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Cocoa is an object-oriented application environment designed for developing Mac OS X native applications. The Cocoa frameworks support rapid development and high productivity. Cocoa provides developers starting new Mac OS X projects the fastest way to full-featured implementations. Applications from other platforms can also be brought to Mac OS X quickly using Cocoa.
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Security Interface Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for creating views and dialogs relating to authorization, certificates, and keychains.
 General, Security Reference 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.
 Security Reference 2006-07-14
Find By Content Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for performing relevance-ranked searches. Replaced by Search Kit.
 Data Management, Text & Fonts, User Experience Reference 2006-07-13
NSTreeNode Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a tree node in an object model.
 Data Management Reference 2006-07-13
NSFetchedPropertyDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a fetched property of an entity in a Core Data managed object model.
 Objective-C Language Reference 2006-07-11
NSRelationshipDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a relationship in a Core Data schema.
 Objective-C Language Reference 2006-07-11
ISyncFilter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Syncing Reference 2006-07-07
ISyncRecordSnapshot Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Syncing Reference 2006-07-07
NSCompoundPredicate Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a representation of logical gate and comparison operations.
 Data Management Reference 2006-07-04
ISyncChange Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Syncing Reference 2006-06-30
NSCloseCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to close a scriptable object or objects--typically a document or window.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-06-28
NSMutableAttributedString Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable character string with attributes.
 Data Management, Text & Fonts Reference 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.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-06-28
NSSpecifierTest Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to apply a test to compare a specified object to another object.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-06-28
NSToolbarItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a single item in a window's toolbar.
 User Experience Reference 2006-06-28
NSURLCredential Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a credential used to authenticate a URL load request.
 Internet & Web, Networking Reference 2006-06-28
NSWhoseSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify every object in a container that matches a defined condition.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 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.
 Apple Applications Reference 2006-05-23
ABImageClient Protocol Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to handle images loaded from an asynchronous fetch from ABPerson objects.
 Apple Applications Reference 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.
 Apple Applications Reference 2006-05-23
ABSearchElement Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to specify a search query for records in the Address Book database.
 Apple Applications Reference 2006-05-23
AddressBook Functions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions and function-like macros found in the Address Book framework.
 Apple Applications Reference 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.
 Objective-C Language Reference 2006-05-23
Byte-Order Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes Core Foundation byte-order functions.
 Intel-Based Macs Reference 2006-05-23
CIColor Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions to support Cocoa color information.
 Graphics & Imaging Reference 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.
 User Experience Reference 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.
 User Experience Reference 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.
 User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
InstantMessage Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the constants found in the Instant Message framework.
 Apple Applications Reference 2006-05-23
InstantMessage Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data types found in the Instant Message framework.
 Apple Applications Reference 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.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSAppleScript Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions to the NSAppleScript class to provide syntax-highlighted script source.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSArchiver Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a class that encodes objects into an architecture-independent format.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSChangeSpelling Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for correcting a misspelled word.
 Text & Fonts Reference 2006-05-23
NSClassDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for information about the relationships and properties of a class.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSClipView Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that contains and scrolls the document view of a scroll view.
 Graphics & Imaging Reference 2006-05-23
NSCloneCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to clone a scriptable object or objects.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSCoder Application Kit Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions for converting archived NXColor objects into NSColor objects.
 Data Management, Resource Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSCoding Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for archiving.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSComboBox Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for entering text or selecting from a pop-up list of items.
 User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
NSComboBoxCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the text field that provides the user interface for NSComboBox objects.
 User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
NSComboBoxCellDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving data requests from an NSComboBoxCell object.
 User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
NSComboBoxDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving data requests from an NSComboBox object.
 User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
NSComparisonMethods Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for default comparison methods in the NSSpecifierTest class.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSCopying Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for providing immutable duplicates of objects.
 Design Guidelines, Objective-C Language Reference 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.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSCreateCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to create a specified scriptable object.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSDecimalNumberBehaviors Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for controlling the behavior of NSDecimalNumber objects.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSDeleteCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to delete a specified scriptable object or objects.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSDeserializer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated technology replaced by the NSPropertyListSerialization class.
 Objective-C Language Reference 2006-05-23
NSDrawer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a retractable user interface element that displays view objects.
 User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
NSEditor Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface used to commit or discard edits.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSEditorRegistration Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving uncommitted-change messages from Cocoa bindings-compatible views.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSExistsCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to determine whether a specified scriptable object exists.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSForm Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a vertical matrix of NSFormCell objects.
 User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
NSFormCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a title and text entry field in an NSForm object.
 User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
NSGetCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to get the specified value or object from the specified scriptable object.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSGlyphGenerator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a glyph generator for text layout.
 Text & Fonts Reference 2006-05-23
NSHTTPCookieStorage Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a collection of cookies shared across all applications.
 Internet & Web, Networking Reference 2006-05-23
NSHTTPURLResponse Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a response to an HTTP request.
 Internet & Web, Networking Reference 2006-05-23
NSIgnoreMisspelledWords Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for a spelling checker's ignored words list.
 Text & Fonts Reference 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.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSMessagePort Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an endpoint for distributed object connections or interprocess messaging.
 Interapplication Communication, Networking Reference 2006-05-23
NSMetadataItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the metadata of a file.
 File Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSMiddleSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify the middle object in a collection.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSMoveCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to move the specified scriptable object or objects.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSMutableAttributedString Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions for setting attributes of mutable attributed strings.
 Data Management, Text & Fonts Reference 2006-05-23
NSMutableCharacterSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable set of characters.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSMutableCopying Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for providing mutable duplicates of objects.
 Design Guidelines, Objective-C Language Reference 2006-05-23
NSMutableIndexSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable collection of unique unsigned integers.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSMutableURLRequest Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable request for a resource identified by a URL.
 Internet & Web, Networking Reference 2006-05-23
NSNameSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify an object in a collection (or container) by name.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSNull Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that represents null.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSObjCTypeSerializationCallBack Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated technology.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSParagraphStyle Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable paragraph style.
 Text & Fonts Reference 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.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSPreferencePane Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Defines the interface for subclasses to provide preference panes to System Preferences or other applications.
 User Experience Reference 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.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSProtocolChecker Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that restricts the messages that can be sent to another object.
 Objective-C Language Reference 2006-05-23
NSQuitCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to quit the specified application.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSRandomSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify an arbitrary object in a collection.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 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.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSRulerMarker Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a marker on a ruler, such as a tab setting.
 Text & Fonts Reference 2006-05-23
NSRulerView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a ruler, with markers, that adjoins a scroll view's document view.
 Text & Fonts Reference 2006-05-23
NSScriptCoercionHandler Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a mechanism for converting one kind of scripting data to another.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 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.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSScriptingComparisonMethods Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to define a set of methods for comparing script objects.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 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.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSScriptWhoseTest Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the abstract class used to represent expressions for testing scriptable object inclusion.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSScrollView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view for displaying content larger than its bounds.
 Graphics & Imaging, User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
NSSearchField Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a text field optimized for entering a search query.
 User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
NSSecureTextField Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a text field that hides its text.
 Text & Fonts, User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
NSSerializer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated technology replaced by the NSPropertyListSerialization class.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSSetCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to set values in a scriptable object.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSSimpleHorizontalTypesetter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the deprecated technology replaced by NSATSTypesetter.
 Text & Fonts Reference 2006-05-23
NSSlider Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for selecting a value from a continuous range of values.
 User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
NSSliderCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an action cell that provides appearance and behavior for an NSSlider object.
 User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
NSStepper Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control that can increment and decrement a value.
 User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
NSStepperCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an action cell that provides appearance and behavior for an NSStepper object.
 User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
NSTableHeaderCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the user interface of a column header of a table view.
 User Experience Reference 2006-05-23
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