Patent ID: 6263492
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
In a computer system with an object-oriented programming environment having a componentized object designer for designing objects, a method of designing a run-time object for a software application based upon a design-time object that includes customizable dynamic type information, the method comprising:creating with the componentized object designer a design-time object, the design-time object including dynamic type information;creating with the design-time object a plurality of application specific objects, wherein the dynamic type information changes in response to the creation of the plurality of application specific objects;manipulating with the design-time object the plurality of application specific objects, wherein the dynamic type information changes in response to the manipulation; anddesigning a run-time object based upon the design-time object and the plurality of application specific objects, wherein the run-time object includes the changed dynamic type information.