Object-oriented apparatus and method for controlling configuration of object creation
US5943497A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/70
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An object-oriented mechanism is disclosed that allows new configuration data to replace existing configuration data within an existing object-oriented program. The new configuration data allows an OO program to be quickly and easily generated from an existing OO program without manually changing the source code of the existing OO program. When a factory object creates an object in the existing OO program, the new configuration data that defines a modified class is used to create the object. In this manner class substitution or redefinition in an OO program is easily accomplished, thereby allowing a new OO program to be easily generated from an existing OO program (or framework).
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