Object mechanism and method that creates domain-neutral objects with domain-specific run-time extensions in an appropriate collection
US6289500A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/289
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an object oriented computer system, a domain-neutral object is modified with domain-specific run-time extensions to customize the object to a particular domain. A special factory uses the extension identifier to create the domain-neutral object with appropriate extensions in a collection that corresponds to the domain extension. If the special factory is not available, or if a specialized collection associated with the particular extension type has not been previously created, the domain-neutral object with appropriate extensions is created in a default collection. In this manner, an object that is domain-neutral can be customized to a particular domain and created in an appropriate collection for objects of that type.
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