dictionary

Get, from an array, a dictionary keyed by the specified integer.

Get, from a preference, a dictionary keyed by the specified string.Example: exists dictionary "Timer" of dictionary "SUCheckSchedulerTag" of dictionary "com.apple.SoftwareUpdate" of dictionary "AbsoluteSchedule" of preference "com.apple.scheduler" - Returns True if the specified dictionary exists.

Returns the dictionary object for the specified file.

Casts the osxvalue (essentially untyped) to a dictionary.

Returns a dictionary from a node in the IORegistry.

Returns a dictionary from the root of the IOKit registry.

The bundle's information dictionary.

The bundle's localized information dictionary.

Get, from a dictionary, an array keyed by the specified string.

Get, from a dictionary, a boolean keyed by the string.Example: boolean "trash-full" of dictionary of file "com.apple.dock.plist" of preferences folder - Returns True if the given flag is set.

Get, from a dictionary, the string keyed by the specified string. Works for objects in a dictionary of type String or Data. If the type is Data, any null terminator will be stripped.Example: string "device_type" of dictionary of node "cpus/CPU0@0" of devicetree plane of iokit registry - Returns a null terminated string from the specified data field, such as 'processor%00'.Example: cstring "device_type" of dictionary of node "cpus/CPU0@0" of devicetree plane of iokit registry - Returns 'processor', stripping off the final null from the specified data field.

Returns the specified dictionary data as a binary string.

Returns the specified dictionary data as a string.

Get, from a dictionary, a date keyed by the specified string.Example: date "date" of dictionary "Timer" of dictionary "SUCheckSchedulerTag" of dictionary "com.apple.SoftwareUpdate" of dictionary "AbsoluteSchedule" of dictionary of file "com.apple.scheduler.plist" of preferences folder - Returns the date of the specified dictionary.

Get, from a dictionary, a dictionary keyed by the specified string.

A key-value pair of a dictionary.Example: keys of entries of dictionary of iokit registry - Returns the specified keys, for example: IOKitBuildVersion, IONDRVFrameBufferGeneration, IOConsoleUsers, IOKitDiagnostics, IORegistryPlanes, IOMaximumMappedIOByteCount, IOCatalogue.

Get, from a dictionary, an integer keyed by the specified string.Example: integer "mod-count" of dictionary of file "com.apple.dock.plist" of preferences folder - Returns the mod-count of the specified dictionary as an integer.

The keys of a dictionary.Example: keys of global dictionary of bundle of folder "iTunes.app" of applications folder - Returns a list of the specified keys, for example: CFBundlePackageType, CFBundleVersion, CFBundleHelpBookName, CFBundleName, CSResourcesFileMapped, LSMulitpleInstancesProhibted, CFBundleDocumentTypes, etc....

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The size of the given dictionary.Example: sizes of dictionaries of file "com.apple.help.plist" of preferences folder - Returns a list of the number of elements in the specified dictionary.

Get, from a dictionary, the string keyed by the specified string. Works for objects in a dictionary of type String or Data. If the type is Data, any null terminator will be returned as part of the string. Use cstring if you expect a Data object containing a null terminated string.Example: string "FXSearchFieldTarget" of dictionary of file "com.apple.finder.plist" of preferences folder - Returns a string, such as Spcf.