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NSNibLoading documentation

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Date: Generated at 2023-12-22 15:07:50 -0500

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  1. Software documentation for the NSBundle(NSNibLoading) category
  2. Software documentation for the NSObject(NSNibAwaking) informal protocol

Software documentation for the NSBundle(NSNibLoading) category

NSBundle(NSNibLoading)

Declared in:
AppKit/NSNibLoading.h
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.
Method summary

loadNibFile: externalNameTable: withZone: 

+ (BOOL) loadNibFile: (NSString*)fileName externalNameTable: (NSDictionary*)context withZone: (NSZone*)zone;
Availability: OpenStep

Load the model file specified by fileName using the existing context as the external name table. The name table contains NSOwner, NSMenu and other well known top level objects with zone as the current memory allocation zone. This method uses the current mainBundle.

loadNibNamed: owner: 

+ (BOOL) loadNibNamed: (NSString*)aNibName owner: (id)owner;
Availability: OpenStep

Load the model file specified by aNibName, using owner as the NSOwner. This method calls loadNibFile:externalNameTable:withZone:

loadNibFile: externalNameTable: withZone: 

- (BOOL) loadNibFile: (NSString*)fileName externalNameTable: (NSDictionary*)context withZone: (NSZone*)zone;
Availability: OpenStep

Load the model file specified by fileName, using the context dictionary to specify top level objects. This method uses whatever bundle instance it is called on. This method is called by +loadNibFile:externalNameTable:withZone:

loadNibNamed: owner: topLevelObjects: 

- (BOOL) loadNibNamed: (NSString*)aNibName owner: (id)owner topLevelObjects: (NSArray**)topLevelObjects;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.8.0

Loads the model file specified by aNibName with owner as NSOwner. The topLevelObjects array is a return parameter which returns a pointing to the topLevelObjects in this model.

pathForNibResource: 

- (NSString*) pathForNibResource: (NSString*)fileName;
Availability: Not in OpenStep/MacOS-X

Returns the path of the model specified by fileName.

Software documentation for the NSObject(NSNibAwaking) informal protocol

NSObject(NSNibAwaking)

Declared in:
AppKit/NSNibLoading.h
Availability: OpenStep

Description forthcoming.
Method summary

awakeFromNib 

- (void) awakeFromNib;
Availability: OpenStep

Notification of Loading. This method is called on custom objects once model loading is completed.

prepareForInterfaceBuilder 

- (void) prepareForInterfaceBuilder;
Availability: MacOS-X 10.8.0

This method is called on a designable object to notify it that it was created at design time. This allows IB/Gorm to set up the appearance of the object when loaded into the editor.

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