1 USING: cocoa.messages help.markup help.syntax strings
2 alien core-foundation ;
6 { $syntax "-> selector" }
7 { $values { "selector" "an Objective C method name" } }
8 { $description "A sugared form of the following:" }
9 { $code "\"selector\" send" } ;
12 { $syntax "-> selector" }
13 { $values { "selector" "an Objective C method name" } }
14 { $description "A sugared form of the following:" }
15 { $code "\"selector\" send-super" } ;
17 { send super-send POSTPONE: -> POSTPONE: SUPER-> } related-words
20 { $syntax "IMPORT: name" }
21 { $description "Makes an Objective C class available for use." }
23 { $code "IMPORT: QTMovie" "QTMovie \"My Movie.mov\" <NSString> f -> movieWithFile:error:" }
26 ARTICLE: "objc-calling" "Calling Objective C code"
27 "Before an Objective C class can be used, it must be imported; by default, a small set of common classes are imported automatically, but additional classes can be imported as needed."
28 { $subsections POSTPONE: IMPORT: }
29 "Every imported Objective C class has as corresponding class word in the " { $vocab-link "cocoa.classes" } " vocabulary. Class words push the class object in the stack, allowing class methods to be invoked."
31 "Messages can be sent to classes and instances using a pair of parsing words:"
36 "These parsing words are actually syntax sugar for a pair of ordinary words; they can be used instead of the parsing words if the selector name is dynamically computed:"
42 ARTICLE: "cocoa" "Cocoa bridge"
43 "The " { $vocab-link "cocoa" } " vocabulary implements a Factor-Cocoa bridge for Mac OS X (GNUstep is not supported)."
45 "The lowest layer uses the " { $link "alien" } " to define bindings for the various functions in Apple's Objective-C runtime. This is defined in the " { $vocab-link "cocoa.runtime" } " vocabulary."
47 "On top of this, a dynamic message send facility is built:"
52 "A utility library is built to faciliate the development of Cocoa applications in Factor:"
54 "cocoa-application-utils"
56 "cocoa-pasteboard-utils"