This class declares an interface to application windows and is one of the key components of the Application Kit architecture. NSWindow objects are responsible for managing and displaying a hierarchy of views within the window, as well as handling mouse and keyboard events that occur in the window.

@interface NSWindow : NSResponder
// Initializers
- (id)initWithContentRect:(NSRect)contentRect styleMask:(unsigned int)aStyle backing:(NSBackingStoreType)bufferingType defer:(BOOL)flag;
- (id)initWithContentRect:(NSRect)contentRect styleMask:(unsigned int)aStyle backing:(NSBackingStoreType)bufferingType defer:(BOOL)flag screen:(NSScreen *)screen;
- (NSWindow *)initWithWindowRef:(void * /* WindowRef */)windowRef;
- (NSView *)initialFirstResponder;
// Accessor Methods
- (void)setAspectRatio:(NSSize)ratio;
- (NSSize)aspectRatio;
- (void)setOrderedIndex:(int)index;
- (int)orderedIndex;
- (void)setIsVisible:(BOOL)flag;
- (BOOL)isVisible;
- (void)setTitle:(NSString *)aString;
- (NSString *)title;
- (void)setIsMiniaturized:(BOOL)flag;
- (BOOL)isMiniaturized;
- (void)setRepresentedFilename:(NSString *)aString;
- (NSString *)representedFilename;
- (void)setTitleWithRepresentedFilename:(NSString *)filename;
- (void)setExcludedFromWindowsMenu:(BOOL)flag;
- (void)setIsZoomed:(BOOL)flag;
- (BOOL)isZoomed;
- (void)setMiniwindowTitle:(NSString *)title;
- (NSString *)miniwindowTitle;
- (void)setDelegate:(id)anObject;
- (id)delegate;
- (void)setToolbar:(NSToolbar*)toolbar;
- (NSToolbar *)toolbar;
- (void)setDefaultButtonCell:(NSButtonCell *)defButt;
- (NSButtonCell *)defaultButtonCell;
- (void)setParentWindow:(NSWindow *)window;
- (NSWindow *)parentWindow;
- (void)setFrame:(NSRect)frameRect display:(BOOL)flag;
- (NSRect)frame;
- (void)setFrameOrigin:(NSPoint)aPoint;
- (void)setFrameTopLeftPoint:(NSPoint)aPoint;
- (void)setFrame:(NSRect)frameRect display:(BOOL)displayFlag animate:(BOOL)animateFlag;
- (void)setResizeIncrements:(NSSize)increments;
- (NSSize)resizeIncrements;
- (void)setWindowController:(NSWindowController *)windowController;
- (id)windowController;
- (void)setMovableByWindowBackground:(BOOL)flag;
- (void)setIgnoresMouseEvents:(BOOL)flag;
- (BOOL)ignoresMouseEvents;
- (void)setAcceptsMouseMovedEvents:(BOOL)flag;
- (BOOL)acceptsMouseMovedEvents;
- (void)setMaxSize:(NSSize)size;
- (NSSize)maxSize;
- (void)setMiniwindowImage:(NSImage *)image;
- (NSImage *)miniwindowImage;
- (void)setCanHide:(BOOL)flag;
- (BOOL)canHide;
- (BOOL)setFrameAutosaveName:(NSString *)name;
- (NSString *)frameAutosaveName;
- (BOOL)setFrameUsingName:(NSString *)name;
- (void)setAutodisplay:(BOOL)flag;
- (BOOL)setFrameUsingName:(NSString *)name force:(BOOL)force;
- (void)setFrameFromString:(NSString *)string;
- (void)setOpaque:(BOOL)isOpaque;
- (void)setAlphaValue:(float)windowAlpha;
- (float)alphaValue;
- (void)setHasShadow:(BOOL)hasShadow;
- (BOOL)hasShadow;
- (void)setReleasedWhenClosed:(BOOL)flag;
- (void)setDynamicDepthLimit:(BOOL)flag;
- (void)setHidesOnDeactivate:(BOOL)flag;
- (BOOL)hidesOnDeactivate;
- (void)setLevel:(int)newLevel;
- (int)level;
- (void)setBackingType:(NSBackingStoreType)bufferingType;
- (NSBackingStoreType)backingType;
- (void)setOneShot:(BOOL)flag;
- (void)setBackgroundColor:(NSColor *)color;
- (NSColor *)backgroundColor;
- (void)setMinSize:(NSSize)size;
- (NSSize)minSize;
- (void)setContentView:(NSView *)aView;
- (id)contentView;
- (void)setDocumentEdited:(BOOL)flag;
- (void)setInitialFirstResponder:(NSView *)view;
- (void)setShowsResizeIndicator:(BOOL)show;
- (BOOL)showsResizeIndicator;
- (void)setViewsNeedDisplay:(BOOL)flag;
- (BOOL)viewsNeedDisplay;
