MonobjcMonobjc Documented Class Library
NSDocumentController Class
NamespacesMonobjc.AppKitNSDocumentController

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public class NSDocumentController : NSObject, 
	IManagedWrapper, INSCoding, INSUserInterfaceValidations
Public Class NSDocumentController _
	Inherits NSObject _
	Implements IManagedWrapper, INSCoding, INSUserInterfaceValidations
public ref class NSDocumentController : public NSObject, 
	IManagedWrapper, INSCoding, INSUserInterfaceValidations
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NSDocumentController(NSCoder)

Returns an object initialized from data in a given unarchiver. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)decoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSDocumentController()()()()
Initializes a new instance of the NSDocumentController class.

NSDocumentController(IntPtr)
Initializes a new instance of the NSDocumentController class.

NSDocumentController(String, Object, array<Object>[]()[][])
Initializes a new instance of the NSDocumentController class.

AddDocument(NSDocument)

Adds the given document to the list of open documents.

Original signature is '- (void)addDocument:(NSDocument *)document'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


AddObserverForKeyPathOptionsContext(NSObject, NSString, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, IntPtr)

Registers anObserver to receive KVO notifications for the specified key-path relative to the receiver.

Original signature is '- (void)addObserver:(NSObject *)anObserver forKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath options:(NSKeyValueObservingOptions)options context:(void *)context'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Alloc()()()()
Allocates a new native instance.
(Inherited from Id.)
AttributeKeys

Returns an array of NSString objects containing the names of immutable values that instances of the receiver's class contain.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)attributeKeys'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
AutoContentAccessingProxy

Creates and returns an autoreleased proxy for the receiving object

Original signature is '- (id)autoContentAccessingProxy'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Autorelease()()()()

Adds the receiver to the current autorelease pool.

Original signature is '- (id)autorelease'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from Id.)
AutosavingDelay

Returns the time interval in seconds for periodic autosaving.

Original signature is '- (NSTimeInterval)autosavingDelay'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


AwakeAfterUsingCoder(NSCoder)

Overridden by subclasses to substitute another object in place of the object that was decoded and subsequently received this message.

Original signature is '- (id)awakeAfterUsingCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
BindToObjectWithKeyPathOptions(NSString, Id, NSString, NSDictionary)

Establishes a binding between a given property of the receiver and the property of a given object specified by a given key path.

Original signature is '- (void)bind:(NSString *)binding toObject:(id)observableController withKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath options:(NSDictionary *)options'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
CastAs<(Of <<'(T>)>>)()()()()
Try to cast the current instance to the given type. The cast is dynamically tested for safety.
(Inherited from Id.)
CastTo<(Of <<'(T>)>>)()()()()
Cast the current instance to the given type. The cast is dynamically tested for safety.
(Inherited from Id.)
Class

Gets the class of the underlying instance.

(Inherited from Id.)
ClassCode

Returns the receiver's Apple event type code, as stored in the NSScriptClassDescription object for the object’s class.

Original signature is '- (FourCharCode)classCode'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ClassDescription

Returns an object containing information about the attributes and relationships of the receiver’s class.

Original signature is '- (NSClassDescription *)classDescription'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ClassForArchiver

Overridden by subclasses to substitute a class other than its own during archiving.

Original signature is '- (Class)classForArchiver'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ClassForCoder

Overridden by subclasses to substitute a class other than its own during coding.

Original signature is '- (Class)classForCoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ClassForKeyedArchiver

Overridden by subclasses to substitute a new class for instances during keyed archiving.

Original signature is '- (Class)classForKeyedArchiver'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ClassForPortCoder

Overridden by subclasses to substitute a class other than its own for distribution encoding.

Original signature is '- (Class)classForPortCoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ClassName

Returns a string containing the name of the class.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)className'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ClearRecentDocuments(Id)

Empties the recent documents list for the application.

Original signature is '- (IBAction)clearRecentDocuments:(id)sender'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


CloseAllDocumentsWithDelegateDidCloseAllSelectorContextInfo(Id, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Iterates through all the open documents and tries to close them one by one using the specified delegate.

