MonobjcMonobjc Documented Class Library
NSDictionary Class
NamespacesMonobjc.FoundationNSDictionary

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NSDictionary(NSString)

Initializes a newly allocated dictionary using the keys and values found in a file at a given path.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithContentsOfFile:(NSString *)path'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSDictionary(NSURL)

Initializes a newly allocated dictionary using the keys and values found at a given URL.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithContentsOfURL:(NSURL *)aURL'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSDictionary(NSDictionary)

Initializes a newly allocated dictionary by placing in it the keys and values contained in another given dictionary.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithDictionary:(NSDictionary *)otherDictionary'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSDictionary(NSDictionary, Boolean)

Initializes a newly allocated dictionary using the objects contained in another given dictionary.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithDictionary:(NSDictionary *)otherDictionary copyItems:(BOOL)flag'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSDictionary(NSArray, NSArray)

Initializes a newly allocated dictionary with entries constructed from the contents of the objects and keys arrays.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithObjects:(NSArray *)objects forKeys:(NSArray *)keys'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSDictionary(IntPtr, IntPtr, NSUInteger)

Initializes a newly allocated dictionary with count entries.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithObjects:(id *)objects forKeys:(id *)keys count:(NSUInteger)count'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSDictionary(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.


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

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

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

Add(Id, Id)
Adds an element with the provided key and value to the IDictionary<(Of <(<'TKey, TValue>)>)>.

Add(KeyValuePair<(Of <<'(Id, Id>)>>))
Adds an item to the ICollection<(Of <(<'T>)>)>.

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.)
AllKeys

Returns a new array containing the dictionary’s keys.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)allKeys'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


AllKeysForObject(Id)

Returns a new array containing the keys corresponding to all occurrences of a given object in the dictionary.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)allKeysForObject:(id)anObject'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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

Returns a new array containing the dictionary’s values.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)allValues'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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.)
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.)
Clear()()()()
Removes all items from the ICollection<(Of <(<'T>)>)>.

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.)
Contains(KeyValuePair<(Of <<'(Id, Id>)>>))
Determines whether the ICollection<(Of <(<'T>)>)> contains a specific value.

ContainsKey(Id)
Determines whether the IDictionary<(Of <(<'TKey, TValue>)>)> contains an element with the specified key.

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.)
CopyTo(array<KeyValuePair<(Of <<'(Id, Id>)>>)>[]()[][], Int32)
Copies the elements of the ICollection<(Of <(<'T>)>)> to an Array, starting at a particular Array index.

CopyWithZone(IntPtr)

Returns a new instance that’s a copy of the receiver. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)copyWithZone:(NSZone *)zone'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Count

Returns the number of entries in the dictionary.

Original signature is '- (NSUInteger)count'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


CountByEnumeratingWithStateObjectsCount(IntPtr, IntPtr, NSUInteger)

Returns by reference a C array of objects over which the sender should iterate, and as the return value the number of objects in the array.

Original signature is '- (NSUInteger)countByEnumeratingWithState:(NSFastEnumerationState *)state objects:(id *)stackbuf count:(NSUInteger)len'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 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.)
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.)
DescriptionInStringsFileFormat

Returns a string that represents the contents of the dictionary, formatted in .strings file format.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)descriptionInStringsFileFormat'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


DescriptionWithLocale(Id)

Returns a string object that represents the contents of the dictionary, formatted as a property list.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)descriptionWithLocale:(id)locale'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


DescriptionWithLocaleIndent(Id, NSUInteger)

Returns a string object that represents the contents of the dictionary, formatted as a property list.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)descriptionWithLocale:(id)locale indent:(NSUInteger)level'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Dictionary

Creates and returns an empty dictionary.

Original signature is '+ (id)dictionary'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


DictionaryWithContentsOfFile(NSString)

Creates and returns a dictionary using the keys and values found in a file specified by a given path.

Original signature is '+ (id)dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:(NSString *)path'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


DictionaryWithContentsOfURL(NSURL)

Creates and returns a dictionary using the keys and values found in a resource specified by a given URL.

Original signature is '+ (id)dictionaryWithContentsOfURL:(NSURL *)aURL'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


DictionaryWithDictionary(NSDictionary)

Creates and returns a dictionary containing the keys and values from another given dictionary.

Original signature is '+ (id)dictionaryWithDictionary:(NSDictionary *)otherDictionary'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


DictionaryWithObjectForKey(Id, Id)

Creates and returns a dictionary containing a given key and value.

Original signature is '+ (id)dictionaryWithObject:(id)anObject forKey:(id)aKey'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


DictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys(Id, array<Object>[]()[][])

Creates and returns a dictionary containing entries constructed from the specified set of values and keys.

