    class
    	WEL_GDIP_ANY

    General
    	cluster: wel
    	description: "This class is an ancestor of all GDI+ classes."

    Ancestors
    	WEL_ANY*

    Queries
    	exists: BOOLEAN
    	gdi_plus_handle: POINTER
    	is_gdi_plus_installed: BOOLEAN
    	item: POINTER
    	shared: BOOLEAN

    Commands
    	destroy_item
    	dispose
    	set_item (an_item: POINTER)
    	set_shared
    	set_unshared

    Constraints
    	support