Method and system for invoking methods of an object through a dispatching interface

A method in a computer system for invoking a function member of an object, the computer system having a plurality of objects, each object having a dispatching interface with an implementation of an invoking function member, said function member invocation being requested through an invoking function member, said function member having a name, said method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

• instantiating said object, wherein said object has an implementation of said invoking function member for receiving an identifier of the name of said function member;
• invoking said invoking function member implementation of said object and passing an identifier of the name of said function member to said invoking function member implementation;
• and
• invoking said function member of said object based on said passed identifier of the name.

A computer system for invoking a function member of an object, the computer system having a plurality of objects, each object having a dispatching interface with an implementation of an invoking function member, said function member invocation being requested through said implementation of said invoking function member, said function member having a name, the computer system comprising:

• means for instantiating said object, wherein said object has an implementation of an invoking function member for receiving an identifier of the name of said function member;
• means for invoking said invoking function member implementation of said object and passing an identifier of the name of said function member to said invoking function member implementation;
• and
• means for invoking said function member of said object based on said passed identifier of the name.

A method in a computer system for invoking a function member of an object, the computer system having a plurality of objects, each object having an implementation of said invoking function member, said function member invocation being requested through said invoking function member, said function member having a name, said method comprising the computer-implemented step of:

• instantiating said object, wherein said object has an implementation of said invoking function member for receiving an identifier of the name of said function member;
• invoking said invoking function member implementation of said object and passing an identifier of the name of said function member to said invoking function member implementation;
• and
• invoking said function member of said object based on said passed identifier of the name.

A method in a computer system for invoking a function member of an object of an object type, the computer system having a plurality of object types, each object type having an implementation of an invoking function member, the computer system having a plurality of objects, each object having function members, wherein said implementation of said invoking function member is for invoking function members other than said invoking function member of said object, said method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

• instantiating said object, said object having an implementation of said invoking function member for receiving an identifier of said function member, wherein each object type has an implementation of said invoking function member and wherein each object of an object type utilizes said implementation of said invoking function member for said object type;
• invoking said invoking function member implementation of said object and passing an identifier of said function member to said invoking function member implementation;
• and
• during said invocation of said invoking function member implementation,
• invoking said function member of said object based on said passed identifier of said function member.