The C prototype for a Boopsi dispatcher looks like this: ULONG dispatchRKMModel(Class *cl, Object *recvobject, Msg msg); where cl points to the Class (defined in <intuition/classes.h>) of the dispatcher, recvobject points to the object that received the message, and msg is that Boopsi message. The format of the message varies according to the method. The default Boopsi message is an Msg (from <intuition/classusr.h>): typedef struct { ULONG MethodID; } *Msg; Boopsi methods that require parameters use custom message structures. The first field of any message structure is always the method's methodID. This makes custom messages look like an Msg. The dispatcher looks at an incoming message's first field to tell what its method is. rkmmodelclass objects respond to several rootclass methods: om_new This method creates a new rkmmodelclass object. it uses an opset structure as its Boopsi message. om_dispose This method tells an object to dispose of itself. It uses an Msg as its Boopsi message. om_set This method tells an object to set one or more of its attribute values. It uses an opset structure as its boopsi message. om_update This method tells an object to update one or more of its attribute values. It uses an opupdate structure as its boopsi message. om_get This method tells an object to report an attribute value. It uses an opget structure as its boopsi message. om_addtail This method tells an object to add itself to the end of an Exec list. It uses an opaddtail structure as its boopsi message. om_remove This method tells an object to remove itself from an Exec list. It uses an Msg as its Boopsi message. om_addmember This method tells an object to add an object to its broadcast list. It uses an opmember structure as its boopsi message. om_remmember This method tells an object to remove an object from its broadcast list. It uses an opmember structure as its boopsi message. om_notify This method tells an object to broadcast an attribute change to its broadcast list. It uses an opset structure as its boopsi message. Of these, rkmmodelclass has to process om_new, om_set, om_update, and OM_GET. om_new om_get rkmmodel.c om_set/om_update making the new class