/* Interface for the Object class for Objective-C.
   Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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/* As a special exception, if you link this library with files compiled
   with GCC to produce an executable, this does not cause the resulting
   executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.  This
   exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the
   executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */

#ifndef __object_INCLUDE_GNU
#define __object_INCLUDE_GNU

#include <objc/objc.h>
#include <objc/typedstream.h>

/*
 * All classes are derived from Object.  As such,
 * this is the overhead tacked onto those objects.
 */
@interface Object
{
    Class	isa;	/* A pointer to the instance's class structure */
}

        /* Initializing classes and instances */
+ initialize;
- init;

        /* Creating, freeing, and copying instances */
+ new;
+ alloc;
- free;
- copy;
- shallowCopy;
- deepen;
- deepCopy;

        /* Identifying classes */
- (Class)class;
- (Class)superClass;
- (MetaClass)metaClass;
- (const char *)name;

        /* Identifying and comparing objects */
- self;
- (unsigned int)hash;
- (BOOL)isEqual:anObject;
- (int)compare:anotherObject;

        /* Testing object type */
- (BOOL)isMetaClass;
- (BOOL)isClass;
- (BOOL)isInstance;

        /* Testing inheritance relationships */
- (BOOL)isKindOf:(Class)aClassObject;
- (BOOL)isMemberOf:(Class)aClassObject;
- (BOOL)isKindOfClassNamed:(const char *)aClassName;
- (BOOL)isMemberOfClassNamed:(const char *)aClassName;

        /* Testing class functionality */
+ (BOOL)instancesRespondTo:(SEL)aSel;
- (BOOL)respondsTo:(SEL)aSel;

	/* Testing protocol conformance */
- (BOOL)conformsTo:(Protocol*)aProtocol;

        /* Introspection */
+ (IMP)instanceMethodFor:(SEL)aSel;
- (IMP)methodFor:(SEL)aSel;
+ (struct objc_method_description *)descriptionForInstanceMethod:(SEL)aSel;
- (struct objc_method_description *)descriptionForMethod:(SEL)aSel;

        /* Sending messages determined at run time */
- perform:(SEL)aSel;
- perform:(SEL)aSel with:anObject;
- perform:(SEL)aSel with:anObject1 with:anObject2;

        /* Forwarding */
- (retval_t)forward:(SEL)aSel :(arglist_t)argFrame;
- (retval_t)performv:(SEL)aSel :(arglist_t)argFrame;

        /* Posing */
+ poseAs:(Class)aClassObject;
- (Class)transmuteClassTo:(Class)aClassObject;

        /* Enforcing intentions */
- subclassResponsibility:(SEL)aSel;
- notImplemented:(SEL)aSel;
- shouldNotImplement:(SEL)aSel;

        /* Error handling */
- doesNotRecognize:(SEL)aSel;
- error:(const char *)aString, ...;

        /* Archiving */
+ (int)version;
+ setVersion:(int)aVersion;
+ (int)streamVersion: (TypedStream*)aStream;

- read: (TypedStream*)aStream;
- write: (TypedStream*)aStream;
- awake;

@end

#endif
