This example is Perl; it's the standard DirHandle module. I've cut out the code, so you'll have to trust me on the parameters. ProgramListing version: package DirHandle; require 5.000; use Carp; use Symbol; sub new { } ClassSynopsis version: DirHandle superclass1 superclass2 require 5.000; use Carp; use Symbol; new $dirname DESTROY This example is IDL from the DOM spec. ProgramListing version: interface Element : Node { readonly attribute DOMString tagName; DOMString getAttribute(in DOMString name); void setAttribute(in DOMString name, in DOMString value) raises(DOMException); }; ClassSynopsis version: Element Node readonly attribute DOMString tagName DOMString getAttribute in DOMString name setAttribute in DOMString name in DOMString value DOMException public TextFileWriter Superclass1 Superclass2 Interface1 Interface2 Exception1 Exception2 private Writer writer public String writerName "MyWriter" static public write ResultTreeFragment frag String file Exception1 Exception2 class Rectangle_with_data: virtual Shape, virtual Data_container { ... }; ClassSynopsis version: Rectangle_with_data virtualShape virtualData_container ...