Patent ID: 6121964
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method in a computer system for selectively and persistently storing control values for runtime-visible controls displayed at runtime as user interface elements of a window, the method comprising:defining resource information describing the runtime-visible controls in a format for representing user interface elements of the window and informational controls in a format for representing user interface elements of the window;displaying the runtime-visible controls defined in a format for representing user interface elements of the window in accordance with the defined resource information; andfor each runtime-visible control defined in a format for representing a user interface element to be displayed as a control of the window,determining whether that runtime-visible control defined in a format for representing a user interface element has an associated information control defined in a format for representing user interface elements of the window in the resource information; andpersistently storing the control value of the runtime-visible control responsive to determining the runtime-visible control has an associated information control defined in a format for representing user interface elements of the window in the resource information;wherein information controls are used to indicate whether control values of associated runtime-visible controls should be persistently stored.