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Synchronizing comments in source code with text documents

US9921829B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Andrew Lawrence Frenkiel · Dobbs Ferry, US
Michael Priestley · Toronto, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 23, 2016
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 23, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F40/117
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various embodiments synchronize comments in a source code file with text of a source code document. In one embodiment, a source code document is compared to a corresponding source code file. The source code document comprises a set of text corresponding to a set of source code comment text in the corresponding source code file. The source code document is configured to display the set of text in a stylized format when presented to a user. The set of text in the source code document is determined to be different than the set of source code comment text in the source code file based on the comparison. At least the set of source code comment text in the source code file is automatically changed based on the set of text from the source code document and in response to the determination.

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