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16.5.6.1 Object-Oriented Variables
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These commands allow you to define different sorts of variables in
object-oriented programming languages.

'@defcv CATEGORY CLASS NAME'
     The '@defcv' command is the general definition command for
     variables associated with classes in object-oriented programming.
     The '@defcv' command is followed by three arguments: the category
     of thing being defined, the class to which it belongs, and its
     name.  For instance:

          @defcv {Class Option} Window border-pattern
          ...
          @end defcv

     produces:
      -- Class Option of Window: border-pattern
          ...

     '@defcv' creates an entry in the index of variables.

'@deftypecv CATEGORY CLASS DATA-TYPE NAME'
     The '@deftypecv' command is the definition command for typed class
     variables in object-oriented programming.  It is analogous to
     '@defcv' with the addition of the DATA-TYPE parameter to specify
     the type of the instance variable.  Ordinarily, the data type is a
     programming language construct that should be marked with '@code'.
     For instance:

          @deftypecv {Class Option} Window @code{int} border-pattern
          ...
          @end deftypecv

     produces:

      -- Class Option of Window: 'int' border-pattern
          ...

     '@deftypecv' creates an entry in the index of variables.

'@defivar CLASS NAME'
     The '@defivar' command is the definition command for instance
     variables in object-oriented programming.  '@defivar' is equivalent
     to '@defcv {Instance Variable} ...'.  For instance:

          @defivar Window border-pattern
          ...
          @end defivar

     produces:

      -- Instance Variable of Window: border-pattern
          ...

     '@defivar' creates an entry in the index of variables.

'@deftypeivar CLASS DATA-TYPE NAME'
     The '@deftypeivar' command is the definition command for typed
     instance variables in object-oriented programming.  It is analogous
     to '@defivar' with the addition of the DATA-TYPE parameter to
     specify the type of the instance variable.  Ordinarily, the data
     type is a programming language construct that should be marked with
     '@code'.  For instance:

          @deftypeivar Window @code{int} border-pattern
          ...
          @end deftypeivar

     produces:

      -- Instance Variable of Window: 'int' border-pattern
          ...

     '@deftypeivar' creates an entry in the index of variables.