Sort by
Title |
Sort by
Resource Type |
Sorted by
Date |
|
NSOperation Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an encapsulated, single-shot task.
|
Reference |
2008-11-19
|
|
NSOperationQueue Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object that manages a set of prioritized operations.
|
Reference |
2008-11-19
|
Programmatically causing restart, shutdown and/or logout
(HTML)
( )
QA1134: Describes how to programmatically cause restart, shutdown, sleep or logout.
|
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-24
|
|
Observing Process Lifetimes Without Polling
(HTML)
TN2050: Shows a variety of methods to observe process lifetimes without polling.
|
Technical Notes |
2008-09-10
|
|
NSCondition Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a pthread-style condition variable and associated mutex lock.
|
Reference |
2008-09-09
|
|
Determining console user login status
(HTML)
QA1133: How to determine whether a user is logged in on the console, and be notified of changes.
|
Technical Q&As |
2008-04-14
|
|
Customizing Process Stack Size
(HTML)
QA1419: Describes methods for setting the stack size of a process and/or thread.
|
Technical Q&As |
2008-02-20
|
|
NSLock Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a mutex-based lock.
|
Reference |
2008-02-08
|
|
Threading Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use threads in Cocoa applications.
|
Guides |
2008-02-08
|
|
NSThread Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a thread of execution.
|
Reference |
2007-12-11
|
|
Daemons and Agents
(HTML)
TN2083: Describes the most common problems encountered with daemons and agents, and suggests detailed solutions.
|
Technical Notes |
2007-11-05
|
|
PreLoginAgents
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Pre-login launchd agents to display UI using AppKit and HIToolbox.
|
Sample Code |
2007-10-26
|
|
NSOperationSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use the NSOperation and NSOperationQueue classes.
|
Sample Code |
2007-06-11
|
|
CrossEvents
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to send CarbonEvents and NSNotifications between Carbon and Cocoa.
|
Sample Code |
2007-05-31
|
|
NSRecursiveLock Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a lock that can be acquired multiple times by one thread without causing a deadlock.
|
Reference |
2007-04-30
|
|
NSProcessInfo Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the current process.
|
Reference |
2007-03-26
|
|
NSHost Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a representation of a network host.
|
Reference |
2007-03-24
|
|
NSTask Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a task that runs as a subprocess.
|
Reference |
2007-01-31
|
|
NSDistributedLock Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a mutex lock that spans multiple processes.
|
Reference |
2007-01-22
|
|
NSLocking Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for supporting mutex and condition locks.
|
Reference |
2007-01-22
|
|
NSConditionLock Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an integer-based condition for use in thread locking.
|
Reference |
2007-01-15
|
|
Interacting with the Operating System
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how Cocoa applications manage tasks and get information about hosts and processes.
|
Guides |
2006-04-04
|
|
LoginItemsAE
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Uses Apple events to manipulate the list of login items (items launched when you log in).
|
Sample Code |
2005-10-17
|
|
Porting Multithreaded Applications from Win32 to Mac OS X
(HTML)
Learn how Mac OS X handles multithreading, before porting your Win32 application.
|
Articles |
2005-06-20
|
|
SharedMemory
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how multiple applications can access the same memory using the Unix shmget system call.
|
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
|
|
SimpleThreads
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Uses the Cocoa threading APIs to coordinate multiple preemptively scheduled secondary threads with the non-reentrant Cocoa framework.
|
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
|
|
TrivialThreads
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Uses the Cocoa threading APIs to coordinate a preemptively scheduled secondary thread with the non-reentrant Cocoa framework.
|
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
|
|
Using collection classes safely with multithreaded applications
(HTML)
()
TN2059: Describes some problems with and workarounds for using mutable collection classes in multithreaded applications.
|
Technical Notes |
2002-09-10
|
