pas2js: docs about class interfaces

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     <h2 id="classinterfaces">Translating class interfaces</h2>
-    Class interfaces are not yet implemented. To make porting code easier there
-    is a <i>{$modeswitch ignoreinterfaces}</i>, that ignores interface declarations
-    and the class interface list.
+    JavaScript has nothing like it, so they are emulated.
+    <ul>
+    <li>methods, properties, default property</li>
+    <li><i>{$interfaces com|corba|default}</i><br>
+      <ul>
+        <li>COM is default, default ancestor is IUnknown (mode delphi: IInterface),
+          managed type, i.e. automatically reference counted via _AddRef, _Release, the checks for support call QueryInterface</li>
+        <li>CORBA: lightweight, no automatic reference counting,
+          no default ancestor, fast support checks.</li>
+      </ul>
+      </li>
+    <li>inheriting</li>
+    <li>An interface without a GUID gets one autogenerated from its name and method names.</li>
+    <li>a class implementing an interface must not be external</li>
+    <li>a ClassType "supports" an interface, if it itself or one of its
+      ancestors implements the interface.
+      It does not automatically support an ancestor of the interface.</li>
+    <li>method resolution, procedure IUnknown._AddRef = IncRef;</li>
+    <li>delegation: property Name: interface|class read Field|Getter implements AnInterface;</li>
+    <li>is-operator:</li>
+      <ul>
+        <li>IntfVar is IntfType - types must be releated</li>
+        <li>IntfVar is ClassType - types can be unrelated, class must not be external</li>
+        <li>ObjVar is IntfType - can be unrelated</li>
+      </ul>
+    <li>as-operator</li>
+      <ul>
+        <li>IntfVar as IntfType - types must be releated</li>
+        <li>IntfVar as ClassType - types can be unrelated, nil returns nil,
+          invalid raises EInvalidCast</li>
+        <li>ObjVar as IntfType - mode delphi: types must be related,
+          objfpc: can be unrelated, nil if not found, COM: uses _AddRef</li>
+      </ul>
+    <li>typecast:</li>
+      <ul>
+        <li>IntfType(IntfVar) - must be related</li>
+        <li>ClassType(IntfVar) - can be unrelated, nil if invalid</li>
+        <li>IntfType(ObjVar) - mode delphi: must be related,
+          objfpc: can be unrelated, nil if not found,
+          COM: if ObjVar has delegate uses _AddRef</li>
+        <li>TJSObject(intfvar)</li>
+      </ul>
+    <li>Assign operator:</li>
+      <ul>
+        <li>IntfVar:=nil</li>
+        <li>IntfVar:=IntfVar2 - IntfVar2 must be same type or a descendant</li>
+        <li>IntfVar:=ObjVar - nil if unsupported</li>
+        <li>jsvalue:=IntfVar</li>
+      </ul>
+    <li>Assigned(IntfVar)</li>
+    <li>RTTI</li>
+    </ul>
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