Cocoa in a Nutshell by Beam, Michael -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cocoa in a Nutshell

Preface

What Is Cocoa?

The Cocoa Development Environment Cocoa Design Patterns Benefits Languages

How This Book Is Organized Conventions Used in This Book How the Quick Reference Was Generated Comments and Questions Acknowledgments

From Mike From Duncan

I. Introducing Cocoa

1. Objective-C

Objects

Dynamic Typing Static Typing

Messaging

Structure of a Message

Nested messages Messaging nil

How Messages Are Resolved into Methods Selectors

Classes

The Root Class Defining a Class

The interface Scoping instance variables The implementation

Special Variables Class Methods Overriding Superclass Methods

Creating Object Instances

Designated initializers

Memory Management

Retaining Objects in Accessor Methods

Deallocating Objects Categories

Protocols

Naming Conventions

2. Foundation

Data

Immutable Versus Mutable Classes Basic Types

Strings Comparing strings Attributed strings Working with strings: character sets and scanners NSCharacterSet NSScanner Numbers

Collections

Arrays Sets Dictionaries Enumerators Memory management in collections

Dates and Time Binary Data

Key-Value Coding Working with Files

The File Manager File Handles

Bundles and Resource Management

Loading Resources Loading Code

Archiving Objects

Keyed Archiving

User Defaults Notifications Operating System Interaction

Process Info Tasks

Threaded Programming

Locks

NSLock NSRecursiveLock NSConditionLock

3. The Application Kit

AppKit Design Patterns

Model-View-Controller Target/Action

Nibs

Outlets and Actions

Application Architecture

The Application

NSApplicationMain The application delegate The run loop

The Window

Delegate methods

The View

Managing the view hierarchy

Controls

Cells

Menus Sheets Drawers Toolbars Event Handling

Event Objects The Responder Chain

Document-Based Applications

4. Drawing and Imaging

The Role of Quartz Coordinate Systems Graphics Contexts Working with Paths

Drawing to Views Line Attributes

Path flatness Line dashes and phase Line cap style Line join styles Miter limit Winding rule

Drawing Text

Attributed strings

Working with Color Working with Images

NSImage

Compositing Drawing into an image

NSImageRep NSBitmapImageRep

Transformations

5. Text Handling

Text System Architecture

NSTextView NSTextStorage NSLayoutManager NSTextContainer How Text Is Laid Out

Assembling the Text System

Layout Scenarios

Simple layout Paginating text Multicolumn text Multiple simultaneous layouts

NSLayoutManager Delegation

6. Networking

Hosts URL Resources

Working with URLs URL Handles

Managing subclasses

Rendezvous Network Services

NSNetService

Initializing NSNetService for publication NSNetService delegate methods Errors

NSNetServiceBrowser

Searching for domains

Sockets NSFileHandle

7. Interapplication Communication

NSPipe

Distributed Notifications

Suspending delivery

Distributed Objects

DO architecture Setting up a server Connecting to a remote object DO and threads Making DO more efficient and reliable Handling communication failures

8. Other Frameworks

AddressBook

Working with Multiple-Value Objects Defining New Properties Searching Notifications Odds and Ends

Creating a vCard from a record Adding an image to a record

The Message Framework Disc Recording Frameworks

The DiscRecording Framework

DRBurn DRErase DRTrack Preparing audio content Preparing data content

The DiscRecordingUI Framework

How to record

Third-Party Frameworks

II. API Quick Reference

9. Foundation Types and Constants

Data Types

NSCalculationError NSComparisonResult NSDecimal NSHashEnumerator NSHashTable NSHashTableCallBacks NSInsertionPosition NSMapEnumerator NSMapTable NSMapTableKeyCallBacks NSMapTableValueCallBacks NSNetServicesError NSNotificationCoalescing NSNotificationSuspensionBehavior NSObjCValue NSPoint NSPointArray NSPointPointer NSPostingStyle NSPropertyListFormat NSPropertyListMutabilityOptions NSRange NSRangePointer NSRect NSRectArray NSRectEdge NSRectPointer NSRelativePosition NSRoundingMode NSSaveOptions NSSearchPathDirectory NSSearchPathDomainMask NSSize NSSizeArray NSSizePointer NSStringEncoding NSSwappedDouble NSSwappedFloat NSTestComparisonOperation NSTimeInterval NSUncaughtExceptionHandler NSURLHandleStatus NSWhoseSubelementIdentifier NSZone

