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'''Component Library for Cross Platform (CLX)''', is a cross-platform visual component-based framework for developing [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Linux]] applications. It is developed by [[Borland]] for use in its [[Kylix programming tool|Kylix]], [[Delphi programming language|Delphi]], and [[C++ Builder]] software development environment.

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Its aim was to replace the popular [[Microsoft Windows]]-only [[Visual Component Library]], VCL. CLX was based on [[Qt toolkit|Qt]] by [[Trolltech]]. The [[Application programming interface|API]] of CLX almost completely followed VCL. It was envisioned that existing applications using VCL would be recompiled with CLX.

In computing, CLX may refer to one of two (unrelated) software:

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'''Component Library for Cross Platform (CLX)''', is a cross-platform visual component-based framework for developing [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Linux]] applications. It is developed by [[Borland]] for use in its [[Kylix programming tool|Kylix]], [[Delphi programming language|Delphi]], and [[C++ Builder]] software development environment.

Its aim was to replace the popular [[Microsoft Windows]]-only [[Visual Component Library]], VCL. CLX was based on [[Qt toolkit|Qt]] by [[Trolltech]]. The [[Application programming interface|API]] of CLX almost completely followed VCL. It was envisioned that existing applications using VCL would be recompiled with CLX.

However, due to lacklustre performance on Windows, subtle differences from VCL, and bugs; it didn't became the expected successor to VCL. Commercial failure of Kylix stopped further development of CLX.

In terms of [[object-oriented]] approach, CLX forms an object hierarchy where the TObject class serves as the ''[[Superclass (computer science)|base class]]''. All other classes inherit or indirectly inherit the TObject class. This is necessary as Delphi does not support [[multiple inheritance]], unlike C++. This is a common approach shared by the [[Java (programming language)|Java programming language]], [[Smalltalk]], and many other [[object-oriented programming language]]s. [[User:Alohaworks|alohaworks]] 16:58, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

== See also ==

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* [[Visual Component Library]]

* [[software component]]s

'''CLX''' is an [[X Window System]] protocol client [[library (computer science)|library]] in the [[Common Lisp|Common Lisp programming language]] (Cf. [[Xlib]]). It contains [[subroutine|function]]s for interacting with an X [[Server (computing)|server]]. These functions allow [[programmer]]s to write programs without knowing the details of the [[protocol (computing)|protocol]].

== See also ==

*[[Visual Component Library]]

*[[software component]]s

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* http://www.cliki.net/CLX