Classes

NSActionCell
NSAlert
NSApplication
NSArrayController
NSBezierPath
NSBitmapImageRep
NSBox
NSBrowser
NSBrowserCell
NSButton
NSButtonCell
NSCachedImageRep
NSCell
NSClipView
NSCollectionView
NSCollectionViewItem
NSColor
NSColorList
NSColorPanel
NSColorPicker
NSColorWell
NSComboBox
NSComboBoxCell
NSControl
NSController
NSCursor
NSCustomImageRep
NSDataLink
NSDataLinkManager
NSDataLinkPanel
NSDatePicker
NSDatePickerCell
NSDocument
NSDocumentController
NSDrawer
NSDrawerDelegate
NSEPSImageRep
NSEvent
NSFont
NSFontDescriptor
NSFontManager
NSFontPanel
NSForm
NSFormCell
NSGraphicsContext
NSHelpManager
NSHelpPanel
NSImage
NSImageCell
NSImageRep
NSImageView
NSInputServer
NSMatrix
NSMenu
NSMenuItem
NSMenuItemCell
NSMenuView
NSMovie
NSMovieView
NSMutableParagraphStyle
NSNib
NSObjectController
NSOpenGLContext
NSOpenGLPixelFormat
NSOpenGLView
NSOpenPanel
NSOutlineView
NSPageLayout
NSPanel
NSParagraphStyle
NSPasteboard
NSPasteboardItem
NSPopUpButton
NSPopUpButtonCell
NSPredicateEditor
NSPredicateEditorRowTemplate
NSPrintInfo
NSPrintOperation
NSPrintPanel
NSPrinter
NSProgressIndicator
NSResponder
NSRuleEditor
NSRulerMarker
NSSavePanel
NSScreen
NSScrollView
NSScroller
NSSecureTextField
NSSecureTextFieldCell
NSSelection
NSSharingService
NSSharingServicePicker
NSSlider
NSSliderCell
NSSound
NSSpeechSynthesizer
NSSpellChecker
NSSplitView
NSStepper
NSStepperCell
NSTabView
NSTabViewItem
NSTableColumn
NSTableHeaderCell
NSTableHeaderView
NSTableView
NSText
NSTextAttachment
NSTextAttachmentCell
NSTextContainer
NSTextField
NSTextFieldCell
NSTextStorage
NSTextTab
NSTextView
NSTokenField
NSTokenFieldCell
NSUserDefaultsController
NSView
NSWindow
NSWindowController
NSWorkspace

Protocols

<GSImageDelegateProtocol>
<NSAlertDelegate>
<NSApplicationDelegate>
<NSBrowserDelegate>
<NSCollectionViewDataSource>
<NSCollectionViewDelegate>
<NSCollectionViewElement>
<NSCollectionViewPrefetching>
<NSComboBoxCellDataSource>
<NSComboBoxDataSource>
<NSComboBoxDelegate>
<NSControlTextEditingDelegate>
<NSInputServerMouseTracker>
<NSInputServiceProvider>
<NSMatrixDelegate>
<NSMenuDelegate>
<NSMenuItem>
<NSMenuValidation>
<NSMenuView>
<NSOpenSavePanelDelegate>
<NSOutlineViewDataSource>
<NSOutlineViewDelegate>
<NSPasteboardItemDataProvider>
<NSPasteboardReading>
<NSPasteboardWriting>
<NSPrintPanelAccessorizing>
<NSRuleEditorDelegate>
<NSSharingServiceDelegate>
<NSSharingServicePickerDelegate>
<NSSpeechSynthesizerDelegate>
<NSSplitViewDelegate>
<NSTabViewDelegate>
<NSTableViewDataSource>
<NSTableViewDelegate>
<NSTextAttachmentCell>
<NSTextFieldDelegate>
<NSTextViewDelegate>
<NSWindowDelegate>
(NSAlertDelegate)
(NSApplicationDelegate)
(NSBrowserDelegate)
(NSComboBoxCellDataSource)
(NSControlDelegate)
(NSControlTextEditingDelegate)
(NSDataLinkManagerDelegate)
(NSDataPickerCellDelegate)
(NSEditor)
(NSEditorRegistration)
(NSFontManagerDelegate)
(NSFontPanelValidation)
(NSMenuActionResponder)
(NSMenuDelegate)
(NSOpenSavePanelDelegate)
(NSPasteboardItemDataProvider)
(NSPasteboardOwner)
(NSPasteboardReading)
(NSPasteboardWriting)
(NSPlaceholder)
(NSSavePanelDelegate)
(NSServicesRequests)
(NSSoundDelegate)
(NSSpeechSynthesizerDelegate)
(NSSplitViewDelegate)
(NSTableDataSource)
(NSTableViewDelegate)
(NSTextDelegate)
(NSTextStorageDelegate)
(NSTextViewDelegate)
(NSWindowDelegate)
(NSWindowDelegateAdditions)

