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NSViewMBS class

Super class: NSResponderMBS

• 43 properties
  • property acceptsTouchEvents as boolean
  • property allowsVibrancy as Boolean
  • property alphaValue as Double
  • property autoresizesSubviews as boolean
  • property autoresizingMask as Integer
  • property bounds as NSRectMBS
  • property boundsRotation as Double
  • property canBecomeKeyView as boolean
  • property canDraw as boolean
  • property canDrawConcurrently as boolean
  • property className as string
  • property classPath as string
  • property clipsToBounds as Boolean
  • property focusRingType as Integer
  • property frame as NSRectMBS
  • property frameCenterRotation as Double
  • property frameHeight as Double
  • property frameLeft as Double
  • property frameRotation as Double
  • property frameTop as Double
  • property frameWidth as Double
  • property identifier as string
  • property isFlipped as Boolean
  • property isHidden as Boolean
  • property isHiddenOrHasHiddenAncestor as Boolean
  • property isOpaque as Boolean
  • property isRotatedFromBase as Boolean
  • property isRotatedOrScaledFromBase as Boolean
  • property layer as Variant
  • property layerUsesCoreImageFilters as Boolean
  • property needsDisplay as Boolean
  • property nextKeyView as NSViewMBS
  • property opaqueAncestor as NSViewMBS
  • property RetainCount as Integer
  • property superview as NSViewMBS
  • property toolTip as string
  • property userInteractionEnabled as Boolean
  • property visibleRect as NSRectMBS
  • property wantsDefaultClipping as boolean
  • property wantsLayer as Boolean
  • property wantsRestingTouches as boolean
  • property window as NSWindowMBS
  • property compositingFilter as variant
• 57 methods
  • method addSubview(subview as NSViewMBS)
  • method addSubview(subview as NSViewMBS, positioned as Integer, relativeToView as NSViewMBS)
  • method addToolTipRect(rect as NSRectMBS, tooltip as NSViewTooltipMBS)
  • method ancestorSharedWithView(view as NSViewMBS) as NSViewMBS
  • method animator as NSViewMBS
  • method backgroundFilters as variant()
  • method beginDraggingSessionWithItems(items() as Variant, e as NSEventMBS, source as NSViewMBS) as Variant
  • method Constructor
  • method Constructor(Handle as Integer)
  • method Constructor(left as Double, top as Double, width as Double, height as Double)
  • method contentFilters as variant()
  • method convertPointFromView(point as NSPointMBS, View as NSViewMBS) as NSPointMBS
  • method convertPointToView(point as NSPointMBS, View as NSViewMBS) as NSPointMBS
  • method convertRectFromView(rect as NSRectMBS, View as NSViewMBS) as NSRectMBS
  • method convertRectToView(rect as NSRectMBS, View as NSViewMBS) as NSRectMBS
  • method convertSizeFromView(Size as NSSizeMBS, View as NSViewMBS) as NSSizeMBS
  • method convertSizeToView(Size as NSSizeMBS, View as NSViewMBS) as NSSizeMBS
  • method dataWithEPSInsideRect(left as Double, top as Double, width as Double, height as Double) as Memoryblock
  • method dataWithPDFInsideRect(left as Double, top as Double, width as Double, height as Double) as Memoryblock
  • method dataWithPDFInsideRect(r as NSRectMBS) as Memoryblock
  • method dragImage(image as NSImageMBS, viewLocation as NSPointMBS, offset as NSSizeMBS, NSEvent as NSEventMBS, pboard as NSPasteboardMBS, source as NSViewMBS, slideFlag as boolean)
  • method drawFocusRingMask
  • method enclosingMenuItem as Variant
  • method enclosingScrollView as Variant
  • method focusRingMaskBounds as NSRectMBS
  • method isDescendantOf(view as NSViewMBS) as boolean
  • method makeBackingLayer as Variant
  • method nextValidKeyView as NSViewMBS
  • method noteFocusRingMaskChanged
  • method pageFooter as NSAttributedStringMBS
  • method pageHeader as NSAttributedStringMBS
  • method previousKeyView as NSViewMBS
  • method previousValidKeyView as NSViewMBS
  • method print
  • method registeredDraggedTypes as string()
  • method registerForDraggedTypes(Types() as string)
  • method removeAllToolTips
  • method removeFromSuperview
  • method removeFromSuperviewWithoutNeedingDisplay
  • method RenderImage(subviews as boolean = false, flipped as boolean = false) as variant
  • method replaceSubview(oldView as NSViewMBS, newView as NSViewMBS)
  • method rotateByAngle(angle as Double)
  • method scaleUnitSquareToSize(size as NSSizeMBS)
  • method Screenshot as Picture
  • method setBackgroundFilters(Filters() as variant)
  • method setBoundsOrigin(origin as NSPointMBS)
  • method setBoundsOrigin(x as Double, y as Double)
  • method setBoundsSize(size as NSSizeMBS)
  • method setBoundsSize(width as Double, height as Double)
  • method setContentFilters(Filters() as variant)
  • method setFocus
  • method setFrameOrigin(origin as NSPointMBS)
  • method setFrameOrigin(x as Double, y as Double)
  • method setFrameSize(size as NSSizeMBS)
  • method setFrameSize(width as Double, height as Double)
  • method subviews(recursive as boolean = false) as NSViewMBS()
  • method unregisterDraggedTypes
• 5 shared methods
  • shared method NSViewBoundsDidChangeNotification as string
  • shared method NSViewDidUpdateTrackingAreasNotification as string
  • shared method NSViewFocusDidChangeNotification as string
  • shared method NSViewFrameDidChangeNotification as string
  • shared method NSViewGlobalFrameDidChangeNotification as string
• 21 constants
  • const NSBezelBorder = 2
  • const NSFocusRingTypeDefault = 0
  • const NSFocusRingTypeExterior = 2
  • const NSFocusRingTypeNone = 1
  • const NSGrooveBorder = 3
  • const NSLineBorder = 1
  • const NSNoBorder = 0
  • const NSViewHeightSizable = 16
  • const NSViewLayerContentsRedrawBeforeViewResize = 3
  • const NSViewLayerContentsRedrawDuringViewResize = 2
  • const NSViewLayerContentsRedrawNever = 0
  • const NSViewLayerContentsRedrawOnSetNeedsDisplay = 1
  • const NSViewMaxXMargin = 4
  • const NSViewMaxYMargin = 32
  • const NSViewMinXMargin = 1
  • const NSViewMinYMargin = 8
  • const NSViewNotSizable = 0
  • const NSViewWidthSizable = 2

Window Order Constants

Super class NSResponderMBS

• 3 properties
  • property Handle as Integer
  • property menu as NSMenuMBS
  • property nextResponder as NSResponderMBS
• 123 methods
  • method beginGestureWithEvent(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method cancelOperation
  • method capitalizeWord
  • method centerSelectionInVisibleArea
  • method changeCaseOfLetter
  • method complete
  • method Constructor   Private
  • method cursorUpdate(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method deleteBackward
  • method deleteBackwardByDecomposingPreviousCharacter
  • method deleteForward
  • method deleteToBeginningOfLine
  • method deleteToBeginningOfParagraph
  • method deleteToEndOfLine
  • method deleteToEndOfParagraph
  • method deleteToMark
  • method deleteWordBackward
  • method deleteWordForward
  • method endGestureWithEvent(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method flagsChanged(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method flushBufferedKeyEvents
  • method helpRequested(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method indent
  • method insertBacktab
  • method insertContainerBreak
  • method insertDoubleQuoteIgnoringSubstitution
  • method insertLineBreak
  • method insertNewline
  • method insertNewlineIgnoringFieldEditor
  • method insertParagraphSeparator
  • method insertSingleQuoteIgnoringSubstitution
  • method insertTab
  • method insertTabIgnoringFieldEditor
  • method keyDown(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method keyUp(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method lowercaseWord
  • method magnifyWithEvent(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method makeBaseWritingDirectionLeftToRight
  • method makeBaseWritingDirectionNatural
  • method makeBaseWritingDirectionRightToLeft
  • method makeTextWritingDirectionLeftToRight
  • method makeTextWritingDirectionNatural
  • method makeTextWritingDirectionRightToLeft
  • method mouseDown(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method mouseDragged(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method mouseEntered(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method mouseExited(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method mouseMoved(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method mouseUp(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method moveBackward
  • method moveBackwardAndModifySelection
  • method moveDown
  • method moveDownAndModifySelection
  • method moveForward
  • method moveForwardAndModifySelection
  • method moveLeft
  • method moveLeftAndModifySelection
  • method moveParagraphBackwardAndModifySelection
  • method moveParagraphForwardAndModifySelection
  • method moveRight
  • method moveRightAndModifySelection
  • method moveToBeginningOfDocument
  • method moveToBeginningOfDocumentAndModifySelection
  • method moveToBeginningOfLine
  • method moveToBeginningOfLineAndModifySelection
  • method moveToBeginningOfParagraph
  • method moveToBeginningOfParagraphAndModifySelection
  • method moveToEndOfDocument
  • method moveToEndOfDocumentAndModifySelection
  • method moveToEndOfLine
  • method moveToEndOfLineAndModifySelection
  • method moveToEndOfParagraph
  • method moveToEndOfParagraphAndModifySelection
  • method moveToLeftEndOfLine
  • method moveToLeftEndOfLineAndModifySelection
  • method moveToRightEndOfLine
  • method moveToRightEndOfLineAndModifySelection
  • method moveUp
  • method moveUpAndModifySelection
  • method moveWordBackward
  • method moveWordBackwardAndModifySelection
  • method moveWordForward
  • method moveWordForwardAndModifySelection
  • method moveWordLeft
  • method moveWordLeftAndModifySelection
  • method moveWordRight
  • method moveWordRightAndModifySelection
  • method otherMouseDown(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method otherMouseDragged(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method otherMouseUp(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method pageDown
  • method pageDownAndModifySelection
  • method pageUp
  • method pageUpAndModifySelection
  • method performMnemonic(theString as string) as boolean
  • method presentError(e as NSErrorMBS) as boolean
  • method rightMouseDown(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method rightMouseDragged(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method rightMouseUp(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method rotateWithEvent(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method scrollLineDown
  • method scrollLineUp
  • method scrollPageDown
  • method scrollPageUp
  • method scrollToBeginningOfDocument
  • method scrollToEndOfDocument
  • method scrollWheel(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method selectAll
  • method selectLine
  • method selectParagraph
  • method selectToMark
  • method selectWord
  • method setMark
  • method showContextHelp
  • method swapWithMark
  • method swipeWithEvent(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method tabletPoint(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method tabletProximity(e as NSEventMBS)
  • method transpose
  • method transposeWords
  • method undoManager as NSUndoManagerMBS
  • method uppercaseWord
  • method yank

