Method for creating composite object methods and attributes

A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for combining existing objects is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of accepting a selection of existing objects to combine, retrieving the methods and attributes of the selected objects, applying a composition rule to the retrieved methods and...

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Hauptverfasser: GLASER, HOWARD JUSTIN, KUETTEL, DAVID JOSEPH, BERKLAND, PHILIP THEODORE, NICKOLAS, STEWARD EARLE, SANCHEZ, JOHN CONRAD
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for combining existing objects is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of accepting a selection of existing objects to combine, retrieving the methods and attributes of the selected objects, applying a composition rule to the retrieved methods and attributes to define combined methods and attributes, and storing references to the combined methods and attributes to the composite object. The present invention also comprises an article of manufacture, tangibly embodying a series of instructions for performing the above steps.