Introduction to the Open Class Library

This introduction to the Open Class Library lists the frameworks and libraries included in this release; it specifies the navigation route to the Open Class Library documentation and describes graphics conventions. This documentation assumes that you are proficient with both the C++ programming language, and with object-oriented programming concepts and techniques.

Frameworks and Classes

To assist you in learning about the classes and to guide you as you start developing portable applications, we have organized the classes and frameworks into the following basic categories:

Here is a brief summary of the contents of each of these categories: