Method and apparatus for generating a graphical user interface

摘要

Within a program, abbreviated data is established corresponding to a plurality of components of a graphical user interface. The abbreviated data abstracts a complete path name corresponding to each one of the plurality of components. During execution of the program, a pre-processor of an apparatus is invoked to automatically generate from the abbreviated data, a code in a predetermined native language. The code in one example comprises a location for each one of the plurality of components. The pre-processor determines the location for each one of the plurality of components based on a location of the abbreviated data corresponding to each one of the plurality of components. A display of the graphical user interface is generated from the code.