NAME
StateML::Class - An abstract class object for StateML
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
StateML files (.stml files) support an instance-based inheritence scheme that allows any object to inherit from one or more parent objects of its type or of type <class>.
The object <class> is an untyped base object that allows inheritance from objects that may carry any attribute and which will not appear on the graph.
Someday, a <class> object may contain zero or one real objects which will not appear on the graph but which carry attributes and values that will be searched for.
This takes effect for all scalar attributes at run-time (as opposed to compile time).
List attributes (<state><arc/><arc/>...</state>) are not affected quite yet. Not sure how to allow mixins vs. replacements in derived objects.
The special class "#DEFAULT" is the base class of any object with no explicit base classes.
NOTE: Not all attributes are good about searching up the class hierarchy at this time.
LIMITATIONS
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2003, R. Barrie Slaymaker, Jr., All Rights ReservedLICENSE
You may use this module under the terms of the BSD, Artistic, or GPL licenses, any version.
AUTHOR
Barrie Slaymaker <barries@slaysys.com>