Gcc/10.2.0/gcc/Modern-GNU-Objective 002dC-runtime-API
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8.1.1 Modern GNU Objective-C Runtime API
The GNU Objective-C runtime provides an API which is similar to the one provided by the “Objective-C 2.0” Apple/NeXT Objective-C runtime. The API is documented in the public header files of the GNU Objective-C runtime:
objc/objc.h
: this is the basic Objective-C header file, defining the basic Objective-C types such asid
,Class
andBOOL
. You have to include this header to do almost anything with Objective-C.objc/runtime.h
: this header declares most of the public runtime API functions allowing you to inspect and manipulate the Objective-C runtime data structures. These functions are fairly standardized across Objective-C runtimes and are almost identical to the Apple/NeXT Objective-C runtime ones. It does not declare functions in some specialized areas (constructing and forwarding message invocations, threading) which are in the other headers below. You have to includeobjc/objc.h
andobjc/runtime.h
to use any of the functions, such asclass_getName()
, declared inobjc/runtime.h
.objc/message.h
: this header declares public functions used to construct, deconstruct and forward message invocations. Because messaging is done in quite a different way on different runtimes, functions in this header are specific to the GNU Objective-C runtime implementation.objc/objc-exception.h
: this header declares some public functions related to Objective-C exceptions. For example functions in this header allow you to throw an Objective-C exception from plain C/C++ code.objc/objc-sync.h
: this header declares some public functions related to the Objective-C@synchronized()
syntax, allowing you to emulate an Objective-C@synchronized()
block in plain C/C++ code.objc/thr.h
: this header declares a public runtime API threading layer that is only provided by the GNU Objective-C runtime. It declares functions such asobjc_mutex_lock()
, which provide a platform-independent set of threading functions.
The header files contain detailed documentation for each function in the GNU Objective-C runtime API.