Features

• New in 1.1
  • Methods with several bracket pairs
  • Scripted fields and methods
  • Fall-back method
  • Enhanced threading over lists of entities and members
  • Static classes
  • Virtual static
  • Forced attribute inheritance
  • Forced implementation or constructors
  • Many new warnings
  • Multiple object generation with New{...}
  • Attributes for interface
  • Entities as field names
  • Class members as arguments of a method of another entity
• All features of object orientation
  • Abstract data type
  • Inheritance
  • Encapsulation
  • Polymorphism
• Class-based
• Constructors for classes and objects
• Optional destructors
• Declarative control over class members
  • Class or object bound (Static)
  • Encapsulation (This, Private, Protected, Public)
  • Inheritance (Virtual, Real, Override, This, Super)
  • Interface (Interface, Abstract, Implement, Property)
  • Sealing (Final, Constant, Mutable)
• Simple and easy to learn syntax (using dot operator)
• Automatic operator precedences to avoid parentheses
• Cloning of objects (optionally deep)
• Serialization of classes and objects (including circular references and anonymous classes)
• No serialization of transient classes or class members
• Automatic object names, unique across Mathematica sessions
• Objects of anonymous classes
• Functions to get object dependencies (circular references allowed)
• Functions to get information on classes (parent, child, member, virtual member table)
• Lots of consistency and syntax checks
• Prints few messages and aborts in case of an unrecoverable error
• Thousands of calls per second
• Automatically generates simulation variables (optional)
• Concise formatting of output with tooltips and link buttons for more information
• Everything documented, with examples for all messages included
• Special support for user-defined object oriented libraries
• Optional type checks (InstanceOf, TypeOf)
• Optional hold attributes for individual class methods
• User-defined operators for objects
• Global switch for default inheritance type (virtual or real)
• Global default root class
• Analogously: global switch for default encapsulation (This, Public, Protected, or Private)
• Abstract fields
• Abstract class-bound fields and methods
• No change of Mathematica functionality outside of class or object context