NSCoder Additions

Inherits From:
NSObject

Declared In:
AppKit/NSColor.h

Class Description

This category adds a single method to the Foundation framework's NSCoder class. This method, decodeNXColor, is used to convert archived NXColors into NSColors.

NXColor, a type that dates from pre-OpenStep versions of NEXTSTEP, was a struct. Its replacement, NSColor, is a class. The difficulties of converting from a struct to a class require a special method like decodeNXColor.

Note: decodeNXColor becomes part of the NSCoder class only for applications that use the Application Kit. For more information, see the NSCoder class specification in the Foundation Framework Reference.

Instance Methods

decodeNXColor

- (NSColor *)decodeNXColor

Decodes a color object from NEXTSTEP Release 3 or earlier and returns an autoreleased NSColor object. This method does not have a matching method for encoding an NXColor object. Encode an NSColor object instead.

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