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NSPersistentDocument Core Data Tutorial
(HTML)
(PDF)
Step-by-step instructions for building a simple but functionally rich application using NSPersistentDocument and Cocoa bindings.
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Data Management, Design Guidelines |
Guides |
2009-02-04
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NSPersistentDocument Core Data Tutorial for Mac OS X v10.4.
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Step-by-step instructions for building a simple but functionally rich application using NSPersistentDocument and Cocoa bindings.
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Data Management, Design Guidelines |
Guides |
2009-02-04
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NSSavePanel Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the panel that a user employs to set a file-system location and save a file.
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Events & Other Input, File Management, User Experience |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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NSShadow Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a drop shadow for a drawing operation.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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NSString Application Kit Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes additions for drawing strings.
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Data Management, Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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NSString Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an immutable character string.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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NSURL Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a string that uniquely identifies a resource.
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Internet & Web, Networking |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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NSURLHandle Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a deprecated technology replaced by the NSURLDownload class.
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Internet & Web, Networking |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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NSView Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for drawing, event handling, and printing in views.
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Events & Other Input, Graphics & Imaging, Printing |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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Objective-C 2.0 Runtime Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Objective-C 2.0 runtime support library.
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Objective-C Language, Runtime Architecture |
Guides |
2009-02-04
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Toolbar Programming Topics for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa toolbars.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2009-02-04
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Tree-Based XML Programming Guide for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use the NSXML classes of Cocoa to process, modify, and query XML data.
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Data Management, Internet & Web |
Guides |
2009-02-04
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Universal Binary Programming Guidelines, Second Edition
(HTML)
(PDF)
Conceptual information and tips for writing code that runs on PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macintosh computers.
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Intel-Based Macs, Porting |
Guides |
2009-02-04
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WebBackForwardList Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class for tracking a list of visited pages with relation to the most recent page.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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Window Programming Guide for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa windows and panels.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2009-02-04
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Xcode Design Tools for Class Modeling
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Xcode Design Tools for Class Modeling.
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Design Guidelines, Tools |
Guides |
2009-02-04
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QuickTime Audio - Easy Frequency Level Metering with MovieAudio APIs
(HTML)
QA1459: Describes how to perform frequency band level metering using MovieAudio metering APIs.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&As |
2009-01-29
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DOMHTMLDocument Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMHTMLDocument class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2009-01-26
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Document-Based Applications Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to design and implement Cocoa applications that manage multiple documents.
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Design Guidelines |
Guides |
2009-01-12
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QTMovie Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a QuickTime movie and movie controller.
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QuickTime |
Reference |
2009-01-07
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Authorization Services Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to add fine-grained control of privileged operations in an application.
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Security |
Guides |
2009-01-06
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Cocoa Drawing Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa to draw your application's user interface.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Guides |
2009-01-06
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Foundation Release Notes (10.4 and earlier)
(HTML)
Release notes for older versions of Mac OS X.
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General |
Release Notes |
2009-01-06
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IBDocument Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an Interface Builder document, which visually represents a nib file.
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Tools |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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Internationalization Programming Topics
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to support multiple languages in software.
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Internationalization |
Guides |
2009-01-06
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NSBitmapImageRep Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object that draws an image from bitmap data.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSColor Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a representation of color and opacity.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSCursor Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the appearance of the user interface cursor.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSDocument Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for managing content using Cocoa's document system.
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Design Guidelines |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSGlyphStorage Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface between a glyph generator and glyph storage.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSGradient Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a color gradient to use when drawing.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSImage Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a graphical image that includes facilities for drawing and compositing.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSImageCell Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object that displays an image in a frame, usually in a control.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSImageRep Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for managing and drawing image data.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSOutputStream Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a write-only data stream.
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Data Management, File Management, Networking |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSPanel Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a window for performing auxiliary functions in an application.
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Events & Other Input, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSPrintInfo Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the print settings used for a print job.
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Printing |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSScreen Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a representation of a screen (computer monitor).
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Graphics & Imaging |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSSpeechSynthesizer Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Cocoa parser that converts text to speech.
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Accessibility, Text & Fonts, User Experience |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSTextField Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a control that displays editable text.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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NSTextFieldCell Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the user interface of a text field.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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Objective-C 1 Runtime Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the data structures and functions of the Objective-C 1.0 runtime support library.
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Objective-C Language |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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Resource Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to work with nib and bundle resources in Mac OS X applications.
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Resource Management |
Guides |
2009-01-06
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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.
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Security |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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Web Services Core Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the client-side APIs for accessing web services.
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Internet & Web |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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Web Services Core Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use the new Web Services client-side frameworks available in Mac OS X.
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Internet & Web, Networking |
Guides |
2009-01-06
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Xcode Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Xcode IDE and its major components, and provides and overview of the development process.
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Tools |
Guides |
2009-01-06
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Xcode Project Management Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Provides practical descriptions of the major development tasks developers perform with Xcode.
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Tools |
Guides |
2009-01-06
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Xcode Workspace Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Provides an overview of the Xcode workspace, and shows how to use its components and features.
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Tools |
Guides |
2009-01-06
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NSAutoreleasePool Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface to the deferred-release mechanism in Cocoa's reference-counted memory management system.
