Abstract: A method for adapting a .Net framework compliant reflection mechanism to a Java™ environment, wherein the reflection mechanism allows a user to discover class information and invoke data members solely at runtime. The method includes gathering reflection related metadata from a .Net assembly class of a respective .Net class that comprises the metadata. The method also includes the steps of generating an attributes class comprising at least the reflection related metadata and a plurality of conversion methods and integrating the attributes class in a Java™ class file of the respective .Net class, such that the reflection mechanism is capable of adapting the reflection mechanism as defined in the .Net framework to the Java™ environment. Also disclosed is a plurality of conversion methods. The attributes class is included in a Java™ class file rendered by a compiler capable of compiling a .Net class to a Java™ compliant programming code.

Abstract: A debugger and method for debugging computer programs across multiple programming languages are provided. The debugging is performed at a source level of a computer program written in any programming language supported by the .Net® platform, while the program is executed over a Java runtime environment. The debugger disclosed provides a call stack display and an expression evaluator. Furthermore, the debugger allows software developers to step through Java source code and follow the execution flow of the Java program. One exemplary embodiment of the disclosed debugger is an extension of the Microsoft® Visual Studio .Net®.

Abstract: Compiler and software product for compiling intermediate language (IL) bytecodes, such as Microsoft IL (MSIL) instructions into Java bytecodes, are provided. The provided compiler decodes the IL instructions, generates the stack content, and produces Java bytecodes based on the stack content. Furthermore, the compiler is specially designed to allow a programmer to develop software applications using the .Net framework that could be easily executed using a Java runtime environment.

Abstract: A method for adapting a .Net framework compliant reflection mechanism to a Java environment, wherein the reflection mechanism allows a user to discover class information and invoke data members solely at runtime. The method includes gathering reflection related metadata from a .Net assembly class of a respective .Net class that comprises the metadata. The method also includes the steps of generating an attributes class comprising at least the reflection related metadata and a plurality of conversion methods and integrating the attributes class in a Java class file of the respective .Net class, such that the reflection mechanism is capable of adapting the reflection mechanism as defined in the .Net framework to the Java environment. Also disclosed is a plurality of conversion methods. The attributes class is included in a Java class file rendered by a compiler capable of compiling a .Net class to a Java compliant programming code.

Abstract: A debugger and method for debugging computer programs across multiple programming languages are provided. The debugging is performed at a source level of a computer program written in any programming language supported by the .Net® platform, while the program is executed over a Java runtime environment. The debugger disclosed provides a call stack display and an expression evaluator. Furthermore, the debugger allows software developers to step through Java source code and follow the execution flow of the Java program. One exemplary embodiment of the disclosed debugger is an extension of the Microsoft® Visual Studio .Net®.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for an attribute compiler for compiling an active server page (ASP).Net Web service into a Java compliant Web service and enabling execution of Web applications having at least one Web service attribute. The method includes detecting at least one Web method in a .Net assembly file of a respective .Net class. The method also includes generating a Web service file comprising at least one instance of a backend component and the Web method and generating the at least one instance of a backend component for implementing the Web method, such that the active server page (ASP).Net Web service can be compiled into a Java compliant Web service.

Abstract: Compiler and software product for compiling intermediate language (IL) bytecodes, such as Microsoft IL (MSIL) instructions into Java bytecodes, are provided. The provided compiler decodes the IL instructions, generates the stack content, and produces Java bytecodes based on the stack content. Furthermore, the compiler is specially designed to allow a programmer to develop software applications using the .Net framework that could be easily executed using a Java runtime environment.

Abstract: A method and apparatus, for providing seamless porting of source code originally written in Visual C++ for use under the Microsoft Windows operating system (WOS) environment, to computers operating under other Operating Systems such as the UNIX operating system (UOS), for the purpose of compilation and execution therein, comprising at least one computer using WOS and one computer using another OS, e.g. UOS, linked such that when a compilation of a C++ source code is initiated on the computer using the WOS, it is intercepted, and transferred to the computer using the UOS, for continuation of the compilation process. The source code is compiled for execution on the computer using the UOS, resulting in a UOS object code.