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NSForm

Inherits From: NSMatrix : NSControl : NSView : NSResponder : NSObject

Conforms To: NSCoding (NSResponder) NSObject (NSObject)

Declared In: AppKit/NSForm.h

Class Description

An NSForm is an NSMatrix that contains titled entries (text fields) into which a user can type data values. Entries are indexed from the top down (starting with zero). Each item in the NSForm, including the titles, is an NSFormCell. A mouse click on an NSFormCell (that is, on the title or in the entry area) starts text editing in that entry. If the user presses the Return or Enter key while editing an entry, the action of the entry is sent to the target of the entry, orif the entry doesn't have an actionthe NSForm sends its action to its target. If the user presses the Tab key, the next entry in the NSForm is selected; if the user presses Shift-Tab, the previous entry is selected.

For more information, see the NSFormCell and NSMatrix class specifications.

Laying Out the Form

Finding Indices

Modifying Graphic Attributes

Setting the Cell Class

Getting a Cell

Displaying a Cell

Editing Text

Resizing the Form