System and method supporting mapping of option bindings

Details System and method supporting mapping of option bindings System and method supporting mapping of option bindings

2008-03-04

2008-03-04

Vo, Ted T. (Department: 2191)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software program development tool

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C717S116000

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07340720

ABSTRACT:
To support values of properties, a class includes fields to support values in preallocated memory space and with an option data structure which supports, in instances of the class, references to option values without preallocation of memory space. If a value has not been set for an instance object, a get operation results in getting of the default value for the class. Different classes may support different forms of data structures such as a linked list or a hash table. When an option value is changed, a change handler identified by an option binding of the data structure is processed. That option binding may be located by first searching a mapping data structure for a previously computed mapping to the option binding or by computing the mapping to the option binding. Nonlocal option values may be applied to plural objects in a nonlocal option hierarchy such as a graphical hierarchy.

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