Patent ID: 8392879
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: in source code of a software program, displaying a first function call written in a text-based programming language that can be compiled into executable code, wherein the first function call takes a first parameter; programmatically determining one or more valid parameter values for the first parameter of the first function call by invoking software for a measurement device in order to determine one or more hardware resources of the measurement device, wherein each of the one or more valid parameter values represents a respective hardware resource of the one or more hardware resources; positioning a cursor on the first function call displayed in the source code in response to user input; in response to user input requesting to select a parameter value, determining that the cursor is positioned on the first function call and displaying a graphical user interface for selecting a parameter value for the first parameter of the first function call, wherein the graphical user interface visually indicates the one or more valid parameter values; receiving user input to the graphical user interface to select a first parameter value from the one or more valid parameter values, wherein the first parameter value represents a first hardware resource of the measurement device; and automatically modify the first function call displayed in the source code of the software program by including the first parameter value in the first function call in response to the user input selecting the first parameter value, wherein automatically including the first parameter value in the first function call aids a user in modifying the first function call to reference the first hardware resource of the measurement device.