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FxPlug Reference (HTML)
Describes the APIs for writing plug-ins for Motion and Final Cut Pro.
Apple Applications 2008-07-04
Web Kit Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the types and constants found in the Web Kit framework.
Cocoa 2008-06-19
WebBackForwardList Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for tracking a list of visited pages with relation to the most recent page.
Cocoa 2008-06-19
WebFrame Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for encapsulating the data displayed within a WebFrameView object.
Cocoa 2008-06-19
WebFrameLoadDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by WebView frame load delegates to be notified while frame loads are in progress.
Cocoa 2008-06-19
WebFrameView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for displaying the actual web content contained in a frame.
Cocoa 2008-06-19
WebPreferences Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for the preferences you can change per WebView object, such as font, text encoding, and image settings.
Cocoa 2008-06-19
WebResourceLoadDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to be notified on the progress of loading individual resources.
Cocoa 2008-06-19
WebScripting Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol that defines methods that classes can implement to expose their interfaces to a WebScript environment.
Cocoa 2008-06-19
WebScriptObject Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for bridging a web view's scripting environment and the Objective-C runtime.
Cocoa 2008-06-19
WebUIDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to control user interface-related aspects, such as opening windows and augmenting default menus.
Cocoa 2008-06-19
WebView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for embedding web content in a window.
Cocoa 2008-06-19
Core Image Kernel Language Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the symbols for writing image-processing kernels.
Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2008-06-09
NSArray Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to manage an immutable ordered collection of objects.
Cocoa 2008-06-09
NSCalendar Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to define and operate on the divisions of a year.
Cocoa, Internationalization 2008-06-09
NSDate Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to define and operate on specific and relative time values.
Cocoa 2008-06-09
NSDatePicker Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a control for displaying and editing a date.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-06-09
NSDatePickerCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a cell for displaying and editing a date.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-06-09
NSGarbageCollector Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Cocoa class used to interact with the garbage collection system.
Cocoa 2008-06-09
NSObject Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the root class of most Objective-C class hierarchies, including methods for object creation, life-cycle management, and intropsection.
Cocoa 2008-06-09
NSOpenGLContext Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing the OpenGL drawing environment.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-06-09
NSPropertyListSerialization Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to convert property list objects to and from several serialized formats.
Cocoa 2008-06-09
Safari CSS Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) properties that are supported by Safari and the Web Kit.
Apple Applications, Internet & Web, Open Source 2008-06-09
vDSP One-Dimensional Fast Fourier Transforms Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Carbon, Performance 2008-06-09
NSText Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that declares the most general programmatic interface for objects that manage text.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2008-05-06
NSCalendarDate Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to define dates and perform date computations based on the Gregorian calendar.
Cocoa 2008-05-04
CARenderer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that allows Core Animation rendering to a CGContext.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-30
Mac OS X Man Pages (HTML)
HTML versions of the Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Xcode Tools, and CHUD man pages.
Darwin, Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Open Source, Tools 2008-04-29
Aperture 2.1 SDK Reference (HTML)
Documents the Aperture APIs for creating an export plug-in or an image editing plug-in.
Apple Applications 2008-04-23
DNS Service Discovery API Reference for C (HTML)
Describes the DNS Service Discovery API for implementing Bonjour in an application.
Darwin, Networking, Open Source 2008-04-23
Accessibility (ApplicationServices/HIServices) Reference (HTML)
Describes the low-level API for making applications accessible to assistive applications.
User Experience 2008-04-08
Bluetooth Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the C and Objective-C APIs that support user-space access to Bluetooth devices.
Darwin, Hardware & Drivers 2008-04-08
Bluetooth User Interface Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the C and Objective-C APIs that provide a consistent user interface to Bluetooth services.
Darwin, Hardware & Drivers 2008-04-08
CFMachPort Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for representing a native Mach port.
Core Foundation 2008-04-08
CGAffineTransform Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions for creating and applying affine transformations.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
CGContext Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions that create and operate on destinations for drawing operations.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
CGDataProvider Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque data type that writes data from a Quartz application.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
CGGeometry Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes structures and functions that represent points, rectangles, and sizes.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
CGImage Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for representing image data.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
CGPDFPage Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type that represents a page in a PDF document.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
Core MIDI Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes a C API for Mac OS X MIDI system services.
Audio 2008-04-08
Core MIDI Server Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Mac OS X MIDI driver interface.
Audio 2008-04-08
Core Services Identity Reference (HTML)
Describes the C API for creating, maintaining and finding users and groups.
Core Foundation, Networking, Security 2008-04-08
CPlusTest Reference (HTML)
Describes the CPlusTest framework, which provides an API for creating unit tests for C and C++ code.
Carbon, Tools 2008-04-08
Darwin Notification API Reference (HTML)
Describes the Darwin API for interprocess notification.
Darwin, Networking, Open Source 2008-04-08
Data Browser Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API used to display data in list or column views similar to the Finder.
Carbon, User Experience 2008-04-08
Directory Service Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Directory Service Framework.
Mac OS X Server, Networking, Open Source 2008-04-08
Disc Recording Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Objective-C and C API for burning audio and data CDs and DVDs.
Audio, Carbon, Cocoa 2008-04-08
Disc Recording UI Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Objective-C and C API for presenting a user interface when burning audio and data CDs and DVDs.
Audio, Carbon, Cocoa, User Experience 2008-04-08
Disk Arbitration Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes Disc Arbitration API, which includes information on mount/unmount notification and dissent.
