This page lists new and recently changed documents, including Articles, Guides, Reference, Release Notes, Sample Code, Technical Notes, and Technical Q&As. Most documents have a revision history, which details additions and changes to that document since the previous version. Look for "Revision History" at the bottom of the document or in the document's table of contents.

Items are listed in reverse chronological order by publication date. To see the list sorted by the type of revision, click Sort by Revision Type. Items published for the first time (First Version) will be at the top of the list, followed by items with new or changed content (Content Update), followed by items with small fixes, such as typos and format errors, but no significant content changes (Minor Change).

New and updated Reference Library documents are announced in the bi-weekly Apple Developer Connection News, available as an option to ADC members. See the Membership Overview page for details on joining.
Document Revision Descriptions
On Off
Page 1 of 3 (View all) < 1 2 3 >
Sort by
Date 		Sorted by
Title 		Sort by
Revision Type 		Sort by
Resource Type 		Sort by
Topic
2009-03-03 64-Bit Transition Guide for Cocoa (HTML) (PDF)
Updated to add a section on tuning memory usage in 64-bit Cocoa applications.
 Content Update Guides Cocoa
2009-02-04 Archives and Serializations Programming Guide for Cocoa (HTML) (PDF)
Replaced instances of "/tmp" with NSTemporaryDirectory().
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa
2009-04-21 ASCIIMoviePlayerSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Minor Update
 Minor Change Sample Code QuickTime
2009-03-04 Audio Device Driver Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected errors in Listing 3-12 and 3-13.
 Minor Change Guides Audio, Darwin, Hardware & Drivers
2009-01-27 Audio Export - Encoding AAC Audio For MPEG-4 Export (HTML)
Editorial
 Minor Change Technical Notes Audio, QuickTime
2009-02-20 Audio Queue - Looping Compressed Audio (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Technical Q&As Audio
2009-04-12 AudioChannelLayout - What's the Audio Channel Order when the Layout has a Channel Bitmap? (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Technical Q&As Audio, QuickTime
2009-01-06 Authorization Services Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected minor errors. Changed the title from "Performing Privileged Operations With Authorization Services."
 Minor Change Guides Carbon, Cocoa, Darwin, Open Source, Security
2009-05-06 Binary Data Programming Guide for Cocoa (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected the code listing under Modifying Bytes to account for the null terminator on the strings.
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa
2009-03-04 CalAlarm Class Reference (HTML)
Minor updates throughout.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-02-04 CALayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added -init method description.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-04-08 CalCalendarStore Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor edits throughout.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-03-04 CalEvent Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor updates throughout.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-03-04 CalRecurrenceRule Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Minor edits throughout.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-03-04 CAMediaTiming Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Documented kCAFillModeFrozen as deprecated.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-05-06 CFAttributedString Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added noted that CFAttributedString is not toll-free bridged to NSAttributedString on iPhone.
 Minor Change Reference Carbon, Core Foundation, Text & Fonts
2009-02-04 CFCalendar Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified return value of CFCalendarGetOrdinalityOfUnit.
 Minor Change Reference Core Foundation
2009-05-06 CFMutableAttributedString Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added noted that CFMutableAttributedString is not toll-free bridged to NSMutableAttributedString on iPhone.
 Minor Change Reference Carbon, Core Foundation, Text & Fonts
2009-05-06 CFNetwork Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Guides Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Networking, Open Source, Security
2009-01-06 CFStringTokenizer Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about the locale sensitivity of each token unit used with the CFStringTokenizerCreate function.
 Minor Change Reference Core Foundation, Internationalization
2009-02-04 CFURL Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Reference Core Foundation
2009-01-06 CGDataProvider Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added entries for the CGDataProviderCopyData and CGDataProviderCreateWithFilename functions.
 Minor Change Reference Graphics & Imaging
2009-01-06 CGGeometry Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the descriptions of the CGRectMinYEdge and CGRectMaxYEdge constants to reflect the different coordinate system possibilities.
 Minor Change Reference Graphics & Imaging
2009-03-04 CGPDFOperatorTable Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified memory management function use in Introduction.
 Minor Change Reference Graphics & Imaging
2009-03-08 Cocoa Bindings Programming Topics (HTML) (PDF)
Added warning about lack of key-value observing change values to Controller Key-Value Observing Compliance.
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa
2009-01-06 Cocoa Drawing Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the guidelines associated with resolution independent drawing.
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-02-04 Cocoa Event-Handling Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added Mac OS X v10.5 details about scroll-wheel events and key equivalents.
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa
2009-02-04 Collections Programming Topics for Cocoa (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected a code example showing indexOfObjectIdenticalTo:.
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa
2009-03-04 Color Programming Topics for Cocoa (HTML) (PDF)
Removed statement that drawing to printers doesn't support alpha.
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-03-04 Core Data Overview (HTML)
First version of a new document that describes a roadmap for learning Core Data.
 Minor Change Getting Started Cocoa
2009-03-04 Core Data Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Minor revision to accommodate new Getting Started document.
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa
2009-03-04 Core Data Snippets (HTML) (PDF)
New document that provides snippets of code that you can use when writing a program that uses Core Data.
 First Version Guides Cocoa
2009-03-04 Core Data Utility Tutorial (HTML) (PDF)
Updated title to better reflect purpose.
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa
2009-01-07 Creating Core Audio Format (.caf) Files (HTML)
First Version
 First Version Technical Q&As Audio, QuickTime
2009-02-04 Dashboard Programming Topics (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor corrections.
 Minor Change Guides Apple Applications, Cocoa, Internet & Web, Scripting & Automation, Tools, User Experience
2009-02-04 Dashboard Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor corrections.
 Minor Change Reference Apple Applications, Internet & Web, Scripting & Automation, Tools, User Experience
2009-03-04 Dashcode User Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor corrections.
 Minor Change Guides Apple Applications, Scripting & Automation, Tools, User Experience
2009-02-04 Dialogs and Special Panels (HTML) (PDF)
Updated for Mac OS X v10.5: added "Customizing Alert Dialogs," which describes the suppression checkbox and accessory views.
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa, User Experience
2009-01-06 Distribution Definition Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed document bug.
 Minor Change Reference Tools
2009-03-04 Dock Tile Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated to include guidelines for Cocoa programmers.
 Content Update Guides Carbon, Cocoa, User Experience
2009-01-12 Document-Based Applications Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Removed private constant from document types listing.
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa
2009-01-06 Documentation Set Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor corrections.
 Minor Change Guides Tools
2009-01-26 DOMHTMLDocument Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
First revision of this document.
 First Version Reference Cocoa
2009-02-04 DOMNode Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added separate parameter and return-value descriptions.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-05-01 Driving OpenGL Rendering Loops (HTML)
Corrected a typo.
 Minor Change Technical Q&As Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging
2009-02-26 Dynamic Library Programming Topics (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about run-path dependent libraries.
 Minor Change Guides Darwin, Open Source, Tools
2009-03-04 Dynamic Loader Release Notes (HTML)
Made minor corrections.
 Minor Change Release Notes Mac OS X, Tools
2009-03-04 Error Handling Programming Guide For Cocoa (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected a link error.
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa
2009-04-30 Exporting Movies for iPod, Apple TV and iPhone (HTML)
Editorial Updates
 Content Update Technical Notes Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime
2009-02-04 Extending and Troubleshooting Directory Services (HTML)
Minor fix in Enabling DirectoryService Debug logging section.
 Minor Change Release Notes Mac OS X Server, Networking
2009-04-29 File Wrappers with Core Data Documents (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
This sample demonstrates how directory file wrappers can be used with NSPersistentDocument.
 First Version Sample Code Cocoa
2009-02-04 Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format (HTML) (PDF)
Minor changes to documentation.
 Minor Change Guides Apple Applications
2009-05-06 Foundation Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected the definition of NSDecimalNoScale.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-01-06 Foundation Release Notes (10.4 and earlier) (HTML)
Updated with information on Mac OS X 10.4.
 First Version Release Notes Cocoa
2009-05-06 HID Class Device Interface Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor corrections to code samples.
 Minor Change Guides Darwin, Hardware & Drivers
2009-03-04 I/O Kit Framework Reference (HTML)
Fixed various minor typographical error.
 Minor Change Reference Audio, Darwin, Hardware & Drivers
2009-01-06 IBDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor technical corrections.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, Tools
2009-03-04 IKSlideshowDataSource Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Adding note that data source methods may be called on secondary threads.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-05-06 Image Unit Tutorial (HTML) (PDF)
Updated line 7 of listing 2-7.
 Minor Change Guides Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging
2009-05-06 IMKServerInput Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified constant descriptions.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, Internationalization, Text & Fonts, User Experience
2009-01-06 Internationalization Programming Topics (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed the ibtool examples to use the updated syntax.
 Minor Change Guides Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Internationalization, Tools
2009-01-09 iSync JavaScript Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated format.
 Minor Change Reference Apple Applications, Scripting & Automation
2009-02-04 J2SE 5.0 Apple Extensions Reference (HTML)
Miscellaneous updates.
