NSDocument

E900210

AppKit class Cocoa class Objective-C class

NSDocument is a foundational Cocoa class that encapsulates the data and behavior of a document in macOS applications, handling tasks like reading, writing, saving, and managing document windows.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	AppKit class ⓘ Cocoa class ⓘ Objective-C class ⓘ
baseClass	NSObject NERFINISHED ⓘ
conformsTo	NSCoding NERFINISHED ⓘ NSMenuItemValidation NERFINISHED ⓘ NSUserInterfaceValidations NERFINISHED ⓘ
designPattern	Model-View-Controller NERFINISHED ⓘ
documentationURL	https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsdocument ⓘ
domain	macOS application development ⓘ
framework	AppKit.framework NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMethod	-autosavesInPlace ⓘ -canCloseDocumentWithDelegate:shouldCloseSelector:contextInfo: ⓘ -close ⓘ -dataOfType:error: ⓘ -duplicateDocument: ⓘ -makeWindowControllers ⓘ -printDocument: ⓘ -readFromData:ofType:error: ⓘ -readFromURL:ofType:error: ⓘ -revertDocumentToSaved: ⓘ -saveDocument: ⓘ -saveDocumentAs: ⓘ -saveDocumentTo: ⓘ -showWindows ⓘ -updateChangeCount: ⓘ -windowControllers ⓘ -writeToURL:ofType:error: ⓘ
hasProperty	fileModificationDate ⓘ fileType ⓘ fileURL ⓘ undoManager ⓘ windowControllers ⓘ
introducedIn	macOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Objective-C NERFINISHED ⓘ Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Cocoa document architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryRole	encapsulating document data and behavior ⓘ
relatedConcept	document-based application ⓘ
supports	asynchronous reading ⓘ asynchronous writing ⓘ autosaving documents ⓘ autosaving in place ⓘ document duplication ⓘ document versioning ⓘ exporting documents ⓘ file coordination ⓘ file presenters ⓘ file-based documents ⓘ managing document windows ⓘ multiple document windows ⓘ printing documents ⓘ reading documents ⓘ reading from URLs ⓘ reverting documents ⓘ saving documents ⓘ state restoration ⓘ untitled documents ⓘ writing documents ⓘ writing to URLs ⓘ
typicalSubclassResponsibility	creating and managing window controllers GENERATED ⓘ implementing reading and writing methods GENERATED ⓘ
usedWith	NSDocumentController NERFINISHED ⓘ NSPersistentDocument NERFINISHED ⓘ NSWindowController ⓘ

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Application Kit → coreClass → NSDocument ⓘ