MonobjcMonobjc Documented Class Library
NSUserDefaults Class
NamespacesMonobjc.FoundationNSUserDefaults

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public class NSUserDefaults : NSObject
Public Class NSUserDefaults _
	Inherits NSObject
public ref class NSUserDefaults : public NSObject
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NSUserDefaults(NSString)

Returns an NSUserDefaults object initialized with the defaults for the specified user account.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithUser:(NSString *)username'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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

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

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

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.)
AddSuiteNamed(NSString)

Inserts the specified domain name into the receiver’s search list.

Original signature is '- (void)addSuiteNamed:(NSString *)suiteName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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

Returns the array associated with the specified key.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)arrayForKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

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.)
BoolForKey(NSString)

Returns the Boolean value associated with the specified key.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)boolForKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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.)
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.)
DataForKey(NSString)

Returns the data object associated with the specified key.

Original signature is '- (NSData *)dataForKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

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.)
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.)
DictionaryForKey(NSString)

Returns the dictionary object associated with the specified key.

Original signature is '- (NSDictionary *)dictionaryForKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


DictionaryRepresentation

Returns a dictionary that contains a union of all key-value pairs in the domains in the search list.

Original signature is '- (NSDictionary *)dictionaryRepresentation'

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.)
DoubleForKey(NSString)

Returns the double value associated with the specified key.

Original signature is '- (double)doubleForKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 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.)
Finalize()()()()
Releases unmanaged resources and performs other cleanup operations before the Id is reclaimed by garbage collection.
(Inherited from Id.)
FloatForKey(NSString)

Returns the floating-point value associated with the specified key.

Original signature is '- (float)floatForKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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.)
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.)
InitWithUser(NSString)

Returns an NSUserDefaults object initialized with the defaults for the specified user account.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithUser:(NSString *)username'

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.)
IntegerForKey(NSString)

Returns the integer value associated with the specified key..

Original signature is '- (NSInteger)integerForKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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.)
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.)
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.)
NSAMPMDesignation

Key for the value that specifies how the morning and afternoon designations are printed, affecting strings that use the %p format specifier. (Deprecated. Use AMSymbol or PMSymbol (NSDateFormatter) instead.)

The defaults are “AM” and “PM”.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSArgumentDomain

The domain consisting of defaults parsed from the application’s arguments. These are one or more pairs of the form -default value included in the command-line invocation of the application.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSCurrencySymbol

A string that specifies the symbol used to denote currency in this language. (Deprecated. Use currencySymbol (NSNumberFormatter) or retrieve the NSLocaleCurrencySymbol from the current locale instead.)

The default is “$”.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSDateFormatString

Key for the format string that specifies how how dates are printed using the date format specifiers. (Deprecated. Use the appropriate API from NSDateFormatter instead—see Data Formatting Guide.)

The default is to use weekday names with full month names and full years, as in “Saturday, March 24, 2001.”

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSDateTimeOrdering

Key for the string that specifies how to use ambiguous numbers in date strings.

Specify this value as a permutation of the letters M (month), D (day), Y (year), and H (hour). For example, MDYH treats “2/3/01 10” as the 3rd day of February 2001 at 10:00 am, whereas DMYH treats the same value as the 2nd day of March 2001 at 10:00 am. If fewer numbers are specified than are needed, the numbers are prioritized to satisfy day first, then month, and then year. For example, if you supply only the value 12, it means the 12th day of this month in this year because the day must be specified. If you supply “2 12” it means either February 12 or December 2, depending on if the ordering is “MDYH” or “DMYH.”

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSDecimalDigits

Strings that identify the decimal digits in addition to or instead of the ASCII digits.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSDecimalSeparator

A string that specifies the decimal separator. (Deprecated. Use decimalSeparator or currencyDecimalSeparator (NSNumberFormatter) or retrieve the NSLocaleDecimalSeparator from the current locale instead.)

The decimal separator separates the ones place from the tenths place. The default is “.”.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSEarlierTimeDesignations

Key for an array of strings that denote a time in the past. (Deprecated. There is no direct replacement. If you need to localize words such as “prior,” you should use a strings file as you would for any other localizable text—see “Localizing String Resources”.)

These are adjectives that modify values from NSYearMonthWeekDesignations. The defaults are “prior,” “last,” “past,” and “ago.”

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSGlobalDomain

The domain consisting of defaults meant to be seen by all applications.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSHourNameDesignations

Key for strings that identify the time of day.

These strings should be bound to an hour. The default is this array of arrays: (0, midnight), (10, morning), (12, noon, lunch), (14, afternoon), (19, dinner).

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSInternationalCurrencyString

A string containing a three-letter abbreviation for currency, following the ISO 4217 standard. (Deprecated. Retrieve the NSLocaleCurrencySymbol from the current locale instead.)

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSLaterTimeDesignations

Key for an array of strings that denote a time in the future. (Deprecated. There is no direct replacement. If you need to localize words such as “next,” you should use a strings file as you would for any other localizable text—see “Localizing String Resources”.)

Strings in this array are adjectives that modify a value from NSYearMonthWeekDesignations.

The default is an array that contains a single string, "next".

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSMonthNameArray

Key for the value that specifies the names for the months, affecting strings that use the %B format specifier. (Deprecated. Use monthSymbols or—if you are going to display these in the user interface by themselves—standaloneMonthSymbols (NSDateFormatter) instead.)

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSNegativeCurrencyFormatString

A format string that specifies how negative numbers are printed when representing a currency value. (Deprecated. Use the appropriate API from NSNumberFormatter instead—see Data Formatting Guide.)

The default is –$9,999.00.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSNextDayDesignations

Key for an array of strings that denote the day after today. (Deprecated. There is no direct replacement. If you need to localize words such as “tomorrow,” you should use a strings file as you would for any other localizable text—see “Localizing String Resources”.)

The default is an array that contains a single string, "tomorrow".

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSNextNextDayDesignations

Key for an array of strings that denote the day after tomorrow. (Deprecated. There is no direct replacement. If you need to localize words such as “nextday,” you should use a strings file as you would for any other localizable text—see “Localizing String Resources”.)

The default is an array that contains a single string, "nextday".

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSPositiveCurrencyFormatString

A format string that specifies how positive numbers are printed when representing a currency value. (Deprecated. Use the appropriate API from NSNumberFormatter instead—see Data Formatting Guide.)

The default is $9,999.00.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSPriorDayDesignations

Key for an array of strings that denote the day before today. (Deprecated. There is no direct replacement. If you need to localize words such as “yesterday,” you should use a strings file as you would for any other localizable text—see “Localizing String Resources”.)

The default is an array that contains a single string, "yesterday".

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSRegistrationDomain

The domain consisting of a set of temporary defaults whose values can be set by the application to ensure that searches will always be successful.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSShortDateFormatString

Key for a format string that specifies how dates are abbreviated. (Deprecated. Use the appropriate API from NSDateFormatter instead—see Data Formatting Guide.)

The default is to separate the day month and year with slashes and to put the day first, as in 31/10/01.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSShortMonthNameArray

Key for an array of strings that specify the abbreviations for the months, affecting strings that use the %b format specifier. (Deprecated. Use shortMonthSymbolsor—if you are going to display these in the user interface by themselves—shortStandaloneMonthSymbols (NSDateFormatter) instead.)

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSShortTimeDateFormatString

Key for a format string that specifies how times and dates are abbreviated. (Deprecated. Use the appropriate API fromNSDateFormatter instead—see Data Formatting Guide.)

The default is to use dashes to separate the day, month, and year and to use a 12-hour clock, as in "31-Jan-01 1:30 PM."]

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSShortWeekDayNameArray

Key for an array of strings that specify the abbreviations for the days of the week, affecting strings that use the %a format specifier. (Deprecated. Use shortWeekdaySymbols or—if you are going to display these in the user interface by themselves—shortStandaloneWeekdaySymbols (NSDateFormatter) instead.)

Sunday should be the first day of the week.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSThisDayDesignations

Key for an array of strings that specify what this day is called. (Deprecated. There is no direct replacement. If you need to localize words such as “today,” you should use a strings file as you would for any other localizable text—see “Localizing String Resources”.)

The default is an array containing two strings, "today" and "now".

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSThousandsSeparator

A string that specifies the separator character for the thousands place of a decimal number. (Deprecated. Retrieve the NSLocaleGroupingSeparator from the current locale instead.)

The default is a comma.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSTimeDateFormatString

Key for the value that specifies how dates with times are printed, affecting strings that use the format specifiers %c, %X, or %x. (Deprecated. Use the appropriate API from NSDateFormatter instead—see Data Formatting Guide.)

The default is to use full month names and days with a 24-hour clock, as in "Sunday, January 01, 2001 23:00:00 Pacific Standard Time."

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSTimeFormatString

Key for a format string that specifies how dates with times are printed. (Deprecated. Use the appropriate API from NSDateFormatter instead—see Data Formatting Guide.)

The default is to use a 12-hour clock.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSUserDefaultsClass
Static field for a quick access to the NSUserDefaults class.

NSUserDefaultsDidChangeNotification

This notification is posted when a change is made to defaults in a persistent domain.

