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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1999
Nipun Agarwal, San Mateo, CA (US);
Viswanathan Krishnamurthy, Fremont, CA (US);
Jagannathan Srinivasan, New Hampshire, CT (US);
Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for associating properties in a computer system is described. An aspect relates to a mechanism for dynamically determining the value of a property for an instance or object, which can override the property defined for the class or object type. Another aspect relates to a mechanism for dynamically changing at run-time the set of properties associated with system structures, such as classes, object types, instances, or objects. Yet another aspect relates to a mechanism that can associate or disassociate an entire set of properties at the same time, rather than having to separately associate or disassociate each property within a set of properties. A further aspect relates to a mechanism for allowing particular instances or objects to explicitly not inherit properties of its familial class or object type.