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Method and system for referring to and binding to objects using identifier objects

  • US 5,689,703 A
  • Filed: 06/06/1995
  • Issued: 11/18/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method in a computer system for determining a relative path from a first identifier object to a second identifier object, the first identifier object having naming information that references first source data and having a class identifier that identifies code, having a relative path function member that, when executed, determines the relative path from the first identifier object to a requested identifier object, the second identifier object having naming information that references second source data, the method comprising the steps of:

  • invoking the relative path function member of the first identifier object with an indicator to the naming information of the second identifier object; and

    under control of the relative path function member, returning an indicator to an identifier object wherein the returned identifier object when composed with the first identifier object yields a reference to an identifier object that is equal to the second identifier object.

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