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System and method for smart graphical components

  • US 7,111,245 B2
  • Filed: 12/17/2002
  • Issued: 09/19/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of executing a container-aware graphical component on a computer system, said method comprising:

  • identifying a classtype of a parent object corresponding to the graphical component, wherein the identifying includes;

    retrieving a first classtype corresponding to a first parent object, the first parent object being the immediate parent of the graphical component;

    determining whether the first classtype is a recognized container class;

    retrieving, in response to the first classtype not being a recognized container class, a second classtype corresponding to a second parent object, the second parent object being a parent of the first parent object;

    determining whether the second classtype is a recognized container class; and

    assigning the classtype in response to the second classtype being a recognized container class;

    retrieving one or more display attributes and one or more behavior attributes based on the identified classtype;

    displaying, based upon the display attributes, a graphical image corresponding to the graphical component on a display device accessible from the computer system;

    receiving a request for the graphical component; and

    executing, in response to the request, a program code selected from a plurality of program codes, the selection based upon the behavior attributes.

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