<class>

  <class 
      name="symbolname"
      [ extends="dotted-nameclass" ]
      [ implements="list-of-dotted-namesinterfaces" ]
      [ preserve | compress | pack | silent ] >
    ( <import>
    | <const>
    | <var>
    | <function>  
  </class>

An ``class´´ tag declares a class to currently enclosing scope.

Attributes:

name

Name of class

extends

Optional dotted name referring to class to extend.

implements

Optional list of dotted name referring to interfaces to implement.

preserve

Content control: retain content as is

compress

Content control: compress white spaces. This is the default option.

pack

Content control: radically compress white spaces.

silent

Content control: do not print text and tags

Content control attributes are mutually exclusive, and behaviour defined here will inherit to children. Behaviour can also be modified with content control tags.