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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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NSKeyValueCoding Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for accessing object properties indirectly by key name or key path.
 Data Management, Design Guidelines Reference 2009-02-04
NSKeyValueObserving Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for receiving notifications of changes to object properties.
 Data Management, Design Guidelines Reference 2007-10-31
NSLayoutManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for controlling text layout.
 Text & Fonts Reference 2008-12-20
NSLevelIndicator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control for displaying a rank or amount along a linear scale.
 User Experience Reference 2007-03-01
NSLevelIndicatorCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a cell used for displaying a rank or amount along a linear scale.
 User Experience Reference 2007-03-01
NSLocale Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a locale.
 Internationalization, User Experience Reference 2008-02-08
NSLock Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutex-based lock.
 Process Management Reference 2008-02-08
NSLocking Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for supporting mutex and condition locks.
 Process Management Reference 2007-01-22
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
NSMachBootstrapServer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a local port name server that takes and returns instances of NSMachPort.
 Interapplication Communication Reference 2007-01-22
NSMachPort Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a port object that wraps a Mac OS X local communication port.
 Interapplication Communication Reference 2007-04-30
NSManagedObject Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Core Data model object.
 Data Management Reference 2008-10-15
NSManagedObjectContext Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to represent a single "object space" in a Core Data application.
 Data Management Reference 2008-10-15
NSManagedObjectID Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a universal identifier for a managed object.
 Data Management Reference 2006-10-09
NSManagedObjectModel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Core Data schema.
 Data Management Reference 2007-01-26
NSMappingModel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Core Data class used to specify a mapping from one schema to another during migration.
 Data Management Reference 2007-05-22
NSMapTable Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a collection of key-value pairs that supports weak references.
 Data Management Reference 2007-07-22
NSMatrix Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a group of cell objects that work together in various ways.
 User Experience Reference 2008-10-15
NSMenu Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an application menu.
 User Experience Reference 2008-02-08
NSMenuItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a menu item.
 User Experience Reference 2008-02-08
NSMenuItem Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes a deprecated protocol replaced by the NSMenuItem class.
 User Experience Reference 2007-02-08
NSMenuItemCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated class replaced by the NSMenuItem class.
 User Experience Reference 2007-03-07
NSMenuValidation Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for enabling and disabling menu items.
 User Experience Reference 2007-03-02
NSMenuView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated class replaced by the NSMenu class.
 User Experience Reference 2009-02-04
NSMessagePort Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an endpoint for distributed object connections or interprocess messaging.
 Interapplication Communication, Networking Reference 2006-05-23
NSMessagePortNameServer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a facility that accepts and returns message ports.
 Interapplication Communication, Networking Reference 2007-02-23
NSMetadataItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the metadata of a file.
 File Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSMetadataQuery Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Spotlight query for file metadata.
 File Management Reference 2007-04-02
NSMetadataQueryAttributeValueTuple Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes metadata query results.
 File Management Reference 2007-04-02
NSMetadataQueryResultGroup Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a group of metadata query result objects.
 File Management Reference 2007-04-02
NSMethodSignature Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the types of a method's parameters and return value.
 Objective-C Language Reference 2008-10-15
NSMiddleSpecifier Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify the middle object in a collection.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSMigrationManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that migrates data from one persistent store to another.
 Data Management Reference 2007-05-22
NSMoveCommand Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to move the specified scriptable object or objects.
 Scripting & Automation Reference 2006-05-23
NSMovie Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes a deprecated class replaced by QTKit.
 QuickTime Reference 2007-03-26
NSMovieView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes a deprecated class replaced by QTKit.
 QuickTime Reference 2007-04-02
NSMutableArray Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable ordered collection.
 Data Management Reference 2008-11-17
NSMutableAttributedString Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions for setting attributes of mutable attributed strings.
 Data Management, Text & Fonts Reference 2006-05-23
NSMutableAttributedString Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable character string with attributes.
 Data Management, Text & Fonts Reference 2006-06-28
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
NSMutableData Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable byte buffer.
 Data Management Reference 2007-03-26
NSMutableDictionary Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a changeable collection of values that are identified by keys.
 Data Management, Design Guidelines Reference 2007-02-23
NSMutableIndexSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable collection of unique unsigned integers.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSMutableParagraphStyle Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable paragraph style.
 Data Management, Text & Fonts Reference 2008-10-15
NSMutableSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable unordered collection of distinct elements.
 Data Management Reference 2006-09-19
NSMutableString Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a mutable character string.
 Data Management Reference 2007-03-06
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
NSNetService Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a network service that an application publishes or uses as a client.
 Interapplication Communication, Internet & Web, Networking Reference 2009-04-08
NSNetServiceBrowser Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a query for published network services.
 Interapplication Communication, Internet & Web, Networking Reference 2009-04-08
NSNetServices and CFNetServices Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to implement Bonjour in Cocoa or Carbon applications.
 Networking Guides 2008-10-15
NSNib Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for unarchiving and instantiating a nib file.
 Resource Management Reference 2007-01-22
NSNibAwaking Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for initializing unarchived nib objects.
 Resource Management Reference 2007-02-28
NSNibConnector Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a generic connection between nib objects.
 Resource Management Reference 2007-01-22
NSNibControlConnector Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an action connection between nib objects.
