runtime/Object.h

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  23 /*
  24         Object.h
  25         Copyright 1988-1996 NeXT Software, Inc.
  26
  27         DEFINED AS:     A common class
  28         HEADER FILES:   <objc/Object.h>
  29
  30 */
  31
  32 #ifndef _OBJC_OBJECT_H_
  33 #define _OBJC_OBJECT_H_
  34
  35 #include <stdarg.h>
  36 #include <objc/objc-runtime.h>
  37
  38 #if ! __OBJC2__
  39
  40 __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_0, __IPHONE_NA)
  41 @interface Object
  42 {
  43         Class isa;      /* A pointer to the instance's class structure */
  44 }
  45
  46 /* Initializing classes and instances */
  47
  48 + (id)initialize;
  49 - (id)init;
  50
  51 /* Creating, copying, and freeing instances */
  52
  53 + (id)new;
  54 + (id)free;
  55 - (id)free;
  56 + (id)alloc;
  57 - (id)copy;
  58 + (id)allocFromZone:(void *)zone;
  59 - (id)copyFromZone:(void *)zone;
  60 - (void *)zone;
  61
  62 /* Identifying classes */
  63
  64 + (id)class;
  65 + (id)superclass;
  66 + (const char *) name;
  67 - (id)class;
  68 - (id)superclass;
  69 - (const char *) name;
  70
  71 /* Identifying and comparing instances */
  72
  73 - (id)self;
  74 - (unsigned int) hash;
  75 - (BOOL) isEqual:anObject;
  76
  77 /* Testing inheritance relationships */
  78
  79 - (BOOL) isKindOf: aClassObject;
  80 - (BOOL) isMemberOf: aClassObject;
  81 - (BOOL) isKindOfClassNamed: (const char *)aClassName;
  82 - (BOOL) isMemberOfClassNamed: (const char *)aClassName;
  83
  84 /* Testing class functionality */
  85
  86 + (BOOL) instancesRespondTo:(SEL)aSelector;
  87 - (BOOL) respondsTo:(SEL)aSelector;
  88
  89 /* Testing protocol conformance */
  90
  91 - (BOOL) conformsTo: (Protocol *)aProtocolObject;
  92 + (BOOL) conformsTo: (Protocol *)aProtocolObject;
  93
  94 /* Obtaining method descriptors from protocols */
  95
  96 - (struct objc_method_description *) descriptionForMethod:(SEL)aSel;
  97 + (struct objc_method_description *) descriptionForInstanceMethod:(SEL)aSel;
  98
  99 /* Obtaining method handles */
 100
 101 - (IMP) methodFor:(SEL)aSelector;
 102 + (IMP) instanceMethodFor:(SEL)aSelector;
 103
 104 /* Sending messages determined at run time */
 105
 106 - (id)perform:(SEL)aSelector;
 107 - (id)perform:(SEL)aSelector with:anObject;
 108 - (id)perform:(SEL)aSelector with:object1 with:object2;
 109
 110 /* Posing */
 111
 112 + (id)poseAs: aClassObject;
 113
 114 /* Enforcing intentions */
 115
 116 - (id)subclassResponsibility:(SEL)aSelector;
 117 - (id)notImplemented:(SEL)aSelector;
 118
 119 /* Error handling */
 120
 121 - (id)doesNotRecognize:(SEL)aSelector;
 122 - (id)error:(const char *)aString, ...;
 123
 124 /* Debugging */
 125
 126 - (void) printForDebugger:(void *)stream;
 127
 128 /* Archiving */
 129
 130 - (id)awake;
 131 - (id)write:(void *)stream;
 132 - (id)read:(void *)stream;
 133 + (int) version;
 134 + (id)setVersion: (int) aVersion;
 135
 136 /* Forwarding */
 137
 138 - (id)forward: (SEL)sel : (marg_list)args;
 139 - (id)performv: (SEL)sel : (marg_list)args;
 140
 141 @end
 142
 143 /* Abstract Protocol for Archiving */
 144
 145 @interface Object (Archiving)
 146
 147 - (id)startArchiving: (void *)stream;
 148 - (id)finishUnarchiving;
 149
 150 @end
 151
 152 /* Abstract Protocol for Dynamic Loading */
 153
 154 @interface Object (DynamicLoading)
 155
 156 //+ finishLoading:(headerType *)header;
 157 struct mach_header;
 158 + (id)finishLoading:(struct mach_header *)header;
 159 + (id)startUnloading;
 160
 161 @end
 162
 163 #endif
 164
 165 #endif /* _OBJC_OBJECT_H_ */