Sub classes:

• class ABPeoplePickerViewMBS
• class ABPersonViewMBS
• class CustomNSViewMBS
• class IKCameraDeviceViewMBS
• class IKDeviceBrowserViewMBS
• class IKImageBrowserViewMBS
• class IKImageViewMBS
• class IKScannerDeviceViewMBS
• class MKAnnotationViewMBS
  • class MKMarkerAnnotationViewMBS
  • class MKPinAnnotationViewMBS
• class MKMapViewMBS
• class NSBoxMBS
• class NSClipViewMBS
• class NSCollectionViewMBS
• class NSCollectionViewSectionHeaderViewMBS
• class NSControlMBS
  • class NSButtonMBS
    • class NSPopUpButtonMBS
    • class NSStatusBarButtonMBS
  • class NSDatePickerMBS
  • class NSImageViewMBS
  • class NSLevelIndicatorMBS
  • class NSPathControlMBS
  • class NSScrollerMBS
    • class CustomNSScrollerMBS
  • class NSSegmentedControlMBS
  • class NSSliderMBS
  • class NSStepperMBS
  • class NSSwitchMBS
  • class NSTextFieldMBS
    • class CustomNSTextFieldMBS
    • class NSComboBoxMBS
    • class NSSearchFieldMBS
    • class NSSecureTextFieldMBS
    • class NSTokenFieldMBS
• class NSProgressIndicatorMBS
• class NSScrollViewMBS
• class NSSplitViewMBS
• class NSTableHeaderViewMBS
• class NSTableRowViewMBS
• class NSTableViewMBS
  • class NSOutlineViewMBS
• class NSTabViewMBS
• class NSTextMBS
  • class NSTextViewMBS
    • class CustomNSTextViewMBS
    • class OSAScriptViewMBS
• class NSVisualEffectViewMBS
• class PDFThumbnailViewMBS
• class PDFViewMBS
  • class CustomPDFViewMBS
• class QCViewMBS
• class QLPreviewViewMBS
• class QuartzFilterViewMBS
• class SCNViewMBS
• class SpinningProgressIndicatorMBS
• class WKWebViewMBS

Some methods using this class:

• MAAttachedWindowMBS.Constructor(view as NSViewMBS, point as NSPointMBS = nil, window as NSWindowMBS = nil, onSide as Integer = 12, distance as Double = 0.0)
• MKMapViewMBS.convertCoordinateToPointToView(coordinate as CLLocationCoordinate2DMBS, view as NSViewMBS) as NSPointMBS
• MKMapViewMBS.convertPointToCoordinateFromView(point as NSPointMBS, view as NSViewMBS) as CLLocationCoordinate2DMBS
• NSCellMBS.highlightColorWithFrame(theRect as NSRectMBS, controlView as NSViewMBS) as NSColorMBS
• NSPrintOperationMBS.Constructor(view as NSViewMBS)
• NSPrintOperationMBS.EPSOperationWithView(view as NSViewMBS, rect as NSRectMBS, printInfo as NSPrintInfoMBS, file as folderitem) as NSPrintOperationMBS
• NSPrintOperationMBS.EPSOperationWithView(view as NSViewMBS, rect as NSRectMBS, printInfo as NSPrintInfoMBS, path as string) as NSPrintOperationMBS
• NSTableHeaderCellMBS.drawSortIndicatorWithFrame(cellFrame as NSRectMBS, inView as NSViewMBS, ascending as boolean, priority as Integer)
• NSTableViewMBS.rowViewAtRow(row as Integer, makeIfNecessary as Boolean) as NSViewMBS
• NSTouchMBS.previousLocationInView(View as NSViewMBS) as NSPointMBS

