Syntax:
CLASS Biped CLASS blob EXTENDS Object CLASS ape EXTENDS Biped IMPLEMENTS Sitting, Standing CLASS calc EXTENDS Rexx USES Math CLASS RexxOperators INTERFACE
Introduces a class. See 'Program Structure'.
EXTENDS names a superclass that this class extends, the default being the top of the class hierarchy ('Object'). Class 'ape' in the example is therefore a subclass of 'Biped', which is a subclass of 'Object'.
IMPLEMENTS lists one or more interface classes that this class implements (see Java documentation for a description of interfaces). The INTERFACE keyword declares a class to be an interface.
USES lists one or more classes which will be searched for constants, static properties, and functions when the first part of a term is unresolved.
Several other keyword options are allowed:
[ previous section | contents | next section ]
From 'netrexx.doc', version 1.00.
Copyright(c) IBM Corporation, 1996, 1997. All rights reserved. ©