Internet-based application program interface (API) documentation interface
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsGary Minnaert, Ayanna Sawyer, Alexander Thayer
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for customizing a document interface for display on a computer monitor. In accordance with the present invention, a documentation file is retrieved. Next, an input from a user is received. The input from the user comprises an instruction for customizing a hierarchical format of the retrieved documentation file. Based on the received input from the user, the hierarchical format of the retrieved documentation file is dynamically customized.
Claims27
A method of customizing a document interface for display on a computer monitor:
- retrieving a documentation
- receiving an input from a user, wherein the input from the user comprises an instruction for customizing a display of a hierarchical format of the retrieved documentation file;
- and
- based on the received input from the user, dynamically customizing the display of the hierarchical format of the retrieved documentation file.
An apparatus for customizing a document interface, comprising:
- a computer and a computer monitor for displaying the document interface;
- and
- one or more computer programs, performed by the computer, for retrieving a documentation file, receiving an input from a user, wherein the input from the user comprises an instruction for customizing a display of a hierarchical format of the retrieved documentation file, based on received input from the user, dynamically customizing the display of the hierarchical format of the retrieved documentation file.
An article of manufacture comprising a computer program carrier readable by computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by computer to perform method steps for customizing a document interface for display on a computer monitor:
- retrieving a documentation file;
- receiving an input form a user, wherein the input from the user comprises an instruction for customizing a display of a hierarchical format of the retrieved documentation file;
- and
- based on the received input from the user, dynamically customizing the display of the hierarchical format of the retrieved documentation file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.