Original signature is '- (void)closeAllDocumentsWithDelegate:(id)delegate didCloseAllSelector:(SEL)didCloseAllSelector contextInfo:(void *)contextInfo'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


CoerceValueForKey(Id, NSString)

Uses type info from the class description and NSScriptCoercionHandler to attempt to convert value for key to the proper type, if necessary.

Original signature is '- (id)coerceValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ConformsToProtocol(IntPtr)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver conforms to a given protocol. (required)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)conformsToProtocol:(Protocol *)aProtocol'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Copy()()()()

Returns the object returned by copyWithZone:, where the zone is nil.

Original signature is '- (id)copy'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
CopyScriptingValueForKeyWithProperties(Id, NSString, NSDictionary)

Creates and returns one or more scripting objects to be inserted into the specified relationship by copying the passed-in value and setting the properties in the copied object or objects.

Original signature is '- (id)copyScriptingValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key withProperties:(NSDictionary *)properties'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
CurrentDirectory

Returns the directory path to be used as the starting point in the Open panel.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)currentDirectory'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


CurrentDocument

Returns the NSDocument object associated with the main window.

Original signature is '- (id)currentDocument'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Dealloc()()()()

Deallocates the memory occupied by the receiver.

Original signature is '- (void)dealloc'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
DefaultType

Returns the name of the document type that should be used when creating new documents.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)defaultType'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


Description

Returns a string that describes the contents of the receiver. (required)

Original signature is '- (NSString *)description'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
DictionaryWithValuesForKeys(NSArray)

Returns a dictionary containing the property values identified by each of the keys in a given array.

Original signature is '- (NSDictionary *)dictionaryWithValuesForKeys:(NSArray *)keys'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
DidChangeValueForKey(NSString)

Invoked to inform the receiver that the value of a given property has changed.

Original signature is '- (void)didChangeValueForKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
DidChangeValueForKeyWithSetMutationUsingObjects(NSString, NSKeyValueSetMutationKind, NSSet)

Invoked to inform the receiver that the specified change was made to a specified unordered to-many relationship.

Original signature is '- (void)didChangeValueForKey:(NSString *)key withSetMutation:(NSKeyValueSetMutationKind)mutationKind usingObjects:(NSSet *)objects'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
DidChangeValuesAtIndexesForKey(NSKeyValueChange, NSIndexSet, NSString)

Invoked to inform the receiver that the specified change has occurred on the indexes for a specified ordered to-many relationship.

Original signature is '- (void)didChange:(NSKeyValueChange)change valuesAtIndexes:(NSIndexSet *)indexes forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
DisplayNameForType(NSString)

Returns the descriptive name for the specified document type, which is used in the File Format pop-up menu of the Save As dialog.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)displayNameForType:(NSString *)documentTypeName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Dispose()()()()
Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.
(Inherited from Id.)
Dispose(Boolean)
Releases unmanaged and - optionally - managed resources
(Inherited from Id.)
DocumentClassForType(NSString)

Returns the NSDocument subclass associated with a given document type.

Original signature is '- (Class)documentClassForType:(NSString *)documentTypeName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


DocumentClassNames

Returns the names of NSDocument subclasses supported by this application.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)documentClassNames'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


DocumentForFileName(NSString) Obsolete.

Returns the document object for the file in which the document data is stored. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.4. Use documentForURL: instead.)

Original signature is '- (id)documentForFileName:(NSString *)fileName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


DocumentForURL(NSURL)

Returns, for a given URL, the open document whose file or file package is located by the URL, or nil if there is no such open document.

Original signature is '- (id)documentForURL:(NSURL *)absoluteURL'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


DocumentForWindow(NSWindow)

Returns the document object whose window controller owns a specified window.

Original signature is '- (id)documentForWindow:(NSWindow *)window'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Documents

Returns the NSDocument objects managed by the receiver.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)documents'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


DoesNotRecognizeSelector(IntPtr)

Handles messages the receiver doesn’t recognize.

