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CFAttributedString Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an immutable character string and its associated attributes.
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Data Management, Text & Fonts |
Reference |
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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Data Management, Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2009-05-06
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CFNetwork Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use Core Foundation networking functions to work with low-level BSD sockets.
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Networking |
Guides |
2009-05-06
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CFCalendar Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a calendar.
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Internationalization |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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CFURL Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a string that uniquely identifies a resource.
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General |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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CFStringTokenizer Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an opaque type for breaking a string into tokens.
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Data Management, Internationalization, Text & Fonts |
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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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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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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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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Resource Management |
Technical Q&As |
2008-11-24
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CFMutableString Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a mutable character string.
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General |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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CFNetwork Error Codes Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes error codes used by the CFNetwork API.
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Networking |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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CFSocket Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a network communications channel.
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General |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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CFString Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an immutable character string.
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General |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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CFTimeZone Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a representation of a time zone.
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General |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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CFXMLParser Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object for finding and extracting data in XML documents.
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General |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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CFXMLTree Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an XML document as a tree structure.
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General |
Reference |
2008-10-15
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Identity Services Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how identities work and how to use them in applications.
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Networking |
Guides |
2008-10-15
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Locales Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use locales to retrieve, interpret, and display localized information in Core Foundation.
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Design Guidelines, Internationalization |
Guides |
2008-10-15
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Memory Management Programming Guide for Core Foundation
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to allocate and deallocate objects in Core Foundation.
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Resource Management |
Guides |
2008-10-15
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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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Data Management, Internet & Web |
Guides |
2008-10-15
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Programmatically causing restart, shutdown and/or logout
(HTML)
( )
QA1134: Describes how to programmatically cause restart, shutdown, sleep or logout.
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Events & Other Input, Process Management, Resource Management |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-24
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Disabling Processor Cores on a Multi-Core System
(HTML)
()
QA1141: Describes how to disable processor cores on a multi-core system for testing purposes.
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Performance |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-16
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Observing Process Lifetimes Without Polling
(HTML)
TN2050: Shows a variety of methods to observe process lifetimes without polling.
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Process Management |
Technical Notes |
2008-09-10
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Expanding Tilde-based paths
(HTML)
QA1549: Demonstrates how to resolve tilde-based relevant paths.
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File Management |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-08
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Registering and unregistering for sleep and wake notifications
(HTML)
QA1340: Explains how applications can register and unregister for sleep and wake notifications on Mac OS X.
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Resource Management |
Technical Q&As |
2008-08-08
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CFNetwork Reference Collection
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C APIs for performing a variety network tasks.
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Networking |
Reference |
2008-07-15
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CFFTPStream Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for communicating with FTP servers.
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Networking |
Reference |
2008-07-11
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CFHost Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for acquiring host information.
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Networking |
Reference |
2008-07-11
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CFHTTPMessage Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for creating, sending, receiving and manipulating HTTP messages.
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Networking |
Reference |
2008-07-11
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CFNetDiagnostics Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for diagnosing and fixing network related problems.
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Networking |
Reference |
2008-07-11
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CFHTTPStream Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for working with HTTP connections.
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Networking |
Reference |
2008-07-08
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CFNetServices Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for implementing Bonjour functionality in an application.
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Networking |
Reference |
2008-07-08
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CFStream Socket Additions
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for using streams with sockets.
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Networking |
Reference |
2008-07-08
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CFProxySupport Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the CFProxySupport API, which provides functions for managing network proxy information.
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Networking |
Reference |
2008-07-07
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Getting a Packet Trace
(HTML)
()
QA1176: Lists tools available for looking at the network packets on the wire.
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Internet & Web, Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2008-06-03
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Xcode Unit Testing Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to incorporate test cases to validate individual units of source code.
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Design Guidelines |
Guides |
2008-05-02
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CFMachPort Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a wrapper for a native mach port.
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General |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Core Services Identity Reference
(HTML)
Describes the C API for creating, maintaining and finding users and groups.
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Networking |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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FSEvents Reference
(HTML)
Describes the API used to provide lightweight notification of directory changes in a file-system subtree.
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File Management |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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JavaScriptCore Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the API for evaluating JavaScript programs from within a C-based program
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Internet & Web |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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Bonjour Printer Subtype for HTTP
(HTML)
QA1555: Describes how printer vendors can register their bonjour service such that Safari can see them.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2008-03-25
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File System Events Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how applications can detect changes in the file system.
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File Management |
Guides |
2008-03-11
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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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Data Management, Internationalization |
Guides |
2008-03-11
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FSMegaInfo
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Prints information about various file system objects; helpful when debugging VFS plug-ins.
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File Management |
Sample Code |
2008-02-25
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Threading Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use threads in Cocoa applications.
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Performance, Process Management |
Guides |
2008-02-08
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Daemons and Agents
(HTML)
TN2083: Describes the most common problems encountered with daemons and agents, and suggests detailed solutions.
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Process Management |
Technical Notes |
2007-11-05
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CFDictionary Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an immutable collection of key-value pairs.
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General |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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CFNetwork Framework Release Notes
(HTML)
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Networking |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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Core Foundation Framework Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Core Foundation API.
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General |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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CoreFoundation Framework Release Notes
(HTML)
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Design Guidelines, Performance |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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Preferences Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes Core Foundation preferences functions.
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General |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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CFProxySupportTool
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to use the CFProxySupport APIs to decide whether a network connection should pass through a proxy.
