Run-time addition of interfaces
US6397384B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4488
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus implementing a technique for adding an interface to a boss object at run-time. A boss object includes one or more interfaces and each interface has a corresponding implementation class. In general, in one aspect, the technique includes: reading a first boss class having a first interface, defined in a first software component; reading a second interface, defined in a separate second software component; and binding the second interface to the first boss class, so that instantiating the first boss class creates a first boss object including the first interface and the second interface.
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