Monkeybread Xojo plugin - CFObjectMBS methods

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CFObjectMBS.close

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	CoreFoundation	MBS MacCF Plugin	4.1	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

Function: The destructor.
Notes: There is no need to call this method except you want to free all resources of this object now without waiting for Xojo to do it for you.

CFObjectMBS.DeepCopy as CFObjectMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	CoreFoundation	MBS MacCF Plugin		✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

Function: Creates a deep copy of the CFObject.
Notes: Copies all sub objects if the Object has sub objects (like the Dictionary).

CFObjectMBS.EncodedData as MemoryBlock

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	CoreFoundation	MBS MacCF Plugin	17.1	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

Function: Returns the content of the object and all subobjects as a binary encoded plist file content.
Notes:
Returns nil on any error. For example if you have CFDictionary with keys not being CFStringMBS objects.
You can write this to a plist file.

CFObjectMBS.Equal(o as CFObjectMBS) as boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	CoreFoundation	MBS MacCF Plugin		✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

Function: Returns true if both CFObjects are equal in type and content.

CFObjectMBS.ReleaseObject

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	CoreFoundation	MBS MacCF Plugin		✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

Function: Decreases the retain count of this object.
Notes: If the retain count falls below 1, the object is destroyed.

CFObjectMBS.RetainCount as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	CoreFoundation	MBS MacCF Plugin		✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

Function: Returns the reference counter of the object.
Example:

dim o as CFObjectMBS
dim s as CFStringMBS

s=NewCFStringMBS("Hello")

MsgBox "s has "+str(s.RetainCount)+" refs in CF"
o=s

MsgBox "o has "+str(o.RetainCount)+" refs in CF"

o.RetainObject

MsgBox "o has "+str(o.RetainCount)+" refs in CF"

o.ReleaseObject

MsgBox "o has "+str(o.RetainCount)+" refs in CF"

o.Close

MsgBox "o has "+str(o.RetainCount)+" refs in CF"

Notes: If the retain count falls below 1, the object is destroyed.

CFObjectMBS.RetainObject

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	CoreFoundation	MBS MacCF Plugin		✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

Function: Increases the retain count of this object.
Example:

Function CFDateFromCFObject(o as cfobjectMBS) As cfdateMBS
  dim d as CFDateMBS
  
  if o<>nil then
    if o.Type=kCFDateMBSTypeID then
      d=new CFDateMBS
      d.Handle=o.Handle
      d.RetainObject
    end if
  end if
  
  Exception
End Function

Notes: If the retain count falls below 1, the object is destroyed.

CFObjectMBS.XML as CFBinaryDataMBS

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	CoreFoundation	MBS MacCF Plugin		✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

Function: Returns the content of the object and all subobjects as a XML file content.
Example:

// Save a dictionary in a XML file:

dim d as CFMutableDictionaryMBS
dim f as FolderItem
dim t as TextOutputStream

// Create dictionary
d=NewCFMutableDictionaryMBS
// Fill dictionary
d.Add NewCFStringMBS("Key"),NewCFStringMBS("Value")

// get file name
f=GetFolderItem("CF XML Test.txt")

// create file
t=f.CreateTextFile
// Write XML
t.Write d.XML.Str
// close file
t.Close

Notes:
Returns nil on any error. For example if you have CFDictionary with keys not being CFStringMBS objects.
You can write this to a plist file.

CFObjectMBS.XMLdata as String

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	iOS	Targets
method	CoreFoundation	MBS MacCF Plugin	19.0	✅ Yes	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes	All

Function: Returns the content of the object and all subobjects as a XML file content.
Notes:
Returns empty string on any error. For example if you have CFDictionary with keys not being CFStringMBS objects.
You can write this to a plist file.

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