Programming for the Newton using Macintosh, 2nd ed.

Inheritance in NewtonScript

We inherit nothing truly, but what our actions make us worthy of.

--George Chapman

NewtonScript is an object-oriented language with a unique form of inheritance. This inheritance is integral to the structure of the language and molds how you write your code. This uniqueness and importance require your full understanding before you can create an application or even take advantage of this inheritance scheme's key features. Let us look at those key concepts and structure.

Overview of NewtonScript Inheritance
Proto Inheritance
Parent Inheritance
Combining Proto and Parent Inheritance
NewtonScript, Newton Toolkit, and the Newton
Exercises
Summary

An online version of Programming for the Newton using Macintosh, 2nd ed. ©1996, 1994, Julie McKeehan and Neil Rhodes.

Last modified: 1 DEC 1996