Enumerations

NSNotFound NSOpenStepUnicodeReservedBase NSProcessInfo (Operating Systems) NSScriptCommand (General Command Execution Errors) NSScriptObjectSpecifier (Specifier Evaluation Errors) NSUndoCloseGroupingRunLoopOrdering Search Types String Encodings

Global Variables

File Attribute Keys Filesystem Attribute Keys File Type Attribute Keys Language-Dependent Date/Time Information Language-Dependent Numeric Information NSAppleEvent Timeouts NSConnectionReplyMode NSDefaultRunLoopMode NSJavaSetup Information NSHashTable Callbacks NSLocalNotificationCenterType NSMapTable Key Call Backs NSMapTable Value Callbacks NSNetServices Errors NSURL Schemes NSURLHandle FTP Property Keys NSURLHandle HTTP Property Keys NSUserDefaults Domains Zero Constants

Constants

NSDecimalMaxSize NSDecimalNoScale NSNotAnIntMapKey NSNotAPointerMapKey

Exceptions

Archiving Connection General Foundation Exception Names Keyed Archiving NSDecimalNumber NSFileHandle NSScriptKeyValueCoding NSString Handling

10. Foundation Functions

Assertions Bundles Byte Ordering Decimals Java Setup Hash Tables HFS File Types Map Tables Object Allocation Objective-C Runtime Path Utilities Points Ranges Rects Sizes Uncaught Exceptions Zones

11. Application Kit Types and Constants

Data Types

NSAffineTransformStruct NSApplicationTerminateReply NSBackingStoreType NSBezelStyle NSBezierPathElement NSBitmapImageFileType NSBorderType NSBoxType NSButtonType NSCellAttribute NSCellImagePosition NSCellState NSCellType NSCharacterCollection NSCompositingOperation NSControlSize NSControlTint NSDocumentChangeType NSDragOperation NSDrawerState NSEventType NSFocusRingPlacement NSFontAction NSFontTraitMask NSGlyph NSGlyphInscription NSGlyphLayoutMode NSGlyphRelation NSGradientType NSImageAlignment NSImageCacheMode NSImageFrameStyle NSImageInterpolation NSImageLoadStatus NSImageRepLoadStatus NSImageScaling NSInterfaceStyle NSLayoutDirection NSLayoutStatus NSLineBreakMode NSLineCapStyle NSLineJoinStyle NSLineMovementDirection NSLineSweepDirection NSMatrixMode NSModalSession NSMultibyteGlyphPacking NSOpenGLContextAuxiliary NSOpenGLContextParameter NSOpenGLGlobalOption NSOpenGLPixelFormatAttribute NSOpenGLPixelFormatAuxiliary NSPopUpArrowPosition NSPrinterTableStatus NSPrintingOrientation NSPrintingPageOrder NSPrintingPaginationMode NSProgressIndicatorStyle NSProgressIndicatorThickness NSQTMovieLoopMode NSRequestUserAttentionType NSRulerOrientation NSSaveOperationType NSScreenAuxiliaryOpaque NSScrollArrowPosition NSScrollerArrow NSScrollerPart NSSelectionAffinity NSSelectionDirection NSSelectionGranularity NSTableViewDropOperation NSTabState NSTabViewItemAuxiliaryOpaque NSTabViewType NSTextAlignment NSTextFieldBezelStyle NSTextTabType NSTickMarkPosition NSTIFFCompression NSTitlePosition NSToolbarDisplayMode NSToolbarSizeMode NSToolTipTag NSTrackingRectTag NSTypesetterBehavior NSTypesetterGlyphInfo NSUsableScrollerParts NSWindingRule NSWindowAuxiliaryOpaque NSWindowButton NSWindowDepth NSWindowOrderingMode NSWritingDirection

