NSRunLoopMBS.currentRunLoop as NSRunLoopMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Cocoa	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	13.5	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

Returns the NSRunLoop object for the current thread.

If a run loop does not yet exist for the thread, one is created and returned.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacCocoa/readToEndOfFileInBackgroundAndNotify Test
• /MacFrameworks/NSNetService/Bonjour Browser Console
• /MacFrameworks/NSNetService/Bonjour Browser Web

NSRunLoopMBS.mainRunLoop as NSRunLoopMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Cocoa	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	13.5	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

Returns the run loop of the main thread.

An object representing the main thread's run loop.
Available in OS X v10.5.

NSRunLoopMBS.NSDefaultRunLoopMode as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Cocoa	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	13.5	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the runloop mode.

The mode to deal with input sources other than NSConnection objects.
This is the most commonly used run-loop mode.

Some examples using this method:

• /MacCocoa/readToEndOfFileInBackgroundAndNotify Test

NSRunLoopMBS.NSRunLoopCommonModes as string

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
shared method	Cocoa	MBS MacCocoa Plugin	13.5	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

One of the runloop mode.

Objects added to a run loop using this value as the mode are monitored by all run loop modes that have been declared as a member of the set of "common" modes; see the description of CFRunLoopAddCommonMode for details.
Available in OS X v10.5 and later.