User interface language to class library compiler
US6118446A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/38
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer implemented method that allows C++ classes based on any particular class library to be generated from a standard User Interface Language (UIL) file generated by a variety of GUI builders. A programmer can then use these classes in a familiar manner rather than being forced to use the program framework favored by any particular GUI builder. The GUI builder may then be used as a tool to facilitate the creation of classes that are inherently graphical while leaving the programmer free to deal with the inherently non-graphical bulk of the program.
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