nClass</CODE>
 provides the functionality basic to all generic objects. <CODE>
GenClass</CODE>
 is not used directly by any applications and has no visible representation. Rather, all generic classes are subclassed off <CODE>
GenClass</CODE>
. <CODE>
GenClass</CODE>
 provides instance fields common to all of its subclasses. Instance fields of special interest include</P>
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<LI>
links between parents and children, providing the means of constructing a generic tree.</LI>
<LI>
text or graphics strings to se