Pre-assembling drag-and-drop objects before committing a drop object
US7895567B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/38
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for assembling objects in an IDE is presented. The method includes the steps of creating a pre-drop assembly area in an Integrated Development Environment (IDE); combining multiple component descriptors in the pre-drop assembly area, wherein the multiple component descriptors are interpreted through an extensible language mechanism that contains a plurality of extensible solutions; and upon a determination that combined multiple component descriptors have met a pre-defined condition, committing the combined multiple component descriptors to execution. In one embodiment, only one solution from the plurality of extensible solutions is used to interpret the multiple component descriptors, wherein the one solution is selected according to a user role of a user who is utilizing the IDE. The multiple component descriptors may be combined in the pre-drop assembly area by dragging the multiple component descriptors individually and sequentially to the pre-drop assembly area.
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