NSFormatter
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NSFormatter is an abstract Foundation class in Apple’s frameworks used to convert between user-readable text and underlying data values such as numbers, dates, and other formatted content.
All labels observed (1)
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| NSFormatter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11957974 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NSFormatter Context triple: [Foundation, includesType, NSFormatter]
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A.
NSDateFormatter
NSDateFormatter is a Foundation framework class in Apple’s platforms used to convert between NSDate objects and their string representations according to specified date and time formats and locales.
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B.
NSDateComponents
NSDateComponents is a Foundation framework class in Apple’s platforms that represents the individual components (such as year, month, day, hour, and minute) of a date and time, used for date calculations and calendar operations.
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C.
NSCalendar
NSCalendar is an Objective-C Foundation framework class that provides an interface for working with dates and times according to different calendar systems, enabling operations like date calculation, comparison, and component extraction.
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D.
System.IFormatProvider
System.IFormatProvider is a .NET interface that supplies culture-specific formatting information for converting values to and from their string representations.
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E.
NSText
NSText is a fundamental Cocoa text-handling class in macOS development that provides the basic infrastructure for displaying, editing, and managing text in Application Kit–based applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NSFormatter Target entity description: NSFormatter is an abstract Foundation class in Apple’s frameworks used to convert between user-readable text and underlying data values such as numbers, dates, and other formatted content.
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A.
NSDateFormatter
NSDateFormatter is a Foundation framework class in Apple’s platforms used to convert between NSDate objects and their string representations according to specified date and time formats and locales.
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B.
NSDateComponents
NSDateComponents is a Foundation framework class in Apple’s platforms that represents the individual components (such as year, month, day, hour, and minute) of a date and time, used for date calculations and calendar operations.
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C.
NSCalendar
NSCalendar is an Objective-C Foundation framework class that provides an interface for working with dates and times according to different calendar systems, enabling operations like date calculation, comparison, and component extraction.
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D.
System.IFormatProvider
System.IFormatProvider is a .NET interface that supplies culture-specific formatting information for converting values to and from their string representations.
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E.
NSText
NSText is a fundamental Cocoa text-handling class in macOS development that provides the basic infrastructure for displaying, editing, and managing text in Application Kit–based applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.