- (void)setDepthLimit:(NSWindowDepth)limit;
- (NSWindowDepth)depthLimit;
- (void)setContentSize:(NSSize)aSize;
// Class Methods
+ (NSRect)contentRectForFrameRect:(NSRect)fRect styleMask:(unsigned int)aStyle;
+ (NSWindowDepth)defaultDepthLimit;
+ (NSRect)frameRectForContentRect:(NSRect)cRect styleMask:(unsigned int)aStyle;
+ (void)menuChanged:(NSMenu *)menu;
+ (float)minFrameWidthWithTitle:(NSString *)aTitle styleMask:(unsigned int)aStyle;
+ (void)removeFrameUsingName:(NSString *)name;
+ (NSButton *)standardWindowButton:(NSWindowButton)b forStyleMask:(unsigned int)styleMask;
// Instance Methods
- (BOOL)canBecomeKeyWindow;
- (BOOL)canBecomeMainWindow;
- (void)becomeKeyWindow;
- (NSArray *)childWindows;
- (void)becomeMainWindow;
- (void)addChildWindow:(NSWindow *)childWin ordered:(NSWindowOrderingMode)place;
- (NSTimeInterval)animationResizeTime:(NSRect)newFrame;
- (NSPoint)cascadeTopLeftFromPoint:(NSPoint)topLeftPoint;
- (NSWindow *)attachedSheet;
- (NSEvent *)currentEvent;
- (void)cacheImageInRect:(NSRect)aRect;
- (void)close;
- (BOOL)canStoreColor;
- (BOOL)areCursorRectsEnabled;
- (void)center;
- (NSRect)constrainFrameRect:(NSRect)frameRect toScreen:(NSScreen *)screen;
- (NSPoint)convertBaseToScreen:(NSPoint)aPoint;
- (NSPoint)convertScreenToBase:(NSPoint)aPoint;
- (NSData *)dataWithEPSInsideRect:(NSRect)rect;
- (NSData *)dataWithPDFInsideRect:(NSRect)rect;
- (NSScreen *)deepestScreen;
- (void)deminiaturize:(id)sender;
- (NSDictionary *)deviceDescription;
- (void)disableCursorRects;
- (void)disableFlushWindow;
- (void)disableKeyEquivalentForDefaultButtonCell;
- (void)discardCachedImage;
- (void)discardCursorRects;
- (void)discardEventsMatchingMask:(unsigned int)mask beforeEvent:(NSEvent *)lastEvent;
- (void)display;
- (void)displayIfNeeded;
- (void)dragImage:(NSImage *)anImage at:(NSPoint)baseLocation offset:(NSSize)initialOffset event:(NSEvent *)event pasteboard:(NSPasteboard *)pboard source:(id)sourceObj slideBack:(BOOL)slideFlag;
- (NSArray *)drawers;
- (void)enableCursorRects;
- (void)enableFlushWindow;
- (void)enableKeyEquivalentForDefaultButtonCell;
- (void)endEditingFor:(id)anObject;
- (NSText *)fieldEditor:(BOOL)createFlag forObject:(id)anObject;
- (NSResponder *)firstResponder;
- (void)flushWindow;
- (void)flushWindowIfNeeded;
- (int)gState;
- (id)handleCloseScriptCommand:(NSCloseCommand *)command;
- (id)handlePrintScriptCommand:(NSScriptCommand *)command;
- (id)handleSaveScriptCommand:(NSScriptCommand *)command;
- (BOOL)hasCloseBox;
- (BOOL)hasDynamicDepthLimit;
- (BOOL)hasTitleBar;
- (void)invalidateCursorRectsForView:(NSView *)aView;
- (void)invalidateShadow;
- (BOOL)isAutodisplay;
- (BOOL)isDocumentEdited;
- (BOOL)isExcludedFromWindowsMenu;
- (BOOL)isFloatingPanel;
- (BOOL)isFlushWindowDisabled;
- (BOOL)isKeyWindow;
- (BOOL)isMainWindow;
- (BOOL)isMiniaturizable;
- (BOOL)isModalPanel;
- (BOOL)isMovableByWindowBackground;
- (BOOL)isOneShot;
- (BOOL)isOpaque;
- (BOOL)isReleasedWhenClosed;
- (BOOL)isResizable;
- (BOOL)isSheet;
- (BOOL)isZoomable;
- (void)keyDown:(NSEvent *)theEvent;
- (NSSelectionDirection)keyViewSelectionDirection;
- (BOOL)makeFirstResponder:(NSResponder *)aResponder;
- (void)makeKeyAndOrderFront:(id)sender;
- (void)makeKeyWindow;
- (void)makeMainWindow;
- (void)miniaturize:(id)sender;
- (NSPoint)mouseLocationOutsideOfEventStream;
- (NSEvent *)nextEventMatchingMask:(unsigned int)mask;
- (NSEvent *)nextEventMatchingMask:(unsigned int)mask untilDate:(NSDate *)expiration inMode:(NSString *)mode dequeue:(BOOL)deqFlag;
- (void)orderBack:(id)sender;
- (void)orderFront:(id)sender;
- (void)orderFrontRegardless;
- (void)orderOut:(id)sender;
- (void)orderWindow:(NSWindowOrderingMode)place relativeTo:(int)otherWin;
- (void)performClose:(id)sender;
- (void)performMiniaturize:(id)sender;
- (void)performZoom:(id)sender;
- (void)postEvent:(NSEvent *)event atStart:(BOOL)flag;
- (void)print:(id)sender;
- (void)registerForDraggedTypes:(NSArray *)newTypes;
- (void)removeChildWindow:(NSWindow *)childWin;
- (void)resetCursorRects;
- (void)resignKeyWindow;
- (void)resignMainWindow;
- (int)resizeFlags;
- (void)restoreCachedImage;
- (void)runToolbarCustomizationPalette:(id)sender;
- (void)saveFrameUsingName:(NSString *)name;
- (NSScreen *)screen;
- (void)selectKeyViewFollowingView:(NSView *)aView;
- (void)selectKeyViewPrecedingView:(NSView *)aView;
- (void)selectNextKeyView:(id)sender;
- (void)selectPreviousKeyView:(id)sender;
- (void)sendEvent:(NSEvent *)theEvent;
- (NSButton *)standardWindowButton:(NSWindowButton)b;
- (NSString *)stringWithSavedFrame;
- (unsigned int)styleMask;
- (void)toggleToolbarShown:(id)sender;
- (BOOL)tryToPerform:(SEL)anAction with:(id)anObject;
- (void)unregisterDraggedTypes;
- (void)update;
- (void)useOptimizedDrawing:(BOOL)flag;
- (id)validRequestorForSendType:(NSString *)sendType returnType:(NSString *)returnType;
- (void * /*HWND*/)windowHandle;
- (int)windowNumber;
- (void * /* WindowRef */)windowRef;
- (BOOL)worksWhenModal;
- (void)zoom:(id)sender;
// Methods Implemented by the Delegate
- (void)windowDidBecomeKey:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (void)windowDidBecomeMain:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (void)windowDidChangeScreen:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (void)windowDidDeminiaturize:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (void)windowDidEndSheet:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (void)windowDidExpose:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (void)windowDidMiniaturize:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (void)windowDidMove:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (void)windowDidResignKey:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (void)windowDidResignMain:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (void)windowDidResize:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (void)windowDidUpdate:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (BOOL)windowShouldClose:(id)sender;
- (BOOL)windowShouldZoom:(NSWindow *)window toFrame:(NSRect)newFrame;
- (void)windowWillBeginSheet:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (void)windowWillClose:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (void)windowWillMiniaturize:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (void)windowWillMove:(NSNotification *)notification;
- (NSSize)windowWillResize:(NSWindow *)sender toSize:(NSSize)frameSize;
- (id)windowWillReturnFieldEditor:(NSWindow *)sender toObject:(id)client;
- (NSUndoManager *)windowWillReturnUndoManager:(NSWindow *)window;
- (NSRect)windowWillUseStandardFrame:(NSWindow *)window defaultFrame:(NSRect)newFrame;
// Notifications
NSWindowDidBecomeKeyNotification;
NSWindowDidBecomeMainNotification;
NSWindowDidChangeScreenNotification;
NSWindowDidDeminiaturizeNotification;
NSWindowDidEndSheetNotification;
NSWindowDidMiniaturizeNotification;
NSWindowDidMoveNotification;
NSWindowDidResignKeyNotification;
NSWindowDidResignMainNotification;
NSWindowDidResizeNotification;
NSWindowDidUpdateNotification;
NSWindowWillBeginSheetNotification;
NSWindowWillCloseNotification;
NSWindowWillMiniaturizeNotification;
NSWindowWillMoveNotification;

Subclasses

NSPanel