TObject

type TObject = class end;

public

  constructor Create;

TObject Constructor

  destructor Destroy; virtual;

TObject destructor.

  class function newinstance; virtual;

Allocate memory on the heap for a new instance

  procedure FreeInstance; virtual;

Clean up instance and free the memory reserved for the instance.

  function SafeCallException(); virtual;

Handle exception object

  procedure DefaultHandler(); virtual;

Default handler for integer message handlers.

  procedure Free;

Check for Nil and call destructor.

  class function InitInstance();

Initialize a new class instance.

  procedure CleanupInstance;

Finalize the class instance.

  class function ClassType;

Return a "class of" pointer for the current class

  class function ClassInfo;

Return a pointer to the type information for this class.

  class function ClassName;

Return the current class name.

  class function ClassNameIs();

Check whether the class name equals the given name.

  class function ClassParent;

Return the parent class.

  class function InstanceSize;

Return the size of an instance.

  class function InheritsFrom();

Check whether class is an ancestor.

  class function StringMessageTable;

Return a pointer to the string message table.

  class function MethodAddress();

Return the address of a method

  class function MethodName();

Return the name of a method.

  function FieldAddress();

Return the address of a field.

  procedure AfterConstruction; virtual;

Method called after the constructor was called.

  procedure BeforeDestruction; virtual;

Method called before the destructor is called.

  procedure DefaultHandlerStr(); virtual;

Default handler for string messages.

  procedure Dispatch(); virtual;

Dispatch an integer message

  procedure DispatchStr(); virtual;

Dispatch a string message.

  function GetInterface();

Return a reference to an interface

  function GetInterfaceByStr();

Return an interface based on its GUID

  function GetInterfaceWeak();

Get a reference to an interface, not increasing the reference count

  class function GetInterfaceEntry();

Return the interface table entry by GUID

  class function GetInterfaceEntryByStr();

Return the interface table entry by string

  class function GetInterfaceTable;

Return a pointer to the table of implemented interfaces for a class

  class function UnitName;

Unit name

  function Equals(); virtual;

Check if two objects are equal.

  function GetHashCode; virtual;

Return a hash code for the object

  function ToString; virtual;

Return a string representation for the object

TObject

Base class of all classes.

TClass

Class of TObject.