Some properties using for this class:

• DesktopPHLivePhotoControlMBS.View as NSViewMBS
• MKAnnotationViewMBS.detailCalloutAccessoryView as NSViewMBS
• NSMenuItemMBS.view as NSViewMBS
• NSStatusItemMBS.View as NSViewMBS
• NSTabViewItemMBS.view as NSViewMBS
• NSTextFinderMBS.findBarContainer as NSViewMBS
• NSToolbarItemMBS.view as NSViewMBS
• NSViewMBS.opaqueAncestor as NSViewMBS
• WKWebViewControlMBS.View as NSViewMBS
• WKWebViewIOSControlMBS.View as NSViewMBS

Some events using this class:

• CocoaControlMBS.GetView as NSViewMBS
• DesktopNSOutlineControlMBS.view(tableColumn as NSTableColumnMBS, item as NSOutlineViewItemMBS) as NSViewMBS
• DesktopNSSplitViewControlMBS.canCollapseSubview(subview as NSViewMBS) as Boolean
• DesktopNSSplitViewControlMBS.shouldAdjustSizeOfSubview(view as NSViewMBS) as Boolean
• MapKitViewControlMBS.didAddOverlayViews(mapView as MKMapViewMBS, overlayViews() as NSViewMBS)
• NSCollectionViewControlMBS.didEndDisplayingSupplementaryView(view as NSViewMBS, elementKind as String, indexPath as NSIndexPathMBS)
• NSCollectionViewControlMBS.willDisplaySupplementaryView(view as NSViewMBS, elementKind as String, indexPath as NSIndexPathMBS)
• NSSplitViewControlMBS.canCollapseSubview(subview as NSViewMBS) as Boolean
• NSSplitViewControlMBS.shouldAdjustSizeOfSubview(view as NSViewMBS) as Boolean
• NSTableViewMBS.view(tableColumn as NSTableColumnMBS, row as Integer) as NSViewMBS

Some examples using this class:

• /AVFoundation/Simple Player
• /MacCocoa/Core Animation
• /MacCocoa/KeyValueObserver
• /MacCocoa/NSStatusItem/Statusitem with PopOver
• /MacCocoa/NSStatusItem/Statusitem with textfield in menubar
• /MacCocoa/Slide Views Animation
• /MacControls/NSTextField Focus on KeyDown
• /MacExtras/MAAttachedWindow/MAAttachedWindow Test
• /MacFrameworks/Cocoa Controls/Custom NSView
• /MacFrameworks/Cocoa Controls/TextView with events

Blog Entries

• MBS Xojo Plugins, version 23.4pr5
• News from the MBS Xojo Plugins Version 22.2
• MonkeyBread Software Releases the MBS Xojo Plugins in version 22.2
• News from the MBS Xojo Plugins Version 22.1
• MonkeyBread Software Releases the MBS Xojo Plugins in version 21.4
• MBS Real Studio Plugins, version 12.1fc
• MBS Plugins 11.1 Release notes
• MBS Plugins 10.3 Release Notes
• MBS REALbasic plug-ins version 9.4
• MonkeyBread Software Releases the MBS REALbasic plug-ins 8.6

Xojo Developer Magazine

• 19.6, page 10: News

Release notes

• Version 23.4
  • Added clipsToBounds property to NSViewMBS class.
• Version 22.2
  • Added Screenshot function for NSViewMBS class to render view into picture.
• Version 21.4
  • Added userInteractionEnabled property to NSViewMBS class for iOS.
  • Improved NSViewMBS to work on iOS, internally with UIView.
• Version 20.3
  • Added flipped parameter to RenderImage method in NSViewMBS class.
• Version 18.4
  • Added filter methods to NSViewMBS.
• Version 18.0
  • Added NSViewTooltipMBS class and NSViewMBS.addToolTipRect method.
• Version 17.5
  • Changed NSViewMBS constructors to raise exception if called on Windows.

The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS AVFoundation Plugin, MBS Mac64bit Plugin, MBS MacBase Plugin, MBS MacCocoa Plugin, MBS MacControls Plugin, MBS MacExtras Plugin, MBS MacFrameworks Plugin, MBS PDFKit Plugin.

NSViewControllerMBS   -   NSViewTooltipMBS