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Screen Saver Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API for supporting and working with screen effects.
Cocoa, User Experience 2006-05-23
Screen Saver Functions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes functions and function-like macros available in the Screen Saver framework.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
ScreenSaverDefaults Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that defines a set of methods for saving and restoring user defaults for screen savers.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
ScreenSaverView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that defines the interface for subclassers to interact with the screen saver infrastructure.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
Security Foundation Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Security Foundation framework for adding fine-grained control of privileged operations in an application.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
Security Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for protecting information and controlling access to software.
Carbon, Security 2006-05-23
SecurityInterface Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data types found in the Security Interface framework.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
Sequence Grabber Reference for QuickTime (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime sequence grabbing.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
SFAuthorization Class Objective-C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to restrict a user's access to particular features in a Mac OS X application or daemon.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
SFAuthorizationView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that displays a lock icon that indicates a user interface has restricted access.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
SFCertificatePanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that displays one or more certificates in a panel or sheet.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
SFCertificateTrustPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that enables the user to edit the trust settings in a certificate.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
SFCertificateView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that displays the contents of a certificate.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
SFChooseIdentityPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that allows a user to select an identity from a list.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
SFKeychainSavePanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that displays a sheet or panel that allows the user to create a keychain.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
SFKeychainSettingsPanel Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class that displays a panel or sheet that allows users to change their keychain settings.
Cocoa, Security 2006-05-23
Video Components Reference for QuickTime (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the API for QuickTime video components.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
Web Kit Objective-C Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Objective-C API used to display web content in windows.
Cocoa, Internet & Web 2006-05-23
WebArchive Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for archiving a web page and all of its related resources.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebDataSource Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for encapsulating web content for display in a web frame view.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebDocumentRepresentation Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by document representation classes that handle specific MIME types.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebDocumentSearching Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by document view objects to support searching.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebDocumentText Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by document view objects to support working with text.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebDocumentView Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by document view objects to display data of different MIME types.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebDownload Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for providing an authentication sheet before a download begins.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebEditingDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by WebView objects to change the view's default editing behavior.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebHistory Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for maintaining a set of pages visited by users.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebHistoryItem Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for encapsulating information about a visited page.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebJavaPlugIn Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol for running Java applets from within a WebView.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebOpenPanelResultListener Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by WebView delegates to communicate with an Open dialog.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebPlugIn Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol adopted by an application using the Web Kit and any Web Kit-based plug-ins.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebPlugInContainer Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol that enables a plug-in to send messages to an application.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebPlugInViewFactory Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to create an NSView object for a plug-in.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebPolicyDecisionListener Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol for handling download decisions asynchronously.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebPolicyDelegate Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the protocol used to modify the policy decisions that are made when handling URLs or the data they represent.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebResource Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class for downloaded data and its related properties, such as its URL and MIME type.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
WebUndefined Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the class used to represent the JavaScript "undefined" value.
Cocoa 2006-05-23
Windows API Reference for QuickTime (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Windows API for QuickTime.
QuickTime 2006-05-23
Xsan Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Xsan API commands.
Apple Applications, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Performance, Storage 2006-05-23
Apple Core Audio Format Specification 1.0 (HTML) (PDF)
Specifies the Apple Core Audio Format (CAF) for audio files.
Audio 2006-03-08
Time Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for scheduling routines for execution at a later time.
Carbon 2006-03-08
Web Kit C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for displaying web content in windows.
Carbon, Internet & Web, User Experience 2006-03-08
Carbon Accessibility Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for making Carbon applications accessible to assistive technologies.
Carbon, User Experience 2006-02-07
CFData Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for representing an immutable byte buffer.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFMutableBitVector Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for managing a mutable ordered collection of bit values.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFPlugIn Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the CFPlugIn opaque type.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFPropertyList Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the CFPropertyList opaque type.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFRunLoopObserver Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the CFRunLoopObserver opaque type.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFRunLoopSource Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the CFRunLoopSource opaque type.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFRunLoopTimer Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the CFRunLoopTimer opaque type.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFUserNotification Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the CFUserNotification opaque type.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFXMLNode Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for representing an individual XML construct.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFXMLParser Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for finding data in and extracting data from XML documents.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFXMLTree Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for representing a tree of XML nodes.
Core Foundation 2006-02-07
CFBinaryHeap Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for managing a collection of values sorted using a binary search algorithm.
Core Foundation 2006-01-10
Ink Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Defines the C API for customizing handwriting recognition.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2006-01-10
Unicode Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API that allows applications and input methods to operate on Unicode text.
