Patent ID: 8418130
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for managing comments in an integrated programming development environment, the method comprising the steps of: a computer receiving a location at which to insert a comment in a source code file containing a plurality of comments, the comment and the plurality of comments including text that is ignorable by a compiler or interpreter; the computer displaying, on a user interface, a plurality of tags that can be inserted into the comment; the computer receiving, through the user interface, a selection of a first tag from the plurality of tags; the computer inserting the first tag into the comment; the computer inserting the comment at the location, thereby including the comment in the plurality of comments; the computer associating the comment with one or more lines of source code in the source code file based on the location; the computer receiving a query, the query including a search term and a search tag: responsive to receiving the query, the computer searching one or more comments associated with the search tag for the search term, the one or more comments being from the plurality of comments; and the computer determining that the first tag in the inserted comment matches the search tag and that the inserted comment includes text matching the search term, and in response, the computer displaying the first tag, at least a portion of the inserted comment, and at least a portion of the one or more lines of source code associated with the inserted comment.