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FindTheLongestIdentifierNameInCocoaFramework

LongestCocoa

Programmers who write Objective-C must REALLY love its descriptive and verbose naming style.

SoWhatAreTheLongestMethodOrConstantNamesInCocoaFramework? Here are some superb ones:

• outputImageProviderFromBufferWithPixelFormat:pixelsWide:pixelsHigh:baseAddress:bytesPerRow:releaseCallback:releaseContext:colorSpace:shouldColorMatch:
• kCMSampleBufferConduitNotificationParameter_UpcomingOutputPTSRangeMayOverlapQueuedOutputPTSRange

Run python longest.py to discover the first 10 longest names for each identifier type. Below is the output from python longest.py iphoneos and python longest.py macosx.

Compiled using Xcode 8.2.1 (8C1002)

Longest Names For iPhoneOS arm64 (iOS 10.2)

Longest Objective-C Interface Names

• [64] INGetAvailableRestaurantReservationBookingDefaultsIntentResponse
• [59] INGetUserCurrentRestaurantReservationBookingsIntentResponse
• [57] INGetAvailableRestaurantReservationBookingsIntentResponse
• [56] INGetAvailableRestaurantReservationBookingDefaultsIntent
• [51] INGetUserCurrentRestaurantReservationBookingsIntent
• [50] AVCaptureManualExposureBracketedStillImageSettings
• [49] INGetAvailableRestaurantReservationBookingsIntent
• [48] AVCaptureAutoExposureBracketedStillImageSettings
• [47] AVAssetResourceLoadingContentInformationRequest
• [47] MTLRenderPipelineColorAttachmentDescriptorArray

Longest Objective-C Protocol Names

• [64] INGetAvailableRestaurantReservationBookingDefaultsIntentHandling
• [59] INGetUserCurrentRestaurantReservationBookingsIntentHandling
• [57] INGetAvailableRestaurantReservationBookingsIntentHandling
• [44] GKFriendRequestComposeViewControllerDelegate
• [44] PKPaymentAuthorizationViewControllerDelegate
• [44] AVCaptureAudioDataOutputSampleBufferDelegate
• [44] UIViewControllerTransitionCoordinatorContext
• [44] AVCaptureVideoDataOutputSampleBufferDelegate
• [43] GKTurnBasedMatchmakerViewControllerDelegate
• [42] ABPeoplePickerNavigationControllerDelegate

Longest Objective-C Property Names

• [56] automaticallyEnablesStillImageStabilizationWhenAvailable
• [54] availableMediaCharacteristicsWithMediaSelectionOptions
• [49] lockingWhiteBalanceWithCustomDeviceGainsSupported
• [49] canUseNetworkResourcesForLiveStreamingWhilePaused
• [49] outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection
• [49] previewingGestureRecognizerForFailureRelationship
• [48] automaticallyConfiguresCaptureDeviceForWideColor
• [48] lensStabilizationDuringBracketedCaptureSupported
• [47] usesExternalPlaybackWhileExternalScreenIsActive
• [47] threadGroupSizeIsMultipleOfThreadExecutionWidth

