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Compound objects

Compound objects behave like Non-controlling containers, but can also store data.

The following are some of the characteristics of a Compound object.

  • Behaves like a Non-controlling container, but can also store data.
  • Is based on Hybrid objects.
  • Stores data in the same way as a FixedFormat object, and is intended for the storage of ASCII text such as XML or SGML (CompoundAscii)
  • Stores data in the same way as a graphic, and is intended for the storage of non-ASCII data formats (CompoundBinary).