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Expanding on the Basics

This chapter describes other integrated components of Cocoa. Do you recall how little code was required to build Currency Converter into a working application? You may be surprised how many classes and features come prepackaged with Cocoa to minimize the time you spend coding.

The simplest Cocoa application, even one without a line of code added to it, includes a wealth of features that you get “for free.” You do not have to program these features yourself. You can see this when you test an interface in Interface Builder.

Contents:

Application and Window Behavior
Controls and Text
Menu Commands
Document Management
File Management
Communicating With Other Applications
Custom Drawing and Animation
Internationalization
Editing Support
Printing
Help
Plug-in Architecture

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