component(n) [incr Tcl] component(n)______________________________________________________________________________NAME
itcl::component - define components for extendedclass, widget or wid‐
getadaptor
Parts of this description are "borrowed" from Tcl extension [snit], as
the functionality is mostly identical.
WARNING!
This is new functionality in [incr Tcl] where the API can still
change!!
SYNOPSIS
public component comp ?-inherit?
protected component comp ?-inherit?
private component comp ?-inherit?
_________________________________________________________________DESCRIPTION
The component command is used inside an [incr Tcl] extendedclass/wid‐
get/widgetadaptor definition to define components.
Explicitly declares a component called comp, and automatically defines
the component's instance variable.
If the -inherit option is specified then all unknown methods and
options will be delegated to this component. The name -inherit implies
that instances of this new type inherit, in a sense, the methods and
options of the component. That is, -inherit yes is equivalent to:
component mycomp
delegate option * to mycomp
delegate method * to mycomp
KEYWORDS
component, widget, widgetadaptor, extendedclass
itcl 4.0 component(n)