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\input texinfo @c -*- texinfo; coding: utf-8 -*-
@c %**start of header
@setfilename objective-cl.info
@settitle Objective-CL
@c %**end of header
@c The time stamp is automatically maintained by Emacs.
@c Time-stamp: <2007-09-12 01:42:17 mulk>
@set VERSION 0.0.1
@set UPDATED 12. September 2007
@c vr
@c fn
@c cp
@defindex mc
@defindex cl
@defindex sym
@copying
This is the official manual for Objective-CL
(version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}),
a portable Objective-C bridge for Common Lisp.
Copyright @copyright{} 2007 Matthias Benkard.
@quotation
@end quotation
@end copying
@dircategory Lisp Programming
@direntry
* Objective-CL: (Objective-CL)A portable Objective-C bridge for Common Lisp.
@end direntry
@dircategory Common Lisp
@direntry
* Objective-CL: (Objective-CL)A portable Objective-C bridge for Common Lisp.
@end direntry
@titlepage
@title Objective-CL User Manual
@subtitle for version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}
@author Matthias Andreas Benkard (@email{matthias@@benkard.de})
@page
@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
@insertcopying
@end titlepage
@contents
@ifnottex
@node Top
@top Objective-CL
@insertcopying
@end ifnottex
@menu
* Introduction:: A quick-start guide to Objective-CL.
* Objective-CL Concepts:: Selectors, class instances, and method
invocations.
* Interacting with Objective-C:: Invoking methods, creating instances, defining
classes, and converting data.
* Reference Manual:: A reference of the Objective-CL API.
* Concept Index:: A menu covering many concepts.
* Symbol Index:: A list of symbols defined by Objective-CL.
* Copying This Manual:: The GNU General Public License, Version 3.
@end menu
@node Introduction, Objective-CL Concepts,, Top
@chapter Introduction
@menu
* Purpose:: Whom Objective-CL is for and why it exists.
* A Simple Example:: Using Objective-CL to invoke methods.
* History:: How the project came to be.
@end menu
@node Objective-CL Concepts, Interacting with Objective-C, Introduction, Top
@chapter Objective-CL Concepts
@menu
@end menu
@node Interacting with Objective-C, Reference Manual, Interacting with Objective-C, Top
@chapter Interacting with Objective-C
@menu
* Initialisation and Shutdown:: Initialising the Objective-C runtime and
shutting it down cleanly.
* Calling Objective-C:: Instantiating and retrieving classes and
objects, and ways of sending messages to
them.
* Defining Classes:: Defining classes and making them accessible to
Objective-C code.
* Data Conversion:: How conversion between Lisp and Objective-C data
types works.
* Special Data Types:: Data types that are handled specially in order
to improve integration.
@end menu
@node Initialisation and Shutdown, Calling Objective-C,, Interacting with Objective-C
@section Initialisation and Shutdown
@menu
* Initialising the runtime::
* Shutting the runtime down::
Details:
* Function `initialise-runtime'::
* Function `shutdown-runtime'::
@end menu
@node Calling Objective-C, Defining Classes, Initialisation and Shutdown, Interacting with Objective-C
@section Calling Objective-C
@menu
* Using the `invoke' function:: The primitive, but safe way of doing things.
* Objective-C-style invocations:: Invoking methods in a syntactically pleasant
way.
Details:
* Function `invoke'::
* Function `invoke-by-name'::
* Function `install-reader-syntax'::
Convenience functions:
* Function `objc-eql'::
* Function `objc-equal'::
@end menu
@node Using the `invoke' function, Objective-C-style invocations,, Calling Objective-C
@subsection Using the @code{invoke} function
@node Objective-C-style invocations, Function `invoke', Using the `invoke' function, Calling Objective-C
@subsection Objective-C-style invocations
@ignore
@include fun_invoke.texinfo
@include fun_invoke-by-name.texinfo
@include fun_objc-eql.texinfo
@include fun_objc-equal.texinfo
@end ignore
@node Reference Manual
@chapter Reference Manual
@menu
* Functions:: Details about some functions.
@c * Macros:: Details about some macros.
* Variables:: Details about some special variables.
* Classes:: Details about some classes.
* Function Index:: A list of all functions.
@c * Macro Index:: A list of all macros.
* Variable Index:: A list of all special variables.
* Class Index:: A list of all classes.
@end menu
@ignore
@include extracted-docs.texinfo
@node Macro @code{invoke}
@chapter Macro @code{invoke}
@findex invoke
@symindex invoke
@cindex invoking methods via @code{invoke}
@include m_invoke.texinfo
@end ignore
@node Copying This Manual
@appendix Copying This Manual
@menu
* GNU General Public License:: The license for copying this manual.
@end menu
@c @include fdl.texi
@node Function Index
@unnumbered Index of Functions
@printindex fn
@ignore
@node Macro Index
@unnumbered Index of Macros
@printindex mc
@end ignore
@node Variable Index
@unnumbered Index of Special Variables
@printindex vr
@node Class Index
@unnumbered Index of Classes
@printindex cl
@node Symbol Index
@unnumbered Index of Symbols
@printindex sym
@node Concept Index
@unnumbered Index of Concepts
@printindex cp
@bye
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