Base of the Foundation framework class hierarchy

Introduced properties

Redefined properties

redef type SELF: NSObject

cocoa $ NSObject :: SELF

Type of this instance, automatically specialized in every class

All properties

fun !=(other: nullable Object): Bool

core :: Object :: !=

Have self and other different values?
fun ==(other: nullable Object): Bool

core :: Object :: ==

Have self and other the same value?
type CLASS: Class[SELF]

core :: Object :: CLASS

The type of the class of self.
type SELF: Object

core :: Object :: SELF

Type of this instance, automatically specialized in every class
fun address_is_null: Bool

core :: Pointer :: address_is_null

Is the address behind this Object at NULL?
protected fun class_factory(name: String): CLASS

core :: Object :: class_factory

Implementation used by get_class to create the specific class.
fun class_name: String

core :: Object :: class_name

The class name of the object.
fun free

core :: Pointer :: free

Free the memory pointed by this pointer
fun get_class: CLASS

core :: Object :: get_class

The meta-object representing the dynamic type of self.
fun hash: Int

core :: Object :: hash

The hash code of the object.
init init

core :: Object :: init

fun inspect: String

core :: Object :: inspect

Developer readable representation of self.
protected fun inspect_head: String

core :: Object :: inspect_head

Return "CLASSNAME:#OBJECTID".
intern fun is_same_instance(other: nullable Object): Bool

core :: Object :: is_same_instance

Return true if self and other are the same instance (i.e. same identity).
fun is_same_serialized(other: nullable Object): Bool

core :: Object :: is_same_serialized

Is self the same as other in a serialization context?
intern fun is_same_type(other: Object): Bool

core :: Object :: is_same_type

Return true if self and other have the same dynamic type.
init nul: Pointer

core :: Pointer :: nul

C NULL pointer
intern fun object_id: Int

core :: Object :: object_id

An internal hash code for the object based on its identity.
fun output

core :: Object :: output

Display self on stdout (debug only).
intern fun output_class_name

core :: Object :: output_class_name

Display class name on stdout (debug only).
fun serialization_hash: Int

core :: Object :: serialization_hash

Hash value use for serialization
intern fun sys: Sys

core :: Object :: sys

Return the global sys object, the only instance of the Sys class.
abstract fun to_jvalue(env: JniEnv): JValue

core :: Object :: to_jvalue

fun to_s: String

core :: Object :: to_s

User readable representation of self.
package_diagram cocoa::NSObject NSObject core::Pointer Pointer cocoa::NSObject->core::Pointer core::Object Object core::Pointer->core::Object ...core::Object ... ...core::Object->core::Object cocoa::NSObject... ... cocoa::NSObject...->cocoa::NSObject

Ancestors

interface Object

core :: Object

The root of the class hierarchy.

Parents

extern class Pointer

core :: Pointer

Pointer classes are used to manipulate extern C structures.

Children

extern class NSAlert

cocoa :: NSAlert

A simple message box
extern class NSIndexPath

cocoa :: NSIndexPath

Path to a specific node in a tree of nested array collections
extern class NSSet_UITouch

ios :: NSSet_UITouch

Objective-C NSSet of UITouch
extern class NSString

cocoa :: NSString

String of the Foundation Kit
extern class NSUserDefaults

cocoa :: NSUserDefaults

Interface to the defaults system for an app to customize its behavior to match a user's preferences
extern class UIColor

ios :: UIColor

Color data with opacity
extern class UIEvent

ios :: UIEvent

UIKit event
extern class UITableViewCell

ios :: UITableViewCell

Cell of a UITableViewCell
extern class UITableViewDataSource

ios :: UITableViewDataSource

Mediator the data model for a UITableView
extern class UITableViewDelegate

ios :: UITableViewDelegate

Delegate for a UITableView to configure selection, sections, cells and more
extern class UITableViewStyle

ios :: UITableViewStyle

Style of a UITableView
extern class UIView

ios :: UIView

Rectangular area on the screen
extern class UIViewController

ios :: UIViewController

Manages a set of views

Descendants

extern class NitViewController

ios :: NitViewController

View controller associated to an app.nit Window
extern class UIButton

ios :: UIButton

Button on the touch screen
extern class UIControl

ios :: UIControl

Base class for control objects
extern class UILabel

ios :: UILabel

Read-only text view
extern class UIScrollView

ios :: UIScrollView

Support for displaying content larger than the window
extern class UIStackView

ios :: UIStackView

Lays out a collection of views in either a column or a row
extern class UISwitch

ios :: UISwitch

On/Off button
extern class UITableView

ios :: UITableView

View to display and edit hierarchical lists of information
extern class UITextField

ios :: UITextField

Editable text view
extern class UIWindow

ios :: UIWindow

Coordinates an app displays on a device screen

Class definitions

cocoa $ NSObject
# Base of the Foundation framework class hierarchy
extern class NSObject in "ObjC" `{ NSObject * `}
end
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