System for processing application programs including a language independent context management technique
US5623657A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/34
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing system having a language independent context management facility, implements scripting related functions by providing abstract classes. Scripting related objects in a visual builder are: script action objects; script development environments (support object-oriented and procedural scripting languages) and action objects and script debuggers. Abstract classes such as extension language, extension method, and extension activation are used to implement the script-related objects listed above. To support a specific scripting language, a language specific implementation is generated by creating subclasses for the extension language, extension method, and extension activation classes.
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