itcl
Name
itcl — object-oriented extensions to Tcl
Description
[incr Tcl] provides object-oriented extensions to Tcl, much as C++ provides object-oriented extensions to C. The emphasis of this work, however, is not to create a whiz-bang object-oriented programming environment. Rather, it is to support more structured programming practices in Tcl without changing the flavor of the language. More than anything else,
[incr Tcl] provides a means of encapsulating related procedures together with their shared data in a namespace that is hidden from the outside world. It encourages better programming by promoting the object-oriented "library" mindset. It also allows for code re-use through inheritance.
Classes
The fundamental construct in
[incr Tcl] is the class definition. Each class acts as a template for actual objects that can be created. Each object has its own unique bundle of data, which co
