NSValue Class

Definition

Binding to the Objective-C way of boxing value types.

[Foundation.Register("NSValue", true)]
public class NSValue : Foundation.NSObject, Foundation.INSCopying, Foundation.INSSecureCoding, IDisposable
type NSValue = class
    inherit NSObject
    interface INSCoding
    interface INativeObject
    interface IDisposable
    interface INSCopying
    interface INSSecureCoding
Inheritance
NSValue
Derived
Attributes
Implements

Constructors

NSValue(IntPtr)

A constructor used when creating managed representations of unmanaged objects; Called by the runtime.

NSValue(NSCoder)

A constructor that initializes the object from the data stored in the unarchiver object.

NSValue(NSObjectFlag)

Constructor to call on derived classes to skip initialization and merely allocate the object.

Properties

CATransform3DValue

Returns the CATransform3D value wrapped by this NSValue object.

CGAffineTransformValue

Returns the CGAffineTransform value wrapped by this NSValue object.

CGPointValue

The point stored in this NSValue.

CGRectValue

The rectangle stored in this NSValue.

CGSizeValue

The SizeF stored in this NSValue.

CGVectorValue
Class (Inherited from NSObject)
ClassHandle

The handle for this class.

CMTimeMappingValue

Returns the CMTimeMapping value wrapped by this NSValue object.

CMTimeRangeValue

Returns the CMTimeRange value wrapped by this NSValue object.

CMTimeValue

Returns the CMTime value wrapped by this NSValue object.

CoordinateSpanValue

The MKCoordinateSpan stored in this NSValue.

CoordinateValue

The CLLocationCoordinate2D stored in this NSValue.

DebugDescription

A developer-meaningful description of this object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Description

Description of the object, the Objective-C version of ToString.

(Inherited from NSObject)
DirectionalEdgeInsetsValue
Handle

Handle (pointer) to the unmanaged object representation.

(Inherited from NSObject)
IsDirectBinding (Inherited from NSObject)
IsProxy (Inherited from NSObject)
NonretainedObjectValue

Returns the NSObject value wrapped by this NSValue object.

ObjCType
PointerValue

Returns the IntPtr value wrapped by this NSValue object.

PointFValue

Returns the PointF value wrapped by this NSValue object.

RangeValue
RectangleFValue

Returns the RectangleF value wrapped by this NSValue object.

RetainCount

Returns the current Objective-C retain count for the object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SCNMatrix4Value
Self (Inherited from NSObject)
SizeFValue

Returns the SizeF value wrapped by this NSValue object.

Superclass (Inherited from NSObject)
SuperHandle

Handle used to represent the methods in the base class for this NSObject.

(Inherited from NSObject)
UIEdgeInsetsValue

Returns the UIEdgeInsets value wrapped by this NSValue object.

UIOffsetValue

Returns the UIOffset value wrapped by in this NSValue.

Vector3Value
Vector4Value
Zone (Inherited from NSObject)

Methods

AddObserver(NSObject, NSString, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, IntPtr)

Registers an object for being observed externally (using NSString keyPath).   Observed changes are dispatched to the observer’s object ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr) method.

(Inherited from NSObject)
AddObserver(NSObject, String, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, IntPtr)

Registers an object for being observed externally (using string keyPath).   Observed changes are dispatched to the observer’s object ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr) method.

(Inherited from NSObject)
AddObserver(NSString, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, Action<NSObservedChange>)

Registers an object for being observed externally using an arbitrary method.

(Inherited from NSObject)
AddObserver(String, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, Action<NSObservedChange>)

Registers an object for being observed externally using an arbitrary method.

(Inherited from NSObject)
AwakeFromNib()

Called after the object has been loaded from the nib file. Overriders must call base.AwakeFromNib().

