TollFreeBridged
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The following classes are toll-free bridged:
- Foundation
- NSArray = CFArray
- NSMutableArray = CFMutableArray
- NSAttributedString = CFAttributedString (Mac OS X only, not iOS)
- NSMutableAttributedString = CFMutableAttributedString (Mac OS X only, not iOS)
- NSCalendar = CFCalendar
- NSCharacterSet = CFCharacterSet
- NSMutableCharacterSet = CFMutableCharacterSet
- NSData = CFData
- NSMutableData = CFMutableData
- NSDate = CFDate
- NSDictionary = CFDictionary
- NSMutableDictionary = CFMutableDictionary
- NSError = CFError
- NSLocale = CFLocale
- NSNumber = CFNumber
- NSNumber partially bridged with CFBoolean, for booleans only
- NSTimer = CFRunLoopTimer
- NSTimeZone = CFTimeZone
- NSSet = CFSet
- NSMutableSet = CFMutableSet
- NSStream = CFStream
- NSInputStream = CFReadStream
- NSOutputStream = CFWriteStream
- NSString = CFString
- NSMutableString = CFMutableString
- NSUrL = CFURL
- AppKit
- NSFont = CTFont
- NSFontDescriptor = CTFontDescriptor
- Disc Recording
- DRBurn = DRBurnRef
- DRErase = DREraseRef
- DRDevice = DRDeviceRef
- DRTrack = DRTrackRef
- DRFile = DRFileRef
- DRFolder = DRFolderRef (starting with 10.3)
- Address Book
- ABAddressBook = ABAddressBookRef
- ABGroup = ABGroupRef
- ABMultiValue = ABMultiValueRef
- ABMutableMultiValue = ABMutableMultiValueRef
- ABPerson = ABPersonRef
- ABRecord = ABRecordRef
- ABSearchElement = ABSearchElementRef
The following classes are not toll-free bridged:
- NSBundle and CFBundle
- NSCountedSet and CFBag
- NSDateFormatter and CFDateFormatter
- NSNumberFormatter and CFNumberFormatter
- NSHost and CFHost
- NSNotificationCenter and CFNotificationCenter
- NSRunLoop and CFRunLoop
- NSSocket and CFSocket
- NSUserDefaults and CFPreferences
- AppKit
- NSColor, CIColor, and CGColor
- NSColorSpace and CGColorSpace
- NSFont and CGFont
- NSGradient and CGGradient
- NSImage and CGImage
See also TollFreeBridging.
If you wonder whether an ObjC class is bridged and can't find docs, send an object of the class the _cfTypeID message. If you get back '1', it isn't bridged. For more detail see HowToCreateTollFreeBridgedClass.