Constants

Functions

Macros

Types

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NSDocument

Authors

Carl Lindberg (Carl.Lindberg@hbo.com)

Date: Generated at 2025-07-12 14:18:56 +0000

The abstract document class

Copyright: (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Software documentation for the NSDocument class

NSDocument : NSObject

Declared in:
AppKit/NSDocument.h
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

Method summary


isNativeType: 

+ (BOOL) isNativeType: (NSString*)type;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

readableTypes 

+ (NSArray*) readableTypes;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

writableTypes 

+ (NSArray*) writableTypes;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

addWindowController: 

- (void) addWindowController: (NSWindowController*)windowController;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

autosaveDocumentWithDelegate: didAutosaveSelector: contextInfo: 

- (void) autosaveDocumentWithDelegate: (id)delegate didAutosaveSelector: (SEL)didAutosaveSelector contextInfo: (void*)context;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

autosavedContentsFileURL 

- (NSURL*) autosavedContentsFileURL;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

autosavingFileType 

- (NSString*) autosavingFileType;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

canCloseDocument 

- (BOOL) canCloseDocument;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.0.0 removed at MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

canCloseDocumentWithDelegate: shouldCloseSelector: contextInfo: 

- (void) canCloseDocumentWithDelegate: (id)delegate shouldCloseSelector: (SEL)shouldCloseSelector contextInfo: (void*)contextInfo;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.0.0

Description forthcoming.

close 

- (void) close;
Availability: OpenStep

Closes all the windows owned by the document, then removes itself from the list of documents known by the NSDocumentController. This method does not ask the user if they want to save the document before closing. It is closed without saving any information.

dataOfType: error: 

- (NSData*) dataOfType: (NSString*)type error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

dataRepresentationOfType: 

- (NSData*) dataRepresentationOfType: (NSString*)type;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

displayName 

- (NSString*) displayName;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

fileAttributesToWriteToFile: ofType: saveOperation: 

- (NSDictionary*) fileAttributesToWriteToFile: (NSString*)fullDocumentPath ofType: (NSString*)docType saveOperation: (NSSaveOperationType)saveOperationType;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

fileAttributesToWriteToURL: ofType: forSaveOperation: originalContentsURL: error: 

- (NSDictionary*) fileAttributesToWriteToURL: (NSURL*)url ofType: (NSString*)type forSaveOperation: (NSSaveOperationType)op originalContentsURL: (NSURL*)original error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

fileModificationDate 

- (NSDate*) fileModificationDate;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

fileName 

- (NSString*) fileName;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

fileNameExtensionForType: saveOperation: 

- (NSString*) fileNameExtensionForType: (NSString*)typeName saveOperation: (NSSaveOperationType)saveOperation;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.5.0

Description forthcoming.

fileNameExtensionWasHiddenInLastRunSavePanel 

- (BOOL) fileNameExtensionWasHiddenInLastRunSavePanel;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.1.0