Original signature is '- (void)doesNotRecognizeSelector:(SEL)aSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
EncodeWithCoder(NSCoder)

Encodes the receiver using a given archiver. (required)

Original signature is '- (void)encodeWithCoder:(NSCoder *)encoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Equals(Id)
Indicates whether the current object is equal to another object of the same type.
(Inherited from Id.)
Equals(Object)
Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object.
(Inherited from Id.)
ExposedBindings

Returns an array containing the bindings exposed by the receiver.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)exposedBindings'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
FileExtensionsFromType(NSString) Obsolete.

Returns the allowable file extensions for the given document type. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.5. Use the NSDocument method fileNameExtensionForType:saveOperation: instead.)

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)fileExtensionsFromType:(NSString *)documentTypeName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


FileNamesFromRunningOpenPanel Obsolete.

Returns a selection of files chosen by the user in the Open panel. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.4. Use URLsFromRunningOpenPanel instead.)

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)fileNamesFromRunningOpenPanel'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Finalize()()()()
Releases unmanaged resources and performs other cleanup operations before the Id is reclaimed by garbage collection.
(Inherited from Id.)
ForwardingTargetForSelector(IntPtr)

Returns the object to which unrecognized messages should first be directed.

Original signature is '- (id)forwardingTargetForSelector:(SEL)aSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ForwardInvocation(NSInvocation)

Overridden by subclasses to forward messages to other objects.

Original signature is '- (void)forwardInvocation:(NSInvocation *)anInvocation'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
GetHashCode()()()()
Serves as a hash function for a particular type.
(Inherited from Id.)
GetInstanceVariable<(Of <<'(T>)>>)(String)
Gets the instance variable of the specified name.
(Inherited from Id.)
GetType()()()()
Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object.)
HasEditedDocuments

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver has any documents with unsaved changes.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)hasEditedDocuments'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Hash

Returns an integer that can be used as a table address in a hash table structure. (required)

Original signature is '- (NSUInteger)hash'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
InfoForBinding(NSString)

Returns a dictionary describing the receiver’s binding.

Original signature is '- (NSDictionary *)infoForBinding:(NSString *)binding'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Init()()()()

Implemented by subclasses to initialize a new object (the receiver) immediately after memory for it has been allocated.

Original signature is '- (id)init'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
InitWithCoder(NSCoder)

Returns an object initialized from data in a given unarchiver. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)decoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


InsertValueAtIndexInPropertyWithKey(Id, NSUInteger, NSString)

Inserts an object at the specified index in the collection specified by the passed key.

Original signature is '- (void)insertValue:(id)value atIndex:(NSUInteger)index inPropertyWithKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
InsertValueInPropertyWithKey(Id, NSString)

Inserts an object in the collection specified by the passed key.

Original signature is '- (void)insertValue:(id)value inPropertyWithKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
InverseForRelationshipKey(NSString)

For a given key that defines the name of the relationship from the receiver’s class to another class, returns the name of the relationship from the other class to the receiver’s class.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)inverseForRelationshipKey:(NSString *)relationshipKey'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
IsEqual(Id)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver and a given object are equal. (required)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)isEqual:(id)anObject'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
IsKindOfClass(Class)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver is an instance of given class or an instance of any class that inherits from that class. (required)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)isKindOfClass:(Class)aClass'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
IsMemberOfClass(Class)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver is an instance of a given class. (required)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)isMemberOfClass:(Class)aClass'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
IsProxy

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver does not descend from NSObject. (required)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)isProxy'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
MakeDocumentForURLWithContentsOfURLOfTypeError(NSURL, NSURL, NSString, NSError%)

Instantiates a document located by a URL, of a specified type, but by reading the contents for the document from another URL, and returns it if successful.

Original signature is '- (id)makeDocumentForURL:(NSURL *)absoluteDocumentURL withContentsOfURL:(NSURL *)absoluteDocumentContentsURL ofType:(NSString *)typeName error:(NSError **)outError'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


MakeDocumentWithContentsOfFileOfType(NSString, NSString) Obsolete.

Creates and returns a document object of a given document type from the contents of a file. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.4. Use makeDocumentWithContentsOfURL:ofType:error: instead.)

Original signature is '- (id)makeDocumentWithContentsOfFile:(NSString *)fileName ofType:(NSString *)docType'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


MakeDocumentWithContentsOfURLOfType(NSURL, NSString) Obsolete.