The notification object is the NSUserDefaults object. This notification does not contain a userInfo dictionary.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSWeekDayNameArray

Key for an array of strings that specify the names for the days of the week, affecting strings that use the %A format specifier. (Deprecated. Use weekdaySymbols or—if you are going to display these in the user interface by themselves—standaloneWeekdaySymbols (NSDateFormatter) instead.)

Sunday should be the first day of the week.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSYearMonthWeekDesignations

Key for an array of strings that specify the words for year, month, and week in the current locale. (Deprecated. There is no direct replacement. If you need to localize words such as “year,” you should use a strings file as you would for any other localizable text—see “Localizing String Resources”.)

The defaults are “year,” “month,” and “week.”

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ObjectForKey(NSString)

Returns the object associated with the first occurrence of the specified default.

Original signature is '- (id)objectForKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ObjectIsForcedForKey(NSString)

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the specified key is managed by an administrator.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)objectIsForcedForKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.


ObjectIsForcedForKeyInDomain(NSString, NSString)

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the key in the specified domain is managed by an administrator.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)objectIsForcedForKey:(NSString *)key inDomain:(NSString *)domain'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 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.)
PersistentDomainForName(NSString)

Returns a dictionary containing the keys and values in the specified persistent domain.

Original signature is '- (NSDictionary *)persistentDomainForName:(NSString *)domainName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


PersistentDomainNames

Returns an array of the current persistent domain names.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)persistentDomainNames'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


RegisterDefaults(NSDictionary)

Adds the contents of the specified dictionary to the registration domain.

Original signature is '- (void)registerDefaults:(NSDictionary *)dictionary'

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.)
RemoveObjectForKey(NSString)

Removes the value of the specified default key in the standard application domain.

Original signature is '- (void)removeObjectForKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

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.)
RemovePersistentDomainForName(NSString)

Removes the contents of the specified persistent domain from the user’s defaults.

Original signature is '- (void)removePersistentDomainForName:(NSString *)domainName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


RemoveSuiteNamed(NSString)

Removes the specified domain name from the receiver’s search list.

Original signature is '- (void)removeSuiteNamed:(NSString *)suiteName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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.)
RemoveVolatileDomainForName(NSString)

Removes the specified volatile domain from the user’s defaults.

Original signature is '- (void)removeVolatileDomainForName:(NSString *)domainName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 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.)
ResetStandardUserDefaults()()()()

Synchronizes any changes made to the shared user defaults object and releases it from memory.

Original signature is '+ (void)resetStandardUserDefaults'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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.)
SetBoolForKey(Boolean, NSString)

Sets the value of the specified default key to the specified Boolean value.

Original signature is '- (void)setBool:(BOOL)value forKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


SetDoubleForKey(Double, NSString)

Sets the value of the specified default key to the double value.

Original signature is '- (void)setDouble:(double)value forKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.


SetFloatForKey(Single, NSString)

Sets the value of the specified default key to the specified floating-point value.

Original signature is '- (void)setFloat:(float)value forKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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

Sets the value of the specified default key to the specified integer value.

Original signature is '- (void)setInteger:(NSInteger)value forKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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.)
SetObjectForKey(Id, NSString)

Sets the value of the specified default key in the standard application domain.

Original signature is '- (void)setObject:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


SetPersistentDomainForName(NSDictionary, NSString)

Sets the dictionary for the specified persistent domain.

Original signature is '- (void)setPersistentDomain:(NSDictionary *)domain forName:(NSString *)domainName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


SetURLForKey(NSURL, NSString)

Sets the value of the specified default key to the specified URL.

Original signature is '- (void)setURL:(NSURL *)url forKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.


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.)
SetVolatileDomainForName(NSDictionary, NSString)

Sets the dictionary for the specified volatile domain.

Original signature is '- (void)setVolatileDomain:(NSDictionary *)domain forName:(NSString *)domainName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


StandardUserDefaults

Returns the shared defaults object.

Original signature is '+ (NSUserDefaults *)standardUserDefaults'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


StringArrayForKey(NSString)

Returns the array of strings associated with the specified key.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)stringArrayForKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


StringForKey(NSString)

Returns the string associated with the specified key.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)stringForKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

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.)
Synchronize

Writes any modifications to the persistent domains to disk and updates all unmodified persistent domains to what is on disk.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)synchronize'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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.)
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.)
URLForKey(NSString)

Returns the NSURL instance associated with the specified key.

Original signature is '- (NSURL *)URLForKey:(NSString *)defaultName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 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.)
VolatileDomainForName(NSString)

Returns the dictionary for the specified volatile domain.

Original signature is '- (NSDictionary *)volatileDomainForName:(NSString *)domainName'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


VolatileDomainNames

Returns an array of the current volatile domain names.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)volatileDomainNames'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


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.)
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
  NSUserDefaults
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)