---
name: "ACE_Shared_Object"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libace-doc"
version: "5.0.7-4"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ACE_Shared_Object"
---

# ACE\_Shared\_Object(3)

Provide the abstract base class used to access dynamic linking facilities.

## NAME

ACE\_Shared\_Object -  Provide the abstract base class used to access dynamic linking facilities.

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <ace/Shared_Object.h>
class ACE_Shared_Object
{
  public:
    ACE_Shared_Object (void);
    virtual int init (int argc, ASYS_TCHAR *argv[]);
    virtual int fini (void);
    virtual int info (
        ASYS_TCHAR **info_string,
        size_t length = 0
        ) const;
    virtual ~ACE_Shared_Object (void);
};
```

## PUBLIC MEMBERS

```
ACE_Shared_Object (void);
```

```
virtual int init (int argc, ASYS_TCHAR *argv[]);
```

Initializes object when dynamic linking occurs.

```
virtual int fini (void);
```

Terminates object when dynamic unlinking occurs.

```
virtual int info (ASYS_TCHAR **info_string, size_t length = 0) const;
```

Returns information on active object.

```
virtual ~ACE_Shared_Object (void);
```

## AUTHOR

Doug Schmidt

## LIBRARY

ace