Types and Constants
Exception Handling
typedef struct _NSHandler NSHandler; Exception handler information.
typedef volatile void NSUncaughtExceptionHandler(NSException *exception);
Register an uncaught exception handler.
NSString *NSInconsistentArchiveException; Consistency error in archive file.
NSString *NSGenericException; General programming error.
NSString *NSInternalInconsistencyException; Some item that should be invariant changed.
NSString *NSInvalidArgumentException; Invalid argument.
NSString *NSMallocException; No memory left to allocate.
NSString *NSRangeException; Attempt to access an element beyond the limit of an array or similar structure.
NSString *NSByteStoreLockedException;
NSString *NSByteStoreVersionException;
NSString *NSBTreeStoreKeyTooLargeException;
NSString *NSByteStoreDamagedException;
Geometry
typedef struct _NSPoint { Point definition.
float x;
float y;
} NSPoint;
typedef struct _NSSize { Rectangle sizes.
float width;
float height;
} NSSize;
typedef struct _NSRect { Rectangle.
NSPoint origin;
NSSize size;
} NSRect;
typedef enum _NSRectEdge { Sides of a rectangle.
NSMinXEdge,
NSMinYEdge,
NSMaxXEdge,
NSMaxYEdge
} NSRectEdge;
const NSPoint NSZeroPoint; A zero point.
const NSRect NSZeroRect; A zero origin rectangle.
const NSSize NSZeroSize; A zero size rectangle.
Hash Table
typedef struct NSHashEnumerator; Private type for enumerating.
typedef struct _NSHashTable NSHashTable; Hash table type.
typedef struct { Callback functions.
unsigned (*hash)(NSHashTable *table, const void *anObject);
Hashing function. Note: Elements with equal values must have equal hash function values.
BOOL (*isEqual)(NSHashTable *table, const void *anObject, const void *anObject);
Comparison function.
void (*retain)(NSHashTable *table, const void *anObject);
Retaining function called when adding elements to table.
void (*release)(NSHashTable *table, void *anObject);
Releasing function called when a data element is removed from the table.
NSString *(*describe)(NSHashTable *table, const void *anObject);
Description function.
} NSHashTableCallBacks;
const NSHashTableCallBacks NSIntHashCallBacks; For sets of pointer-sized or smaller quantities.
const NSHashTableCallBacks NSNonOwnedPointerHashCallBacks;
For sets of pointers hashed by address.
const NSHashTableCallBacks NSNonRetainedObjectHashCallBacks;
For sets of objects without retaining and releasing.
const NSHashTableCallBacks NSObjectHashCallBacks;
For sets of objects; similar to NSSet.
const NSHashTableCallBacks NSOwnedPointerHashCallBacks;
For sets of pointers with transfer of ownership upon insertion.
const NSHashTableCallBacks NSPointerToStructHashCallBacks;
For sets of pointers to structs when the first field of the struct is the size of an int.
Map Table
typedef struct NSMapEnumerator; Private type for enumerating.
typedef struct _NSMapTable NSMapTable; Map table type.
typedef struct { Callback functions for a key.
unsigned (*hash)(NSMapTable *table, const void *anObject);
Hashing function. Note: Elements with equal values must have equal hash function values.
BOOL (*isEqual)(NSMapTable *table, const void *anObject, const void *anObject);
Comparison function.
void (*retain)(NSMapTable *table, const void *anObject);
Retaining function called when adding elements to table.
void (*release)(NSMapTable *table, void *anObject);
Releasing function called when a data element is removed from the table.
NSString *(*describe)(NSMapTable *table, const void *anObject);
Description function.
const void *notAKeyMarker; Quantity that is not a key to the hash table.
} NSMapTableKeyCallBacks;
typedef struct { Callback functions for a value.
void (*retain)(NSMapTable *table, const void *anObject);
Retaining function called when adding elements to table.
void (*release)(NSMapTable *table, void *anObject);
Releasing function called when a data element is removed from the table.
NSString *(*describe)(NSMapTable *table, const void *anObject);
Description function.
} NSMapTableValueCallBacks;
#define NSNotAnIntMapKey; Quantity that is never a map key.
#define NSNotAPointerMapKey; Quantity that is never a map key.
const NSMapTableKeyCallBacks NSIntMapKeyCallBacks;
For keys that are pointer-sized or smaller quantities.
const NSMapTableValueCallBacks NSIntMapValueCallBacks;
For values that are pointer-sized quantities.
const NSMapTableKeyCallBacks NSNonOwnedPointerMapKeyCallBacks;
For keys that are pointers not freed.
const NSMapTableValueCallBacks NSNonOwnedPointerMapValueCallBacks;
For values that are owned pointers.
const NSMapTableKeyCallBacks NSNonOwnedPointerOrNullMapKeyCallBacks;
For keys that are pointers not freed, or NULL.
const NSMapTableKeyCallBacks NSNonRetainedObjectMapKeyCallBacks;
For sets of objects without retaining and releasing.
const NSMapTableKeyCallBacks NSObjectMapKeyCallBacks;
For keys that are objects.
const NSMapTableValueCallBacks NSObjectMapValueCallBacks;
For values that are objects.
const NSMapTableKeyCallBacks NSOwnedPointerMapKeyCallBacks;
For keys that are pointers with transfer of ownership upon insertion.
const NSMapTableValueCallBacks NSOwnedPointerMapValueCallBacks;
For values that are owned pointers.
Notification Queue
typedef enum {
NSPostWhenIdle, Post the notification when the run loop is idle .
NSPostASAP, Post the notification as soon as possible.
NSPostNow Post the notification immediately.
} NSPostingStyle;
typedef enum {
NSNotificationNoCoalescing, Do not coalesce similar notifications in the queue.
NSNotificationCoalescingOnName, Coalesce notifications in the queue matching name.
NSNotificationCoalescingOnSender, Coalesce notifications in the queue matching sender.
} NSNotificationCoalescing;
Run Loop
NSString *NSConnectionReplyMode; NSRunLoop mode in which Distributed Object system seeks replies.
NSString *NSDefaultRunLoopMode; Common NSRunLoop mode.
Search Results
typedef enum _NSComparisonResult { Ordered comparison results.
NSOrderedAscending,
NSOrderedSame,
NSOrderedDescending
} NSComparisonResult;
enum { Flags passed to various search methods.
NSCaseInsensitiveSearch,
NSLiteralSearch,
NSBackwardsSearch,
NSAnchoredSearch
};
enum {NSNotFound}; Indicates an item not found.
String
typedef unsigned NSStringEncoding; Known encodings.
enum Known encodings.
NSASCIIStringEncoding,
NSNEXTSTEPStringEncoding,
NSJapaneseEUCStringEncoding,
NSUTF8StringEncoding,
NSISOLatin1StringEncoding ,
NSSymbolStringEncoding ,
NSNonLossyASCIIStringEncoding,
NSShiftJISStringEncoding,
NSISOLatin2StringEncoding,
NSUnicodeStringEncoding
};
enum _NSOpenStepUnicodeReservedBase { Base for Unicode characters.
NSOpenStepUnicodeReservedBase
};
NSHashStringLength; Hash string length.
NSMaximumStringLength; Maximum string length.
Threads
typedef enum { Thread priorities.
NSInteractiveThreadPriority,
NSBackgroundThreadPriority,
NSLowThreadPriority
} NSThreadPriority;
NSString *NSBecomingMultiThreaded; Notifications.
NSString *NSThreadExiting;
User Defaults
NSString *NSArgumentDomain; For defaults parsed from the application's arguments.
NSString *NSGlobalDomain; For defaults seen by all applications.
NSString *NSRegistrationDomain; For registered defaults.
NSString *NSUserDefaultsChanged; Public notification.
NSString *NSWeekDayNameArray; Keys for language-dependent information.
NSString *NSShortWeekDayNameArray;
NSString *NSMonthNameArray;
NSString *NSShortMonthNameArray;
NSString *NSTimeFormatString;
NSString *NSDateFormatString;
NSString *NSTimeDateFormatString;
NSString *NSShortTimeDateFormatString;
NSString *NSCurrencySymbol;
NSString *NSDecimalSeparator;
NSString *NSThousandsSeparator;
NSString *NSInternationalCurrencyString;
NSString *NSCurrencyString;
NSString *NSDecimalDigits;
NSString *NSAMPMDesignation;
Miscellaneous
typedef struct { Specifies layout of arguments used in invocations.
int offset;
int size;
char *type;
} NSArgumentInfo;
typedef struct _NSRange { Specifies a range of items in arrays, strings, and so on.
unsigned int location;
unsigned int length;
} NSRange;
typedef double NSTimeInterval; Time interval difference between two dates.
typedef struct _NSZone NSZone; Large region allocation.
typedef int NSBTreeComparator(NSData *, NSData *, const void *);