# Deprecated Symbols Review symbols that are no longer supported, and find the replacements to use instead. ## Topics ### Methods [`func activate(ignoringOtherApps: Bool)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/activate(ignoringOtherApps:)) Makes the receiver the active app. [`- (NSModalSession) beginModalSessionForWindow:(NSWindow *) window relativeToWindow:(NSWindow *) docWindow;`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/beginModalSessionForWindow:relativeToWindow:) [`- (NSInteger) runModalForWindow:(NSWindow *) window relativeToWindow:(NSWindow *) docWindow;`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/runModalForWindow:relativeToWindow:) [`func endModalSession(NSApplication.ModalSession)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/endModalSession(_:)) Finishes a modal session. [`func beginSheet(NSWindow, modalFor: NSWindow, modalDelegate: Any?, didEnd: Selector?, contextInfo: UnsafeMutableRawPointer!)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/beginSheet(_:modalFor:modalDelegate:didEnd:contextInfo:)) Starts a document modal session. [`func endSheet(NSWindow)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/endSheet(_:)) Ends a document modal session by specifying the sheet window. [`func endSheet(NSWindow, returnCode: Int)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/endSheet(_:returnCode:)) Ends a document modal session by specifying the sheet window. [`- (void) application:(NSApplication *) sender printFiles:(NSArray *) filenames;`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplication/application:printFiles:) Use the delegate method [`application(_:printFiles:withSettings:showPrintPanels:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSApplicationDelegate/application(_:printFiles:withSettings:showPrintPanels:)) instead. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)