Original signature is '+ (id)dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:(id)firstObject, ...'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


DictionaryWithObjectsForKeys(NSArray, NSArray)

Creates and returns a dictionary containing entries constructed from the contents of an array of keys and an array of values.

Original signature is '+ (id)dictionaryWithObjects:(NSArray *)objects forKeys:(NSArray *)keys'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


DictionaryWithObjectsForKeysCount(IntPtr, IntPtr, NSUInteger)

Creates and returns a dictionary containing count objects from the objects array.

Original signature is '+ (id)dictionaryWithObjects:(id *)objects forKeys:(id *)keys count:(NSUInteger)count'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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.)
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.)
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.


EnumerateKeysAndObjectsUsingBlock(Action<(Of <<'(Id, Id, IntPtr>)>>))

Applies a given block object to the entries of the dictionary.

Original signature is '- (void)enumerateKeysAndObjectsUsingBlock:(void (^)(id key, id obj, BOOL *stop))block'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.


EnumerateKeysAndObjectsWithOptionsUsingBlock(NSEnumerationOptions, Action<(Of <<'(Id, Id, IntPtr>)>>))

Applies a given block object to the entries of the dictionary.

Original signature is '- (void)enumerateKeysAndObjectsWithOptions:(NSEnumerationOptions)opts usingBlock:(void (^)(id key, id obj, BOOL *stop))block'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 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.)
FileCreationDate

Returns the value for the NSFileCreationDate key.

Original signature is '- (NSDate *)fileCreationDate'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.


FileExtensionHidden

Returns the value for the NSFileExtensionHidden key.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)fileExtensionHidden'

Available in Mac OS X v10.1 and later.


FileGroupOwnerAccountID

Returns the value for the NSFileGroupOwnerAccountID key.

Original signature is '- (NSNumber *)fileGroupOwnerAccountID'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.


FileGroupOwnerAccountName

Returns the value for the NSFileGroupOwnerAccountName key.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)fileGroupOwnerAccountName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


FileHFSCreatorCode

Returns the value for the NSFileHFSCreatorCode key.

Original signature is '- (OSType)fileHFSCreatorCode'

Available in Mac OS X v10.1 and later.


FileHFSTypeCode

Returns the value for the NSFileHFSTypeCode key.

Original signature is '- (OSType)fileHFSTypeCode'

Available in Mac OS X v10.1 and later.


FileIsAppendOnly

Returns the value for the NSFileAppendOnly key.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)fileIsAppendOnly'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.


FileIsImmutable

Returns the value for the NSFileImmutable key.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)fileIsImmutable'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.


FileModificationDate

Returns the value for the key NSFileModificationDate.

Original signature is '- (NSDate *)fileModificationDate'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


FileOwnerAccountID

Returns the value for the NSFileOwnerAccountID key.

Original signature is '- (NSNumber *)fileOwnerAccountID'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.


FileOwnerAccountName

Returns the value for the key NSFileOwnerAccountName.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)fileOwnerAccountName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


FilePosixPermissions

Returns the value for the key NSFilePosixPermissions.

Original signature is '- (NSUInteger)filePosixPermissions'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


FileSize

Returns the value for the key NSFileSize.

Original signature is '- (unsigned long long)fileSize'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


FileSystemFileNumber

Returns the value for the key NSFileSystemFileNumber.

Original signature is '- (NSUInteger)fileSystemFileNumber'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


FileSystemNumber

Returns the value for the key NSFileSystemNumber.

Original signature is '- (NSInteger)fileSystemNumber'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


FileType

Returns the value for the key NSFileType.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)fileType'

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.)
GetEnumerator()()()()
Returns an enumerator that iterates through the collection.

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.)
GetObjectsAndKeys(IntPtr, IntPtr)

Returns by reference C arrays of the keys and values in the dictionary.

Original signature is '- (void)getObjects:(id *)objects andKeys:(id *)keys'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.


GetType()()()()
Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object.)
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.


InitWithContentsOfFile(NSString)

Initializes a newly allocated dictionary using the keys and values found in a file at a given path.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithContentsOfFile:(NSString *)path'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


InitWithContentsOfURL(NSURL)

Initializes a newly allocated dictionary using the keys and values found at a given URL.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithContentsOfURL:(NSURL *)aURL'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


InitWithDictionary(NSDictionary)

Initializes a newly allocated dictionary by placing in it the keys and values contained in another given dictionary.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithDictionary:(NSDictionary *)otherDictionary'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


InitWithDictionaryCopyItems(NSDictionary, Boolean)

Initializes a newly allocated dictionary using the objects contained in another given dictionary.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithDictionary:(NSDictionary *)otherDictionary copyItems:(BOOL)flag'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


