A server-side control object processes and generates a client-side user interface element for display on a web page. Multiple server-side control objects may be combined into a hierarchy of server-side control objects that cooperate to generate the resulting authoring language code, such as HTML,...
Inventors: Gary S. Burd, Kenneth B. Cooper, Scott D. Guthrie, David S. Ebbo, Mark T. Anders, Ted A. Peters, Stephen J. Millet Assignee: Microsoft Corp. Primary Examiner: Wen-Tai Lin Attorney: Microsoft Corporation U.S. Classification
709/203; 709/219; 715/513 International Classification
G06F015/16 View patent at USPTO |
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ClaimsWhat is claimed is: 1. A hierarchy of server-side control objects, executable by a computer and embodied in one or more computer-readable media, for processing one or more client-side user interface elements incorporated in a web page displayed on a client, the hierarchy of server-side control objects comprising: - one or more server-side child objects corresponding to the one or more client-side user interface elements, at least one of the server-side child objects handling postback input received from the client and generating authoring language data for display of the client-side user interface element on the client;
- at least one hierarchical identifier received from the client in association with the postback input specifying one of the server-side child objects; and
- a server-side page object hierarchically related to the one or more server-side child objects and receiving the postback input for distribution to the one of the server-side child objects based on the hierarchical identifier.
2. The hierarchy of server-side control objects of claim 1 wherein the page object hierarchically contains the one or more server-side child objects. 3. The hierarchy of server-side control objects of claim 1 wherein each server-side child object is created responsive to an access to the server-side control object specified by the hierarchical identifier and remains in existence until after generation of the authoring language data for a corresponding client-side user interface element on the client. 4. The hierarchy of server-side control objects of claim 1 wherein each server-side child object is created responsive to an access to the server-side control object specified by the hierarchical identifier and remains in existence until after generation of the authoring language data for a corresponding client-side user interface element on the client. 5. A computer program storage medium readable by a computing system and encoding a computer program for executing a computer process that processes one or more client-side user interface elements incorporated in a web page on a client, the computer process comprising: - inputting one or more declarations from a server-side declaration datastore;
- generating a hierarchy of server-side control objects programmed based on the declarations to provide functionality of the client-side user interface elements;
- receiving a unique hierarchical identifier referencing one or more of the server-side control objects in the hierarchy of server-side control objects;
- receiving postback input information associated with the unique hierarchical identifier;
- resolving the unique hierarchical identifier to identify a referenced server-side control object;
- passing the postback input information to the referenced server-side control object;
- processing the postback input information using the referenced server-side control object; and
- generating authoring language data from the hierarchy of server-side control objects for incorporating the client-side user interface elements in the web gage.
6. A method for processing at least one client-side user interface element incorporated in a web page displayed on a client, the method comprising: - reading a declaration from a resource;
- generating a first server-side control object that corresponds to a first client-side user interface element;
- generating a second server-side control object that corresponds to the first client-side user interface element, such that the first and the second server-side control objects exist concurrently;
- processing the client-side user interface element using the concurrently existing server-side control objects; and
- generating authoring language data from the concurrently existing server-side control objects for incorporating the client-side user interface element in the web page subsequent to the processing operation.
7. A method for processing at least one client-side user interface element incorporated in a web page displayed on a client, the method comprising: - reading a declaration from a resource;
- generating a plurality of concurrently existing server-side control objects that logically correspond to the client-side user interface element, based on the declaration;
- raising a server-side event associated with a first server-side control object;
- handling the server-side event using a second server-side control object; ad
- generating authoring language data from the concurrently existing server-side control objects for incorporating the client-side user interface element in the web page, subsequent to the processing operation.
8. A method for processing at least one client-side user interface element incorporated in a web page displayed on a client, the method comprising: - reading a declaration from a resource;
- generating a plurality of concurrently existing server-side control objects that logically correspond to the client-side user interface element, based on the declaration;
- raising a server-side event associated with a first server-side control object;
- handling the server-side event using a non-user-interface component; and
- generating authoring language data from the concurrently existing server-side control objects for incorporating the client-side user interface element in the web page, subsequent to the processing operation.
9. A method for processing at least one client-side user interface element incorporated in a web page displayed on a client, the method comprising: - reading a declaration from a resource:
- generating a first server-side control object that corresponds to a client-side user interface element;
- generating a second server-side control object that corresponds to the client-side user interface element, such that the first and the second server-side control objects exist concurrently;
- processing the client-side user interface element using the first and second sever-side control objects; and
- generating authoring language data from the concurrently existing server-side control objects for incorporating the client-side user interface element in the web page, subsequent to the processing operation.
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