Method for automatically generating object declarations
US5560010A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4488
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process for automatically generating declaration statements from the external definitions (I, II) of a source file (12). The process identifies the data-type identifiers of an external declaration (I, II, IV, V), converts user-selected data-type identifiers into data-type keywords, and stores them in a first memory location (38, 50). Object declarators of the external declaration are also identified and stored in a second memory location (49, 50). External declarations that are external definitions are identified and a declaration statement for each external definition is written to an EXTERN or STATIC include file using the stored data-type identifiers and object declarators. External declarations that are typedef declarations are identified and an entry is generated in a symbol table for converting user-selected data-type identifiers to data-type keywords.
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