Smart objects for development of object oriented software
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Dec 14, 1999
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Oct 30, 1996
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An improved object-oriented programming environment for facilitating creation of database management applications is disclosed. The programming environment provides a method and apparatus for establishing named connections between encapsulated, individually designed software components referred to as 'smart objects,' which communicate and act in a coordinated fashion as part of a finished software application. Connections between smart objects are referred to as 'smart links.' A basic set of smart links for coordinating a core group of smart objects is disclosed, and a substantial variety of database management applications can be created using the disclosed smart objects and smart containers. The core group of smart objects each include four common capabilities: the capability to initialize and destroy themselves, the capability to get and set attributes, the capability to add and remove smart links, and the capability to communicate using a standard communication interface. Individual smart objects have other capabilities in addition to the four common capabilities.
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