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XOTcl

XOTcl is an object-oriented extension for the Tool Command Language. It supports also Metaclasses. Class and method definitions are completely dynamic.

The following programming languages provide similar capabilities.

• CLOS
• GCC XML Node Introspector
• ObjVLisp
• OpenC++
• OpenJava
• Python
• Smalltalk

Table of contents

1 Application areas 2 See also 3 External links

Application areas

• Static code analysis
• Parsing
• Compilation
• Translation
• Code generation
• Precompiler
• Preprocessor
• Persistence
• Object database
• Object serialization
• Interface repository
• Source formatter
• Code beautifier
• Mobile code
• Obfuscator
• Profiler
• Test coverage
• Meta-programming
• Reflective programming

See also

• Classdesc
• Metaobject protocol (MOP)
• Meta-information protocol
• Transparency
• Introspection
• Introcession
• Reflection
• Dynamism
• Adapter pattern
• Tracing pattern
• Aspect composition
• Aspect-oriented programming
• Scripting language
• Interceptor
• ActiWeb
• Filter

External links

• XOTcl Homepage - Extended Object Tcl
• Citations from CiteSeer

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