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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