| MetaKit 2.0 December 1999 |

### About these pages

  As you can see on the right, this MetaKit documentation is presented using a frames-based "browser" interface, which should make it easy to navigate and find specific information (click here if you don't see the index pane).

  The Class Index describes the API of all the public classes in MetaKit. The Sample Index describes each of the samples supplied as part of the evaluation package. The Tips and Tricks section goes into issues such as performance and gives more advanced background information.

### Class hierarchy

  The following list only mentions the public API classes (core classes in bold):

  Base class: | Derived classes: | Virtual:
  --- | --- | ---
  c4_Bytes | - | No
  c4_Cursor | - | No
  c4_CustomViewer | - | Abstract
  c4_Property | c4_IntProp, c4_StringProp, ... | No
  c4_Reference | c4_IntRef, c4_StringRef, ... | No
  c4_RowRef | c4_Row | No
  c4_Sequence | - | Yes
  c4_Storage | - | No
  c4_Strategy | - | Yes
  c4_View | - | No

  The class documentation was generated using [Perceps], by Mark Peskin.

### Glossary

  Term: | Description: | Similar to:
  --- | --- | ---
  Attached | Managed by storage object | persistent, on file
  Cursor | Position in a view | pointer, recnum
  Property | One data-value in a row | field, item
  Row | Zero or more related data-values | tuple
  RowRef | A row, or an entry in a view | record, array element
  Storage | Maintains a datafile | database
  Streaming | Sequential I/O (no seeks) | flattening, serializing
  View | An indexable collection of rows | table, vector

### Where to find the latest news

  The "official" MetaKit Homepage is at: [http://www.equi4.com/metakit/]
  You can subscribe to topics in the Support Forum to be notified by email.

### Technical support

  MetaKit is actively supported by its designer (yours truly). If you run into unexpected problems with this library please get in touch.

-- Jean-Claude Wippler <jcw@equi4.com>

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