Creates and returns a ocument object for the given document type from the contents of a given URL. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.4. Use makeDocumentWithContentsOfURL:ofType:error: instead.)

Original signature is '- (id)makeDocumentWithContentsOfURL:(NSURL *)aURL ofType:(NSString *)docType'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


MakeDocumentWithContentsOfURLOfTypeError(NSURL, NSString, NSError%)

Instantiates a document located by a URL, of a specified type, and returns it if successful.

Original signature is '- (id)makeDocumentWithContentsOfURL:(NSURL *)absoluteURL ofType:(NSString *)typeName error:(NSError **)outError'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


MakeUntitledDocumentOfType(NSString) Obsolete.

Creates and returns a document object for document type. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.4. Use makeUntitledDocumentOfType:error: instead.)

Original signature is '- (id)makeUntitledDocumentOfType:(NSString *)type'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


MakeUntitledDocumentOfTypeError(NSString, NSError%)

Instantiates a new untitled document of the specified type and returns it if successful.

Original signature is '- (id)makeUntitledDocumentOfType:(NSString *)typeName error:(NSError **)outError'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


MaximumRecentDocumentCount

Returns the maximum number of items that may be presented in the standard Open Recent menu.

Original signature is '- (NSUInteger)maximumRecentDocumentCount'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


MemberwiseClone()()()()
Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.
(Inherited from Object.)
MethodForSelector(IntPtr)

Locates and returns the address of the receiver’s implementation of a method so it can be called as a function.

Original signature is '- (IMP)methodForSelector:(SEL)aSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
MethodSignatureForSelector(IntPtr)

Returns an NSMethodSignature object that contains a description of the method identified by a given selector.

Original signature is '- (NSMethodSignature *)methodSignatureForSelector:(SEL)aSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
MutableArrayValueForKey(NSString)

Returns a mutable array proxy that provides read-write access to an ordered to-many relationship specified by a given key.

Original signature is '- (NSMutableArray *)mutableArrayValueForKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
MutableArrayValueForKeyPath(NSString)

Returns a mutable array that provides read-write access to the ordered to-many relationship specified by a given key path.

Original signature is '- (NSMutableArray *)mutableArrayValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
MutableCopy()()()()

Returns the object returned by mutableCopyWithZone: where the zone is nil.

Original signature is '- (id)mutableCopy'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
MutableSetValueForKey(NSString)

Returns a mutable set proxy that provides read-write access to the unordered to-many relationship specified by a given key.

Original signature is '- (NSMutableSet *)mutableSetValueForKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
MutableSetValueForKeyPath(NSString)

Returns a mutable set that provides read-write access to the unordered to-many relationship specified by a given key path.

Original signature is '- (NSMutableSet *)mutableSetValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
NativePointer
Gets or sets the native pointer.
(Inherited from Id.)
NewDocument(Id)

An action method invoked by the New menu command, this method creates a new NSDocument object and adds it to the list of such objects managed by the document controller.

Original signature is '- (IBAction)newDocument:(id)sender'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NewScriptingObjectOfClassForValueForKeyWithContentsValueProperties(Class, NSString, Id, NSDictionary)

Creates and returns an instance of a scriptable class, setting its contents and properties, for insertion into the relationship identified by the key.

Original signature is '- (id)newScriptingObjectOfClass:(Class)class forValueForKey:(NSString *)key withContentsValue:(id)contentsValue properties:(NSDictionary *)properties'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
NoteNewRecentDocument(NSDocument)

This method is called by NSDocument objects at appropriate times for managing the recent-documents list.

Original signature is '- (void)noteNewRecentDocument:(NSDocument *)aDocument'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NoteNewRecentDocumentURL(NSURL)

This method should be called by applications not based on NSDocument when they open or save documents identified by the given URL.

Original signature is '- (void)noteNewRecentDocumentURL:(NSURL *)aURL'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSDocumentControllerClass
Static field for a quick access to the NSDocumentController class.

ObservationInfo

Returns a pointer that identifies information about all of the observers that are registered with the receiver.

Original signature is '- (void *)observationInfo'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ObserveValueForKeyPathOfObjectChangeContext(NSString, Id, NSDictionary, IntPtr)

This message is sent to the receiver when the value at the specified key path relative to the given object has changed.