InitWithObjectsAndKeys(Id, array<Object>[]()[][])

Initializes a newly allocated dictionary with entries constructed from the specified set of values and keys.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithObjectsAndKeys:(id)firstObject, ...'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


InitWithObjectsForKeys(NSArray, NSArray)

Initializes a newly allocated dictionary with entries constructed from the contents of the objects and keys arrays.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithObjects:(NSArray *)objects forKeys:(NSArray *)keys'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


InitWithObjectsForKeysCount(IntPtr, IntPtr, NSUInteger)

Initializes a newly allocated dictionary with count entries.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithObjects:(id *)objects forKeys:(id *)keys count:(NSUInteger)count'

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.)
IsEqualToDictionary(NSDictionary)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the contents of the receiving dictionary are equal to the contents of another given dictionary.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)isEqualToDictionary:(NSDictionary *)otherDictionary'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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.)
IsReadOnly
Gets a value indicating whether the ICollection<(Of <(<'T>)>)> is read-only.

Item[([( Id])])
Gets or sets the element with the specified key.

KeyEnumerator

Returns an enumerator object that lets you access each key in the dictionary.

Original signature is '- (NSEnumerator *)keyEnumerator'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Keys
KeysOfEntriesPassingTest(Func<(Of <<'(Id, Id, IntPtr, Boolean>)>>))

Returns the set of keys whose corresponding value satisfies a constraint described by a block object.

Original signature is '- (NSSet *)keysOfEntriesPassingTest:(BOOL (^)(id key, id obj, BOOL *stop))predicate'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.


KeysOfEntriesWithOptionsPassingTest(NSEnumerationOptions, Func<(Of <<'(Id, Id, IntPtr, Boolean>)>>))

Returns the set of keys whose corresponding value satisfies a constraint described by a block object.

Original signature is '- (NSSet *)keysOfEntriesWithOptions:(NSEnumerationOptions)opts passingTest:(BOOL (^)(id key, id obj, BOOL *stop))predicate'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.


KeysSortedByValueUsingComparator(Func<(Of <<'(Id, Id, NSComparisonResult>)>>))

Returns an array of the dictionary’s keys, in the order they would be in if the dictionary were sorted by its values using a given comparator block.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)keysSortedByValueUsingComparator:(NSComparator)cmptr'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.


KeysSortedByValueUsingSelector(IntPtr)

Returns an array of the dictionary’s keys, in the order they would be in if the dictionary were sorted by its values.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)keysSortedByValueUsingSelector:(SEL)comparator'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


KeysSortedByValueWithOptionsUsingComparator(NSSortOptions, Func<(Of <<'(Id, Id, NSComparisonResult>)>>))

Returns an array of the dictionary’s keys, in the order they would be in if the dictionary were sorted by its values using a given comparator block and a specified set of options.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)keysSortedByValueWithOptions:(NSSortOptions)opts usingComparator:(NSComparator)cmptr'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 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.)
MutableCopyWithZone(IntPtr)

Returns a new instance that’s a mutable copy of the receiver. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)mutableCopyWithZone:(NSZone *)zone'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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.)
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.)
NSDictionaryClass
Static field for a quick access to the NSDictionary class.

ObjectEnumerator

Returns an enumerator object that lets you access each value in the dictionary.

Original signature is '- (NSEnumerator *)objectEnumerator'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ObjectForKey(Id)

Returns the value associated with a given key.

Original signature is '- (id)objectForKey:(id)aKey'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ObjectForKey<(Of <<'(T>)>>)(Id)

Returns the value associated with a given key.

Original signature is '- (id)objectForKey:(id)aKey'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ObjectsForKeysNotFoundMarker(NSArray, Id)

Returns the set of objects from the dictionary that corresponds to the specified keys as an NSArray.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)objectsForKeys:(NSArray *)keys notFoundMarker:(id)anObject'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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.)
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.)
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.)
Remove(Id)
Removes the element with the specified key from the IDictionary<(Of <(<'TKey, TValue>)>)>.

Remove(KeyValuePair<(Of <<'(Id, Id>)>>))
Removes the first occurrence of a specific object from the ICollection<(Of <(<'T>)>)>.

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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
TryGetValue(Id, Id%)
Tries the get value.

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.)
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.)
Values
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.)
WriteToFileAtomically(NSString, Boolean)

Writes a property list representation of the contents of the dictionary to a given path.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)writeToFile:(NSString *)path atomically:(BOOL)flag'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


WriteToURLAtomically(NSURL, Boolean)

Writes a property list representation of the contents of the dictionary to a given URL.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)writeToURL:(NSURL *)aURL atomically:(BOOL)flag'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 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
  NSDictionary
   NSMutableDictionary
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.Foundation (Module: Monobjc.Foundation)