.\"	retrieve.2 -- 1.2 Sep 26 17:45:29 1993.\"	Copyright (c) 1993 Axel T. Schreiner.TH retrieve 2 "local: ats".SH NAMEretrieve \(em get object from file.SH SYNOPSIS.BI "void * retrieve (FILE * " fp ).SH DESCRIPTION.B retrieve()returns an object read in from the input stream represented by.IR fp .At end of file or in case of an error,.B retrieve()returns a null pointer..PP.B retrieve()requires a sorted table of class function pointersthat can be produced with.IR munch (1).Once the class description has been located,.B retrieve()applies the method.B getoto an area obtained with.BR allocate ..SH SEE ALSOmunch(1), Object(3)