| Computer software development involves a lot of | | | | time at which binding is created (If the decision is |
| coding and programming. The designing and | | | | to do it).In programming, there are various points |
| programming effort is more in the field of custom | | | | of time at which binding occurs, like: |
| software development as it requires the custom | | | | - Language implementation. |
| software development services to develop | | | | - Language design time. |
| entirely new and customized software catering to | | | | - Program writing time. |
| the needs of the client. Out of the various | | | | - Compile time |
| concepts of programming, a lesser known one is | | | | - Link time. |
| binding. | | | | - Load time |
| Binding and the need for Binding | | | | - Run time and so on. |
| In programming, a binding is the association of | | | | Static, late static and dynamic binding |
| between two things. The simplest example of | | | | In general, the various binding can be categorized |
| binding should be the association between the | | | | to static binding, late static binding and dynamic |
| name of the object and the object. There are | | | | binding. |
| many more examples of binding like control | | | | Static binding or early binding includes the binding |
| abstraction and data abstraction. | | | | of names that occurs before a program is run i.e. |
| Naming: It is the process in which the | | | | during the compilation or load processes. For |
| programmer associates or assigns a name to a | | | | example, in the case of a direct C function call the |
| potentially complicated part of the program or | | | | function called by the identifier cannot be changed |
| code. | | | | during runtime. |
| Control abstraction: It aids the programmer in | | | | Dynamic binding are bindings that are performed |
| hiding a complex code underneath a simple | | | | when the program runs. An example of this is |
| interface. Eg.: Subroutines, classes. | | | | dynamic dispatch, a virtual call in C++. |
| Data abstraction: It helps the programmer to | | | | Late static binding is a variant of binding that falls |
| hide the details of data representation behind | | | | somewhere between dynamic and static binding. |
| certain abstract operation. E.g. Classes, ADT’s. | | | | Late static binding is supported by PHP version 5.3 |
| The goal behind the three associations mentioned | | | | and above. |
| is pretty much the same, which is to hide | | | | Importance of binding time |
| complexity, organize and standardize | | | | Binding time is a fundamental design decision and |
| programming. | | | | thus, has a crucial impact in programming |
| Binding time | | | | languages. In general, early binding is associated |
| In programming, binding time is a time at which | | | | with higher efficiency and late binding is associated |
| decisions are made pertaining to binding of an | | | | with greater flexibility. |
| object. Binding time can also be defined as the | | | | |