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Objective-C Language, Performance |
Reference |
2009-01-02
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NSObject Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface used to define basic object behavior.
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Design Guidelines, Objective-C Language |
Reference |
2008-12-22
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NSLayoutManager Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object for controlling text layout.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2008-12-20
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Core Animation properties and Reference Counting
(HTML)
QA1565: Describes a discrepancy between the property declarations in Core Animation and the actual behavior.
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Games, Graphics & Imaging, Objective-C Language, Resource Management |
Technical Q&As |
2008-11-24
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Application Kit Framework Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for all things related to an application's user interface.
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General, Objective-C Language, User Experience |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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Application Kit Functions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the functions that support the Application Kit framework.
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Objective-C Language |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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Certificate, Key, and Trust Services Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Shows how to evaluate trust for a certificate and recover from a trust failure.
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Security |
Guides |
2008-11-19
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Certificate, Key, and Trust Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes services to read and evaluate certificates and to use cryptographic keys.
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Security |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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Cocoa Fundamentals Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces the basic concepts, terminology, architectures, and design patterns of the Cocoa frameworks and development environment.
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Design Guidelines |
Guides |
2008-11-19
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Code Signing Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how you can sign your code and why you should.
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Security |
Guides |
2008-11-19
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Garbage Collection Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the garbage collection system for Cocoa.
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Design Guidelines, Objective-C Language, Performance, Runtime Architecture |
Guides |
2008-11-19
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Interface Builder User Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Conceptual information and tasks explaining how to use the Interface Builder application to design user interfaces.
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Tools |
Guides |
2008-11-19
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ISyncSession Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
An ISyncSession object is used to manage a single sync operation.
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Syncing |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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Keychain Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Keychain Services API, used to create, find, modify, and delete keychain items.
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Security |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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NSDateFormatter Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a date formatter.
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Data Management, Internationalization, User Experience |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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NSNumberFormatter Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a number formatter.
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Data Management, User Experience |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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NSOperation Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an encapsulated, single-shot task.
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Process Management |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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NSOperationQueue Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object that manages a set of prioritized operations.
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Process Management |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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NSTimer Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a timer.
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Events & Other Input |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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Object-Oriented Programming with Objective-C
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes object-oriented programming from the perspective of an Objective-C developer.
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Design Guidelines, Objective-C Language |
Guides |
2008-11-19
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Objective-C 2.0 Runtime Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the data structures and functions of the Objective-C runtime support library.
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Objective-C Language |
Reference |
2008-11-19
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Property List Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use structured, textual representations of data in Cocoa.
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Data Management |
Guides |
2008-11-19
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Timer Programming Topics for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use timers for scheduling automatic, repeating message invocations in Cocoa.
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Events & Other Input |
Guides |
2008-11-19
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WebKit Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the WebKit framework.
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Internet & Web |
Release Notes |
2008-11-19
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NSMutableArray Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a mutable ordered collection.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-11-17
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Core Animation Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces the main components and services of Core Animation.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Guides |
2008-11-13
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NSHTTPCookie Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an opaque set of data that represents state or configuration.
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Internet & Web, Networking |
Reference |
2008-11-13
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Animating the frame of a CALayer.
(HTML)
QA1620: Explains how the frame property of a layer interacts with animations.
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Graphics & Imaging |
Technical Q&As |
2008-10-24
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Animation Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the animation facilities provided by Mac OS X.
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Games, Graphics & Imaging |
Guides |
2008-10-15
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Button Programming Topics for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa buttons.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2008-10-15
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Control and Cell Programming Topics for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains the relationship between Cocoa control and cell objects.
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User Experience |
Guides |
2008-10-15
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Data Formatting Programming Guide for Cocoa
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Cocoa formatters to create and validate text in text fields and other cells.
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Data Management |
Guides |
2008-10-15
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DOMDocument Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMDocument class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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DOMElement Additions Reference
(HTML)
Describes the API added to the DOMElement class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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DOMRange Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API added to the DOMRange class to facilitate communication between WebKit and the DOM API.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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Foundation Functions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes Foundation framework functions.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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IMService Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the IMService objects that each represent one service available through iChat.
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Apple Applications |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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Mac OS X Technology Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces Mac OS X and its technologies.
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Accessibility |
Guides |
2008-10-15
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NSAtomicStore Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a Core Data atomic persistent store.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSAttributedString Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a character string with attributes.
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Data Management, Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSBox Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a view that can display its border and a title.
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Graphics & Imaging, Printing, User Experience |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSCharacterSet Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a set of Unicode characters used in scanning and searching operations.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSControl Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for views that respond to user actions by sending action messages.
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User Experience |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSDate Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a single point in time.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSDateComponents Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the components of a date.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSDirectoryEnumerator Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the facility for enumerating the contents of a directory.
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File Management |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSDocumentController Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object for managing documents.
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Design Guidelines |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSExpression Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a predicate expression.
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Data Management |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSFileHandle Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object for accessing files or communication channels.
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File Management |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSFileManager Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object that performs file-system operations.
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File Management, Resource Management |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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NSFileWrapper Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a representation of a file-system node.
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Data Management, File Management, Resource Management |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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