Object-oriented programming for component writers Index

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Topics

• Object-oriented Programming for Component Writers - Overview
• Defining New Classes
  • Deriving New Classes
    • Adding New Capabilities to a Class
    • Changing Class Defaults to Avoid Repetition
  • Declaring a New Component Class
• Ancestors, Descendants, and Class Hierarchies
• Controlling Access
  • Hiding Implementation Details
  • Defining the Component Writer's Interface
  • Defining the Runtime Interface
  • Defining the Design-time Interface

• Dispatching Methods
  • Static Methods
  • Virtual Methods
    • Overriding Methods
    • Regular Methods (C++)
  • Dynamic Methods
• Abstract Class Members
• Classes and Pointers