Description forthcoming.

fileNameFromRunningSavePanelForSaveOperation: 

- (NSString*) fileNameFromRunningSavePanelForSaveOperation: (NSSaveOperationType)saveOperation;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.0.0 removed at MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

fileType 

- (NSString*) fileType;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

fileTypeFromLastRunSavePanel 

- (NSString*) fileTypeFromLastRunSavePanel;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

fileURL 

- (NSURL*) fileURL;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

fileWrapperOfType: error: 

- (NSFileWrapper*) fileWrapperOfType: (NSString*)type error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

fileWrapperRepresentationOfType: 

- (NSFileWrapper*) fileWrapperRepresentationOfType: (NSString*)type;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

hasUnautosavedChanges 

- (BOOL) hasUnautosavedChanges;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

hasUndoManager 

- (BOOL) hasUndoManager;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

init 

- (id) init;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

initForURL: withContentsOfURL: ofType: error: 

- (id) initForURL: (NSURL*)forUrl withContentsOfURL: (NSURL*)url ofType: (NSString*)type error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

initWithContentsOfFile: ofType: 

- (id) initWithContentsOfFile: (NSString*)fileName ofType: (NSString*)fileType;
Availability: OpenStep

Initialises the receiver with the contents of the document at fileName assuming that the type of data is as specified by fileType.
Destroys the receiver and returns nil on failure.

initWithContentsOfURL: ofType: 

- (id) initWithContentsOfURL: (NSURL*)url ofType: (NSString*)fileType;
Availability: OpenStep

Initialises the receiver with the contents of the document at url assuming that the type of data is as specified by fileType.
Destroys the receiver and returns nil on failure.

initWithContentsOfURL: ofType: error: 

- (id) initWithContentsOfURL: (NSURL*)url ofType: (NSString*)type error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

initWithType: error: 

- (id) initWithType: (NSString*)type error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

isDocumentEdited 

- (BOOL) isDocumentEdited;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

keepBackupFile 

- (BOOL) keepBackupFile;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

lastComponentOfFileName 

- (NSString*) lastComponentOfFileName;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

loadDataRepresentation: ofType: 

- (BOOL) loadDataRepresentation: (NSData*)data ofType: (NSString*)type;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

loadFileWrapperRepresentation: ofType: 

- (BOOL) loadFileWrapperRepresentation: (NSFileWrapper*)wrapper ofType: (NSString*)type;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

makeWindowControllers 

- (void) makeWindowControllers;
Availability: OpenStep

Creates the window controllers for the current document. Calls addWindowController: on the receiver to add them to the controller array.

preparePageLayout: 

- (BOOL) preparePageLayout: (NSPageLayout*)pageLayout;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

prepareSavePanel: 

- (BOOL) prepareSavePanel: (NSSavePanel*)savePanel;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

presentError: 

- (BOOL) presentError: (NSError*)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

presentError: modalForWindow: delegate: didPresentSelector: contextInfo: 

- (void) presentError: (NSError*)error modalForWindow: (NSWindow*)window delegate: (id)delegate didPresentSelector: (SEL)sel contextInfo: (void*)context;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

printDocument: 

- (IBAction) printDocument: (id)sender;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

printDocumentWithSettings: showPrintPanel: delegate: didPrintSelector: contextInfo: 

- (void) printDocumentWithSettings: (NSDictionary*)settings showPrintPanel: (BOOL)flag delegate: (id)delegate didPrintSelector: (SEL)sel contextInfo: (void*)context;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

printInfo 

- (NSPrintInfo*) printInfo;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

printOperationWithSettings: error: 

- (NSPrintOperation*) printOperationWithSettings: (NSDictionary*)settings error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

printShowingPrintPanel: 

- (void) printShowingPrintPanel: (BOOL)flag;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

readFromData: ofType: error: 

- (BOOL) readFromData: (NSData*)data ofType: (NSString*)type error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

readFromFile: ofType: 

