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Attributed Strings Programming Guide
(HTML)
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Explains how to use attributed strings, which manage attributes of character strings or individual characters.
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Guides |
2007-06-04
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Binary Data Programming Guide for Core Foundation
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to create and use Core Foundation data objects, object-oriented wrappers for byte buffers.
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2006-01-10
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BowelsOfTheMemoryManager (aka YourHeapIsProbablyCorrupt)
(HTML)
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Deprecated - ME05: What the symbol BowelsoftheMemoryManager means and the most probable cause of this symbol in MacsBug.
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Technical Q&As |
2001-02-01
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Carbon Pasteboards: Enhanced Data Sharing
(HTML)
Learn how to add Clipboard support to your application, including copy and paste and drag and drop.
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Articles |
2004-08-16
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CFAttributedString Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an immutable character string and its associated attributes.
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2009-05-06
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CFMutableAttributedString Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a mutable character string and associated set of attributes.
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2009-05-06
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CFPrefTopScores
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
How to access globally shared (writable) user preferences without requiring authentication.
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2006-10-09
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CFXML to CFPropertyListRef (and back!)
(HTML)
()
QA1208: Describes to how save and restore a CFPropertyListRef to and from an XML file.
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Technical Q&As |
2003-08-29
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Collection Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for implementing an abstract data type that stores related pieces of information.
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2003-04-01
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Collections Programming Topics for Core Foundation
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to group objects in arrays, sets, or dictionaries in Core Foundation.
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Guides |
2003-08-07
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Core Endian Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and installing callbacks to byte swap custom data.
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2007-05-29
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Data Formatting Guide for Core Foundation
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Core Foundation formatters to create and validate text in text fields and other cells.
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Guides |
2006-12-21
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Dates and Times Programming Guide for Core Foundation
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to manage Core Foundation dates and times.
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Guides |
2005-08-11
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Empty Memory Objects
(HTML)
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QA1259: Describes how two memory management edge cases are handled by the common Mac OS memory allocators.
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Technical Q&As |
2003-04-21
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Find By Content Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for performing relevance-ranked searches. Replaced by Search Kit.
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Reference |
2006-07-13
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Fragment Tool
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates manipulation of code fragments; combining and separating; viewing and editing information associated with each.
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2003-01-30
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ListMania
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates a variety of techniques for using Open Transport's list utility routines.
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2003-01-14
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Locking and Unlocking Handles
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Deprecated - TN1122: Explains Memory Manager handles: locking, unlocking, and preserving a handle's state.
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Technical Notes |
1998-02-01
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Mathematical and Logical Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for mathematical and logical data manipulation.
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Reference |
2005-11-09
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MoreIsBetter
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Library providing indispensable wrapers and workarounds for many areas of Mac OS programming.
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2003-10-27
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Non Mac OS X Bundled data-fork based Resources
(HTML)
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QA1098: Mac OS X Bundled data-fork based Resources
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Technical Q&As |
2003-08-20
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Preferences Programming Topics for Core Foundation
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to manage Core Foundation user preferences.
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Guides |
2006-10-03
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Property List Programming Topics for Core Foundation
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use structured, textual representations of data in Core Foundation.
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Guides |
2006-02-07
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Search Kit Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes Search Kit architecture and workflow, and how to add search capabilities to Carbon and Cocoa applications.
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Guides |
2005-12-06
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Search Kit Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for supporting user searches of textual content.
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Reference |
2009-05-06
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Securely Erasing, Accessing and Dismounting a Macintosh Partition
(HTML)
()
FL11: Set up a disk for secure erasures. Resources with information on magnetic disks, information recovery.
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Technical Q&As |
1999-01-11
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SetIndString
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Implements SetIndString(), which sets a particular STR# string to the passed in string. Similar to GetIndString()
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2003-01-30
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Setting environment variables for user processes
(HTML)
QA1067: Tells how to set environment variables for user processes.
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Technical Q&As |
2001-10-25
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Simplifying Data Handling with Uniform Type Identifiers
(HTML)
Learn to use UTIs to take advantage of key Mac OS X technologies in your application.
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Articles |
2005-07-12
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Strings Programming Guide for Core Foundation
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to create, manipulate, and search strings in Core Foundation, and how strings interact with encodings and character sets.
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Guides |
2008-03-11
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Uniform Type Identifiers Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes uniform type identifiers and how to use them.
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Guides |
2008-04-08
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XML Programming Topics for Core Foundation
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to parse XML documents into structured objects.
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Guides |
2008-10-15
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