System and process for providing visualization of program code i

Details System and process for providing visualization of program code i System and process for providing visualization of program code i

1997-06-27

2000-04-18

Hafiz, Tariq R.

G06F 1730

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060525150

ABSTRACT:
A system and a process for providing visualization of program code written in an object-oriented programming language is described. The program code has a plurality of instructions with each such instruction including at least one of a data object and a corresponding data method. A visualization library includes a plurality of visualization classes. Each visualization class includes at least one visual object and at least one corresponding visual action. A visual manager library includes a plurality of visualization control classes. Each visualization control class includes at least one visualization control method. A pre-processor augments the program code with at least one visualization control method from at least one visualization control class in the visual manager library and associates the data object referenced in at least one instruction in the program code with at least one visual object from at least one visualization class in the visualization library and the corresponding data method referenced in the at least one instruction in the program code with the at least one corresponding visual action from the at least one visualization class in the visualization library. A visual manager executes the program code including the at least one visualization control method and the at least one visual action corresponding to the visual object associated with the data object referenced in the at least one instruction responsive to execution of the data method corresponding to the data object.

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