Automatic reference counting
US9747088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0261
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods for enabling automatic reference counting are disclosed. A source code is searched for a particular pattern via a compiler associated with a computer system, wherein the source code is written in an existing language and wherein the particular pattern is for a reference associating an object with a portion of memory. The particular pattern is recognized at the computer system. The particular pattern is replaced with an automatic reference counting implementation at the computer system. The source code is executed with the automatic reference counting implementation.
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