tcl interface

interfaces for Tcl
by Peter De Rijk (Universiteit Antwerpen)

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What is tcl interface

In Tcl "objects" can be created in many ways: in C, in Tcl or in any of the Tcl OO extensions. The term object is used loosely here for each compound command: a command with subcommands (methods) that encapsulates a certain functionality. Different kinds of objects can often have similar functionality: eg. objects for connecting to different kinds of databases would be nicely interchangeable if they would support the same set of methods in the same way. In order to let objects easily communicate with each other they have to be able to find out the others functionality.

An interface is a set of (related) methods that provide a predefined functionality. An object implements an interface if it supports all the methods in the interface the proper way. Of course, one object can support multiple interfaces. It can advertise the interfaces it supports. An interface is basically defined by a description of the interface and its methods and a test suite.

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How to contact me

I will do my best to reply as fast as I can to any problems, etc. However, the development of interface is not my only task, which is why my response might not be always as fast as you would like.

Peter De Rijk
University of Antwerp (UIA)
Department of Biochemistry
Universiteitsplein 1
B-2610 Antwerp

tel.: 32-03-820.23.16
fax: 32-03-820.22.48
E-mail: derijkp@uia.ua.ac.be
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interface is Copyright Peter De Rijk, University of Antwerp (UIA), 2000 The following terms apply to all files associated with the software unless explicitly disclaimed in individual files.

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