Code Characterization for Automated User Interface Creation

Automatic generation of the user interface can simplify development of the computer applications. It can help in the development for various target platforms or in simpler testing and algorithm debugging as the user interface can be created for the actual code and platform taking into account many properties. Process of the automatic generation of the user interface can be supported by the data and code characterization. In this article, an innovative approach using the data and code characterization is presented. The characterization taxonomy, the mechanisms, and algorithms describing how the data and code characteristics are loaded, the way how objects are transformed into abstract and specific user interface elements, and the process of finalizing user interface is briefly described. As an example, simple media player is described in every step of the user interface generation process.