4D Plugin SDK

One of the strongest points in 4D is its ability to integrate plug-ins, written in C or C++ language. These Plug-ins add to the richness of the 4D language and interface

Add new commands

New commands written in C or C++ will enhance the 4D language (that already contains one thousand commands). It becomes possible to cover all specific needs or to achieve complex integration with other environments.

Add new interface tools

4D forms can embed areas managed in C or C++ by a Plug-in, to create rich interfaces. You can create various areas, from a simple graphic tool, to a more complex application such as a spreadsheet or a word processor.

Take advantage of 4D Plugin API library

The 4D Plugin API library, written in C language, adds more than 400 functions that help you to easily create your own Plug-ins. 4D Plugin API functions manage all the interactions between the 4D application and your Plug-in.

Your Plug-in created in a few clicks

4D Plugin Wizard is the perfect tool to define in just a few clicks the framework of your project, ready to compile using Microsoft Visual Studio on Windows or XCode on Macintosh.

A Plug-in project being defined using 4D Plugin Wizard

Once generated using 4D Plugin Wizard, the same project edited using Microsoft Visual Studio

Universal Binaries support

4D Plugin SDK now generates Universal Binaries Plug-ins that will run at full speed on both Intel and PPC Macintoshes.

Unicode support

The communication between 4D and the plug-in now uses Unicode, to ensure that your Plug-ins work perfectly on any system or in any foreign language.

Optimized picture support

Your Plug-in can now handle and share with 4D various pictures formats (PDF, JPEG, SVG, TIFF, PNG, etc.).

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