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<title> The (Super) Simple Type System --Terminology </title>
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<h1> The (Super) Simple Type System -- Terminology </h1>
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In the Super Simple Type System a function is what it is in standard C.
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No extra meaning is given to them here.
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In the Super Simple Type System a method is part of an object.
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In reality they are just function pointers that point to private
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most often methods are not to be accessed directly, even if it is
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possible, it is considered a bad idea, instead use the different object
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functions that accuses the methods.
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Methods are stored in the class object. In computer science terms it
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can be likened to an objects <code>v-table</code>. An example of this
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<code>deinitize ()</code> method that exists in all objects that has
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a class set that inherent from
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<a href="./object_types/SBaseObjectInstance.html"><code>SBaseObjectClass</code></a>:
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typedef struct _FooClass FooClass;
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SBaseObjectClass parent_class;
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void (* foo_method)(Foo *);
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an instance of this object contains the same <code>v-table</code> as
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<code>SBaseObjectInstance</code> (and its own method), and as such you
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can use the <code>s_base_object_free ()</code> function on the object
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and the method will be run.<sup><a href="#fn1">[*]</a></sup>
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More on this on the <a href="subclassing">sub classing</a> page.
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<A name="fn1"><p> * Note: You must set your own deinit method,
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or it will use the <code>SBaseObjectInstance</code> deinit method.</p></A>
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