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System and method for transforming hierarchical objects

  • US 20100023925A1
  • Filed: 06/30/2009
  • Published: 01/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for transforming a source object into a destination object, comprising:

  • receiving the source object and the destination object;

    subject to the source object and the destination object being of attribute type, copying the value of the source object to the destination object;

    subject to the source object and the destination object being of node type which comprises at least one member, for each member of the destination object;

    locating in the source object a corresponding member having a corresponding name; and

    invoking the method for the member and the corresponding member;

    subject to the source object and the destination object being of list type, the source object adapted to contain elements of a source type and the destination object adapted to contain elements of a second type, for each element of the source object;

    creating a corresponding default element of the second type and adding the default element to the destination object; and

    invoking the method for the element and the corresponding default element; and

    invoking a user-implemented transformation routine.

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