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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2001
Humberto A. Sanchez, Ii, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Humberto A. Sanchez, II, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for mapping of procedural code to object-oriented classes is disclosed. A mapping layer in an object-oriented programming language process space that maps procedural method calls to object-oriented class instantiations and remote method invocations according to an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed. The mapping layer preferably is utilized for accomplishing persistent changes to the object-oriented classes. The mapping layer preferably comprises entry-points that are methods, which may be invoked by procedural graphical user interface callback code.