This subclass of NSCell provides an implementation of the target/action mechanism that is the basis of interface messaging in Cocoa. This mechanism operates by sending a message, often referred to as an action message to a target object. The majority of controls in the Application Kit rely on the functionality of NSActionCell to notify clients when the control has been activated by the user.

While NSCell implements most of the methods found in NSActionCells, it does so only passively. NSActionCell reimplements many of NSCell's methods to provide an active target/action mechanism and to manage the target and action of a cell. In addition to managing these attributes of a cell, NSActionCell provides the necessary implementation to provide feedback to mouse actions, such as highlighting certain active areas of a control when the mouse hovers above them.

@interface NSActionCell : NSCell
// Accessor Methods
- (void)setFloatingPointFormat:(BOOL)autoRange left:(unsigned int)leftDigits right:(unsigned int)rightDigits;
- (void)setAlignment:(NSTextAlignment)mode;
- (void)setBordered:(BOOL)flag;
- (void)setBezeled:(BOOL)flag;
- (void)setEnabled:(BOOL)flag;
- (void)setTag:(int)anInt;
- (int)tag;
- (void)setImage:(NSImage *)image;
- (void)setTarget:(id)anObject;
- (id)target;
- (void)setAction:(SEL)aSelector;
- (SEL)action;
- (void)setObjectValue:(id)obj;
- (void)setFont:(NSFont *)fontObj;
// Instance Methods
- (double)doubleValue;
- (float)floatValue;
- (int)intValue;
- (NSString *)stringValue;
- (NSView *)controlView;

Subclasses

NSButtonCell, NSFormCell, NSSliderCell, NSStepperCell, NSTextFieldCell