- (BOOL) readFromFile: (NSString*)fileName ofType: (NSString*)type;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

readFromFileWrapper: ofType: error: 

- (BOOL) readFromFileWrapper: (NSFileWrapper*)wrapper ofType: (NSString*)type error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

readFromURL: ofType: 

- (BOOL) readFromURL: (NSURL*)url ofType: (NSString*)type;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

readFromURL: ofType: error: 

- (BOOL) readFromURL: (NSURL*)url ofType: (NSString*)type error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

removeWindowController: 

- (void) removeWindowController: (NSWindowController*)windowController;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

revertDocumentToSaved: 

- (IBAction) revertDocumentToSaved: (id)sender;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

revertToContentsOfURL: ofType: error: 

- (BOOL) revertToContentsOfURL: (NSURL*)url ofType: (NSString*)type error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

revertToSavedFromFile: ofType: 

- (BOOL) revertToSavedFromFile: (NSString*)fileName ofType: (NSString*)type;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

revertToSavedFromURL: ofType: 

- (BOOL) revertToSavedFromURL: (NSURL*)url ofType: (NSString*)type;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

runModalPageLayoutWithPrintInfo: 

- (NSInteger) runModalPageLayoutWithPrintInfo: (NSPrintInfo*)printInfo;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

runModalPageLayoutWithPrintInfo: delegate: didRunSelector: contextInfo: 

- (void) runModalPageLayoutWithPrintInfo: (NSPrintInfo*)info delegate: (id)delegate didRunSelector: (SEL)sel contextInfo: (void*)context;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

runModalPrintOperation: delegate: didRunSelector: contextInfo: 

- (void) runModalPrintOperation: (NSPrintOperation*)op delegate: (id)delegate didRunSelector: (SEL)sel contextInfo: (void*)context;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

runModalSavePanel: withAccessoryView: 

- (NSInteger) runModalSavePanel: (NSSavePanel*)savePanel withAccessoryView: (NSView*)accessoryView;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.0.0 removed at MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

runModalSavePanelForSaveOperation: delegate: didSaveSelector: contextInfo: 

- (void) runModalSavePanelForSaveOperation: (NSSaveOperationType)saveOperation delegate: (id)delegate didSaveSelector: (SEL)didSaveSelector contextInfo: (void*)contextInfo;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

runPageLayout: 

- (IBAction) runPageLayout: (id)sender;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

saveDocument: 

- (IBAction) saveDocument: (id)sender;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

saveDocumentAs: 

- (IBAction) saveDocumentAs: (id)sender;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

saveDocumentTo: 

- (IBAction) saveDocumentTo: (id)sender;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

saveDocumentWithDelegate: didSaveSelector: contextInfo: 

- (void) saveDocumentWithDelegate: (id)delegate didSaveSelector: (SEL)didSaveSelector contextInfo: (void*)contextInfo;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

saveToFile: saveOperation: delegate: didSaveSelector: contextInfo: 

- (void) saveToFile: (NSString*)fileName saveOperation: (NSSaveOperationType)saveOperation delegate: (id)delegate didSaveSelector: (SEL)didSaveSelector contextInfo: (void*)contextInfo;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

saveToURL: ofType: forSaveOperation: delegate: didSaveSelector: contextInfo: 

- (void) saveToURL: (NSURL*)url ofType: (NSString*)type forSaveOperation: (NSSaveOperationType)op delegate: (id)delegate didSaveSelector: (SEL)didSaveSelector contextInfo: (void*)contextInfo;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

saveToURL: ofType: forSaveOperation: error: 

- (BOOL) saveToURL: (NSURL*)url ofType: (NSString*)type forSaveOperation: (NSSaveOperationType)op error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

setAutosavedContentsFileURL: 

- (void) setAutosavedContentsFileURL: (NSURL*)url;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

setFileModificationDate: 

- (void) setFileModificationDate: (NSDate*)date;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

setFileName: 

