User-configurable variables
US8185914B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44505
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a computer program product for managing user-configurable variables are provided. The method and the computer program product provide for defining a plurality of user-configurable variables in a computer program, providing an interface operable to be utilized in the computer program for each of the plurality of user-configurable variables, creating an instance of the interface in the computer program for each of the plurality of user-configurable variables, incorporating code for implementing each of the plurality of user-configurable variables into at least one method in the instance of the interface created for the user-configurable variable, and defining a function in the computer program operable to configure any of the plurality of user-configurable variables according to a provided user specification.
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