libobjc/objc/Object.h

   1 /* Interface for the Object class for Objective-C.
   2    Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   3
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  20
  21 /* As a special exception, if you link this library with files compiled
  22    with GCC to produce an executable, this does not cause the resulting
  23    executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.  This
  24    exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the
  25    executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */
  26
  27 #ifndef __object_INCLUDE_GNU
  28 #define __object_INCLUDE_GNU
  29
  30 #include <objc/objc.h>
  31 #include <objc/typedstream.h>
  32
  33 /*
  34  * All classes are derived from Object.  As such,
  35  * this is the overhead tacked onto those objects.
  36  */
  37 @interface Object
  38 {
  39     Class       isa;    /* A pointer to the instance's class structure */
  40 }
  41
  42         /* Initializing classes and instances */
  43 + initialize;
  44 - init;
  45
  46         /* Creating, freeing, and copying instances */
  47 + new;
  48 + alloc;
  49 - free;
  50 - copy;
  51 - shallowCopy;
  52 - deepen;
  53 - deepCopy;
  54
  55         /* Identifying classes */
  56 - (Class)class;
  57 - (Class)superClass;
  58 - (MetaClass)metaClass;
  59 - (const char *)name;
  60
  61         /* Identifying and comparing objects */
  62 - self;
  63 - (unsigned int)hash;
  64 - (BOOL)isEqual:anObject;
  65 - (int)compare:anotherObject;
  66
  67         /* Testing object type */
  68 - (BOOL)isMetaClass;
  69 - (BOOL)isClass;
  70 - (BOOL)isInstance;
  71
  72         /* Testing inheritance relationships */
  73 - (BOOL)isKindOf:(Class)aClassObject;
  74 - (BOOL)isMemberOf:(Class)aClassObject;
  75 - (BOOL)isKindOfClassNamed:(const char *)aClassName;
  76 - (BOOL)isMemberOfClassNamed:(const char *)aClassName;
  77
  78         /* Testing class functionality */
  79 + (BOOL)instancesRespondTo:(SEL)aSel;
  80 - (BOOL)respondsTo:(SEL)aSel;
  81
  82         /* Testing protocol conformance */
  83 - (BOOL)conformsTo:(Protocol*)aProtocol;
  84
  85         /* Introspection */
  86 + (IMP)instanceMethodFor:(SEL)aSel;
  87 - (IMP)methodFor:(SEL)aSel;
  88 + (struct objc_method_description *)descriptionForInstanceMethod:(SEL)aSel;
  89 - (struct objc_method_description *)descriptionForMethod:(SEL)aSel;
  90
  91         /* Sending messages determined at run time */
  92 - perform:(SEL)aSel;
  93 - perform:(SEL)aSel with:anObject;
  94 - perform:(SEL)aSel with:anObject1 with:anObject2;
  95
  96         /* Forwarding */
  97 - (retval_t)forward:(SEL)aSel :(arglist_t)argFrame;
  98 - (retval_t)performv:(SEL)aSel :(arglist_t)argFrame;
  99
 100         /* Posing */
 101 + poseAs:(Class)aClassObject;
 102 - (Class)transmuteClassTo:(Class)aClassObject;
 103
 104         /* Enforcing intentions */
 105 - subclassResponsibility:(SEL)aSel;
 106 - notImplemented:(SEL)aSel;
 107 - shouldNotImplement:(SEL)aSel;
 108
 109         /* Error handling */
 110 - doesNotRecognize:(SEL)aSel;
 111 - error:(const char *)aString, ...;
 112
 113         /* Archiving */
 114 + (int)version;
 115 + setVersion:(int)aVersion;
 116 + (int)streamVersion: (TypedStream*)aStream;
 117
 118 - read: (TypedStream*)aStream;
 119 - write: (TypedStream*)aStream;
 120 - awake;
 121
 122 @end
 123
 124 #endif