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Core Foundation is a framework that provides fundamental software services. Developers can use Core Foundation to build cross-platform applications and can share code and data among frameworks, libraries, and applications. Core Foundation provides abstractions for common data types, facilitates internationalization through Unicode string storage, and offers a suite of utilities.
A guided introduction and learning path for developers new to Core Foundation.   Essential information for developers using the Core Foundation framework.   C API references organized by framework.
Core Foundation Topics
Data Management
C APIs for representing and manipulating data as Core Foundation opaque types. 		 
Design Guidelines
Principles to consider when designing an application using Core Foundation. 		 
Events & Other Input
APIs that manage Core Foundation run loops and notifications.
File Management
APIs that Core Foundation programs can use to access files on storage devices. 		 
Internationalization
Core Foundation APIs that ready applications for other locales. 		 
Internet & Web
C APIs for handling URL strings and parsing XML documents.
Networking
Protocols and services that support networking using Core Foundation. 		 
Performance
Support for improving Core Foundation code performance. 		 
Process Management
APIs and a plug-in architecture for loading code and managing processes.
Resource Management
Support for handling system and program resources using Core Foundation. 		 
Text & Fonts
Core Foundation routines for handling text and rendering glyphs. 		 
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