gcc/libobjc/objc/Object.h

/* Interface for the Object class for Objective-C.
   Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1995, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

This file is part of GCC.

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#ifndef __object_INCLUDE_GNU
#define __object_INCLUDE_GNU

#include "objc.h"
#include "typedstream.h"

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/*
 * All classes are derived from Object.  As such,
 * this is the overhead tacked onto those objects.
 */
@interface Object
{
    Class	isa;	/* A pointer to the instance's class structure */
}

        /* Initializing classes and instances */
+ initialize;
- init;

        /* Creating, freeing, and copying instances */
+ new;
+ alloc;
- free;
- copy;
- shallowCopy;
- deepen;
- deepCopy;

        /* Identifying classes */
- (Class)class;
- (Class)superClass;
- (MetaClass)metaClass;
- (const char *)name;

        /* Identifying and comparing objects */
- self;
- (unsigned int)hash;
- (BOOL)isEqual:anObject;
- (int)compare:(id)anotherObject;

        /* Testing object type */
- (BOOL)isMetaClass;
- (BOOL)isClass;
- (BOOL)isInstance;

        /* Testing inheritance relationships */
- (BOOL)isKindOf:(Class)aClassObject;
- (BOOL)isMemberOf:(Class)aClassObject;
- (BOOL)isKindOfClassNamed:(const char *)aClassName;
- (BOOL)isMemberOfClassNamed:(const char *)aClassName;

        /* Testing class functionality */
+ (BOOL)instancesRespondTo:(SEL)aSel;
- (BOOL)respondsTo:(SEL)aSel;

	/* Testing protocol conformance */
- (BOOL)conformsTo:(Protocol*)aProtocol;

        /* Introspection */
+ (IMP)instanceMethodFor:(SEL)aSel;
- (IMP)methodFor:(SEL)aSel;
+ (struct objc_method_description *)descriptionForInstanceMethod:(SEL)aSel;
- (struct objc_method_description *)descriptionForMethod:(SEL)aSel;

        /* Sending messages determined at run time */
- perform:(SEL)aSel;
- perform:(SEL)aSel with:anObject;
- perform:(SEL)aSel with:anObject1 with:anObject2;

        /* Forwarding */
- (retval_t)forward:(SEL)aSel :(arglist_t)argFrame;
- (retval_t)performv:(SEL)aSel :(arglist_t)argFrame;

        /* Posing */
+ poseAs:(Class)aClassObject;
- (Class)transmuteClassTo:(Class)aClassObject;

        /* Enforcing intentions */
- subclassResponsibility:(SEL)aSel;
- notImplemented:(SEL)aSel;
- shouldNotImplement:(SEL)aSel;

        /* Error handling */
- doesNotRecognize:(SEL)aSel;
- error:(const char *)aString, ...;

        /* Archiving */
+ (int)version;
+ setVersion:(int)aVersion;
+ (int)streamVersion: (TypedStream*)aStream;

- read: (TypedStream*)aStream;
- write: (TypedStream*)aStream;
- awake;

@end

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif