Patent ID: 6272521
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
Apparatus for allowing a first object-oriented program created with a first framework version to polymorphically stream object information to a second object-oriented program created with a second framework version, the apparatus comprising:a stream writer function in the first object-oriented program for generating a stream that contains both original object information recognized by the first object-oriented program followed by substitute object information recognized by the second object-oriented program in the same stream; anda stream reader function in the second object-oriented program, responsive to streamed object information for examining the streamed object information to determine whether the original object information is recognized by the second object-oriented program and for reading the original object information from the stream when the original object information is recognized by the second object-oriented program and for skipping the original object information and reading the substitute object information from the stream when the original object information is not recognized by the second object-oriented program.