address Book with custom items.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
ABImageClient Protocol Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to handle images loaded from an asynchronous fetch from ABPerson objects.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
ABMutableMultiValue Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to use these classes to represent properties that might have multiple values.
Apple Applications 2006-05-23
ABPeoplePickerView Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to customize the behavior of people-picker views in an application's user interface.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
ABSearchElement Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to specify a search query for records in the Address Book database.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
Address Book C Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for supporting and working with Address Book.
Apple Applications, Carbon 2006-05-23
AddressBook Functions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions and function-like macros found in the Address Book framework.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
Apple Filing Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Apple Filing Protocol commands.
Darwin, Mac OS X Server, Networking 2006-05-23
Application Kit Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data types defined in the Application Kit framework not described in individual classes.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
Byte-Order Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes Core Foundation byte-order functions.
Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Darwin 2006-05-23
CIColor Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions to support Cocoa color information.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-05-23
Component Creation Reference for QuickTime (HTML) (PDF)
Dscribes the API for creating QuickTime movie import, export, and preview components.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
Compression and Decompression Reference for QuickTime (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime compression and decompression operations.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
Data Components Reference for QuickTime (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime data components.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
DOMHTMLFrameElement Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLFrameElement class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
DOMHTMLIFrameElement Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLIFrameElement class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
DOMHTMLObjectElement Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLObjectElement class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
Image Codec Reference for QuickTime (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime image codecs.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
Image Compression Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime image compression.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
Import and Export Reference for QuickTime (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime graphics importing and exporting.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
InstantMessage Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the constants found in the Instant Message framework.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
InstantMessage Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data types found in the Instant Message framework.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
Movie Controller Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime movie controllers.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
Movie Toolkit Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime Movie Toolkit.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
NSAppleEventManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to work with Apple event handler routines and to suspend and resume event handling.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSAppleScript Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions to the NSAppleScript class to provide syntax-highlighted script source.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSArchiver Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a class that encodes objects into an architecture-independent format.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSChangeSpelling Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for correcting a misspelled word.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSClassDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for information about the relationships and properties of a class.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSClipView Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that contains and scrolls the document view of a scroll view.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-05-23
NSCloneCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to clone a scriptable object or objects.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSCoder Application Kit Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions for converting archived NXColor objects into NSColor objects.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSCoding Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for archiving.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSComboBox Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for entering text or selecting from a pop-up list of items.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSComboBoxCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the text field that provides the user interface for NSComboBox objects.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSComboBoxCellDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving data requests from an NSComboBoxCell object.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSComboBoxDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving data requests from an NSComboBox object.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSComparisonMethods Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for default comparison methods in the NSSpecifierTest class.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSCopying Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for providing immutable duplicates of objects.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSCountCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to count the number of objects of a specified class in the specified object container.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSCreateCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to create a specified scriptable object.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSDecimalNumberBehaviors Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for controlling the behavior of NSDecimalNumber objects.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSDeleteCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to delete a specified scriptable object or objects.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSDeserializer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated technology replaced by the NSPropertyListSerialization class.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSDrawer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a retractable user interface element that displays view objects.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSEditor Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface used to commit or discard edits.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSEditorRegistration Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving uncommitted-change messages from Cocoa bindings-compatible views.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSExistsCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to determine whether a specified scriptable object exists.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSForm Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a vertical matrix of NSFormCell objects.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSFormCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a title and text entry field in an NSForm object.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSGetCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to get the specified value or object from the specified scriptable object.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSGlyphGenerator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a glyph generator for text layout.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSHTTPCookieStorage Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a collection of cookies shared across all applications.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2006-05-23
NSHTTPURLResponse Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a response to an HTTP request.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2006-05-23
NSIgnoreMisspelledWords Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for a spelling checker's ignored words list.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSLogicalTest Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to perform logical operations in determining the scriptable objects a command acts on.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSMessagePort Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an endpoint for distributed object connections or interprocess messaging.
