Reusable software controls
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1. A method for providing a reusable software control, comprising:
- incorporating the control into an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated;
exposing services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal; and
wherein the control has a customizable interface.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing a reusable software control, comprising incorporating the control into an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated, exposing services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal, and wherein the control has a customizable interface.
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1. A method for providing a reusable software control, comprising:
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incorporating the control into an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated;
exposing services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal; and
wherein the control has a customizable interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing a reusable software control, comprising:
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incorporating the control into an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated by graphically connecting the control to other controls to establish flow-of-control at run-time;
exposing services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal; and
wherein the control has a customizable interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A framework for providing a reusable software control, said framework comprising:
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an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) operable to incorporate the control, wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated in the IDE;
a set of services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal; and
wherein the control has a customizable interface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A framework for providing a reusable software control, said framework comprising:
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an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) operable to incorporate the control, wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated in the IDE by graphically connecting the control to other controls to establish flow-of-control at run-time;
a set of services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal; and
wherein the control has a customizable interface. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor cause a system to:
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incorporate control into an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated;
expose services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal; and
wherein the control has a customizable interface. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer data signal embodied in a transmission medium, comprising:
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a code segment including instructions to incorporate control into an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), wherein a graphical representation of the control can be interactively manipulated;
a code segment including instructions to expose services associated with the control and related to programmatically interacting with a portal; and
wherein the control has a customizable interface.
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