Longest Objective-C Method Names

• [202] initWithEnableFan:enableAirConditioner:enableClimateControl:enableAutoMode:airCirculationMode:fanSpeedIndex:fanSpeedPercentage:relativeFanSpeedSetting:temperature:relativeTemperatureSetting:climateZone:
• [162] drawIndexedPatches:patchStart:patchCount:patchIndexBuffer:patchIndexBufferOffset:controlPointIndexBuffer:controlPointIndexBufferOffset:instanceCount:baseInstance:
• [149] drawIndexedPatches:patchIndexBuffer:patchIndexBufferOffset:controlPointIndexBuffer:controlPointIndexBufferOffset:indirectBuffer:indirectBufferOffset:
• [147] copyFromTexture:sourceSlice:sourceLevel:sourceOrigin:sourceSize:toBuffer:destinationOffset:destinationBytesPerRow:destinationBytesPerImage:options:
• [147] copyFromBuffer:sourceOffset:sourceBytesPerRow:sourceBytesPerImage:sourceSize:toTexture:destinationSlice:destinationLevel:destinationOrigin:options:
• [139] copyFromTexture:sourceSlice:sourceLevel:sourceOrigin:sourceSize:toBuffer:destinationOffset:destinationBytesPerRow:destinationBytesPerImage:
• [139] copyFromBuffer:sourceOffset:sourceBytesPerRow:sourceBytesPerImage:sourceSize:toTexture:destinationSlice:destinationLevel:destinationOrigin:
• [133] generateAmbientOcclusionTextureWithSize:raysPerSample:attenuationFactor:objectsToConsider:vertexAttributeNamed:materialPropertyNamed:
• [129] workoutWithActivityType:startDate:endDate:workoutEvents:totalEnergyBurned:totalDistance:totalSwimmingStrokeCount:device:metadata:
• [128] initRecurrenceWithFrequency:interval:daysOfTheWeek:daysOfTheMonth:monthsOfTheYear:weeksOfTheYear:daysOfTheYear:setPositions:end:

Longest Objective-C Method Names (0/1 Parameter)

• [71] recordsVideoOrientationAndMirroringChangesAsMetadataTrackForConnection:
• [70] automaticallyForwardAppearanceAndRotationMethodsToChildViewControllers
• [70] playerViewControllerShouldAutomaticallyDismissAtPictureInPictureStart:
• [69] mediaSelectionCriteriaCanBeAppliedAutomaticallyToMediaSelectionGroup:
• [65] navigationControllerPreferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation:
• [64] splitViewControllerPreferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation:
• [63] pageViewControllerPreferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation:
• [63] predicateForEvaluatingTriggerOccurringBeforeDateWithComponents:
• [63] requestAutomaticPassPresentationSuppressionWithResponseHandler:
• [62] predicateForEvaluatingTriggerOccurringAfterDateWithComponents:

Longest C Function Names

• [87] CMMetadataFormatDescriptionCreateWithMetadataFormatDescriptionAndMetadataSpecifications
• [86] CMClosedCaptionFormatDescriptionCreateFromBigEndianClosedCaptionDescriptionBlockBuffer
• [82] CMClosedCaptionFormatDescriptionCopyAsBigEndianClosedCaptionDescriptionBlockBuffer
• [79] CMClosedCaptionFormatDescriptionCreateFromBigEndianClosedCaptionDescriptionData
• [76] CMTimeCodeFormatDescriptionCreateFromBigEndianTimeCodeDescriptionBlockBuffer
• [76] CMMetadataFormatDescriptionCreateFromBigEndianMetadataDescriptionBlockBuffer
• [72] CMMetadataFormatDescriptionCopyAsBigEndianMetadataDescriptionBlockBuffer
• [72] CMTimeCodeFormatDescriptionCopyAsBigEndianTimeCodeDescriptionBlockBuffer
• [70] CMAudioFormatDescriptionCreateFromBigEndianSoundDescriptionBlockBuffer
• [70] CMVideoFormatDescriptionCreateFromBigEndianImageDescriptionBlockBuffer

Longest Enum Names

• [68] INGetAvailableRestaurantReservationBookingDefaultsIntentResponseCode
• [63] INGetUserCurrentRestaurantReservationBookingsIntentResponseCode
• [55] HMCharacteristicValueCurrentHumidifierDehumidifierState
• [54] UNNotificationContentExtensionMediaPlayPauseButtonType
• [54] HMCharacteristicValueTargetHumidifierDehumidifierState
• [53] INGetAvailableRestaurantReservationBookingsIntentCode
• [50] HMCharacteristicValueCarbonMonoxideDetectionStatus
• [49] HMCharacteristicValueCarbonDioxideDetectionStatus
• [49] HMCharacteristicValueLockMechanismLastKnownAction
• [47] HMCharacteristicValueCurrentSecuritySystemState

