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NSApplication

Authors

Scott Christley( scottc@net-community.com )
Felipe A. Rodriguez( far@ix.netcom.com )
Richard Frith-Macdonald( richard@brainstorm.co.uk )
The one and only application class

Copyright: (C) 1996,1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.


Contents -

  1. Software documentation for the NSApplication class
  2. Software documentation for the NSObject(NSServicesRequests) informal protocol
  3. Software documentation for the GSAppDelegateProtocol protocol

Software documentation for the NSApplication class

NSApplication : NSResponder

Declared in:
AppKit/NSApplication.h
Conforms to:
NSCoding
Standards:

Description forthcoming.

Method summary

detachDrawingThread:toTarget:withObject:

+ (void) detachDrawingThread: (SEL)selector toTarget: (id)target withObject: (id)argument;

Description forthcoming.


sharedApplication

+ (NSApplication*) sharedApplication;

Description forthcoming.


abortModal

- (void) abortModal;

Description forthcoming.


activateIgnoringOtherApps:

- (void) activateIgnoringOtherApps: (BOOL)flag;

Description forthcoming.


addWindowsItem:title:filename:

- (void) addWindowsItem: (NSWindow*)aWindow title: (NSString*)aString filename: (BOOL)isFilename;

Description forthcoming.


applicationIconImage

- (NSImage*) applicationIconImage;

Description forthcoming.


arrangeInFront:

- (void) arrangeInFront: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


beginModalSessionForWindow:

- (NSModalSession) beginModalSessionForWindow: (NSWindow*)theWindow;

Description forthcoming.


beginSheet:modalForWindow:modalDelegate:didEndSelector:contextInfo:

- (void) beginSheet: (NSWindow*)sheet modalForWindow: (NSWindow*)docWindow modalDelegate: (id)modalDelegate didEndSelector: (SEL)didEndSelector contextInfo: (void*)contextInfo;

Description forthcoming.


changeWindowsItem:title:filename:

- (void) changeWindowsItem: (NSWindow*)aWindow title: (NSString*)aString filename: (BOOL)isFilename;

Description forthcoming.


context

- (NSGraphicsContext*) context;

Description forthcoming.


currentEvent

- (NSEvent*) currentEvent;

Description forthcoming.


deactivate

- (void) deactivate;

Description forthcoming.


delegate

- (id) delegate;

Description forthcoming.


discardEventsMatchingMask:beforeEvent:

- (void) discardEventsMatchingMask: (unsigned int)mask beforeEvent: (NSEvent*)lastEvent;

Description forthcoming.


encodeWithCoder:

- (void) encodeWithCoder: (NSCoder*)aCoder;

Description forthcoming.


endModalSession:

- (void) endModalSession: (NSModalSession)theSession;

Description forthcoming.


endSheet:

- (void) endSheet: (NSWindow*)sheet;

Description forthcoming.


endSheet:returnCode:

- (void) endSheet: (NSWindow*)sheet returnCode: (int)returnCode;

Description forthcoming.


finishLaunching

- (void) finishLaunching;

Description forthcoming.


hide:

- (void) hide: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


hideOtherApplications:

- (void) hideOtherApplications: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


initWithCoder:

- (id) initWithCoder: (NSCoder*)aDecoder;

Description forthcoming.


isActive

- (BOOL) isActive;

Description forthcoming.


isHidden

- (BOOL) isHidden;

Description forthcoming.


isRunning

- (BOOL) isRunning;

Description forthcoming.


keyWindow

- (NSWindow*) keyWindow;

Description forthcoming.


mainMenu

- (NSMenu*) mainMenu;

Description forthcoming.


mainWindow

- (NSWindow*) mainWindow;

Description forthcoming.


makeWindowsPerform:inOrder:

- (NSWindow*) makeWindowsPerform: (SEL)aSelector inOrder: (BOOL)flag;

Description forthcoming.


miniaturizeAll:

- (void) miniaturizeAll: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


modalWindow

- (NSWindow*) modalWindow;

Returns the window that is part of the current modal session, if any.


nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:

- (NSEvent*) nextEventMatchingMask: (unsigned int)mask untilDate: (NSDate*)expiration inMode: (NSString*)mode dequeue: (BOOL)flag;

Description forthcoming.


orderFrontColorPanel:

- (void) orderFrontColorPanel: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


orderFrontDataLinkPanel:

- (void) orderFrontDataLinkPanel: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


orderFrontHelpPanel:

- (void) orderFrontHelpPanel: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


orderFrontStandardAboutPanel:

- (void) orderFrontStandardAboutPanel: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


orderFrontStandardAboutPanelWithOptions:

- (void) orderFrontStandardAboutPanelWithOptions: (NSDictionary*)dictionary;

Description forthcoming.


orderFrontStandardInfoPanel:

- (void) orderFrontStandardInfoPanel: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


orderFrontStandardInfoPanelWithOptions:

- (void) orderFrontStandardInfoPanelWithOptions: (NSDictionary*)dictionary;

Description forthcoming.


postEvent:atStart:

- (void) postEvent: (NSEvent*)event atStart: (BOOL)flag;

Description forthcoming.


preventWindowOrdering

- (void) preventWindowOrdering;

Description forthcoming.


registerServicesMenuSendTypes:returnTypes:

- (void) registerServicesMenuSendTypes: (NSArray*)sendTypes returnTypes: (NSArray*)returnTypes;

Description forthcoming.


removeWindowsItem:

- (void) removeWindowsItem: (NSWindow*)aWindow;

Description forthcoming.


reportException:

- (void) reportException: (NSException*)anException;

Description forthcoming.


run

- (void) run;

Description forthcoming.


runModalForWindow:

- (int) runModalForWindow: (NSWindow*)theWindow;

Description forthcoming.


runModalForWindow:relativeToWindow:

- (int) runModalForWindow: (NSWindow*)theWindow relativeToWindow: (NSWindow*)docWindow;

Description forthcoming.


runModalSession:

- (int) runModalSession: (NSModalSession)theSession;

Processes one event for a modal session described by the theSession variable. Before processing the event, it makes the session window key and orders the window front, so there is no need to do this separately. When finished, it returns the state of the session (i.e. whether it is still running or has been stopped, etc)


runPageLayout:

- (void) runPageLayout: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


sendAction:to:from:

- (BOOL) sendAction: (SEL)aSelector to: (id)aTarget from: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


sendEvent:

- (void) sendEvent: (NSEvent*)theEvent;

Description forthcoming.


servicesMenu

- (NSMenu*) servicesMenu;

Description forthcoming.


servicesProvider

- (id) servicesProvider;

Description forthcoming.


setAppleMenu:

- (void) setAppleMenu: (NSMenu*)aMenu;

Description forthcoming.


setApplicationIconImage:

- (void) setApplicationIconImage: (NSImage*)anImage;

Description forthcoming.


setDelegate:

- (void) setDelegate: (id)anObject;

Description forthcoming.


setMainMenu:

- (void) setMainMenu: (NSMenu*)aMenu;

Description forthcoming.


setServicesMenu:

- (void) setServicesMenu: (NSMenu*)aMenu;

Description forthcoming.


setServicesProvider:

- (void) setServicesProvider: (id)anObject;

Description forthcoming.


setWindowsMenu:

- (void) setWindowsMenu: (NSMenu*)aMenu;

Description forthcoming.


setWindowsNeedUpdate:

- (void) setWindowsNeedUpdate: (BOOL)flag;

Description forthcoming.


stop:

- (void) stop: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


stopModal

- (void) stopModal;

Description forthcoming.


stopModalWithCode:

- (void) stopModalWithCode: (int)returnCode;

Description forthcoming.


targetForAction:

- (id) targetForAction: (SEL)aSelector;

Returns the target object that will respond to aSelector, if any. The method first checks if any of the key window's first responders, the key window or its delegate responds. Next it checks the main window in the same way. Finally it checks the receiver (NSApplication) and it's delegate.


targetForAction:to:from:

- (id) targetForAction: (SEL)theAction to: (id)theTarget from: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


terminate:

- (void) terminate: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


tryToPerform:with:

- (BOOL) tryToPerform: (SEL)aSelector with: (id)anObject;

Description forthcoming.


unhide:

- (void) unhide: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


unhideAllApplications:

- (void) unhideAllApplications: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


unhideWithoutActivation

- (void) unhideWithoutActivation;

Description forthcoming.


updateWindows

- (void) updateWindows;

Description forthcoming.


updateWindowsItem:

- (void) updateWindowsItem: (NSWindow*)aWindow;

Description forthcoming.


validRequestorForSendType:returnType:

- (id) validRequestorForSendType: (NSString*)sendType returnType: (NSString*)returnType;

Description forthcoming.


windowWithWindowNumber:

- (NSWindow*) windowWithWindowNumber: (int)windowNum;

Description forthcoming.


windows

- (NSArray*) windows;

Description forthcoming.


windowsMenu

- (NSMenu*) windowsMenu;

Description forthcoming.


Software documentation for the NSObject(NSServicesRequests) informal protocol

NSObject(NSServicesRequests)

Declared in:
AppKit/NSApplication.h
Standards:

Description forthcoming.

Method summary

iconWindow

- (NSWindow*) iconWindow;

Description forthcoming.


readSelectionFromPasteboard:

- (BOOL) readSelectionFromPasteboard: (NSPasteboard*)pboard;

Description forthcoming.


writeSelectionToPasteboard:types:

- (BOOL) writeSelectionToPasteboard: (NSPasteboard*)pboard types: (NSArray*)types;

Description forthcoming.


Software documentation for the GSAppDelegateProtocol protocol

GSAppDelegateProtocol

Declared in:
AppKit/NSApplication.h
Standards:

Description forthcoming.

Method summary

application:openFile:

- (BOOL) application: (NSApplication*)app openFile: (NSString*)filename;

Description forthcoming.


application:openFileWithoutUI:

- (BOOL) application: (NSApplication*)app openFileWithoutUI: (NSString*)filename;

Description forthcoming.


application:openTempFile:

- (BOOL) application: (NSApplication*)app openTempFile: (NSString*)filename;

Description forthcoming.


application:printFile:

- (BOOL) application: (NSApplication*)theApplication printFile: (NSString*)filename;

Description forthcoming.


applicationDidBecomeActive:

- (void) applicationDidBecomeActive: (NSNotification*)aNotification;

Description forthcoming.


applicationDidFinishLaunching:

- (void) applicationDidFinishLaunching: (NSNotification*)aNotification;

Description forthcoming.


applicationDidHide:

- (void) applicationDidHide: (NSNotification*)aNotification;

Description forthcoming.


applicationDidResignActive:

- (void) applicationDidResignActive: (NSNotification*)aNotification;

Description forthcoming.


applicationDidUnhide:

- (void) applicationDidUnhide: (NSNotification*)aNotification;

Description forthcoming.


applicationDidUpdate:

- (void) applicationDidUpdate: (NSNotification*)aNotification;

Description forthcoming.


applicationOpenUntitledFile:

- (BOOL) applicationOpenUntitledFile: (NSApplication*)app;

Description forthcoming.


applicationShouldOpenUntitledFile:

- (BOOL) applicationShouldOpenUntitledFile: (NSApplication*)sender;

Description forthcoming.


applicationShouldTerminate:

- (BOOL) applicationShouldTerminate: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


applicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed:

- (BOOL) applicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed: (id)sender;

Description forthcoming.


applicationWillBecomeActive:

- (void) applicationWillBecomeActive: (NSNotification*)aNotification;

Description forthcoming.


applicationWillFinishLaunching:

- (void) applicationWillFinishLaunching: (NSNotification*)aNotification;

Description forthcoming.


applicationWillHide:

- (void) applicationWillHide: (NSNotification*)aNotification;

Description forthcoming.


applicationWillResignActive:

- (void) applicationWillResignActive: (NSNotification*)aNotification;

Description forthcoming.


applicationWillTerminate:

- (void) applicationWillTerminate: (NSNotification*)aNotification;

Description forthcoming.


applicationWillUnhide:

- (void) applicationWillUnhide: (NSNotification*)aNotification;

Description forthcoming.


applicationWillUpdate:

- (void) applicationWillUpdate: (NSNotification*)aNotification;

Description forthcoming.



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