NSWorkspace Class Reference

[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openFile:@"/Myfiles/README"

    withApplication:@"TextEdit"];

Tasks

Accessing the Shared NSWorkspace Instance

• + sharedWorkspace

Accessing the NSWorkspace Notification Center

• – notificationCenter

Opening Files

• – openFile:
• – openFile:withApplication:
• – openFile:fromImage:at:inView:
• – openFile:withApplication:andDeactivate:
• – openURL:
• – openTempFile: Deprecated in OS X v10.6

Manipulating Applications

• – launchApplication:
• – launchApplication:showIcon:autolaunch:
• – launchApplicationAtURL:options:configuration:error:
• – hideOtherApplications

Manipulating Files

• – duplicateURLs:completionHandler:
• – recycleURLs:completionHandler:
• – performFileOperation:source:destination:files:tag:
• – activateFileViewerSelectingURLs:
• – selectFile:inFileViewerRootedAtPath:

Manipulating Uniform Type Identifier Information

• – typeOfFile:error:
• – localizedDescriptionForType:
• – preferredFilenameExtensionForType:
• – filenameExtension:isValidForType:
• – type:conformsToType:
• – URLForApplicationWithBundleIdentifier:

Requesting Information

• – iconForFile:
• – iconForFileType:
• – iconForFiles:
• – getInfoForFile:application:type:
• – URLForApplicationToOpenURL:
• – fullPathForApplication:
• – getFileSystemInfoForPath:isRemovable:isWritable:isUnmountable:description:type:
• – isFilePackageAtPath:
• – frontmostApplication
• – menuBarOwningApplication
• – activeApplication Deprecated in OS X v10.7
• – launchedApplications Deprecated in OS X v10.7

Image Animation

• – slideImage:from:to: Deprecated in OS X v10.6

Requesting Additional Time Before Logout

• – extendPowerOffBy:

Tracking Changes to the File System

• – noteFileSystemChanged:
• – fileSystemChanged Deprecated in OS X v10.6
• – noteFileSystemChanged Deprecated in OS X v10.6

Updating Registered Services and File Types

• – findApplications Deprecated in OS X v10.6

Tracking Changes to the Defaults Database

• – noteUserDefaultsChanged Deprecated in OS X v10.6
• – userDefaultsChanged Deprecated in OS X v10.6

Tracking Status Changes for Applications and Devices

• – runningApplications
• – checkForRemovableMedia Deprecated in OS X v10.6
• – mountNewRemovableMedia Deprecated in OS X v10.6
• – mountedLocalVolumePaths Deprecated in OS X v10.7
• – mountedRemovableMedia Deprecated in OS X v10.7

Providing Custom Icons

• – setIcon:forFile:options:

Unmounting a Device

• – unmountAndEjectDeviceAtPath:
• – unmountAndEjectDeviceAtURL:error:

Working with Bundles

• – absolutePathForAppBundleWithIdentifier:
• – launchAppWithBundleIdentifier:options:additionalEventParamDescriptor:launchIdentifier:
• – openURLs:withAppBundleIdentifier:options:additionalEventParamDescriptor:launchIdentifiers:

Managing the Desktop Image

• – desktopImageURLForScreen:
• – setDesktopImageURL:forScreen:options:error:
• – desktopImageOptionsForScreen:

Performing Finder Spotlight Searches

• – showSearchResultsForQueryString:

Finder File Labels

• – fileLabelColors
• – fileLabels

NSString *NSPlainFileType;
NSString *NSDirectoryFileType;
NSString *NSApplicationFileType;
NSString *NSFilesystemFileType;
NSString *NSShellCommandFileType;

NSString * const NSWorkspaceLaunchConfigurationAppleEvent;
NSString * const NSWorkspaceLaunchConfigurationArguments;
NSString * const NSWorkspaceLaunchConfigurationEnvironment;
NSString * const NSWorkspaceLaunchConfigurationArchitecture;

NSString *NSWorkspaceMoveOperation;
NSString *NSWorkspaceCopyOperation;
NSString *NSWorkspaceLinkOperation;
NSString *NSWorkspaceCompressOperation;
NSString *NSWorkspaceDecompressOperation;
NSString *NSWorkspaceEncryptOperation;
NSString *NSWorkspaceDecryptOperation;
NSString *NSWorkspaceDestroyOperation;
NSString *NSWorkspaceRecycleOperation;
NSString *NSWorkspaceDuplicateOperation;

NSString * const NSWorkspaceDesktopImageScalingKey;
NSString * const NSWorkspaceDesktopImageAllowClippingKey;
NSString * const NSWorkspaceDesktopImageFillColorKey;
   
   

enum {
   NSWorkspaceLaunchAndPrint = 0x00000002,
   NSWorkspaceLaunchInhibitingBackgroundOnly = 0x00000080,
   NSWorkspaceLaunchWithoutAddingToRecents = 0x00000100,
   NSWorkspaceLaunchWithoutActivation = 0x00000200,
   NSWorkspaceLaunchAsync = 0x00010000,
   NSWorkspaceLaunchAllowingClassicStartup = 0x00020000,
   NSWorkspaceLaunchPreferringClassic = 0x00040000,
   NSWorkspaceLaunchNewInstance = 0x00080000,
   NSWorkspaceLaunchAndHide = 0x00100000,
   NSWorkspaceLaunchAndHideOthers = 0x00200000,
   NSWorkspaceLaunchDefault = NSWorkspaceLaunchAsync | NSWorkspaceLaunchAllowingClassicStartup
};
typedef NSUInteger NSWorkspaceLaunchOptions;

NSString * const NSWorkspaceVolumeLocalizedNameKey;
NSString * const NSWorkspaceVolumeURLKey;

NSString * const NSWorkspaceVolumeOldLocalizedNameKey;
NSString * const NSWorkspaceVolumeOldURLKey;

NSString * const NSWorkspaceApplicationKey;

enum {
   NSExcludeQuickDrawElementsIconCreationOption    = 1 << 1,
   NSExclude10_4ElementsIconCreationOption        = 1 << 2
};
typedef NSUInteger NSWorkspaceIconCreationOptions;