Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!husc6!endor!siegel From: siegel@endor.harvard.edu (Rich Siegel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: TC 4.0 & "Object C" (was: C++ for the Mac) Keywords: THINK C 4.0, Object C, Multiple Inheritance Message-ID: <2289@husc6.harvard.edu> Date: 26 Jul 89 12:58:44 GMT References: <8060@hoptoad.uucp> <669@cbnewsk.ATT.COM> <2278@husc6.harvard.edu> <2139@randvax.UUCP> Sender: news@husc6.harvard.edu Reply-To: siegel@endor.UUCP (Rich Siegel) Organization: Symantec Language Products Group Lines: 24 In article <2139@randvax.UUCP> florman@rand-unix.UUCP (Bruce Florman) writes: [wants to know about inheritence] Object C derives its name from Object Pascal; it's a single-inheritance object metaphor with dymanic binding, just like Object Pascal. All objects are "virtual" (to borrow a term from C++). Direct (user manages storage) and indirect (system manages storage) classes are supported. --Rich ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rich Siegel Staff Software Developer Symantec Corporation, Language Products Group Internet: siegel@endor.harvard.edu UUCP: ..harvard!endor!siegel "When it comes to my health, I think of my body as a temple - or at least a moderately well-managed Presbyterian youth center." - Emo Phillips ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~