Cocoa Design Patterns

31. Application Kit Views

The Application Kit contains most of the classes that provide user interfaces and graphics for Cocoa applications. This chapter focuses on the key patterns employed the Application Kit. Effective use of the Application Kit often requires the interaction of multiple classes and design patterns. Figure 31.1 shows the relationship of the Application Kit to Cocoa’s overarching Model View Controller pattern.

Figure 31.1 The Application Kit within the Model View Controller pattern

The Application Kit is large and relatively complex, but its organization and use of design patterns keeps it manageable. Within Cocoa, the Application ...