Base object service taxonomy

	A	B	C	D	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P
1		SMALLTALK (ANSI 1.9 12/97)		JAVA		OBJECTIVE-C		DYLAN		EIFFEL		C++ (MFC)		SATHER
2		class	method	class	method	class	method	class	method	class	method	class	method	class	method
3	TYPE IDENTIFICATION
4	Obtaining Metadata Objects	Object	class	Object	getClass	Object	"+class, -class"	object	object-class	GENERAL	generating_type	CObject	GetRuntimeClass
5					super	Object	"+superclass, -superclass"			GENERAL	generator
6	Introspection	Object	respondsTo			Object	"-respondsTo, +instanceRespondTo"
7						Object	"-conformsTo, +conformsTo"
8						Object	"-descriptionForMethod, +descriptionForInstanceMethod"
9										GENERAL	is_expanded_type
10										GENERAL	is_basic_expanded_type
11	Type Testing	Object	isKindOf		instanceOf	Object	"-isKindOf, -isKindOfClassNamed"			GENERAL	conforms_to	CObject	IsKindOf
12		Object	isMemberOf			Object	"-isMemberOf, -isMemberOfClassNamed"	object	instance?	GENERAL	same_type
13	Tautologies	Object	yourself			Object	"-self"	object	identity
14	OBJECT IDENTIFICATION
15	Comparison	Object	"= Object"	Object	equals (Object)	Object	"-isEqual"	object	" = (equality)""	GENERAL	equal, is_equal, standard_equal, standard_is_equal
16										GENERAL	deep_equal, is_deep_equal, standard_deep_equal
17	Unique Identifiers	Object	hash	Object	hashCode	Object	"-hash"	object	object-hash
18		Object	identityHash							GENERAL	object_id
19										GENERAL	id_object (id)
20	Object size							object	size	GENERAL	object_size
21		Object	isNil, notNil					object	empty?
22	EXTERNAL REPRESENTATION
23	For Display	Object	printString	Object	toString	Object	"+name, -name"			GENERAL	tagged_out	CObject	Dump
24		Object	printOn			Object	"-printForDebugger"			GENERAL	print_on
25										GENERAL	print
26										GENERAL	out
27										GENERAL	out_in_tagged_memory
28										GENERAL	tagged_out_memory
29										GENERAL	fill_tagged_out_memory
30	For Persistent Storage					Object	"-read, -write, -startArchiving, -finishUnarchiving"						IsSerializable, Serialize
31	LIFECYCLE CONTROL
32	Memory Allocation					Object	"+alloc, +allocFromZone"					CObject	operator new
33						Object	"+new"
34						Object	"-free, +free"					CObject	operator delete
35	Object Allocation	Object	copy	Cloneable	clone	Object	"-copy, -copyFromZone"	object	shallow-copy	GENERAL	copy, standard_copy	CObject	operator =, copy constructor
36										GENERAL	clone, standard_clone
37										GENERAL	twin, standard_twin
38										GENERAL	deep_clone
39								object	type-for-copy
40										GENERAL	stripped
41	LIFECYCLE ENDPOINT BEHAVIOR
42	Object Birth					Object	"-init, +initialize"	object	initialize				default constructor
43						Object	"-awake"
44	Object Death			Object	finalize
45	Class Allocation					Object	"+finishLoading, +startUnloading"
46	DYNAMIC INVOCATION
47	Sending Messages	Object	perform, perform:with			Object	"-perform, -perform:with:with"
48						Object	"+poseAs"
49						Object	"-methodFor, +instanceMethodFor"
50		Object	doesNotUnderstand			Object	"-forward, -performv::"
51	Error control	Object	error			Object	"-error, -doesNotRecognize"			GENERAL	default_rescue
52						Object	"-notImplemented, -subclassResponsibility"			GENERAL	not_yet_implemented
53	INTERESTING ANOMALIES
54	Versioning					Object	"+setVersion, +version"
55	Returning Junk Factories							object	always
56	Type Conversion							object	as
57										GENERAL	to_pointer (converts reference to a POINTER)
58	Nothing :)									GENERAL	do_nothing
59	Internal Validity Checking											Cobject	AssertValid
60	Thread Notification			Object	notify, notifyAll
61				Object	wait, wait (long), wait (long, int)
62	Common Constants									GENERAL	LOTS of constants (pi, e, deg/radian, phi (golden ratio), control-characters
63	User Streams									GENERAL	std_input
64										GENERAL	std_output
65										GENERAL	std_error
66										GENERAL	io
67	Filesystem calls									GENERAL	file_tools
68										GENERAL	file_exists
69										GENERAL	remove_file
70										GENERAL	rename_file
71	Environment checks									GENERAL	argument_count
72										GENERAL	argument (I)
73										GENERAL	command_arguments
74										GENERAL	get_environment_variable
75	Program lifecycle									GENERAL	crash
76										GENERAL	die_with_code
77										GENERAL	trace_switch
78										GENERAL	system
79	Default behavior									GENERAL	default
80										GENERAL	default_pointer
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