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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2008-10-17 10:22:24 (GMT)
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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: class.n,v 1.1 2008/05/31 11:42:06 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: class.n,v 1.2 2008/10/17 10:22:25 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH class n 0.1 TclOO "TclOO Commands"
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ package require TclOO
\(-> \fBoo::class\fR
.fi
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
+.PP
The \fBoo::class\fR class is the class of all classes; every class is an
instance of this class, which is consequently an instance of itself. This
class is a subclass of \fBoo::object\fR, so every class is also an object.
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ by subclassing \fBoo::class\fR. Note that the \fBoo::class\fR object hides the
\fBnew\fR method on itself, so new classes should always be made using the
\fBcreate\fR method.
.SS CONSTRUCTOR
+.PP
The constructor of the \fBoo::class\fR class takes an optional argument which,
if present, is sent to the \fBoo::define\fR command (along with the name of
the newly-created class) to allow the class to be conveniently configured at
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ the result of this method call. Note that this method is not exported by the
\fBoo::class\fR object itself, so classes should not be created using this
method.
.SS "NON-EXPORTED METHODS"
+.PP
The \fBoo::class\fR class supports the following non-exported methods:
.TP
\fIobj \fBcreateWithNamespace\fI name nsName\fR ?\fIarg ...\fR?
@@ -79,9 +81,11 @@ internal namespace will be \fInsName\fR unless that namespace already exists
(i.e. returns a non-OK result) then the object is destroyed and the error
message is the result of this method call.
.SH EXAMPLES
+.PP
This example defines a simple class hierarchy and creates a new instance of
it. It then invokes a method of the object before destroying the hierarchy and
showing that the destruction is transitive.
+.PP
.CS
\fBoo::class create\fR fruit {
method eat {} {
@@ -119,7 +123,6 @@ $b eat \fI\(-> error "unknown command"\fR
oo::define(n), oo::object(n)
.SH KEYWORDS
class, metaclass, object
-
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