Product Packages and Libraries

The Advanced Tools Module includes three packages:

Streams package

Serialization package

Types package

Table 1 summarizes the packages and their libraries.

Table 1 – The Advanced Tools Module packages and libraries
Package	Purpose	Library
Streams	Uses concrete stream classes and a modular framework to allow complex chains of streaming elements.	stream
Serialization	Enables you to add polymorphic persistence to your applications without changing your classes.	serial
Types	The Types package includes just one class, RWSymbol. This class encapsulates a string name in a reference-counted handle-body pattern.	types