Zero overhead exception handling

Details Zero overhead exception handling Zero overhead exception handling

Filed on

2004-12-23

Date issued

2008-12-02

Examiner

Ho, Andy (Department: 2194)

Patent Class

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra

SubClass

Dynamic linking, late binding

Other Related Categories

C719S332000, C718S001000, C712S244000

Type

Reexamination Certificate

Status

active

Patent number

07461386

Description

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and processes, including computer implemented processes, for managing exceptions throwable during execution of methods in one or more classes by a machine. Each method includes an exception handler array defining exception handlers associated with the method. The method includes combining the exception handler arrays for all methods into a single exception handler table.

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