(Inherited from NSObject)
BeginInvokeOnMainThread(Action) (Inherited from NSObject)
BeginInvokeOnMainThread(Selector, NSObject)

Invokes asynchrously the specified code on the main UI thread.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Bind(NSString, NSObject, String, NSDictionary) (Inherited from NSObject)
Bind(String, NSObject, String, NSDictionary)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
BindingInfo(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
BindingOptionDescriptions(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
BindingValueClass(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
CommitEditing() (Inherited from NSObject)
CommitEditing(NSObject, Selector, IntPtr) (Inherited from NSObject)
ConformsToProtocol(IntPtr)

Invoked to determine if this object implements the specified protocol.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Copy()

Performs a copy of the underlying Objective-C object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Copy(NSZone)

Performs a copy of the underlying Objective-C object.

DangerousAutorelease() (Inherited from NSObject)
DangerousRelease() (Inherited from NSObject)
DangerousRetain() (Inherited from NSObject)
DidChange(NSKeyValueChange, NSIndexSet, NSString)

Indicates a change occurred to the indexes for a to-many relationship.

(Inherited from NSObject)
DidChange(NSString, NSKeyValueSetMutationKind, NSSet) (Inherited from NSObject)
DidChangeValue(String)

Indicates that a change occurred on the specified key.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Dispose()

Releases the resources used by the NSObject object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Dispose(Boolean)

Releases the resources used by the NSObject object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
DoesNotRecognizeSelector(Selector)

Indicates that this object does not recognize the specified selector.

(Inherited from NSObject)
EncodeTo(NSCoder)

Encodes the state of the object on the provided encoder

Equals(NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
Equals(Object) (Inherited from NSObject)
ExposedBindings() (Inherited from NSObject)
FromCATransform3D(CATransform3D)

Creates an NSValue that wraps a CATransform3D object.

FromCGAffineTransform(CGAffineTransform)

Creates an NSValue that wraps a CGAffineTransform object..

FromCGPoint(CGPoint)

Creates an NSValue that stores a PointF.

FromCGRect(CGRect)

Creates an NSValue that stores a rectangle.

FromCGSize(CGSize)

Creates an NSValue that stores a SizeF.

FromCGVector(CGVector)
FromCMTime(CMTime)

Creates an NSValue that wraps a CMTime object..

FromCMTimeMapping(CMTimeMapping)

Creates an NSValue that wraps a CMTimeMapping object.

FromCMTimeRange(CMTimeRange)

Creates an NSValue that wraps a CMTimeRange object.

FromDirectionalEdgeInsets(NSDirectionalEdgeInsets)
FromMKCoordinate(CLLocationCoordinate2D)

Creates an NSValue that stores a CLLocationCoordinate2D.

FromMKCoordinateSpan(MKCoordinateSpan)

Creates an NSValue that stores an MKCoordinateSpan.

FromPointF(PointF)

Creates an NSValue that wraps a PointF object.

FromRange(NSRange)

Creates an NSValue that stores an NSRange.

FromRectangleF(RectangleF)

Creates an NSValue that wraps a RectangleF object.

FromSCNMatrix4(SCNMatrix4)
FromSizeF(SizeF)

Creates an NSValue that wraps a SizeF object.

FromUIEdgeInsets(UIEdgeInsets)

Creates an NSValue that wraps a UIEdgeInsets object.

FromUIOffset(UIOffset)

Creates an NSValue that wraps an UIOffset structure.

FromVector(SCNVector3)
FromVector(SCNVector4)
GetBindingInfo(NSString) (Inherited from NSObject)
GetBindingOptionDescriptions(NSString) (Inherited from NSObject)
GetBindingValueClass(NSString) (Inherited from NSObject)
GetDictionaryOfValuesFromKeys(NSString[])

Retrieves the values of the specified keys.

(Inherited from NSObject)
GetHashCode()

Generates a hash code for the current instance.

(Inherited from NSObject)
GetMethodForSelector(Selector) (Inherited from NSObject)
GetNativeField(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
GetNativeHash() (Inherited from NSObject)
Init() (Inherited from NSObject)
InitializeHandle(IntPtr) (Inherited from NSObject)
InitializeHandle(IntPtr, String) (Inherited from NSObject)
Invoke(Action, Double) (Inherited from NSObject)
Invoke(Action, TimeSpan) (Inherited from NSObject)
InvokeOnMainThread(Action) (Inherited from NSObject)
InvokeOnMainThread(Selector, NSObject)

Invokes synchrously the specified code on the main UI thread.

