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Preface - About This Book

Format of a Typical Chapter

Almost all chapters in this book follow a standard structure. For example, the chapter "Mixed Mode Manager" contains these sections:

• "About the Mixed Mode Manager." This section describes the Mixed Mode Manager. You should read this section for a general understanding of
  what the Mixed Mode Manager does and when you might need to call
  it explicitly.
• "Using the Mixed Mode Manager." This section provides detailed instruc-
  tions on using the Mixed Mode Manager. You should read this section if you need to use the services provided by the Mixed Mode Manager.
• "Mixed Mode Manager Reference." This section provides a complete reference to the constants, data structures, and routines provided by the Mixed Mode Manager. Each routine description also follows a standard format, which presents the routine declaration followed by a description
  of every parameter of the routine. Some routine descriptions also give additional descriptive information, such as circumstances under which you cannot call the routine or result codes.
• "Summary of the Mixed Mode Manager." This section provides the C interfaces for the constants, data structures, routines, and result codes associated with the Mixed Mode Manager.