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Object Oriented C (ooc) kit is for those who want to program in an object orieneted manner, but sticks on the good old C as well. ooc implements classes, single and multiple inheritance, exception handling. Ideal for students getting to know OO programming.

It can be mainly useful for education and for small systems that lack C++ compiler. Althoug I have written quite complex programs using ooc!

By the help of ooc you can write object oriented code in C with little efforts, though you must understand the underlying object model.

Creating ooc my main goal was to develop a lightweight object model, that provides many features of C++ but is pure ANSI-C. Thus this is highly portable even for small embedded systems as well. On other hand it was kind a "proof of concept" and a hobby.

Features

* Uses only C macros and functions, no language extensions required! (ANSI-C)
* Easy to read source code for your application. Care was taken to make things as simple as possible.
* Single inheritance of classes
* Multiple inheritance by interfaces and mixins (since version 1.3)
* Implementing exceptions (in pure C!)
* Virtual functions for classes
* External tool for easy class implementation

Currently supported compilers / platforms

* GNU GCC 4.x on Linux (with automake tools as well)
* Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 (Express edition as well)
* MPLAB C18 for the Microchip 8 bit PIC families (runs on windows)
* MPLAB C30 for the Microchip 16 bit PIC families (runs on windows)
* MPLAB C32 port for the Microchip 32 bit PIC families (runs on windows)