 Resource Management Reference 2007-01-31
NSNibOutletConnector Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an outlet connection between nib objects.
 Resource Management Reference 2007-01-31
NSNotification Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes information to be broadcast to other objects through a notification center.
 Events & Other Input, Interapplication Communication Reference 2007-04-02
NSNotificationCenter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that synchronously broadcasts notifications.
 Events & Other Input Reference 2008-07-11
NSNotificationQueue Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that asynchronously broadcasts notifications.
 Events & Other Input Reference 2007-04-02
NSNull Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that represents null.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSNumber Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a number.
 Data Management Reference 2008-02-08
NSNumberFormatter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a number formatter.
 Data Management, User Experience Reference 2008-11-19
NSObjCTypeSerializationCallBack Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a deprecated technology.
 Data Management Reference 2006-05-23
NSObject Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Cocoa root class.
 Design Guidelines, Objective-C Language Reference 2009-02-04
NSObject Interface Builder Kit Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions, used by Interface Builder plug-ins, for inspecting objects.
 Tools Reference 2007-05-10
NSObject Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface used to define basic object behavior.
 Design Guidelines, Objective-C Language Reference 2008-12-22
NSObjectController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a Cocoa bindings-compatible manager of an object.
 Data Management, Design Guidelines Reference 2007-12-11
NSOpenGL Fullscreen (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to create and switch between windowed and fullscreen OpenGL contexts using NSOpenGL.
 Graphics & Imaging Sample Code 2004-02-11
NSOpenGLContext Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a target for OpenGL commands.
 Graphics & Imaging Reference 2008-06-09
NSOpenGLPixelBuffer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an OpenGL pixel buffer.
 Graphics & Imaging Reference 2007-01-31
NSOpenGLPixelFormat Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a pixel format for OpenGL rendering.
 Graphics & Imaging Reference 2008-10-15
NSOpenGLView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view for OpenGL drawing.
 Graphics & Imaging, User Experience Reference 2007-01-26
NSOpenGLView redraw problems after a window is closed and re-opened. (HTML)
QA1353: Workaround for NSOpenGLView failure to draw after its window is closed and re-opened.
 Graphics & Imaging Technical Q&As 2004-12-03
NSOpenPanel - Choosing any file and ignoring packages (HTML)
QA1468: Explains how to configure NSOpenPanel to filter only files and ignoring packages.
 File Management, User Experience Technical Q&As 2007-01-25
NSOpenPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the panel that a user employs to locate and open a file.
 Events & Other Input, File Management, User Experience Reference 2009-02-04
NSOperation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an encapsulated, single-shot task.
 Process Management Reference 2008-11-19
NSOperationQueue Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that manages a set of prioritized operations.
 Process Management Reference 2008-11-19
NSOperationSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use the NSOperation and NSOperationQueue classes.
 Process Management Sample Code 2007-06-11
NSOutlineView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a row-and-column format view for displaying hierarchical data.
 User Experience Reference 2009-02-04
NSOutlineViewDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface used by an outline view to retrieve data and, optionally, to update data values.
 Data Management, User Experience Reference 2007-02-19
NSOutputStream Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a write-only data stream.
 Data Management, File Management, Networking Reference 2009-01-06
NSPageLayout Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a printing dialog for querying the user about page layout.
 Printing Reference 2007-04-11
NSPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a window for performing auxiliary functions in an application.
 Events & Other Input, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience Reference 2009-01-06
NSParagraphStyle Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an immutable paragraph style.
 Text & Fonts Reference 2006-05-23
NSPasteboard Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a pasteboard.
 Interapplication Communication, User Experience Reference 2008-10-15
NSPathCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the user interface of a path control object.
 User Experience Reference 2007-04-11
NSPathCellDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface used to customize a pop-up-style control that represents a path.
 User Experience Reference 2007-04-11
NSPathComponentCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a component of a path control.
 User Experience Reference 2007-04-11
NSPathControl Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a control representing a file path or virtual path.
 User Experience Reference 2007-04-11
NSPathControlDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface used to support dragging and pop-up menu customization in path controls.
 User Experience Reference 2007-04-11
NSPDFImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that draws an image from PDF data.
 Graphics & Imaging Reference 2007-01-26
NSPersistentDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a document that integrates with the Core Data framework.
 Data Management, Design Guidelines Reference 2008-02-08
NSPersistentDocument Core Data Tutorial (HTML) (PDF)
Step-by-step instructions for building a simple but functionally rich application using NSPersistentDocument and Cocoa bindings.
 Data Management, Design Guidelines Guides 2009-02-04
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.
 Data Management, Design Guidelines Guides 2009-02-04
NSPersistentStore Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes the abstract Core Data class that represents a persistent store.
 Data Management Reference 2007-07-22
NSPersistentStoreCoordinator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to mediate between persistent stores and managed object contexts in a Core Data application.
 Data Management Reference 2008-03-11
NSPersistentStoreCoordinator Sync Services Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the methods added to NSPersistenStoreCoordinator to support syncing of Core Data managed objects
 Syncing Reference 2007-07-11
NSPersistentStoreCoordinatorSyncing Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a protocol that you use to change the behavior of a Core Data application sync session.
 Syncing Reference 2007-07-11
NSPICTImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that draws an image from PICT data.
 Graphics & Imaging Reference 2007-01-26
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