Implementing Classes in SOM

System Object Model Programming Guide
About This Book Introduction to the SOMobjects Developer Toolkit Tutorial for Implementing SOM Classes Using SOM Classes in Client Programs SOM IDL and the SOM Compiler Implementing Classes in SOM Distributed SOM (DSOM) The SOM Interface Repository Framework The Metaclass Framework The Event Management Framework SOMobjects Error Codes SOM IDL Language Grammar Implementing Sockets Subclasses Glossary

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   The SOM Run-Time Environment
       Run-time environment initialization
           SOMObject class object
           SOMClass class object
           SOMClassMgr class object and SOMClassMgrObject 
       Parent class vs. metaclass
       SOM-derived metaclasses 
   Inheritance
   Method Resolution
       Offset resolution
       Name-lookup resolution
       Dispatch-function resolution
       Customizing Method Resolution
       The four kinds of SOM methods
           Static methods
           Nonstatic methods
           Dynamic methods
           Direct-call procedures 
   Implementing SOM Classes
       The implementation template
           Stub procedures for methods 
       Extending the implementation template
           Accessing internal instance variables
           Making parent method calls
           Converting C++ classes to SOM classes
           Running incremental updates of the implementation template file
           Considerations to ensure that updates work
           If you change the parents of a class... 
       Compiling and linking 
   Initializing and Uninitializing Objects
       Initializer methods
           Declaring new initializers in SOM IDL
           Considerations re: 'somInit' initialization from earlier SOM releases
           Implementing initializers
           Selecting non-default ancestor initializer calls
           Using initializers when creating new objects 
       Uninitialization
           Using 'somDestruct' 
       A complete example
           Implementation code 
       Customizing the initialization of class objects 
   Creating a SOM Class Library
       General guidelines for class library designers
       Types of class libraries
       Building export files
       Specifying the initialization function
           Using Windows class libraries 
       Creating the import library 
   Customizing Memory Management
   Customizing Class Loading and Unloading
       Customizing class initialization
       Customizing DLL loading
       Customizing DLL unloading 
   Customizing Character Output
   Customizing Error Handling
   Customizing Mutual Exclusion Services (Thread Safety)
   Customizing Multi-threading Services