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title::initClass
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categories::Core>Kernel, Language>OOP
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summary:: Class initialization
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related:: Classes/Class
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method:: initClass
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When SuperCollider starts up, just after it has compiled the library, it initializes all the classes from Object down, a depth first traversal of subclasses.
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In this method, any class that requires it may initialize classvars or other resources.
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method:: initClassTree
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In some cases you will require another class to be initialized before you can initialize your own. You may depend on its resources (a classvar). This can be accomplished by:
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code::
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YourClass {
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*initClass {
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Class.initClassTree(OtherClass);
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//
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}
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}
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Each class will be initialized once, and the OtherClass will have all of its subclasses initialized before the method returns.
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For those methods that need pre-initialized data (such as path names) should defer this function by using StartUp:
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code::
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YourClass {
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*initClass {
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StartUp.add {
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}
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}
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}
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