Patent ID: 6263485
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for describing an Interface Definition Language-defined operation contained in a source file, the method performed by a data processing system having a memory, and comprising the steps of:reading the source file; andgenerating a unique string descriptor in the memory, the string identifying the operation, wherein generating the unique string descriptor comprises:generating a character that uniquely identifies the operation;generating a character string derived from a name of the operation;generating a character indicating an attribute of the operation;generating a numeral indicating a number of parameters in the operation;generating a character indicating a direction for each parameter in the operation;generating a parameter descriptor indicating a data type for each parameter in the operation;generating an integer indicating a number of exceptions that can be raised by the operation;generating a descriptor indicating a structure of each exception that can be raised by the operation;generating a numeral indicating a number of context names included in the operation; andgenerating a descriptor indicating a name of each context included in the operation.