 Minor Change Reference Java
2009-03-04 Java for Mac OS X v10.4, Release 8 Release Notes (HTML) (PDF)
First version of Java for Mac OS X v10.4, Release 8 Release Notes.
 First Version Release Notes Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server, Security
2009-03-04 Java for Mac OS X v10.5 Update 3 Release Notes (HTML) (PDF)
First version of Java for Mac OS X v10.5 Update 3 Release Notes.
 First Version Release Notes Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server, Security
2009-03-04 Java Info.plist Key Reference for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
First version as a separate document. Formerly part of "Java Property, VM Option, and Info.plist Key Reference for Mac OS X".
 First Version Reference Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server
2009-03-04 Java System Property Reference for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
First version as a separate document. Formerly part of "Java Property, VM Option, and Info.plist Key Reference for Mac OS X".
 First Version Reference Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server
2009-03-04 Java Virtual Machine Option Reference for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
First version as a separate document. Formerly part of "Java Property, VM Option, and Info.plist Key Reference for Mac OS X".
 First Version Reference Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server
2009-01-06 Kernel Framework Reference (HTML)
Reprocessed using updated tools.
 Minor Change Reference Audio, Darwin, Hardware & Drivers
2009-02-04 Key-Value Coding Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added substantial task information and sample code.
 Content Update Guides Cocoa
2009-05-06 Key-Value Observing Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified Core Data requirement in Registering Dependent Keys.
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa
2009-03-12 Keychain Services Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected a typo.
 Minor Change Guides Carbon, Cocoa, Security
2009-03-05 Low-Level File Management Programming Topics (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected a broken link.
 Minor Change Guides Cocoa
2009-02-04 Mac OS X ABI Function Call Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Made content corrections.
 Minor Change Guides Carbon, Cocoa, Darwin, Tools
2009-02-04 Mac OS X ABI Mach-O File Format Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor changes.
 Minor Change Reference Carbon, Cocoa, Darwin, Open Source, Tools
2009-01-07 Mac OS X Assembler Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor content changes.
 Minor Change Reference Tools
2009-02-04 Mach-O Programming Topics (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor changes.
 Minor Change Guides Tools
2009-05-06 Memory Management Programming Guide for Cocoa (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typographical errors.
Minor Change Guides Cocoa
2009-03-16 Movie export with AAC or AMR audio formats (HTML)
Updated licensing requirements
 Content Update Technical Q&As QuickTime
2009-03-02 Network Kernel Extensions Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed an error in a code listing related to the return value of the socket function.
 Minor Change Guides Darwin, Hardware & Drivers, Networking
2009-05-06 NSAnimatablePropertyContainer Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-02-04 NSApplication Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added dockTile method description.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-03-04 NSATSTypesetter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Removed reference to ATSUI.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, Text & Fonts
2009-01-06 NSBitmapImageRep Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the descriptions of the initWithCGImage: and initWithCIImage: methods.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-04-08 NSButtonCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added style override details to setAttributedTitle:.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, User Experience
2009-02-04 NSCalendar Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Clarified return value of ordinalityOfUnit:inUnit:forDate:.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, Internationalization
2009-02-04 NSCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Documented truncatesLastVisibleLine and setTruncatesLastVisibleLine: methods. Added deprecated image scaling constants.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, User Experience
2009-01-06 NSColor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added definition for NSAppKitVersionNumberWithPatternColorLeakFix macro.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2009-05-06 NSCountedSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Referenced CFBag, which implements similar functionality.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-01-06 NSCursor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added a definition for the NSAppKitVersionNumberWithCursorSizeSupport macro.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, User Experience
2009-05-06 NSData Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added subclassing notes. Clarified behavior of bytes and getData:length: methods.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-04-08 NSDictionary Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typographical errors.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-03-04 NSDockTile Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated to describe differences in behavior between application and window dock tiles.
 Content Update Reference Cocoa
2009-01-06 NSDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added description of NSChangeRedone constant. Updated other constant declarations and revised their descriptions. Added subclassing advice section with cross reference to main discussion.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-05-06 NSError Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added a link to the Foundation error constants.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-02-04 NSEvent Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Added descriptions of CGEvent and mouse-movement event coalescing methods.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-01-06 NSGlyphStorage Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Reformatted parameter descriptions.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, Text & Fonts
2009-01-06 NSGradient Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the method descriptions that involve drawing radial gradients with relative center positions.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa
2009-02-04 NSHelpManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Removed all references to using Interface Builder.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, User Experience
2009-01-06 NSImage Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the description of the alignmentRect method.
 Minor Change Reference Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
Page 1 of 3 (View all) < 1 2 3 >