Cocoa, Networking 2006-05-23
NSMetadataItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the metadata of a file.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSMiddleSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify the middle object in a collection.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSMoveCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to move the specified scriptable object or objects.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSMutableAttributedString Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions for setting attributes of mutable attributed strings.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSMutableCharacterSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable set of characters.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSMutableCopying Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for providing mutable duplicates of objects.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSMutableIndexSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable collection of unique unsigned integers.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSMutableURLRequest Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable request for a resource identified by a URL.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2006-05-23
NSNameSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify an object in a collection (or container) by name.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSNull Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that represents null.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSObjCTypeSerializationCallBack Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated technology.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSParagraphStyle Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable paragraph style.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSPlaceholders Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for providing default display values when a Cocoa bindings attribute returns a selection marker.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSPreferencePane Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Defines the interface for subclasses to provide preference panes to System Preferences or other applications.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSPropertySpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify a simple attribute value, a one-to-one relationship, or all elements of a to-many relationship.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSProtocolChecker Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that restricts the messages that can be sent to another object.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSQuitCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to quit the specified application.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSRandomSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify an arbitrary object in a collection.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSRangeSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify a range of objects in a container through two delimiting objects.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSRulerMarker Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a marker on a ruler, such as a tab setting.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSRulerView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a ruler, with markers, that adjoins a scroll view's document view.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSScriptCoercionHandler Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a mechanism for converting one kind of scripting data to another.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSScriptExecutionContext Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a shared instance of the context in which the current script command is executed.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSScriptingComparisonMethods Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to define a set of methods for comparing script objects.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSScriptObjectSpecifiers Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used by scriptable objects to provide a fully specified object specifier to themselves.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSScriptWhoseTest Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the abstract class used to represent expressions for testing scriptable object inclusion.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSScrollView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view for displaying content larger than its bounds.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSSearchField Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a text field optimized for entering a search query.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSSecureTextField Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a text field that hides its text.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSSerializer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated technology replaced by the NSPropertyListSerialization class.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSSetCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to set values in a scriptable object.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSSimpleHorizontalTypesetter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the deprecated technology replaced by NSATSTypesetter.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSSlider Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for selecting a value from a continuous range of values.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSSliderCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an action cell that provides appearance and behavior for an NSSlider object.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSStepper Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control that can increment and decrement a value.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSStepperCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an action cell that provides appearance and behavior for an NSStepper object.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSTableHeaderCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the user interface of a column header of a table view.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSTableHeaderView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a column header of a table view.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSTabView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view that supports switching between subviews.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSTabViewItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a single view in a tab view.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSTextAttachment Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a text attachment for an attributed string.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSTextAttachmentCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the user interface for a text attachment.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSTextAttachmentCell Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for drawing text attachments.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSTextBlock Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a block of text laid out in a subregion of a text container.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSTextContainer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an area where text is laid out.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSTextInput Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Descibes the formal protocol that text views implement to receive input from the user's keyboard and mouse.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSTextList Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a section of text that forms a single list.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSTextStorage Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the text storage system.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSTextTab Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a tab in a paragraph style.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSTextTableBlock Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a block of text that appears as a cell within a table.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2006-05-23
NSToolbarItemValidation Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for providing customized enabling and disabling of a toolbar item.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSToolTipOwner Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving requests for tooltip text.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSUnarchiver Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that extracts the contents of an archive created by NSArchiver.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSUniqueIDSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify an object in a container by unique ID.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2006-05-23
NSURL Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions to support pasteboards.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2006-05-23
NSURLAuthenticationChallenge Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a challenge from a server requiring authentication from the client.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2006-05-23
NSURLAuthenticationChallengeSender Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving authentication challenges.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2006-05-23
NSURLCredentialStorage Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mapping of credentials to their corresponding protection spaces.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2006-05-23
NSURLDownload Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a connection used to download data to a file.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2006-05-23
NSURLHandleClient Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated technology replaced by the NSURLDownload class.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2006-05-23
NSURLProtectionSpace Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an area on a server that requires authentication of URL load requests.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2006-05-23
NSURLProtocolClient Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface used by protocol objects to communicate with the URL loading system.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2006-05-23
NSUserDefaultsController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Cocoa bindings-compatible manager for user preferences.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSUserInterfaceValidations Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for participating in automatic enabling and disabling of controls.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSViewAnimation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an animation in a view or window.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2006-05-23
NSWindowController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for controlling a window that is usually stored in a nib file.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
NSWindowScripting Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the category on NSWindow for scripting basic properties and commands of windows in scriptable applications.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation, User Experience 2006-05-23
Open Directory Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Carbon API for using Open Directory.
Darwin, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Open Source 2006-05-23
PDFAnnotationCircle Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating circle annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-05-23
PDFAnnotationInk Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating ink annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-05-23
PDFAnnotationLink Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating link annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-05-23
PDFAnnotationMarkup Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating markup annotations (highlighting, underlining, and so on) in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-05-23
PDFAnnotationSquare Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating square annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-05-23
PDFBorder Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for creating and manipulating borders around annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2006-05-23
Preference Panes Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for supporting and working with preference panes.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
QTKit Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data types and constants in the QTKit framework.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2006-05-23
QuickTime Atoms and Resources Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes API details of QuickTime atoms and public resources.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
QuickTime Callbacks Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime callbacks.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
QuickTime Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes constants defined in the QuickTime framework that are not described in individual API reference documents.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
QuickTime Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes data types defined in the QuickTime framework that are not described in individual API reference documents.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
QuickTime Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime.