Enumerations

NSApplication (Modal Session Return Values) NSAttributedString (Underlining) NSCell (Data Entry Types) NSCell (State Masks) NSColorPanel (Modes) NSColorPanel (Mode Masks) NSDragging (Operations) NSEvent (Action Flags) NSEvent (Function Key Unicodes) NSEvent (Modifier Flags) NSEvent (Types Defined by the Application Kit) NSEvent (Types Defined by the System) NSFont (Traits) NSGraphics (Alpha Values) NSGlyph (Reserved Glyph Codes) NSImageRep (Display Device Matching) NSOutlineView (Drop on Index) NSPanel (Alert Panel Return Values) NSPanel (Modal Panel Return Values) NSPanel (Style Mask) NSRunLoop (Ordering Modes for NSApplication) NSRunLoop (Ordering Modes for NSWindow) NSSavePanel (Tags for Subviews) NSText (Important Unicodes) NSText (Movement Codes) NSTextAttachment (Attachment Character) NSTextStorage (Editing) NSView (Resizing) NSWindow (Border Masks)

Global Variables

Color Space Names Display Device (Descriptions) NSAccessibility (Actions) NSAccessibility (Attributes) NSAccessibility (Exception Error Code Key) NSAccessibility (Notifications) NSAccessibility (Orientations) NSAccessibility (Roles) NSAccessibility (Subroles) NSApplication (Shared Application Object) NSAttributedString (Attributes) NSAttributedString (Character Shape Attribute) NSAttributedString (Document Type) NSAttributedString (Glyph Info Attribute) NSAttributedString (Underline Masks) NSBitmapImageRep (Attributes) NSColor (Grayscale Values) NSFont (Keys to the AFM Dictionary) NSFont (PostScript Transformation Matrix) NSGraphicsContext (Attributes) NSInterfaceStyleDefault NSPasteboard (Names) NSPasteboard (Types for Sound Data) NSPasteboard (Types for Standard Data) NSPrintInfo (Dictionary Keys) NSPrintPanel (Job Style Hints) NSRunLoop (Modes) NSToolbarItem (Standard Identifiers) NSWindow (Sizes) NSWindow (Window Levels) NSWorkspace (File Operation Constants) NSWorkspace (File Types)

Exceptions

12. Application Kit Functions

Accessibility Applications Events Fonts Graphics: General Graphics: Window Depth Interface Styles OpenGL Panels Pasteboards System Beep

13. Foundation Classes

NSAppleEventDescriptor NSAppleEventManager NSAppleScript NSArchiver NSArray NSAssertionHandler NSAttributedString NSAutoreleasePool NSBundle NSCalendarDate NSCharacterSet NSClassDescription NSCloneCommand NSCloseCommand NSCoder NSConditionLock NSConnection NSCountCommand NSCountedSet NSCreateCommand NSData NSDate NSDateFormatter NSDecimalNumber NSDecimalNumberHandler NSDeleteCommand NSDeserializer NSDictionary NSDirectoryEnumerator NSDistantObject NSDistantObjectRequest NSDistributedLock NSDistributedNotificationCenter NSEnumerator NSException NSExistsCommand NSFileHandle NSFileManager NSFormatter NSGetCommand NSHost NSIndexSpecifier NSInvocation NSKeyedArchiver NSKeyedUnarchiver NSLock NSLogicalTest NSMachBootstrapServer NSMachPort NSMessagePort NSMessagePortNameServer NSMethodSignature NSMiddleSpecifier NSMoveCommand NSMutableArray NSMutableAttributedString NSMutableCharacterSet NSMutableData NSMutableDictionary NSMutableSet NSMutableString NSNameSpecifier NSNetService NSNetServiceBrowser NSNotification NSNotificationCenter NSNotificationQueue NSNull NSNumber NSNumberFormatter NSObject NSPipe NSPort NSPortCoder NSPortMessage NSPortNameServer NSPositionalSpecifier NSProcessInfo NSPropertyListSerialization NSPropertySpecifier NSProtocolChecker NSProxy NSQuitCommand NSRandomSpecifier NSRangeSpecifier NSRecursiveLock NSRelativeSpecifier NSRunLoop NSScanner NSScriptClassDescription NSScriptCoercionHandler NSScriptCommand NSScriptCommandDescription NSScriptExecutionContext NSScriptObjectSpecifier NSScriptSuiteRegistry NSScriptWhoseTest NSSerializer NSSet NSSetCommand NSSocketPort NSSocketPortNameServer NSSpecifierTest NSSpellServer NSString NSTask NSThread NSTimer NSTimeZone NSUnarchiver NSUndoManager NSUniqueIDSpecifier NSURL NSURLHandle NSUserDefaults NSValue NSWhoseSpecifier

