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CFObjectMBS.close

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method CoreFoundation MBS MacCF Plugin 4.1 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
The destructor.

There is no need to call this method except you want to free all resources of this object now without waiting for Xojo to do it for you.

CFObjectMBS.DeepCopy as CFObjectMBS

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method CoreFoundation MBS MacCF Plugin ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Creates a deep copy of the CFObject.

Copies all sub objects if the Object has sub objects (like the Dictionary).

CFObjectMBS.EncodedData as MemoryBlock

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method CoreFoundation MBS MacCF Plugin 17.1 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Returns the content of the object and all subobjects as a binary encoded plist file content.

Returns nil on any error. For example if you have CFDictionary with keys not being CFStringMBS objects.
You can write this to a plist file.

CFObjectMBS.Equal(o as CFObjectMBS) as boolean

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method CoreFoundation MBS MacCF Plugin ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Returns true if both CFObjects are equal in type and content.

CFObjectMBS.ReleaseObject

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method CoreFoundation MBS MacCF Plugin ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Decreases the retain count of this object.

If the retain count falls below 1, the object is destroyed.

CFObjectMBS.RetainCount as Integer

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method CoreFoundation MBS MacCF Plugin ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Returns the reference counter of the object.
Example
dim o as CFObjectMBS
dim s as CFStringMBS

s=NewCFStringMBS("Hello")

MsgBox "s has "+str(s.RetainCount)+" refs in CF"
o=s

MsgBox "o has "+str(o.RetainCount)+" refs in CF"

o.RetainObject

MsgBox "o has "+str(o.RetainCount)+" refs in CF"

o.ReleaseObject

MsgBox "o has "+str(o.RetainCount)+" refs in CF"

o.Close

MsgBox "o has "+str(o.RetainCount)+" refs in CF"

If the retain count falls below 1, the object is destroyed.

CFObjectMBS.RetainObject

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method CoreFoundation MBS MacCF Plugin ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Increases the retain count of this object.
Example
Function CFDateFromCFObject(o as cfobjectMBS) As cfdateMBS
dim d as CFDateMBS

if o<>nil then
if o.Type=kCFDateMBSTypeID then
d=new CFDateMBS
d.Handle=o.Handle
d.RetainObject
end if
end if

Exception
End Function

If the retain count falls below 1, the object is destroyed.

CFObjectMBS.XML as CFBinaryDataMBS

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method CoreFoundation MBS MacCF Plugin ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Returns the content of the object and all subobjects as a XML file content.
Example
// Save a dictionary in a XML file:

dim d as CFMutableDictionaryMBS
dim f as FolderItem
dim t as TextOutputStream

// Create dictionary
d=NewCFMutableDictionaryMBS
// Fill dictionary
d.Add NewCFStringMBS("Key"),NewCFStringMBS("Value")

// get file name
f=GetFolderItem("CF XML Test.txt")

// create file
t=f.CreateTextFile
// Write XML
t.Write d.XML.Str
// close file
t.Close

Returns nil on any error. For example if you have CFDictionary with keys not being CFStringMBS objects.
You can write this to a plist file.

CFObjectMBS.XMLdata as String

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method CoreFoundation MBS MacCF Plugin 19.0 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ✅ Yes All
Returns the content of the object and all subobjects as a XML file content.

Returns empty string on any error. For example if you have CFDictionary with keys not being CFStringMBS objects.
You can write this to a plist file.

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