TObject

type TObject = class

public

  constructor Create;

TObject Constructor

  destructor Destroy; virtual;

TObject destructor.

  function newinstance; virtual;

Allocate memory on the heap for a new instance

  procedure FreeInstance; virtual;

Clean up instance and free the memory reserved for the instance.

  function SafeCallException(); virtual;

Handle exception object

  procedure DefaultHandler(); virtual;

Default handler for integer message handlers.

  procedure Free;

Check for Nil and call destructor.

  function InitInstance();

Initialize a new class instance.

  procedure CleanupInstance;

Finalize the class instance.

  function ClassType;

Return a "class of" pointer for the current class

  function ClassInfo;

Return a pointer to the type information for this class.

  function ClassName;

Return the current class name.

  function ClassNameIs();

Check whether the class name equals the given name.

  function ClassParent;

Return the parent class.

  function InstanceSize;

Return the size of an instance.

  function InheritsFrom();

Chck wether class is an ancestor.

  function StringMessageTable;

Return a pointer to the string message table.

  procedure Dispatch();

Dispatch an integer message

  procedure DispatchStr();

Dispatch a string message.

  function MethodAddress();

Return the address of a method

  function MethodName();

Return the name of a method.

  function FieldAddress();

Return the address of a field.

  procedure AfterConstruction; virtual;

Method called after the constructor was called.

  procedure BeforeDestruction; virtual;

Method called before the destructor is called.

  procedure DefaultHandlerStr(); virtual;

Default handler for string messages.

  function GetInterface();

Return a reference to an interface

  function GetInterfaceByStr();

  function GetInterfaceEntry();

  function GetInterfaceEntryByStr();

  function GetInterfaceTable;

end;

TObject

Base class of all classes.

TClass

Class of TObject.