27. The apparatus as recited in claim 26 wherein the second data storage stores the component information as a plurality of tokens, each token including a value representing one aspect of the component information and an indication of an association with one of the elements in the static tree.
27. The apparatus as recited in claim 26 wherein the second data storage stores the component information as a plurality of tokens, each token including a value representing one aspect of the component information and an indication of an association with one of the elements in the static tree. 28. The method as recited in claim 27 wherein the plurality of tokens are stored in the form of a hashtable.