Max5 API Reference

00001 /**
00002     @defgroup class Classes
00003 
00004     When a user types the name of your object into an object box, 
00005     Max looks for an external of this name in the searchpath and, upon finding it, 
00006     loads the bundle or dll and calls the main() function.
00007     Thus, Max classes are typically defined in the main() function of an external.
00008 
00009     Historically, Max classes have been defined using an API that includes functions like setup() and addmess().
00010     This interface is still supported, and the relevant documentation can be found in @ref class_old.
00011 
00012     A more recent and more flexible interface for creating objects was introduced with Jitter 1.0 and later 
00013     included directly in Max 4.5.  This newer API includes functions such as class_new() and class_addmethod().
00014     Supporting attributes, user interface objects, and additional new features of Max requires the use of the
00015     newer interface for definiting classes documented on this page.
00016     
00017     You may not mix these two styles of creating classes within an object.
00018 
00019 */
00020 
00021 
00022 
00023 /**
00024     @defgroup   class_old Old-Style Classes
00025     @ingroup    class
00026 */
00027 
00028 
00029 /**
00030     @defgroup   inout Inlets and Outlets
00031     @ingroup    class
00032     
00033     Routines for creating and communicating with inlets and outlets.
00034 */
class.h
