Method, system, and product for storage of attribute data in an object oriented environment
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1. A method in a data processing system for executing and processing data in an object oriented environment, said method comprising the data processing system implemented steps of:
- defining a base class and a subclass within an object, said object defined within said object oriented environment;
defining an attribute within said subclass; and
storing, within said base class, attribute data defined for said attribute, wherein said attribute data is not stored within said subclass.
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A method, system, and computer program product are described for storing attribute data in an object oriented environment. A base class and a subclass are defined within an object. The object is defined within the object oriented environment. An attribute is defined within the subclass. The attribute data defined for the subclass is stored within the base class. The attribute data is not stored within the subclass.
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1. A method in a data processing system for executing and processing data in an object oriented environment, said method comprising the data processing system implemented steps of:
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defining a base class and a subclass within an object, said object defined within said object oriented environment;
defining an attribute within said subclass; and
storing, within said base class, attribute data defined for said attribute, wherein said attribute data is not stored within said subclass. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A data processing system for executing and processing data in an object oriented environment, said object oriented environment comprising:
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a base class and a subclass defined within an object, said object defined within said object oriented environment;
an attribute defined within said subclass; and
said base class for storing attribute data defined for said attribute, wherein said attribute data is not stored within said subclass. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product in a data processing system for executing and processing data in an object oriented environment, said product comprising:
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instruction means for defining a base class and a subclass within an object, said object defined within said object oriented environment;
instruction means for defining an attribute within said subclass; and
instruction means for storing, within said base class, attribute data defined for said attribute, wherein said attribute data is not stored within said subclass. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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