| implement by | clause |
| Syntax | An implementByClause is:
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| Description | An implement-by clause is used to specify that a module, monitor or class C is to be automatically implemented by the implementByItem. C is called the interface and the implementByItem, which must contain an implement clause, is called the implementation. See implement clause for details and an example. The implement-by clause can only be used in a unit. See unit for the definition of a unit. An implementByItem is one of:
The second form is used when the implement-by clause is for a separate unit and the imported item is in a file whose name is different from the item's name, as in:
implement by ledgerBody in "ledgbod.t"The fileName must be an explicit character string, e.g., "ledgbod.t". See also unit. Parentheses are allowed around the items in an implement-by clauses, as in:
implement by ( ledgerBody in "ledgbod.t" ) | |||||||||