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# NSInputManager

```
@interface NSInputManager : NSObject
```

## Topics

### Instance Methods

[`-  handleMouseEvent:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSInputManager/handleMouseEvent:)

[`-  image`](/documentation/AppKit/NSInputManager/image)

[`-  initWithName:host:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSInputManager/initWithName:host:)

[`-  language`](/documentation/AppKit/NSInputManager/language)

[`-  localizedInputManagerName`](/documentation/AppKit/NSInputManager/localizedInputManagerName)

[`-  markedTextAbandoned:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSInputManager/markedTextAbandoned:)

[`-  markedTextSelectionChanged:client:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSInputManager/markedTextSelectionChanged:client:)

[`-  server`](/documentation/AppKit/NSInputManager/server)

[`-  wantsToDelayTextChangeNotifications`](/documentation/AppKit/NSInputManager/wantsToDelayTextChangeNotifications)

[`-  wantsToHandleMouseEvents`](/documentation/AppKit/NSInputManager/wantsToHandleMouseEvents)

[`-  wantsToInterpretAllKeystrokes`](/documentation/AppKit/NSInputManager/wantsToInterpretAllKeystrokes)

### Type Methods

[`+  currentInputManager`](/documentation/AppKit/NSInputManager/currentInputManager)

[`+  cycleToNextInputLanguage:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSInputManager/cycleToNextInputLanguage:)

[`+  cycleToNextInputServerInLanguage:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSInputManager/cycleToNextInputServerInLanguage:)

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`NSObject-swift.class`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class)

### Conforms To

[`NSTextInput`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTextInput)

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