Virtual types
US7770159B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4493
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A “virtual type” that, to the reflection system, looks and acts like a fully compiled type—in reality, the “virtual type” does not exist and has been fabricated based on another API such as CodeDOM. Essentially, the “virtual type” allows code to be implemented using a single code path and therefore can remain ignorant that it is dealing with uncompiled source code. A “virtual type” is an object that looks just like a compiled type, provided that it is viewed through a reflection application program interface (API).
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