Original signature is '- (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath ofObject:(id)object change:(NSDictionary *)change context:(void *)context'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
OpenDocument(Id)

An action method invoked by the Open menu command, it runs the modal Open panel and, based on the selected filenames, creates one or more NSDocument objects from the contents of the files.

Original signature is '- (IBAction)openDocument:(id)sender'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


OpenDocumentWithContentsOfFileDisplay(NSString, Boolean) Obsolete.

Returns a document object created from the contents of a given file and optionally displays it. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.4. Use openDocumentWithContentsOfURL:display:error: instead.)

Original signature is '- (id)openDocumentWithContentsOfFile:(NSString *)fileName display:(BOOL)flag'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


OpenDocumentWithContentsOfURLDisplay(NSURL, Boolean) Obsolete.

Returns a document object created from the contents of a given URL and optionally displays it. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.4. Use openDocumentWithContentsOfURL:display:error: instead.)

Original signature is '- (id)openDocumentWithContentsOfURL:(NSURL *)aURL display:(BOOL)flag'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


OpenDocumentWithContentsOfURLDisplayError(NSURL, Boolean, NSError%)

Opens a document located by the given URL presents its user interface if requested, and returns the document if successful.

Original signature is '- (id)openDocumentWithContentsOfURL:(NSURL *)absoluteURL display:(BOOL)displayDocument error:(NSError **)outError'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


OpenUntitledDocumentAndDisplayError(Boolean, NSError%)

Creates a new untitled document, presents its user interface if displayDocument is YES, and returns the document if successful.

Original signature is '- (id)openUntitledDocumentAndDisplay:(BOOL)displayDocument error:(NSError **)outError'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


OpenUntitledDocumentOfTypeDisplay(NSString, Boolean) Obsolete.

Returns a document object instantiated from the subclass of the given document type and optionally displays it. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.4. Use openUntitledDocumentAndDisplay:error: with defaultType instead.)

Original signature is '- (id)openUntitledDocumentOfType:(NSString *)docType display:(BOOL)display'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


OptionDescriptionsForBinding(NSString)

Returns an array describing the options for the specified binding.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)optionDescriptionsForBinding:(NSString *)binding'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelector(IntPtr)

Sends a specified message to the receiver and returns the result of the message. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorInBackgroundWithObject(IntPtr, Id)

Invokes a method of the receiver on a new background thread.

Original signature is '- (void)performSelectorInBackground:(SEL)aSelector withObject:(id)arg'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorOnMainThreadWithObjectWaitUntilDone(IntPtr, Id, Boolean)

Invokes a method of the receiver on the main thread using the default mode.

Original signature is '- (void)performSelectorOnMainThread:(SEL)aSelector withObject:(id)arg waitUntilDone:(BOOL)wait'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorOnMainThreadWithObjectWaitUntilDoneModes(IntPtr, Id, Boolean, NSArray)

Invokes a method of the receiver on the main thread using the specified modes.

Original signature is '- (void)performSelectorOnMainThread:(SEL)aSelector withObject:(id)arg waitUntilDone:(BOOL)wait modes:(NSArray *)array'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorOnThreadWithObjectWaitUntilDone(IntPtr, NSThread, Id, Boolean)

Invokes a method of the receiver on the specified thread using the default mode.

Original signature is '- (void)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector onThread:(NSThread *)thr withObject:(id)arg waitUntilDone:(BOOL)wait'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorOnThreadWithObjectWaitUntilDoneModes(IntPtr, NSThread, Id, Boolean, NSArray)

Invokes a method of the receiver on the specified thread using the specified modes.

Original signature is '- (void)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector onThread:(NSThread *)thr withObject:(id)arg waitUntilDone:(BOOL)wait modes:(NSArray *)array'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorWithObject(IntPtr, Id)

Sends a message to the receiver with an object as the argument. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector withObject:(id)anObject'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorWithObjectAfterDelay(IntPtr, Id, Double)

Invokes a method of the receiver on the current thread using the default mode after a delay.

Original signature is '- (void)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector withObject:(id)anArgument afterDelay:(NSTimeInterval)delay'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorWithObjectAfterDelayInModes(IntPtr, Id, Double, NSArray)

Invokes a method of the receiver on the current thread using the specified modes after a delay.

Original signature is '- (void)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector withObject:(id)anArgument afterDelay:(NSTimeInterval)delay inModes:(NSArray *)modes'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorWithObjectWithObject(IntPtr, Id, Id)

Sends a message to the receiver with two objects as arguments. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector withObject:(id)anObject withObject:(id)anotherObject'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PresentError(NSError)

Presents an error alert to the user as a modal panel.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)presentError:(NSError *)error'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


PresentErrorModalForWindowDelegateDidPresentSelectorContextInfo(NSError, NSWindow, Id, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Presents an error alert to the user as a modal panel.

Original signature is '- (void)presentError:(NSError *)error modalForWindow:(NSWindow *)window delegate:(id)delegate didPresentSelector:(SEL)didPresentSelector contextInfo:(void *)contextInfo'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


RecentDocumentURLs

Returns the list of recent-document URLs.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)recentDocumentURLs'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Release()()()()

Decrements the receiver�s reference count.

Original signature is '- (oneway void)release'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from Id.)
RemoveDocument(NSDocument)

Removes the given document from the list of open documents.

Original signature is '- (void)removeDocument:(NSDocument *)document'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


RemoveObserverForKeyPath(NSObject, NSString)

Stops a given object from receiving change notifications for the property specified by a given key-path relative to the receiver.

Original signature is '- (void)removeObserver:(NSObject *)anObserver forKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
RemoveValueAtIndexFromPropertyWithKey(NSUInteger, NSString)

Removes the object at the specified index from the collection specified by the passed key.

Original signature is '- (void)removeValueAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index fromPropertyWithKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ReopenDocumentForURLWithContentsOfURLError(NSURL, NSURL, NSError%)

Reopens an autosaved document located by a URL, by reading the contents for the document from another URL, presents its user interface, and returns YES if successful.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)reopenDocumentForURL:(NSURL *)absoluteDocumentURL withContentsOfURL:(NSURL *)absoluteDocumentContentsURL error:(NSError **)outError'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


ReplacementObjectForArchiver(NSArchiver)

Overridden by subclasses to substitute another object for itself during archiving.

Original signature is '- (id)replacementObjectForArchiver:(NSArchiver *)anArchiver'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ReplacementObjectForCoder(NSCoder)

Overridden by subclasses to substitute another object for itself during encoding.

Original signature is '- (id)replacementObjectForCoder:(NSCoder *)aCoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ReplacementObjectForKeyedArchiver(NSKeyedArchiver)

Overridden by subclasses to substitute another object for itself during keyed archiving.

Original signature is '- (id)replacementObjectForKeyedArchiver:(NSKeyedArchiver *)archiver'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ReplacementObjectForPortCoder(NSPortCoder)

Overridden by subclasses to substitute another object or a copy for itself during distribution encoding.

Original signature is '- (id)replacementObjectForPortCoder:(NSPortCoder *)aCoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ReplaceValueAtIndexInPropertyWithKeyWithValue(NSUInteger, NSString, Id)

Replaces the object at the specified index in the collection specified by the passed key.

Original signature is '- (void)replaceValueAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index inPropertyWithKey:(NSString *)key withValue:(id)value'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
RespondsToSelector(IntPtr)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver implements or inherits a method that can respond to a specified message. (required)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)respondsToSelector:(SEL)aSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
RespondsToSelector(String)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver implements or inherits a method that can respond to a specified message.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)respondsToSelector:(SEL)aSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Retain()()()()

Increments the receiver�s reference count.

Original signature is '- (id)retain'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from Id.)
RetainCount

Returns the receiver’s reference count. (required)

Original signature is '- (NSUInteger)retainCount'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ReviewUnsavedDocumentsWithAlertTitleCancellableDelegateDidReviewAllSelectorContextInfo(NSString, Boolean, Id, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Displays an alert dialog asking if the user wants to review unsaved documents (only if there are two or more unsaved documents), quit regardless of unsaved documents, or (if the choice is allowed) cancel the impending save operation.

