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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 followed almost completely thefollowed VCL. It was envisioned that existing applicationapplications using VCL willwould be simply recompiled with CLX.

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

In terms of [[object-oriented]] approach, the 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)

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