Class: Object class name

ID: Object identification string

Ident: Permanent Object identification string

Nobject: Number of Objects in class

ObjSize: The in-memory size of the Object in bytes

RefCount: Count of active Object pointers

UseDefs: Allow use of default values for Object attributes?

AST_ANNUL: Annul a pointer to an Object

AST_BEGIN: Begin a new AST context

AST_CLEAR: Clear attribute values for an Object

AST_CLONE: Clone a pointer to an Object

AST_COPY: Copy an Object

AST_DELETE: Delete an Object

AST_END: End an AST context

AST_ESCAPES: Control whether graphical escape sequences are removed

AST_EXEMPT: Exempt an Object pointer from AST context handling

AST_EXPORT: Export an Object pointer to an outer context

AST_GET$<$X$>$: Get an attribute value for an Object

AST_HASATTRIBUTE: Test if an Object has a named attribute

AST_IMPORT: Import an Object pointer to the current context

AST_ISA$<$CLASS$>$: Test class membership

AST_SAME: Do two AST pointers refer to the same Object?

AST_SET: Set attribute values for an Object

AST_SET$<$X$>$: Set an attribute value for an Object

AST_SHOW: Display a textual representation of an Object on standard output

AST_TEST: Test if an attribute value is set for an Object

AST_TUNE: Set or get an integer AST tuning parameter

AST_TUNEC: Set or get a character AST tuning parameter

AST_VERSION: Return the verson of the AST library being used.