Carbon, QuickTime 2006-05-23
QuickTime Movie Properties Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for managing QuickTime movie properties.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
QuickTime Music Architecture Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for the QuickTime Music Architecture.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
QuickTime Streaming Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime Streaming.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
Screen Saver Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for supporting and working with screen effects.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
Screen Saver Functions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes functions and function-like macros available in the Screen Saver framework.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
ScreenSaverDefaults Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that defines a set of methods for saving and restoring user defaults for screen savers.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
ScreenSaverView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that defines the interface for subclassers to interact with the screen saver infrastructure.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
Security Foundation Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Security Foundation framework for adding fine-grained control of privileged operations in an application.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
SecurityInterface Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data types found in the Security Interface framework.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
Sequence Grabber Reference for QuickTime (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime sequence grabbing.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
SFAuthorizationView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that displays a lock icon that indicates a user interface has restricted access.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
SFCertificatePanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that displays one or more certificates in a panel or sheet.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
SFCertificateTrustPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that enables the user to edit the trust settings in a certificate.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
SFCertificateView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that displays the contents of a certificate.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
SFChooseIdentityPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that allows a user to select an identity from a list.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
SFKeychainSavePanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that displays a sheet or panel that allows the user to create a keychain.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
SFKeychainSettingsPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that displays a panel or sheet that allows users to change their keychain settings.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
Video Components Reference for QuickTime (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime video components.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
WebDocumentRepresentation Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by document representation classes that handle specific MIME types.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebDocumentSearching Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by document view objects to support searching.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebUndefined Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to represent the JavaScript "undefined" value.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
Windows API Reference for QuickTime (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Windows interface to QuickTime.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
Xsan Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Xsan API commands.
Apple Applications, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Performance, Storage 2006-05-23
Apple Core Audio Format Specification 1.0 (HTML) (PDF)
Specifies the Apple Core Audio Format (CAF) for audio files.
Audio 2006-03-08
Time Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for scheduling routines for execution at a later time.
Carbon 2006-03-08
Carbon Accessibility Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for making Carbon applications accessible to assistive technologies.
Carbon, User Experience 2006-02-07
CFData Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable byte buffer.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFMutableBitVector Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable ordered collection containing bit values.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFPlugIn Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a plug-in.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFPropertyList Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a runtime representation of a property list.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFRunLoopObserver Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a means to receive callbacks at specific points during a run loop's execution.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFRunLoopSource Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the source for a run loop.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFRunLoopTimer Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a timer associated with a run loop.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFUserNotification Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a notification.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFXMLNode Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for representing an individual XML construct.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFBinaryHeap Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a collection sorted using a binary search algorithm.
Core Foundation 2006-01-10
Ink Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Defines the C API for customizing handwriting recognition.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2006-01-10
Unicode Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API that allows applications and input methods to operate on Unicode text.
Carbon, Internationalization, Text & Fonts 2006-01-10
WebObjects Dynamic Elements Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the WebObjects dynamic elements.
Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server, Tools 2006-01-10
CFBitVector Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable ordered collection containing bit values.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFBoolean Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Boolean value.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFDate Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a date and time.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFMutableArray Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable ordered collection.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFMutableBag Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable unordered collection that may contain duplicate values.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFMutableCharacterSet Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable set of Unicode characters.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFMutableDictionary Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable collection of key-value pairs.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFMutableSet Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable unordered collection of distinct values.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFNull Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that represents null.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFPlugInInstance Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated technology replaced by the CFPlugin opaque type.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFSet Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable unordered collection of distinct values.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFTree Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a tree structure.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
Mac OS X ABI Dynamic Loader Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions used to access Mach-O files.
Carbon, Cocoa, Darwin, Open Source, Tools 2005-11-09
Mathematical and Logical Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for mathematical and logical data manipulation.
Carbon 2005-11-09
Text Services Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for communicating between client applications and provider modules.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2005-11-09
Authorization Services C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for adding fine-grained control of privileged operations in an application.
Carbon, Security 2005-11-08
HIToolbar Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and manipulating toolbars in Carbon applications.
Carbon, User Experience 2005-09-08
HIArchive Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for storing and retrieving data in HIArchives.
Carbon, User Experience 2005-08-11
HIObject Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and manipulating human interface objects in Carbon applications.
Carbon, User Experience 2005-08-11
Code Fragment Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for loading and preparing PEF binaries.
Carbon 2005-07-07
Keychain Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the legacy C API for managing passwords for multiple users and databases. Replaced by Keychain Services.
Carbon, Security 2005-07-07
Open Transport Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Carbon compatibility library for accessing TCP/IP networks at the transport level.
Carbon, Networking 2005-07-07
Text Encoding Conversion Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for transferring text across other platforms or over the Internet.
