Handling Soups in Your Application

What's in a Soup Name

The soup name must be unique for each application. So, how do you ensure that your name does not collide with the soup name of some other application? Apple Computer has created a system to avoid such collisions. You register a unique name (commonly your company name) with Apple. Apple ensures that the name you register isn't already in use. Naming your soup is then a simple matter. Pick a soup name and append that with a colon and your registered unique name. For further details, see "Creating Unique Application Symbols and Names" on page 419.


An online version of Programming for the Newton using Macintosh, 2nd ed. ©1996, 1994, Julie McKeehan and Neil Rhodes.

Last modified: 1 DEC 1996