Longest Enum Constant Names

• [93] kCMBufferQueueTrigger_WhenDurationBecomesGreaterThanOrEqualToAndBufferCountBecomesGreaterThan
• [91] INBookRestaurantReservationIntentCodeFailureRequiringAppLaunchServiceTemporarilyUnavailable
• [90] INGetUserCurrentRestaurantReservationBookingsIntentResponseCodeFailureRequestUnsatisfiable
• [89] INListRideOptionsIntentResponseCodeFailureRequiringAppLaunchServiceTemporarilyUnavailable
• [87] INListRideOptionsIntentResponseCodeFailureRequiringAppLaunchPreviousRideNeedsCompletion
• [87] INGetRideStatusIntentResponseCodeFailureRequiringAppLaunchServiceTemporarilyUnavailable
• [87] HMCharacteristicValueLockMechanismLastKnownActionUnsecuredUsingPhysicalMovementInterior
• [87] HMCharacteristicValueLockMechanismLastKnownActionUnsecuredUsingPhysicalMovementExterior
• [85] INRequestRideIntentResponseCodeFailureRequiringAppLaunchServiceTemporarilyUnavailable
• [85] HMCharacteristicValueLockMechanismLastKnownActionSecuredUsingPhysicalMovementInterior

Longest Variable Constant Names

• [96] kCMSampleBufferConduitNotificationParameter_UpcomingOutputPTSRangeMayOverlapQueuedOutputPTSRange
• [81] kCMTextMarkupAttribute_OrthogonalLinePositionPercentageRelativeToWritingDirection
• [78] kVTDecompressionPropertyKey_MinOutputPresentationTimeStampOfFramesBeingDecoded
• [78] kVTDecompressionPropertyKey_MaxOutputPresentationTimeStampOfFramesBeingDecoded
• [76] AVAssetResourceLoadingRequestStreamingContentKeyRequestRequiresPersistentKey
• [76] kCMMetadataFormatDescription_StructuralDependencyKey_DependencyIsInvalidFlag
• [74] MFMessageComposeViewControllerTextMessageAvailabilityDidChangeNotification
• [73] kCMMetadataFormatDescriptionMetadataSpecificationKey_StructuralDependency
• [72] kCMMetadataFormatDescriptionMetadataSpecificationKey_ExtendedLanguageTag
• [71] kCMTextMarkupAttribute_TextPositionPercentageRelativeToWritingDirection

Longest Names For MacOSX x86_64 (OS X 10.12)

Longest Objective-C Interface Names

• [50] TKSmartCardUserInteractionForSecurePINVerification
• [47] AVAssetResourceLoadingContentInformationRequest
• [47] MTLRenderPipelineColorAttachmentDescriptorArray
• [47] AVAudioEnvironmentDistanceAttenuationParameters
• [45] NSCollectionViewFlowLayoutInvalidationContext
• [44] IOBluetoothAccessibilityIgnoredTextFieldCell
• [44] TKSmartCardUserInteractionForSecurePINChange
• [43] ICScannerFunctionalUnitPositiveTransparency
• [43] ICScannerFunctionalUnitNegativeTransparency
• [43] MTLRenderPassColorAttachmentDescriptorArray

Longest Objective-C Protocol Names

• [49] IMServiceApplicationGroupListAuthorizationSupport
• [44] GKFriendRequestComposeViewControllerDelegate
• [44] IMServicePlugInGroupListHandlePictureSupport
• [44] AVCaptureAudioDataOutputSampleBufferDelegate
• [44] IMServicePlugInGroupListAuthorizationSupport
• [44] AVCaptureVideoDataOutputSampleBufferDelegate
• [43] IMServiceApplicationInstantMessagingSupport
• [43] GKTurnBasedMatchmakerViewControllerDelegate
• [42] NSSharingServicePickerTouchBarItemDelegate
• [41] AVPlayerItemMetadataCollectorPushDelegate

