Patent ID: 6735762
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer-readable record medium recording a computer program for performing the process of analyzing a source file described in an object-oriented language, the program comprising the functions of:inputting means for inputting a source file to be analyzed; reference relationship examining means for examining the reference relationships of classes included in the source file input by the inputting means; and influenced class specifying means for specifying a class influenced by a change made in a predetermined class on the basis of results obtained through examinations by the reference relationship examining means, wherein the reference relationship examining means creates examination result information including class definition information regarding the contents of class definitions and class reference information regarding the reference relationships of classes according to the results of examinations regarding the reference relationships of classes, and wherein the influenced class specifying means specifies an influenced class by referring to the class reference information of the examination result information.