Index: xotcl/doc/langRef.xotcl
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diff -u -rad8a63234e44a8788efede276e811051ab891fbe -r78e82b3563a644f2df47320eacc693f1b788b03c
--- xotcl/doc/langRef.xotcl	(.../langRef.xotcl)	(revision ad8a63234e44a8788efede276e811051ab891fbe)
+++ xotcl/doc/langRef.xotcl	(.../langRef.xotcl)	(revision 78e82b3563a644f2df47320eacc693f1b788b03c)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# $Id: langRef.xotcl,v 1.9 2005/09/09 21:09:01 neumann Exp $
-package provide XOTcl-langRef 1.3.6
-package require Tcl
+# $Id: langRef.xotcl,v 1.10 2006/02/18 22:17:33 neumann Exp $
+package provide XOTcl-langRef 1.4.0
+package require XOTcl
 
 @ @File {
   description {
@@ -67,9 +67,35 @@
       is called without arguments. If other arguments are specified 
       for next, these will be used for the call.
     <@/p>
+    <@/p><@p>
+    <@tt>::xotcl::configure filter ?on|off?<@/tt> allows to 
+      turn on or off filters globally for the current interpreter.
+      By default, the filter state is turned off.
+      This function returns the old filter state. 
+      This function is needed for the serializer that is intended
+      to serialize the objects classes independent of filter settings.
+    <@/p>
+    <@p>
+    <@tt>::xotcl::configure softrecreate ?on|off?<@/tt> allows to control
+      what should happen, when an object / a class is recreated. Per
+      default it is set off, which means that the object/class is destroyed
+      and all relations (e.g. subclass/superclass) to other 
+      objects/classes are destroyed as well. If <@tt>softrecreate</@tt> is
+      set, the object is resetted, but not destroyed, the relations
+      are kept. This is important, when e.g. reloading a file
+      with class definitions (e.g. when used in OpenACS with file watching and
+      reloading). With  <@tt>softrecreate</@tt> set,
+      it is not necessary to recreate dependent subclasses etc.
+      <br>
+      Example: e.g. there is a class hierarchy A <- B <- C
+      Without <@tt>softrecreate</@tt> set, a reload of B means
+      first a destroy of B, leading to A <- C, and instances
+      of B are reclassed to ::xotcl::Object. When <@tt>softrecreate</@tt> is
+      set, the structure remeans unchanged.
+    <@/p>
 
   }
-  date { $Date: 2005/09/09 21:09:01 $ }
+  date { $Date: 2006/02/18 22:17:33 $ }
 }
 
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