Deprecated symbols
Review symbols that are no longer in active development, and their recommended replacements.
Overview
Although these symbols are available for use, Apple is no longer actively developing them, and may remove them in a future release. Apple recommends moving away from these symbols and using their indicated replacements instead. Check the individual symbol pages for the recommended replacements.
The table below describes keys for an NSDictionary object containing information about an app. This dictionary is returned by activeApplication() and launchedApplications, and is also provided in the userInfo of NSWorkspace notifications for app launch and termination.
Note that these constants are considered legacy.
Key | Value |
|---|---|
| The full path to the app, as a |
| The app’s name, as an |
| The app’s bundle identifier, as an |
| The app’s process ID, as an |
| The high long of the process serial number (PSN), as an |
| The low long of the process serial number (PSN), as an |
Topics
Deprecated methods
open(_:options:configuration:)open(_:withApplicationAt:options:configuration:)openFile(_:)openFile(_:withApplication:)openFile(_:withApplication:andDeactivate:)openFile(_:from:at:in:)launchApplication(_:)launchApplication(_:showIcon:autolaunch:)launchApplication(at:options:configuration:)performFileOperation(_:source:destination:files:tag:)fullPath(forApplication:)absolutePathForApplication(withBundleIdentifier:)launchApplication(withBundleIdentifier:options:additionalEventParamDescriptor:launchIdentifier:)open(_:withAppBundleIdentifier:options:additionalEventParamDescriptor:launchIdentifiers:)mountedRemovableMedia()mountedLocalVolumePaths()activeApplication()icon(forFileType:)type(ofFile:)localizedDescription(forType:)preferredFilenameExtension(forType:)filenameExtension(_:isValidForType:)type(_:conformsToType:)getInfoForFile(_:application:type:)