Method for compiling a procedural program to an object class definition
US6526569B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/51
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating a computer to generate an object class definition from a procedural program having a main program and a plurality of procedures. The invention determines a set of procedures, including at least one procedure that is actually called by the procedural program during the execution of the main program thereof. The resulting object definition has a main method or procedure that reproduces the behavior exhibited by the procedural program when the main method is invoked or the main procedure is executed. In addition, the invention generates a method in the object class definition corresponding each procedure in the procedural program that is actually used in the procedural program.
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