Method for adding device information by extending an application programming interface
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Aug 20, 2013
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Jan 28, 2003
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A method or apparatus that allows new devices to be easily integrated with computer aided design (CAD) tools via an easily extensible application programming interface (API). In an embodiment, new devices are added by reading a new device type and assigning a sequential index value. Index values are assigned to the new devices by appending a new device type to the end of an enumeration construct. When the data structure is compiled, the new device type is converted to a sequential index value. Data values for the new device are added to a data structure and can be accessed via the index value. Because the added device type is appended to the end of the enumeration construct, the index values assigned to the original data types remain unchanged. Consequently, recompilation is only required for applications that need to access the new devices and is unnecessary for the applications that do not use the new devices.
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