Class: Application (in VAST)

• Inheritance
• Description
• Class protocol
  • Signal constants
  • class initialization
  • creating new apps
  • private accessing

Inheritance:

   Object
   |
   +--VAST::SubApplication
      |
      +--VAST::Application
         |
         +--VAST::Kernel

Package:

stx:libcompat

Category:

Compatibility-VisualAge

Version:

rev: 1.18 date: 2024/03/26 13:07:48

user: cg

file: Application.st directory: libcompat

module: stx stc-classLibrary: libcompat

Description:

DO NOT DIRECTLY REFER TO THIS CLASS OR USE IT OTHERWISE IN YOUR CODE:

this class is provided to allow for an initial fileIn of V'Age classes.
Classes should then be moved to their desired position in the ST/X class hierarchy.

Except for the required protocol mimicri,
it does not (yet) provide any functionality.

copyright
COPYRIGHT (c) 1998 by eXept Software AG
             All Rights Reserved

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Class protocol:

 missingPrerequisiteSignal

return the signal which is raised when an applications
preRequisite is missing

 initialize

self initialize

 initializeAfterLoad

invoked after an application has been loaded completely

 loaded

invoked after an application has been loaded and initialized completely

 toBeLoadedCode: aString

 wasRemovedCode: aString

 create: symbolNameOfNewApp

create a new application

 create: symbolNameOfNewApp with: prerequisiteCollection

create a new application

 createSubApplication: symbolNameOfNewApp in: aString

create a new sub-application

 errorPrerequisite: whichApp missing: missingApp

report an error, that some required application
(a preRequisite) is missing

 preRequisites: aPreRequisiteCollection

set my preRequisites - a collection of required applications