Carbon, Internationalization, Text & Fonts 2005-07-07
ColorSync Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for ColorSync, the platform-independent color management system in Mac OS X.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2005-06-04
MDQuery Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a metadata query.
Carbon 2005-06-04
Xgrid Foundation Reference (HTML)
Describes the API for monitoring and controlling Xgrid cluster operations.
Performance 2005-06-04
ABRecord C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type that represents a generic Address Book record.
Carbon 2005-04-29
ABSearchElement C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for specifying a query to search for Address Book records.
Apple Applications 2005-04-29
MDImporter Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the plug-in architecture and callbacks required by a document metadata importer.
Carbon 2005-04-29
MDSchema Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a metadata schema.
Carbon 2005-04-29
Apple Cryptographic Service Provider Functional Specification (PDF)
Specification for Apple's implementation of the Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP) CDSA plug-in.
Security 2005-03-10
Apple Trust Policy Module Functional Specification (PDF)
Specification for Apple's implementation of the Trust Policy (TP) CDSA plug-in.
Security 2005-01-25
Apple Certificate Library Functional Specification (PDF)
Specifications for Apple's implementation of the Certificate Library CDSA plug-in.
Security 2005-01-13
WebObjects Extensions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the WebObjects extensions, a special set of dynamic elements.
Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server, Tools 2004-12-02
Secure Transport Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating a Secure Sockets Layer session over any transport layer.
Carbon, Cocoa, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Security 2004-08-31
HIShape Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Carbon API for manipulating HIShape objects.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2004-06-28
Carbon Help Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for displaying short onscreen hints in help tags.
Carbon, User Experience 2004-03-01
Interface Builder Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for unarchiving interface objects.
Carbon, User Experience 2004-02-17
ABGroup Reference for C (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type used to group Address Book records.
Carbon 2003-08-20
ABMultiValue Reference for C (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for accessing Address Book properties with multiple values.
Carbon 2003-08-20
ABMutableMultiValue Reference for C (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for accessing Address Book properties with multiple values.
Apple Applications 2003-08-20
Printing Plug-in Interfaces Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the various callback interfaces that Mac OS X printing plug-ins implement in Carbon.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Printing 2003-07-31
Internet Config Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the legacy technology for managing Internet preferences in Classic Mac OS.
Carbon, Networking 2003-05-01
Collection Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for implementing an abstract data type that stores related pieces of information.
Carbon 2003-04-01
Language Analysis Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Carbon shared library that performs morphological analysis for Japanese text.
Carbon, Internationalization 2003-04-01
Mixed Mode Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface that supports PowerPC computers running 680x0 code.
Carbon 2003-04-01
Speech Recognition Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C interface for recognizing and accepting spoken input.
Carbon, User Experience 2003-02-01
Debugger Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for standard exception-handling and assertion functions used in Carbon applications.
Carbon, Performance 2003-01-01
Error Handler Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for a Mac OS 9 service that assumes control when certain low-level system errors occur.
Carbon, Performance 2003-01-01
Notification Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API used by background applications to communicate information to the user.
Carbon 2002-12-01
Keyboard Layout Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for managing key-to-character mappings used to support various languages.
Carbon, Internationalization, Text & Fonts 2002-11-18
Ticket Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API used by printer modules and PDEs to communicate printing information to the system.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Printing 2002-10-23
FontSync Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for content-based font identification and comparison.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Text & Fonts 2002-10-01
MIDI File Format (HTML)
Describes the QuickTime implementation of the MIDI file standard.
Audio, Carbon, QuickTime 2002-09-17
Locale Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for supporting conventions of a specific language or region.
Carbon, Internationalization, Text & Fonts 2002-01-24
Sound Manager 3.3 (HTML)
Deprecated - Summary of Sound Manager legacy releases 3.1, 3.2.1, and 3.3.
Carbon, QuickTime 2001-11-15
Carbon Result Codes Index (HTML)
An alphabetic list of result codes in the Carbon application environment, with links to their API reference pages.
Carbon
GDB Quick Reference (PDF)
Printable quick reference card.
Tools
GNU C/C++/Objective-C 3.3 Compiler (HTML)
Explains how to use the GNU compilers from the command line.
Carbon, Darwin, Open Source, Tools
Java 3D 1.2 API Reference (HTML)
Describes the Javadoc-formatted API for the Java 3D 1.2 package. Does not include any Apple-specific reference.
Java
Java Advanced Imaging 1.1 API Reference (HTML)
Describes the Javadoc-formatted API for the Java Advanced Imaging 1.1 package. Does not include any Apple-specific reference.
Java
NSTableView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view that displays and manages tabular data.
Cocoa, User Experience