note
	description: "Summary description for {NS_OBJECT_API}."
	author: "Daniel Furrer"
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

class
	NS_OBJECT_API

feature -- Identifying classes

	frozen class_ (a_object: POINTER): POINTER
		external
			"C inline use <Foundation/NSObject.h>"
		alias
			"return [(NSObject*)$a_object class];"
		end

feature -- Managing Reference Counts

	retain_count (a_item_ptr: POINTER):  NATURAL_64
		require
			a_item_ptr_not_null: a_item_ptr /= default_pointer
		external
			"C inline use <Foundation/NSObject.h>"
		alias
			"return [(NSObject *) $a_item_ptr retainCount];"
		end

	release (a_item_ptr: POINTER)
		require
			a_item_ptr_not_null: a_item_ptr /= default_pointer
		external
			"C inline use <Foundation/NSObject.h>"
		alias
			"[(NSObject *) $a_item_ptr release];"
		end

	retain (a_item_ptr: POINTER)
		require
			a_item_ptr_not_null: a_item_ptr /= default_pointer
		external
			"C inline use <Foundation/NSObject.h>"
		alias
			"[(NSObject *) $a_item_ptr retain];"
		end

end