4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of generating the network view portion of the network interface further includes the steps of: retrieving one or more network data structures from the database; utilizing a given one of the network base classes to generate functions common to multiple views; and utilizing a given one of the display classes derived from the given network base class to generate operations specific to a particular view.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of generating the network view portion of the network interface further includes the steps of: retrieving one or more network data structures from the database; utilizing a given one of the network base classes to generate functions common to multiple views; and utilizing a given one of the display classes derived from the given network base class to generate operations specific to a particular view. 5. The method of claim 4 wherein the given display class is inherited from the corresponding network base class by overloading at least one C++ function in the network base class.