Longest Objective-C Property Names

• [54] availableMediaCharacteristicsWithMediaSelectionOptions
• [51] accessibilityDisplayShouldDifferentiateWithoutColor
• [49] canUseNetworkResourcesForLiveStreamingWhilePaused
• [49] outputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection
• [47] usesExternalPlaybackWhileExternalScreenIsActive
• [47] threadGroupSizeIsMultipleOfThreadExecutionWidth
• [46] maximumExtendedDynamicRangeColorComponentValue
• [46] automaticallyEnablesLowLightBoostWhenAvailable
• [45] requiredPixelBufferAttributesForRenderContext
• [44] fileNameExtensionWasHiddenInLastRunSavePanel

Longest Objective-C Method Names

• [162] drawIndexedPatches:patchStart:patchCount:patchIndexBuffer:patchIndexBufferOffset:controlPointIndexBuffer:controlPointIndexBufferOffset:instanceCount:baseInstance:
• [150] outputImageProviderFromBufferWithPixelFormat:pixelsWide:pixelsHigh:baseAddress:bytesPerRow:releaseCallback:releaseContext:colorSpace:shouldColorMatch:
• [149] drawIndexedPatches:patchIndexBuffer:patchIndexBufferOffset:controlPointIndexBuffer:controlPointIndexBufferOffset:indirectBuffer:indirectBufferOffset:
• [148] initWithBitmapDataPlanes:pixelsWide:pixelsHigh:bitsPerSample:samplesPerPixel:hasAlpha:isPlanar:colorSpaceName:bitmapFormat:bytesPerRow:bitsPerPixel:
• [147] copyFromTexture:sourceSlice:sourceLevel:sourceOrigin:sourceSize:toBuffer:destinationOffset:destinationBytesPerRow:destinationBytesPerImage:options:
• [147] copyFromBuffer:sourceOffset:sourceBytesPerRow:sourceBytesPerImage:sourceSize:toTexture:destinationSlice:destinationLevel:destinationOrigin:options:
• [140] outputImageProviderFromTextureWithPixelFormat:pixelsWide:pixelsHigh:name:flipped:releaseCallback:releaseContext:colorSpace:shouldColorMatch:
• [139] copyFromTexture:sourceSlice:sourceLevel:sourceOrigin:sourceSize:toBuffer:destinationOffset:destinationBytesPerRow:destinationBytesPerImage:
• [139] copyFromBuffer:sourceOffset:sourceBytesPerRow:sourceBytesPerImage:sourceSize:toTexture:destinationSlice:destinationLevel:destinationOrigin:
• [137] getLineFragmentRect:usedRect:remainingRect:forStartingGlyphAtIndex:proposedRect:lineSpacing:paragraphSpacingBefore:paragraphSpacingAfter:

Longest Objective-C Method Names (0/1 Parameter)

• [79] samplesWithEarlierDecodeTimeStampsMayHaveLaterPresentationTimeStampsThanCursor:
• [79] samplesWithLaterDecodeTimeStampsMayHaveEarlierPresentationTimeStampsThanCursor:
• [69] mediaSelectionCriteriaCanBeAppliedAutomaticallyToMediaSelectionGroup:
• [68] managedObjectContextsToMonitorWhenSyncingPersistentStoreCoordinator:
• [68] managedObjectContextsToReloadAfterSyncingPersistentStoreCoordinator:
• [59] generateIdentityVerificationSignatureWithCompletionHandler:
• [59] assetReaderOutputMetadataAdaptorWithAssetReaderTrackOutput:
• [58] conditionallyBeginAccessingResourcesWithCompletionHandler:
• [57] recommendedVideoSettingsForAssetWriterWithOutputFileType:
• [57] recommendedAudioSettingsForAssetWriterWithOutputFileType:

