Object-Oriented Programming Using SOM and DSOM

By Christina Lau

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• Preface
• Acknowledgments

• Introduction
  • Introduction:What is SOM?
  • Introduction:Why SOM?
  • Introduction:SOM Architecture
  • Introduction:SOM Components
  • Introduction:SOM, OMG and CORBA
  • Introduction:A First Look at IDL
  • Introduction:SOM IDL, CORBA IDL, and ODL
  • Introduction:Language Bindings
  • Introduction:Getting Started

• Hello World in SOM
  • Some Basic Terminology
  • Game Plan
  • Development Steps
  • Define Hello Interface
  • SOM Compile Hello.idl
  • Customize the printHello Method
  • Create Client Program
  • Compile and Link
  • Execute the Program
  • Sumary

• Understanding the Basics
  • SOMObject
  • SOMClass
  • SOM KERNEL CLASSES
  • SOM RUN-TIME ENVIRONMENT INITIALIZATION
  • ATTRIBUTES VS. INSTANCE VARIABLES
  • PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE
  • INHERITANCE
  • PARENT CLASS VS. METACLASS
  • METACLASS EXAMPLE
  • THE SOMSinglelnstance METACLASS
  • DERIVED METACLASS
  • METHOD RESOLUTION
  • SOM DATA TYPES
  • SOM EXCEPTIONS
  • SOM CONTEXT
  • MODULE STATEMENT

• Object-Oriented Programming Using SOM and DSOM:A Complement to C++
  • THE NEED TO RE-COMPILE
  • EXPORT ENTRY IN DLLS
  • DYNAMIC CLASS LOADING
  • RUN-TIME TYPE IDENTIFICATION
  • SUMMARY

• Distributing Your Objects
  • Distributing Your Objects:DSOM OVERVIEW
  • Distributing Your Objects:DEFINE AND IMPLEMENT YOUR OBJECTS
  • Distributing Your Objects:SERVER PROGRAM
  • Distributing Your Objects:CLIENT PROGRAM
  • Distributing Your Objects:CONFIGURATION
  • Distributing Your Objects:BUILDING AND REGISTERING THE CLASSES
  • Distributing Your Objects:EXECUTION
  • Distributing Your Objects:A CHECKLIST FOR DSOM CONFIGURATION
  • Distributing Your Objects:DYNAMIC INVOCATION INTERFACE
  • Distributing Your Objects:A DISTRIBUTED CALENDAR

• Making Your Objects Persistent
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:PSOM Overview
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:Define and Implement a Persistent Object
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:Client Program
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:Building and Registering the Classes
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:Execution
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:A Distributed and Persistent Calendar

• Making Your Objects Persistent:Using Replicated Objects
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:Using Replicated Objects:RSOM Overview
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:Using Replicated Objects:Define and Implement a Replicated Object
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:Using Replicated Objects:Client Program
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:Using Replicated Objects:Building and Registering the Classes
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:Using Replicated Objects:TCP/IP
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:Using Replicated Objects:Execution
  • Making Your Objects Persistent:Using Replicated Objects:A Replicated Calendar

• Working with the Interface Repository
  • Working with the Interface Repository:Who Uses the Interface Repository
  • Working with the Interface Repository:Managing the Interface Repository
  • Working with the Interface Repository:Building the Interface Repository
  • Working with the Interface Repository:Accessing the Interface Repository
  • Working with the Interface Repository:TypeCode
  • Working with the Interface Repository:A Simple IR Browser

• Writing Your Own Emitter
  • Writing Your Own Emitter:What is an Emitter?
  • Writing Your Own Emitter:Developing an Emitter
  • Writing Your Own Emitter:Emitter Framework Classes
  • Writing Your Own Emitter:A Report Emitter

• Future Directions
  • Future Directions:IBM and Hewlett-Packard Announcement
  • Future Directions:Digitalk Announcement
  • Future Directions:ParcPlace Systems Announcement
  • Future Directions:WATCOM Announcement
  • Future Directions:Objective Inc. Announcement
  • Future Directions:DirectToSOM
  • Future Directions:VisualAge Announcement
  • Future Directions:Summary

• References