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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Geoffrey Owen Blandy, Austin, TX (US);
Bentley John Hargrave, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/45 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for executing a method. A bytecode invoking a method is detected. A method block is located associated with the method, wherein the method block includes an identification of an invoker. The invoker is called, wherein the invoker performs setup for execution of the method. The setup performed by the invoker is tailored specifically to the method. A completion of the method is detected and returns control to the invoker, wherein the invoker completes processing of the method.