- (void) setFileName: (NSString*)fileName;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

setFileType: 

- (void) setFileType: (NSString*)type;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

setFileURL: 

- (void) setFileURL: (NSURL*)url;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

setHasUndoManager: 

- (void) setHasUndoManager: (BOOL)flag;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

setLastComponentOfFileName: 

- (void) setLastComponentOfFileName: (NSString*)str;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

setPrintInfo: 

- (void) setPrintInfo: (NSPrintInfo*)printInfo;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

setUndoManager: 

- (void) setUndoManager: (NSUndoManager*)undoManager;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

setWindow: 

- (void) setWindow: (NSWindow*)aWindow;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

shouldChangePrintInfo: 

- (BOOL) shouldChangePrintInfo: (NSPrintInfo*)newPrintInfo;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

shouldCloseWindowController: 

- (BOOL) shouldCloseWindowController: (NSWindowController*)windowController;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.0.0 removed at MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

shouldCloseWindowController: delegate: shouldCloseSelector: contextInfo: 

- (void) shouldCloseWindowController: (NSWindowController*)windowController delegate: (id)delegate shouldCloseSelector: (SEL)callback contextInfo: (void*)contextInfo;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.0.0

Description forthcoming.

shouldRunSavePanelWithAccessoryView 

- (BOOL) shouldRunSavePanelWithAccessoryView;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

showWindows 

- (void) showWindows;
Availability: OpenStep

Makes all the documents windows visible by ordering them to the front and making them main or key.
If the document has no windows, this method has no effect.

undoManager 

- (NSUndoManager*) undoManager;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

updateChangeCount: 

- (void) updateChangeCount: (NSDocumentChangeType)change;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

validateMenuItem: 

- (BOOL) validateMenuItem: (NSMenuItem*)anItem;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

validateUserInterfaceItem: 

- (BOOL) validateUserInterfaceItem: (id)anItem;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

willPresentError: 

- (NSError*) willPresentError: (NSError*)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

windowControllerDidLoadNib: 

- (void) windowControllerDidLoadNib: (NSWindowController*)windowController;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

windowControllerWillLoadNib: 

- (void) windowControllerWillLoadNib: (NSWindowController*)windowController;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

windowControllers 

- (NSArray*) windowControllers;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

windowForSheet 

- (NSWindow*) windowForSheet;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.3.0

Description forthcoming.

windowNibName 

- (NSString*) windowNibName;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

writableTypesForSaveOperation: 

- (NSArray*) writableTypesForSaveOperation: (NSSaveOperationType)op;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

writeSafelyToURL: ofType: forSaveOperation: error: 

- (BOOL) writeSafelyToURL: (NSURL*)url ofType: (NSString*)type forSaveOperation: (NSSaveOperationType)op error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

writeToFile: ofType: 

- (BOOL) writeToFile: (NSString*)fileName ofType: (NSString*)type;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

writeToFile: ofType: originalFile: saveOperation: 

- (BOOL) writeToFile: (NSString*)fileName ofType: (NSString*)type originalFile: (NSString*)origFileName saveOperation: (NSSaveOperationType)saveOp;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

writeToURL: ofType: 

- (BOOL) writeToURL: (NSURL*)url ofType: (NSString*)type;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.

writeToURL: ofType: error: 

- (BOOL) writeToURL: (NSURL*)url ofType: (NSString*)type error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

writeToURL: ofType: forSaveOperation: originalContentsURL: error: 

- (BOOL) writeToURL: (NSURL*)url ofType: (NSString*)type forSaveOperation: (NSSaveOperationType)op originalContentsURL: (NSURL*)orig error: (NSError**)error;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.4.0

Description forthcoming.

writeWithBackupToFile: ofType: saveOperation: 

- (BOOL) writeWithBackupToFile: (NSString*)fileName ofType: (NSString*)fileType saveOperation: (NSSaveOperationType)saveOp;
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.


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