Longest C Function Names

• [87] CMMetadataFormatDescriptionCreateWithMetadataFormatDescriptionAndMetadataSpecifications
• [86] CMClosedCaptionFormatDescriptionCreateFromBigEndianClosedCaptionDescriptionBlockBuffer
• [82] CMClosedCaptionFormatDescriptionCopyAsBigEndianClosedCaptionDescriptionBlockBuffer
• [79] CMClosedCaptionFormatDescriptionCreateFromBigEndianClosedCaptionDescriptionData
• [76] CMTimeCodeFormatDescriptionCreateFromBigEndianTimeCodeDescriptionBlockBuffer
• [76] CMMetadataFormatDescriptionCreateFromBigEndianMetadataDescriptionBlockBuffer
• [72] CMMetadataFormatDescriptionCopyAsBigEndianMetadataDescriptionBlockBuffer
• [72] CMTimeCodeFormatDescriptionCopyAsBigEndianTimeCodeDescriptionBlockBuffer
• [70] CMAudioFormatDescriptionCreateFromBigEndianSoundDescriptionBlockBuffer
• [70] CMVideoFormatDescriptionCreateFromBigEndianImageDescriptionBlockBuffer

Longest Enum Names

• [47] NSDateComponentsFormatterZeroFormattingBehavior
• [47] BluetoothLESecurityManagerKeyDistributionFormat
• [45] 'MTAudioProcessingTapCreationFlags':'unsigned
• [44] BluetoothHCIExtendedInquiryResponseDataTypes
• [44] AVCaptureDeviceTransportControlsPlaybackMode
• [43] IOBluetoothUserNotificationChannelDirection
• [43] NSTableViewDraggingDestinationFeedbackStyle
• [42] AVAudioEnvironmentDistanceAttenuationModel
• [41] BluetoothAuthenticationRequirementsValues
• [41] NSPersistentStoreUbiquitousTransitionType

Longest Enum Constant Names

• [93] kCMBufferQueueTrigger_WhenDurationBecomesGreaterThanOrEqualToAndBufferCountBecomesGreaterThan
• [88] kBluetoothAMPManagerCreatePhysicalLinkResponseAMPDisconnectedPhysicalLinkRequestReceived
• [84] kBluetoothLESecurityManagerReasonCodeCrossTransportKeyDerivationGenerationNotAllowed
• [84] kBluetoothHCIExtendedInquiryResponseDataType128BitServiceClassUUIDsWithMoreAvailable
• [83] kBluetoothHCIExtendedInquiryResponseDataType16BitServiceClassUUIDsWithMoreAvailable
• [83] kBluetoothHCIExtendedInquiryResponseDataType32BitServiceClassUUIDsWithMoreAvailable
• [79] kBluetoothHCIExtendedInquiryResponseDataType128BitServiceClassUUIDsCompleteList
• [78] kBluetoothHCIExtendedInquiryResponseDataType32BitServiceClassUUIDsCompleteList
• [78] kBluetoothHCIExtendedInquiryResponseDataTypeSecureConnectionsConfirmationValue
• [78] kBluetoothHCIExtendedInquiryResponseDataType16BitServiceClassUUIDsCompleteList

Longest Variable Constant Names

• [96] kCMSampleBufferConduitNotificationParameter_UpcomingOutputPTSRangeMayOverlapQueuedOutputPTSRange
• [81] kCMTextMarkupAttribute_OrthogonalLinePositionPercentageRelativeToWritingDirection
• [78] kVTDecompressionPropertyKey_MinOutputPresentationTimeStampOfFramesBeingDecoded
• [78] kVTDecompressionPropertyKey_MaxOutputPresentationTimeStampOfFramesBeingDecoded
• [76] AVAssetResourceLoadingRequestStreamingContentKeyRequestRequiresPersistentKey
• [76] kCMMetadataFormatDescription_StructuralDependencyKey_DependencyIsInvalidFlag
• [73] kCMMetadataFormatDescriptionMetadataSpecificationKey_StructuralDependency
• [72] kCMMetadataFormatDescriptionMetadataSpecificationKey_ExtendedLanguageTag
• [71] kCMTextMarkupAttribute_TextPositionPercentageRelativeToWritingDirection
• [69] kVTDecompressionPropertyKey_SupportedPixelFormatsOrderedByPerformance