14. Foundation Protocols

NSCoding NSComparisonMethods NSCopying NSDecimalNumberBehaviors NSKeyValueCoding NSLocking NSMutableCopying NSObjCTypeSerializationCallBack NSObject NSScriptingComparisonMethods NSScriptKeyValueCoding NSScriptObjectSpecifiers NSURLHandleClient

15. Application Kit Classes

NSActionCell NSAffineTransform NSApplication NSBezierPath NSBitmapImageRep NSBox NSBrowser NSBrowserCell NSButton NSButtonCell NSCachedImageRep NSCell NSClipView NSColor NSColorList NSColorPanel NSColorPicker NSColorWell NSComboBox NSComboBoxCell NSControl NSCursor NSCustomImageRep NSDocument NSDocumentController NSDrawer NSEPSImageRep NSEvent NSFileWrapper NSFont NSFontManager NSFontPanel NSForm NSFormCell NSGlyphInfo NSGraphicsContext NSHelpManager NSImage NSImageCell NSImageRep NSImageView NSInputManager NSInputServer NSLayoutManager NSMatrix NSMenu NSMenuItem NSMenuItemCell NSMenuView NSMovie NSMovieView NSMutableParagraphStyle NSNibConnector NSNibControlConnector NSNibOutletConnector NSOpenGLContext NSOpenGLPixelFormat NSOpenGLView NSOpenPanel NSOutlineView NSPageLayout NSPanel NSParagraphStyle NSPasteboard NSPDFImageRep NSPICTImageRep NSPopUpButton NSPopUpButtonCell NSPrinter NSPrintInfo NSPrintOperation NSPrintPanel NSProgressIndicator NSQuickDrawView NSResponder NSRulerMarker NSRulerView NSSavePanel NSScreen NSScroller NSScrollView NSSecureTextField NSSecureTextFieldCell NSSimpleHorizontalTypesetter NSSlider NSSliderCell NSSound NSSpellChecker NSSplitView NSStatusBar NSStatusItem NSStepper NSStepperCell NSTableColumn NSTableHeaderCell NSTableHeaderView NSTableView NSTabView NSTabViewItem NSText NSTextAttachment NSTextAttachmentCell NSTextContainer NSTextField NSTextFieldCell NSTextStorage NSTextTab NSTextView NSToolbar NSToolbarItem NSTypesetter NSView NSWindow NSWindowController NSWorkspace

16. Application Kit Protocols

NSAccessibility NSChangeSpelling NSColorPickingCustom NSColorPickingDefault NSComboBoxCellDataSource NSComboBoxDataSource NSDraggingDestination NSDraggingInfo NSDraggingSource NSIgnoreMisspelledWords NSInputServerMouseTracker NSInputServiceProvider NSMenuItem NSMenuValidation NSNibAwaking NSOutlineViewDataSource NSServicesRequests NSTableDataSource NSTextAttachmentCell NSTextInput NSTextStorageScripting NSToolbarItemValidation NSToolTipOwner NSUserInterfaceValidations NSValidatedUserInterfaceItem NSWindowScripting

Method Index

III. Appendix

A. Appendix: Resources for Cocoa Developers

Apple Documentation Related Books Web Sites Mailing Lists Partnering with Apple

Index About the Authors Colophon

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