parent $root
object $frob_class

var $root child_index 12
var $root owners [$frob_class]
var $root fertile 1
var $root inited 1
var $root owned [$frob_class]
var $root manager $frob_class
var $root writable [$frob_class]
var $root readable ['parameters, 'methods, 'code]
var $root info ["$frob_class is the root of all frob objects. It defines .unparse, for displaying frobs (.unparse may be overriddent, but defaults to <$class, [rep] | #[rep]>."]
var $root dbref 'frob_class

method unparse
    arg rep;
    
    return ((("<" + ($data.unparse(this()))) + ", ") + ($data.unparse(rep))) + ">";
.

method new
    arg value;
    
    return <this(), value>;
.

method to_frob
    arg value;
    
    // this differs from .new in it's application
    return <this(), value>;
.