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Method and apparatus for self-describing externally defined data structures

  • US 7,143,101 B2
  • Filed: 04/18/2003
  • Issued: 11/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing externally defined self-describing container data structures comprising:

  • executing a data structure engine in a computer system;

    said data structure engine obtaining at least one description set for at least one container data structure;

    said data structure engine obtaining at least one data structure in-memory representation in said computer system by interpreting said at least one container data structure;

    said data structure engine obtaining a mapping between one or more data elements of said at least one data structure and at least one function;

    said data structure engine handling access to said one or more data elements from one or more applications to read and write said one or more data elements; and

    in response to a change in value of a first data element of said at least one data structure in-memory representation, said data structure engine using one or more application component handles associated with said first data element to notify one or more respective components of said one or more applications that said change has occurred.

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