Important: The Java API for Cocoa is deprecated in Mac OS X version 10.4 and later. You should use the Objective-C API instead. For a tutorial on using Cocoa with Objective-C, see Cocoa Application Tutorial.
Many applications create and manage repeatable, semiautonomous objects called documents. Documents contain discrete sets of information and support the entry and maintenance of that information. A word-processing document is a typical example. The application coordinates with the user and communicates with its documents to create, open, save, close, and otherwise manage them.
See Document-Based Applications Overview for more information.
Last updated: 2006-10-03