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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
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
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
NSNetService Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to publish or consume a network service using multicast DNS.
Cocoa, Networking 2008-02-08
NSNumber Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class whose instances encapsulate C scalar values of types such as int, unsigned int, long, double, and Boolean.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSPasteboard Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to support pasteboard operations.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSPersistentDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to to define and operate on a document that integrates into the Core Data framework.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSRuleEditor Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to present and manage a graphical rule editor.
Cocoa 2008-02-08
NSRunLoop Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class whose instances manage input sources.
Cocoa, Performance 2008-02-08
NSTimeZone Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the abstract class used to define the behavior of time zone objects.
Cocoa, Internationalization 2008-02-08
GNU C 4.2 Preprocessor User Guide (HTML)
Describes the Apple version of the GNU C 4.2 Preprocessor.
Carbon, Darwin, Open Source, Tools 2008-01-23
GNU C/C++/Objective-C 4.2.1 Compiler User Guide (HTML)
Describes the Apple version of the GNU 4.2.1 compiler.
Carbon, Darwin, Open Source, Tools 2008-01-23
Apple Type Services for Fonts Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for ATS-based font access and management.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Text & Fonts 2007-12-11
CAConstraintLayoutManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides constraint-based relative layout to a layer's sublayers.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
CATextLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that simplifies rendering text in a layer.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
CIFilter Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that processes image data and produces a Core Image image as output.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
Dictionary Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the deprecated C API for using dictionaries in spelling checkers and similar applications. Replaced by Dictionary Services.
Carbon 2007-12-11
Font Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for QuickDraw-based font access and management.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Text & Fonts 2007-12-11
List Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API for managing and displaying elements in a scrollable list. Replaced by the Data Browser.
Carbon, User Experience 2007-12-11
NSAccessibility Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol that Cocoa classes must implement to make themselves available to an external assistive application.
Cocoa 2007-12-11
NSButtonCell Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that implements the functionality of a button.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-12-11
NSCollectionView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used for creating groups of views from a prototype view.
Cocoa 2007-12-11
NSFileManager Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to perform generic file-system operations.
Cocoa 2007-12-11
NSObjectController Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that is used with Cocoa bindings to access and modify model values.
Cocoa 2007-12-11
NSThread Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for spawning secondary threads of execution.
Cocoa 2007-12-11
NSURLResponse Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that encapsulates the response from a server to a URL load request.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking 2007-12-11
NSUserDefaults Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing preference information.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-12-11
Objective-C 2.0 Runtime Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data structures and functions of the Objective-C runtime support library.
Cocoa 2007-12-11
PDEPanel Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to implement custom panes in a printing dialog.
Carbon, Cocoa, Printing 2007-12-11
PDEPlugIn Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to add custom panes to a printing dialog.
Carbon, Cocoa, Printing 2007-12-11
PDEPlugInCallbackProtocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to access information about the current print job.
Carbon, Cocoa, Printing 2007-12-11
PDF Kit Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for viewing, navigating, and editing PDF content.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAction Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for representing an action in a PDF document.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFActionGoTo Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating the destination of a go-to action in a PDF document.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFActionNamed Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for working with actions that have defined names, such as "Go back."
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFActionRemoteGoTo Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating the destination of a go-to action that targets another PDF document.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFActionResetForm Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for getting and clearing fields in a PDF form.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFActionURL Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing the URL associated with a URL action.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describe the class for creating and managing annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationButtonWidget Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating button annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationChoiceWidget Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating pop-up menu and list annotations in a PDF document.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationFreeText Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating free text annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationLine Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating line annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationPopup Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating pop-up menu annotations in a PDF document.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationStamp Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for displaying content to look as if it is "stamped" onto a PDF page.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationText Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating text annotations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFAnnotationTextWidget Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for manipulating editable text fields in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFDestination Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for describing specific destinations in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFDocument Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for creating and manipulating PDF files.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFOutline Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for creating and manipulating structure outlines in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFPage Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for handling specific pages in PDF documents.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFSelection Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for handling user selections in PDF documents.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFThumbnailView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for managing the thumbnail view in a PDF document.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
PDFView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that encapsulates all the capabilities of PDF Kit in a standard Cocoa view.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
QCCompositionLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to display a Quartz Composer composition in a Layer Kit layer.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
Quartz Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for Quartz Composer, Image Kit, and PDF Kit.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
Scrap Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API used to copy items to and from the Clipboard. Replaced by the Pasteboard Manager.
Carbon 2007-12-11
Script Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the legacy C API that was used for managing writing systems. Replaced by Unicode technology.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-12-11
CGImageSource Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for reading image data.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-04
Core Text Reference Collection (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API providing text and font services to applications and application environments.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2007-12-04
Display Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated - Describes the C API for dynamically changing the arrangement and display modes of attached monitors. Replaced by Quartz Display Services.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2007-12-04
NSAttributedString Application Kit Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes extensions to Foundation's NSAttributedString class that add support for document types, text attributes, and string handling.
Cocoa, Text & Fonts 2007-12-04
Process Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for process management in Carbon applications.
Carbon 2007-12-04
OpenGL Capabilities Matrix (HTML)
Lists supported OpenGL extensions and parameter values by various combinations of Mac OS X versions, graphics adapters, and CPU types.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-11-30
AGL Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Apple graphics library for Carbon applications that use OpenGL.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2007-10-31
Apple Applications Schema Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the schemas used by Apple Applications to sync records such as contacts, calendars, and bookmarks.
Apple Applications, Cocoa, Internet & Web 2007-10-31
AppleScript Studio Terminology Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the scripting terminology for AppleScript Studio, through version 1.4.
Carbon, Cocoa, Scripting & Automation, Tools 2007-10-31
Application Kit Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the constants defined in the Application Kit framework not described in individual classes.
Cocoa 2007-10-31
Application Kit Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Cocoa Objective-C API for the Application Kit framework.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2007-10-31
Application Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for performing various application-level tasks in a Carbon application. Formerly titled Dock Manager Reference.
Carbon, User Experience 2007-10-31
Application Services Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for a number of services--such as Quartz 2D and ATSUI--that are essential to Carbon applications.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2007-10-31
Audio Codec Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the programming interface for configuring audio codecs and for encoding and decoding audio data.
Audio, Carbon, Cocoa 2007-10-31
Audio File Stream Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a C programming interface for reading non-random-access audio file streams.
Audio 2007-10-31
CAAnimation Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the abstract class that manages the timing and pacing of an animation.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-10-31
CalTask Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to get properties about a task.
Cocoa 2007-10-31
Carbon Event Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for handling events in Carbon applications.
Carbon 2007-10-31
Carbon Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes many fundamental user experience APIs used in Carbon applications.
Carbon, User Experience 2007-10-31
CATransition Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that provides transition animations to layers.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-10-31