Original signature is '- (void)reviewUnsavedDocumentsWithAlertTitle:(NSString *)title cancellable:(BOOL)cancellable delegate:(id)delegate didReviewAllSelector:(SEL)didReviewAllSelector contextInfo:(void *)contextInfo'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


RunModalOpenPanelForTypes(NSOpenPanel, NSArray)

Invokes the NSOpenPanelrunModalForTypes: method, passing the openPanel object and the file extensions associated with a document type.

Original signature is '- (NSInteger)runModalOpenPanel:(NSOpenPanel *)openPanel forTypes:(NSArray *)extensions'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


SafeCastAs<(Of <<'(TInstance>)>>)(Id)
Try to cast the current instance to the given type. The cast is dynamically tested for safety.
(Inherited from IdExtensions.)
SafeCastTo<(Of <<'(TInstance>)>>)(Id)
Cast the current instance to the given type. the cast is dynamically tested for safety
(Inherited from IdExtensions.)
SafeRelease(Id)

Performs a safe release operation on the given instance.

The equivalent code is:

CopyC#
if (instance != null) instance.Release();
(Inherited from IdExtensions.)
SaveAllDocuments(Id)

As the action method invoked by the Save All command, saves all open documents of the application that need to be saved.

Original signature is '- (IBAction)saveAllDocuments:(id)sender'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ScriptingProperties

Returns an NSString-keyed dictionary of the receiver's scriptable properties.

Original signature is '- (NSDictionary *)scriptingProperties'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ScriptingValueForSpecifier(NSScriptObjectSpecifier)

Given an object specifier, returns the specified object or objects in the receiving container.

Original signature is '- (id)scriptingValueForSpecifier:(NSScriptObjectSpecifier *)objectSpecifier'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Self

Returns the receiver. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)self'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SendMessage(String, array<Object>[]()[][])
Sends a message to this receiver (either a Class or an object instance).
(Inherited from Id.)
SendMessageSuper(Class, String, array<Object>[]()[][])

Sends a message to the super instance of this receiver.

(Inherited from Id.)
SendMessageSuperVarArgs(Class, String, array<Object>[]()[][])

Sends a message to the super instance of this receiver.

The last parameter passed must be an object array that contains the variable list of arguments

(Inherited from Id.)
SendMessageVarArgs(String, array<Object>[]()[][])

Sends a message to this receiver (either a Class or an object instance).

The last parameter passed must be an object array that contains the variable list of arguments

(Inherited from Id.)
SetInstanceVariable<(Of <<'(T>)>>)(String, T)
Sets the instance variable of the specified name.
(Inherited from Id.)
SetNilValueForKey(NSString)

Invoked by setValue:forKey: when it’s given a nil value for a scalar value (such as an int or float).

Original signature is '- (void)setNilValueForKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Id, NSString)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(String, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Int16, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Int64, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Int32, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Single, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Double, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Char, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Boolean, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKeyPath(Id, NSString)

Sets the value for the property identified by a given key path to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForUndefinedKey(Id, NSString)

Invoked by setValue:forKey: when it finds no property for a given key.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forUndefinedKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValuesForKeysWithDictionary(NSDictionary)

Sets properties of the receiver with values from a given dictionary, using its keys to identify the properties.

Original signature is '- (void)setValuesForKeysWithDictionary:(NSDictionary *)keyedValues'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SharedDocumentController

Returns the shared NSDocumentController instance.

Original signature is '+ (id)sharedDocumentController'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ShouldCreateUI Obsolete.

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the window controllers of a document should be created when the document is created. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.4. Use the display parameter of openUntitledDocumentAndDisplay:error: or openDocumentWithContentsOfURL:display:error: instead.)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)shouldCreateUI'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Superclass

Returns the class object for the receiver’s superclass. (required)

Original signature is '- (Class)superclass'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ToManyRelationshipKeys

Returns array containing the keys for the to-many relationship properties of the receiver.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)toManyRelationshipKeys'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ToOneRelationshipKeys

Returns the keys for the to-one relationship properties of the receiver, if any.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)toOneRelationshipKeys'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ToString()()()()
Returns a String that represents this instance.
(Inherited from NSObject.)
TypeForContentsOfURLError(NSURL, NSError%)

Returns, for a specified URL, the name of the document type that should be used when opening the document at that location, if successful.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)typeForContentsOfURL:(NSURL *)inAbsoluteURL error:(NSError **)outError'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


TypeFromFileExtension(NSString) Obsolete.

