Features

• 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 (private, protected, public)
  • Inheritance (virtual, real, override, this, super)
  • Interface (interface, abstract, 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
• Global switch for default encapsulation (public, protected, or private)
• Abstract fields
• Abstract class-bound fields and methods
• No change of Mathematica functionality outside of class or object context