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Core Architecture

Top: Core Architecture

Categories:
  • NSPR - Provides a platform-neutral API for system level and libc like functions.
  • XBL - A markup language for describing bindings that can be attached to elements in other documents.
  • XPCOM - A framework for writing cross-platform, modular software.
  • XPConnect - Allows JavaScript objects to transparently access and manipulate XPCOM objects.
  • XPIDL - A cross platform Interface Description Lanuage used to specify XPCOM interface classes
  • XPInstall - A technology for doing cross-platform installations, packaging and sofware updates.
  • XPToolkit - Toolkit that allows the creation of cross platform interfaces.
  • XUL - The basis of Mozilla's cross platform User Interface.