Method for implementing multiple type hierarchies

Details Method for implementing multiple type hierarchies Method for implementing multiple type hierarchies

2006-03-07

2006-03-07

Lao, Sue (Department: 2194)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra

Interprogram communication using message

Object oriented message

Reexamination Certificate

active

07010791

ABSTRACT:
A system and method of unifying data structures is described. Equivalent data structures are combined so that multiple programming languages can recognize the data structure. One embodiment includes a data structure. The data structure includes a pointer to a vtable. The vtable includes at least one pointer. The pointer points to one or more classes and at least one of the classes includes a unified type hierarchy.

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