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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2004
Iain C Heath, Redmond, WA (US);
Joseph P Stegman, Newcastle, WA (US);
Mark a Boulter, Issaquah, WA (US);
Steven M Lasker, Sammamish, WA (US);
Iain C Heath, Redmond, WA (US);
Joseph P Stegman, Newcastle, WA (US);
Mark A Boulter, Issaquah, WA (US);
Steven M Lasker, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for system and method data binding to type(s) of object(s) is provided. The system can be employed in a software application development environment to facilitate data binding to types of entity(ies) rather than instance(s) of the entity(ies). The system includes a binding source component that supports the ability to set its data source to a type, rather then a specific instance. For example, when the data source is changed, the binding source component can evaluate whether the data source (e.g., object) can be instanced and whether the data source (e.g., object) supports necessary designer interface(s). If the type isn't supported by the designer, using reflection, the binding source component can interrogate the public properties of the type. Additionally, the binding source component can analyze complex object(s).