ObjectSaver -- A class to save an object's instance variables to a file.
Description
Deprecated:
Use the Archiver protocol in the defobj library as a replacement for this ad-hoc format
This class is used to write an object's variables to a specified file. If only a subset of the variables should be written out, the set is specified by a template ProbeMap (where the ProbeMap will contain Probes for those variables which should be saved).
+ save:anObjecttoFileNamed: (const char *)aFileName The save:toFileNamed: method saves the entire target object to the file aFileName.
+ save:anObjecttoFileNamed: (const char *)aFileNamewithTemplate: (id <ProbeMap>)aProbeMap The save:toFileNamed:withTemplate: method saves the subset of variables specified in a template from the target object to the file aFileName.
+ save:anObjectto:aFileObject The save:to: method saves the entire target object without actually returning an instance of ObjectSaver to the user.
+ save:anObjectto:aFileObjectwithTemplate: (id <ProbeMap>)aProbeMap The save:to:withTemplate: method saves the subset of target object variables specified in a template from anObject without actually returning an instance of ObjectSaver to the user.
Phase: Setting
- setTemplateProbeMap: (id <ProbeMap>)aProbeMap The setTemplateProbeMap: method is used to specify which variables of the source object(s) should be saved by the ObjectSaver instance to which this message was sent.
- setFileObject:aFileObject The setFileObject: method sets the target fileObject which the instance of the ObjectSaver class should use.
Phase: Using
- saveObject:anObject The saveObject: message tells an instance of the ObjectSaver class to save the state of the target object into the requested file.