Carbon, Internationalization, Text & Fonts 2006-01-10
WebObjects Dynamic Elements Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the WebObjects dynamic elements.
Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server, Tools 2006-01-10
CFAttributedString Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for representing an immutable character string and associated set of attributes.
Carbon, Core Foundation, Text & Fonts 2005-12-06
CFBitVector Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for managing an immutable ordered collection of bit values.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFBoolean Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for representing a Boolean value.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFDate Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for representing dates and times.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFMutableArray Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque for managing an immutable ordered collection of values.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFMutableAttributedString Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for representing a mutable character string and associated set of attributes.
Carbon, Core Foundation, Text & Fonts 2005-12-06
CFMutableBag Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for managing a mutable unordered collection of values that may contain duplicates.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFMutableCharacterSet Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for representing a mutable set of Unicode characters.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFMutableDictionary Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for managing a mutable collection of key-value pairs.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFMutableSet Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for managing a mutable unordered collection of distinct values.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFNull Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for representing a null value.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFPlugInInstance Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for application extensions.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFSet Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for managing an immutable unordered collection of distinct values.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
CFTree Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for representing hierarchical organizations of information.
Core Foundation 2005-12-06
Mac OS X ABI Dynamic Loader Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions used to access Mach-O files.
Carbon, Cocoa, Darwin, Open Source, Tools 2005-11-09
Mathematical and Logical Utilities Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for mathematical and logical data manipulation.
Carbon 2005-11-09
Text Services Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for communicating between client applications and provider modules.
Carbon, Text & Fonts 2005-11-09
Authorization Services C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for adding fine-grained control of privileged operations in an application.
Carbon, Security 2005-11-08
DNS Service Discovery API Reference for Java (HTML)
Describes DNS Service Discovery API features of ZeroConf networking for Java on Mac OS X in Javadoc format.
Hardware & Drivers, Java, Networking 2005-10-20
HIToolbar Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and manipulating toolbars in Carbon applications.
Carbon, User Experience 2005-09-08
vecLib Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for vector mathematical functions in the vecLib subframework of the Accelerate framework.
Performance 2005-09-08
HIArchive Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for storing and retrieving data in HIArchives.
Carbon, User Experience 2005-08-11
HIObject Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating and manipulating human interface objects in Carbon applications.
Carbon, User Experience 2005-08-11
Code Fragment Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for loading and preparing PEF binaries.
Carbon 2005-07-07
Keychain Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the legacy C API for managing passwords for multiple users and databases. Replaced by Keychain Services.
Carbon, Security 2005-07-07
Open Transport Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the Carbon compatibility library for accessing TCP/IP networks at the transport level.
Carbon, Networking 2005-07-07
Text Encoding Conversion Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for transferring text across other platforms or over the Internet.
Carbon, Internationalization, Text & Fonts 2005-07-07
ColorSync Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for ColorSync, the platform-independent color management system in Mac OS X.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging 2005-06-04
MDQuery Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for creating and executing metadata queries.
Carbon 2005-06-04
vecLib Reference Update (HTML) (PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the vecLib framework.
Performance 2005-06-04
Xgrid Foundation Reference (HTML)
Describes the API for monitoring and controlling Xgrid cluster operations.
Performance 2005-06-04
ABRecord C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type that represents a generic Address Book record.
Carbon 2005-04-29
ABSearchElement C Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the opaque type for specifying a query to search for Address Book records.
Apple Applications 2005-04-29
Keychain Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for storing passwords, certificates, keys, and other security related items.
Carbon, Cocoa, Security 2005-04-29
MDImporter Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the plug-in architecture and callbacks required by a document metadata importer.
Carbon 2005-04-29
MDSchema Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions that allow inspection of a metadata schema.
Carbon 2005-04-29
Apple Cryptographic Service Provider Functional Specification (PDF)
Specification for Apple's implementation of the Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP) CDSA plug-in.
Security 2005-03-10
Certificate, Key, and Trust Services Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for managing certificates, public and private keys, and trust policies.
Carbon, Cocoa, Security 2005-03-03
Apple Trust Policy Module Functional Specification (PDF)
Specification for Apple's implementation of the Trust Policy (TP) CDSA plug-in.
Security 2005-01-25
Apple Certificate Library Functional Specification (PDF)
Specifications for Apple's implementation of the Certificate Library CDSA plug-in.
Security 2005-01-13
WebObjects Extensions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the WebObjects extensions, a special set of dynamic elements.
Internet & Web, Java, Mac OS X Server, Tools 2004-12-02
Secure Transport Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the C API for creating a Secure Sockets Layer session over any transport layer.
Carbon, Cocoa, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Security 2004-08-31