Patent ID: 9405739
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for embedding objects in programming source code in an integrated development environment (IDE), wherein the IDE comprises a text editor for editing the programming source code and a compiler, the method comprising: receiving, by the IDE, an embedded object content to be embedded within the programming source code, wherein the embedded object content comprises an image, and wherein the programming source code is compilable into an executable binary; saving, by the IDE, an embedded object comprising the embedded object content in a directory; embedding, by the IDE, an embedded object identifier in a comment field of the programming source code, wherein the embedded object identifier points to the saved embedded object, and wherein the comment field indicates text to be ignored by the compiler; displaying, within the text editor, the programming source code; processing, by the IDE, the comment field of the programming source code; recognizing, by the IDE, a non-compilation indicator associated with the comment field in the programming source code; determining, by the IDE, that the comment field comprises the embedded object identifier; and responsive to determining that the comment field comprises the embedded object identifier: