| Conforms to | |
| Framework | /System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework |
| Availability | Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later. |
| Companion guide | |
| Declared in | NSDockTile.h |
The NSDockTilePlugIn protocol defines the methods implemented by plug-ins that allow an application’s Dock tile to be customized while the application is not running.
Customizing an application’s Dock tile when the application itself is not running requires that you write a plug-in. The plug-in’s principal class must implement the NSDockTilePlugIn protocol.
The name of the plugin is indicated by a NSDockTilePlugIn key in the application's Info.plist file.
The plugin is loaded in a system process at login time or when the application tile is added to the Dock. When the plugin is loaded, the principal class' implementation of setDockTile: is invoked, passing an NSDockTile for the plug-in to customize. If the principal class implements dockMenu it is invoked whenever the user causes the application's dock menu to be shown. When the dock tile is no longer valid (for example,. the application has been removed from the dock) -setDockTile: is invoked with nil.
Invoked when the user causes the application's dock menu to be shown.
- (NSMenu*)dockMenu
The menu the dock tile displays.
NSDockTile.hInvoked when the plug-in is first loaded and when the application is removed from the Dock. (required)
- (void)setDockTile:(NSDockTile*)dockTile
The dock tile associated with the application, or nil if the application has been removed from the Dock.
The plugin is loaded in a system process at login time or when the application tile is added to the Dock.
The principal class of the plug-in must implement the NSDockTilePlugIn protocol.
NSDockTile.hLast updated: 2009-05-28