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| <h3 class="section">8.1 GNU Objective-C runtime API</h3> |
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| <p>This section is specific for the GNU Objective-C runtime. If you are |
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| <p>The GNU Objective-C runtime provides an API that allows you to |
| interact with the Objective-C runtime system, querying the live |
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| example to inspect and navigate classes, methods and protocols; to |
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