Darwin, Hardware & Drivers 2008-04-08
FireWire Audio User Library Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the API that supports user-space access to FireWire audio devices and enables the creation of virtual FireWire audio devices.
Audio, Hardware & Drivers 2008-04-08
Force Feedback Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the public interfaces to the Force Feedback implementation in Mac OS X, including support for plug-ins.
Darwin, Games, Hardware & Drivers, User Experience 2008-04-08
FSEvents Reference (HTML)
Describes the API used to provide lightweight notification of directory changes in a file-system subtree.
Core Foundation, Darwin 2008-04-08
I/O Kit Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the I/O Kit classes that support non-kernel access to I/O Kit objects through the device-interface mechanism.
Audio, Darwin, Hardware & Drivers 2008-04-08
IKImageView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to display images efficiently at the same time it supports image editing.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
Image Capture Applications Reference (HTML)
Describes the API that applications use to communicate with image capture devices such as cameras and scanners.
Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
Image Capture Device Modules Reference (HTML)
Describes the API to add support for image capture devices, such as cameras, phones, and scanners, to Mac OS X.
Graphics & Imaging, Hardware & Drivers 2008-04-08
JavaScriptCore Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the API for evaluating JavaScript programs from within a C-based program
Carbon, Core Foundation, Internet & Web, Scripting & Automation 2008-04-08
Kernel Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the APIs and classes (including I/O Kit families) that support kernel-resident device drivers.
Audio, Darwin, Hardware & Drivers 2008-04-08
Latent Semantic Mapping Reference (HTML)
Describes the C API for classifying text and other token-based content based on latent semantic information.
Text & Fonts, User Experience 2008-04-08
Message Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Objective-C API for sending email messages through the Mail application.
Apple Applications, Cocoa 2008-04-08
Publication Subscription Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the Cocoa framework for publishing and subscribing to RSS and Atom feeds.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2008-04-08
QCCompositionRenderer Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the methods for passing and retrieving data from the ports of a composition.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
QCPlugIn Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to write custom patches for Quartz Composer.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-08
System Configuration Framework Reference (HTML)
Describes the API for configuration of network resources, the reachability of target hosts, and connection to network services.
Darwin, Networking 2008-04-08
CAAnimationGroup Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that groups multiple animations into a single animation.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-03-11
CAOpenGLLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a context for rendering OpenGL in a layer.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-03-11
CFString Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for representing an immutable character string.
Core Foundation, Internationalization 2008-03-11
Foundation Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data types defined in the Foundation framework not described in individual classes.
Cocoa 2008-03-11
NSDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the abstract class that defines the interface for documents, objects that manage data displayed in windows.
Cocoa 2008-03-11
NSDocumentController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to manage an application's documents.
Cocoa 2008-03-11
NSFontDescriptor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides a mechanism to describe a font with a dictionary of attributes.
Cocoa 2008-03-11
NSMethodSignature Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class whose instances record type information for the arguments and return value of a method.
Cocoa 2008-03-11
NSPersistentStoreCoordinator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to mediate between persistent stores and managed object contexts in a Core Data application.
Cocoa 2008-03-11
NSPrintInfo Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing print job information.
Cocoa, Printing 2008-03-11
NSProgressIndicator Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to display a progress indicator that shows that a lengthy task is under way.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-03-11
NSSearchFieldCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing search-field cells.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-03-11
NSSet Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing an immutable set of objects; a set is an unordered collection of distinct elements.
Cocoa 2008-03-11
NSString Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to define and operate on immutable strings.
Cocoa 2008-03-11
NSURLCache Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that manages cached responses and data from URL load requests.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2008-03-11
NSView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that defines the basic drawing, event-handling, and printing architecture of an application.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, Printing 2008-03-11
WebObjects 5.4.1 Reference (HTML)
Describes the WebObjects 5.4.1 classes in Javadoc format.
Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server, Tools 2008-03-11
CALayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that defines the basic drawing, timespace, and animation management for Core Animation.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2008-03-10
Application Kit Functions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes C functions that provide supporting functionality for the classes and protocols in the Application Kit framework.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
Core Audio Glossary (HTML) (PDF)
Defines general digital audio terms as well as terms specific to Apple's Core Audio technology.
Audio 2008-02-08
Foundation Functions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions defined in the Foundation framework.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
Multiprocessing Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating preemptively scheduled tasks in Carbon applications.
Carbon 2008-02-08
NSAnimationContext Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides nested transaction support for animating views.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSAutoreleasePool Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to instantiate pools of objects to be automatically released.
Cocoa, Performance 2008-02-08
NSConnection Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing proxy connections when using distributed objects.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSCursor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to manage the appearance of the cursor.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-02-08
NSData Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to provide an immutable object-oriented wrapper for a byte buffer.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSDictionary Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing associations of keys and values.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSEntityDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to specify entities in a Core Data managed object model.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSExpression Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to represent expressions in a predicate.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSFetchRequest Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to describe search criteria used to retrieve data from a persistent store in Core Data.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSLocale Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to encapsulate information about linguistic, cultural, and technological conventions and standards.
Cocoa, Internationalization, User Experience 2008-02-08
NSLock Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing mutex-based locks.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSMenu Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing an application's menus.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-02-08
NSMenuItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for creating and managing command items in menus.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-02-08