Returns the document type associated with files having extension fileExtensionOrHFSFileType. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.5. Use typeForContentsOfURL:error: instead.)

Original signature is '- (NSString *)typeFromFileExtension:(NSString *)fileExtensionOrHFSFileType'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Unbind(NSString)

Removes a given binding between the receiver and a controller.

Original signature is '- (void)unbind:(NSString *)binding'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
URLsFromRunningOpenPanel

Creates an NSOpenPanel instance and initializes it appropriately.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)URLsFromRunningOpenPanel'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ValidateUserInterfaceItem(INSValidatedUserInterfaceItem)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a given user interface item should be enabled.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)validateUserInterfaceItem:(id < NSValidatedUserInterfaceItem >)anItem'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ValidateValueForKeyError(Id%, NSString, NSError%)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the value specified by a given pointer is valid for the property identified by a given key.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)validateValue:(id *)ioValue forKey:(NSString *)key error:(NSError **)outError'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValidateValueForKeyPathError(Id%, NSString, NSError%)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the value specified by a given pointer is valid for a given key path relative to the receiver.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)validateValue:(id *)ioValue forKeyPath:(NSString *)inKeyPath error:(NSError **)outError'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValueAtIndexInPropertyWithKey(NSUInteger, NSString)

Retrieves an indexed object from the collection specified by the passed key.

Original signature is '- (id)valueAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index inPropertyWithKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValueClassForBinding(NSString)

Returns the class of the value that will be returned for the specified binding.

Original signature is '- (Class)valueClassForBinding:(NSString *)binding'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValueForKey(NSString)

Returns the value for the property identified by a given key.

Original signature is '- (id)valueForKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValueForKeyPath(NSString)

Returns the value for the derived property identified by a given key path.

Original signature is '- (id)valueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValueForUndefinedKey(NSString)

Invoked by valueForKey: when it finds no property corresponding to a given key.

Original signature is '- (id)valueForUndefinedKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValueWithNameInPropertyWithKey(NSString, NSString)

Retrieves a named object from the collection specified by the passed key.

Original signature is '- (id)valueWithName:(NSString *)name inPropertyWithKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValueWithUniqueIDInPropertyWithKey(Id, NSString)

Retrieves an object by ID from the collection specified by the passed key.

Original signature is '- (id)valueWithUniqueID:(id)uniqueID inPropertyWithKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
WillChangeValueForKey(NSString)

Invoked to inform the receiver that the value of a given property is about to change.

Original signature is '- (void)willChangeValueForKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
WillChangeValueForKeyWithSetMutationUsingObjects(NSString, NSKeyValueSetMutationKind, NSSet)

Invoked to inform the receiver that the specified change is about to be made to a specified unordered to-many relationship.

Original signature is '- (void)willChangeValueForKey:(NSString *)key withSetMutation:(NSKeyValueSetMutationKind)mutationKind usingObjects:(NSSet *)objects'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
WillChangeValuesAtIndexesForKey(NSKeyValueChange, NSIndexSet, NSString)

Invoked to inform the receiver that the specified change is about to be executed at given indexes for a specified ordered to-many relationship.

Original signature is '- (void)willChange:(NSKeyValueChange)change valuesAtIndexes:(NSIndexSet *)indexes forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
WillPresentError(NSError)

Called when the receiver is about to present an error, returns the error that should actually be presented.

Original signature is '- (NSError *)willPresentError:(NSError *)error'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


Zone

Returns a pointer to the zone from which the receiver was allocated. (required)

Original signature is '- (NSZone *)zone'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Inheritance Hierarchy
Object
Id
 NSObject
  NSDocumentController
Version Information
  • Available in Monobjc Bridge: 10.6 (For Mac OS X 10.6 and later), 10.5 (For Mac OS X 10.5 and later)

Assembly: Monobjc.AppKit (Module: Monobjc.AppKit)