Gary J Hochmuth

US Patent:

57747296, Jun 30, 1998

Filed:

Nov 29, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/159063

Inventors:

William Peter Carney - San Jose CA
Laurence Edward England - Morgan Hill CA
Gary John Hochmuth - San Jose CA
Brian Owings - San Jose CA
Eric Lynn Porter - Fremont CA
Alfred William Shannon - Morgan Hill CA
Robert Aaron Wilson - San Jose CA

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 720

US Classification:

395707

Abstract:

A method and means for handling events in a computer system which occur during the execution of programs including routines prepared in a plurality of computer programming languages is described. The number and identity of each unique computer programming language used in the preparation of the program is determined using a language list contained in the application program. A unique event handling means (event handler) is initialized for each unique computer programming language used in the program. As the program executes selected events of interest to the event handlers are detected. The parameters associated with the selected event are determined. Optionally the detected events may be divided into two types: broadcast or targeted. Broadcast events are sent to all event handlers (except the debug event handler), whereas, the targeted events are sent to a single event handler. An event code and the relevant parameters are passed to the event handlers so that each event handler may perform whatever actions are appropriate for that event in the context of the programming language being supported.