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2007-10-29
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CFBundle Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a representation of a resource directory hierarchy.
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General |
Reference |
2007-10-18
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Time Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes Core Foundation time functions.
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General |
Reference |
2007-08-23
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Core Foundation Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Core Foundation framework.
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General |
Release Notes |
2007-07-18
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CFType Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Core Foundation base type.
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General |
Reference |
2007-07-12
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Using Secure Event Input Fairly
(HTML)
TN2150: Describes the proper use of EnableSecureEventInput.
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Events & Other Input |
Technical Notes |
2007-06-08
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Attributed Strings Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use attributed strings, which manage attributes of character strings or individual characters.
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Data Management, Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2007-06-04
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CoreTextArc
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Illustrates the use of fonts, lines, and runs in a CoreText text drawing Carbon application.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2007-06-04
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Dictionary Services Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to create a dictionary and access it programmatically.
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Text & Fonts |
Guides |
2007-05-30
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Dictionary Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Objective-C and C routines that support programmatic access to dictionaries.
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Text & Fonts |
Reference |
2007-05-29
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Spotlight Importer Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the role of metadata importers and how to write them.
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File Management |
Guides |
2007-05-27
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Spotlight Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces the main components and services of Apple's metadata technology.
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Design Guidelines |
Guides |
2007-05-27
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CFDateFormatter Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a date and time formatter.
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General |
Reference |
2007-05-23
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CFFileDescriptor Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object for monitoring file descriptors for read and write activity.
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File Management |
Reference |
2007-05-23
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CFLocale Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a representation of a locale.
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General |
Reference |
2007-05-23
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CFNumberFormatter Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a number formatter.
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General |
Reference |
2007-05-23
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CFArray Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an immutable ordered collection.
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General |
Reference |
2007-05-22
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CFBag Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an immutable unordered collection that may contain duplicate values.
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General |
Reference |
2007-05-22
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Spotlight Metadata Attributes Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes metadata attributes used with Spotlight.
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File Management |
Reference |
2007-05-22
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CFHTTPAuthentication Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for applying authentication credentials to HTTP messages.
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Networking |
Reference |
2007-05-15
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Identity Services Reference Collection
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the APIs for using identities and the Identity Picker.
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Networking |
Reference |
2007-05-14
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CFReadStream Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an interface for reading a byte stream.
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General |
Reference |
2007-05-03
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CFStream Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the interface for creating streams.
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Networking |
Reference |
2007-05-03
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CFWriteStream Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an interface for writing a byte stream.
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General |
Reference |
2007-05-03
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NSHost Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a representation of a network host.
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Networking |
Reference |
2007-03-24
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CFMessagePort Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a communications channel that can locally transmit data between threads or processes.
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General |
Reference |
2007-03-20
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CFMutableData Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a mutable byte buffer.
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General |
Reference |
2007-03-07
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Advertising a Bonjour service on a specific set of networking interfaces.
(HTML)
QA1513: Explains how to register a Bonjour service only on a specific set of networking interfaces.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2007-02-12
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CFNotificationCenter Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object that sends notifications to registered observers.
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General |
Reference |
2007-01-22
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Core Foundation URL Access Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes Core Foundation URL access functions.
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General |
Reference |
2007-01-19
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Base Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes basic Core Foundation functions.
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General |
Reference |
2007-01-15
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CFUUID Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a unique identifier.
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General |
Reference |
2007-01-15
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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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Data Management |
Guides |
2006-12-21
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CoreTextTest
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to handle the CoreText objects to display text.
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Text & Fonts |
Sample Code |
2006-12-19
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CFAllocator Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object for managing memory allocation.
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General |
Reference |
2006-12-08
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CFRunLoop Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an object that manages input sources for a task.
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General |
Reference |
2006-12-08
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CFCharacterSet Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes an immutable character string.
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General |
Reference |
2006-12-01
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CFNumber Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a number.
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General |
Reference |
2006-12-01
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How can I identify the runtime environment, Carbon or Cocoa, of the current application?
(HTML)
QA1372: Identifies the runtime environment of the application. Useful only for plugins, frameworks, input methods, etc.
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Process Management |
Technical Q&As |
2006-11-07
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Socket Name Server Utilities Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes a representation of a native network socket; does nothing in Mac OS X.
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General |
Reference |
2006-10-27
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CFFTPSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
A simple example showing how to use CFFTPStream to download and upload files.
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2006-10-13
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CFPrefTopScores
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
How to access globally shared (writable) user preferences without requiring authentication.
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Data Management, Design Guidelines, File Management, Resource Management |
Sample Code |
2006-10-09
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RecentItems
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Implements "Recent items" menu(s)
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Data Management |
Sample Code |
2006-10-09
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Performance Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces the factors that determine performance.
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Performance |
Guides |
2006-10-03
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Preferences Programming Topics for Core Foundation
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to manage Core Foundation user preferences.
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Data Management |
Guides |
2006-10-03
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Programmatically Performing an Open Directory Search
(HTML)
QA1462: A short guide on how to programmatically search Open Directory for matching attribute values within records.
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Data Management |
Technical Q&As |
2006-09-11
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Watcher
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Uses FSEvents to monitor a directory hierarchy to keep track of its total size
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Events & Other Input, File Management |
Sample Code |
2006-08-04
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IdentitySample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
IdentitySample builds a utility which demonstrates how to use the CoreServices Identity API to manage system-wide identities
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Data Management |
Sample Code |
2006-07-27
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