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Product Name: "Object REXX by Example"
                       by
                  Gwen L. Veneskey
                    Will Trosky
                  John J. Urbaniak, Ph.D.

                Published by: Aviar, Inc.
                       ISBN#: 0-9652329-0-5



25-50 Word Description (for Catalog/Web Site):

  Learn Object-Oriented Programming the easy way, by Example!
  The book contains 130 sample Object REXX programs illustrating
  every feature of the Object REXX language: Classes, Methods,
  Objects, SOM, WPS, OpenDoc and more. Each program accompanied
  by a detailed line-by-line description.

  (Beginners to Advanced Programmers).

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Table of Contents

	
Introduction
  Object REXX - a true classic
  The Examples
  How to read this book
  How to run the examples
  Problems running the examples
Twiddle
CLASSES (Basic Concepts)
  Instances & Methods
  How Do Classes and Instances Differ?
  What are METHODS?
  What is a Subclass?
  Overriding Superclass Methods
  Attributes
  Scope & Variable Pool
EXPOSE Instruction
Object-Oriented Programming
Some Advantages of REXX and Object REXX
Special Environment Symbols/Built-In Objects
  Built-in Objects
    .RS - Return Status
    .Methods - a Methods Directory Containing Generic Methods
     Assigning Generic Methods to Classes
    .nil The NIL object
    .True The True object (value 1)
    .False The False object (value 0)
    .local The Local Environment Directory
    .Output, .Input, .Error
    .environment/The Environment Object/The Environment Directory
     Showing Objects in .environment
     Adding Objects to .ENVIRONMENT
     Clobbering the Environment
  Special Variables
    RC
    Result
    Sigl
    Self
    Super
  Twiddle/Double Twiddle
  The UNKNOWN Method
  Forward Keyword Instruction
    Forward with Options
    More Forward Options
  Directives
    Chart of Directives and their available options
    ::CLASS
      SubClass Option
      Metaclass Option
      Public Option/::Requires
      Mixinclass Option (Mixin Classes)/Inherit
      Diagram
    ::METHOD
      Class and Instance Methods
      PRIVATE Option
      UNGUARDED Option
  Concurrency
    Inter-Object Concurrency
    Intra-Object Concurrency
    Early Reply
    Reentrancy
    Environmental Pollution
    Guard On/Guard Off
  Common Methods - The Methods of The Object Class
    NEW
    INIT
    Operator Methods
    CLASS
    DEFAULTNAME
    OBJECTNAME
    OBJECTNAME=
    STRING
    COPY
    REQUEST
    HASMETHOD
    UNSETMETHOD
    SETMETHOD
    RUN
    START

Built-In Classes and their Methods

  Collection Classes
    The ARRAY Class
    The LIST Class
    The TABLE Class
    The SET Class
    The RELATION Class
    The BAG Class
    The QUEUE Class
    The DIRECTORY Class
      	Directory - Entry and Retrieval Methods
      	Directory - Manipulation Methods
      	Directory - Setmethod
    The SUPPLIER Class

  Collection Class Chart 
  Chart of Classes and Methods
  Programmer Class Chart 

  Programmer Classes
    The STRING Class
    The STEM Class
    The METHOD Class
    The MESSAGE Class
    The ALARM Class
    The STREAM Class
      	TRANSIENT vs. PERSISTENT
      	SEEK
      	COMMAND
    The MONITOR Class
      	STD Streams, .Input, .Output & .Error
    The UNKNOWN Method
    The CLASS Class

Coda

  SOURCE and the Environment
  Stems of Objects
  Monitors and Object REXX I/O
  Collections of Collections of Collections
  Forced Completion of Threads
  UNINIT  and the Dangers of DROP
  Defining Methods from External Sources
  Using Class Methods as Utilities
  Using Object REXX with VisPro REXX, VX-REXX, REXXLIB
    VisPro REXX by Hockware
    VX-REXX by Watcom
    REXXLIB by Quercus
    Where do you put the Directives?
  Class Methods as Libraries
  SOM and WorkPlace Shell
  WPS and SOM Methods
  Workplace Shell Classes
  OpenDoc Scripting
  Matrix Manipulation
  Will it Work?
  All Work and no Play

Conclusion

Appendix A - Glossary
Appendix B - Program Synopses
Appendix C - Order Form

Index