(Inherited from NSObject)
IsEqual(NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
IsEqualTo(NSValue)

Whether this NSValue is equal to the specified value. Compares class and contents.

IsKindOfClass(Class) (Inherited from NSObject)
IsMemberOfClass(Class) (Inherited from NSObject)
MarkDirty()

Promotes a regular peer object (IsDirectBinding is true) into a toggleref object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
MutableCopy()

Creates a mutable copy of the specified NSObject.

(Inherited from NSObject)
ObjectDidEndEditing(NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr)

Indicates that the value at the specified keyPath relative to this object has changed.

(Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, Double)

Invokes the selector on the current instance and if the obj is not null, it passes this as its single parameter.

(Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, Double, NSString[]) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSThread, NSObject, Boolean) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSThread, NSObject, Boolean, NSString[]) (Inherited from NSObject)
PrepareForInterfaceBuilder() (Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, NSString)

Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath.

(Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, NSString, IntPtr)

Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath and context.

(Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, String)

Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath.

(Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, String, IntPtr)

Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath and context.

(Inherited from NSObject)
RespondsToSelector(Selector)

Whether this object recognizes the specified selector.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetNativeField(String, NSObject)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
SetNilValueForKey(NSString)

Sets the value of the specified key to null.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForKey(NSObject, NSString)

Sets the value of the property specified by the key to the specified value.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForKeyPath(IntPtr, NSString)

A constructor used when creating managed representations of unmanaged objects; Called by the runtime.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForKeyPath(NSObject, NSString)

Sets the value of a property that can be reached using a keypath.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForUndefinedKey(NSObject, NSString)

Indicates an attempt to write a value to an undefined key. If not overridden, raises an NSUndefinedKeyException.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValuesForKeysWithDictionary(NSDictionary)

Sets the values of this NSObject to those in the specified dictionary.

(Inherited from NSObject)
StoreValueAtAddress(IntPtr)

Developers should not use this deprecated method. Potential for buffer overruns. Developers should use 'StoreValueAtAddress (IntPtr, nuint)' instead.

ToString()

Returns a string representation of the value of the current instance.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Unbind(NSString) (Inherited from NSObject)
Unbind(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
ValueForKey(NSString)

Returns the value of the property associated with the specified key.

(Inherited from NSObject)
ValueForKeyPath(NSString)

Returns the value of a property that can be reached using a keypath.

(Inherited from NSObject)
ValueForUndefinedKey(NSString)

Indicates an attempt to read a value of an undefined key. If not overridden, raises an NSUndefinedKeyException.

(Inherited from NSObject)
ValueFromNonretainedObject(NSObject)

Creates an NSValue object that is wrapped in an NSValue without being retained.

ValueFromPointer(IntPtr)

Wraps the specified IntPtr object as an NSValue.

WillChange(NSKeyValueChange, NSIndexSet, NSString)

Indicates that the values of the specified indices in the specified key are about to change.

(Inherited from NSObject)
WillChange(NSString, NSKeyValueSetMutationKind, NSSet) (Inherited from NSObject)
WillChangeValue(String)

Indicates that the value of the specified key is about to change.

(Inherited from NSObject)

Extension Methods

ObjectDidBeginEditing(NSObject, INSEditor)
ObjectDidEndEditing(NSObject, INSEditor)
GetValidModes(NSObject, NSFontPanel)
ValidateToolbarItem(NSObject, NSToolbarItem)
GetDebugDescription(INSObjectProtocol)
AcceptsPreviewPanelControl(NSObject, QLPreviewPanel)
BeginPreviewPanelControl(NSObject, QLPreviewPanel)
EndPreviewPanelControl(NSObject, QLPreviewPanel)
GetAccessibilityCustomRotors(NSObject)

Gets the array of UIAccessibilityCustomRotor objects appropriate for this object.

SetAccessibilityCustomRotors(NSObject, UIAccessibilityCustomRotor[])

Sets the array of UIAccessibilityCustomRotor objects appropriate for this object.

Applies to

See also