Object-Oriented Database Programming

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Textbook for upper level undergraduates and graduate students present the object-oriented programming methodology for database applications. Techniques and concepts used in developing this environment are taken from modern programming languages and methodology and result in powerful applications. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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1 Objects.- 2 Actions.- 3 Abstractions.- 5 Environments.- 1 Data and Actions.- 1 Simple Types, Records, and Entity Sets.- 2 Variables, Constants, and Expressions.- 3 Sample Database: Project Management.- 4 The Relational Model of Data.- 5 Simple and Composite Actions.- 6 Arrays.- 7 Small Set Types.- 8 Schema Synthesis Algorithms.- Exercises: Repetitive Structures; Nested Structures; Normal Forms; Integrity Constraints; Action Semantics; Views.- Bibliographical Notes.- 2 Procedures and Modules.- 1 Procedure Declaration and Procedure Call.- 2 Scopes: Local and Global Objects.- 3 Variable and Value Parameters.- 4 Procedure Types and Parameters.- 5 Recursive Procedures.- 6 Modules: Definition and Implementation of Objects.- 7 Levels of Object Type Safety.- 8 Export-Import Rules.- Exercises: Traversal Recursion; Computed Attribute Values; Open Array Parameters and String Handling; Circuit Design; Task Network.- Bibliographical Notes.- 3 Design Methodology.- 1 Abstraction, Localization, Refinement, and Incremental Design.- 2 Sample Object-Oriented Top-Down Design: Project Management.- 3 Action and Transaction Development.- 4 Object-Oriented Versus Relational-Oriented Procedures.- 5 Environments, Submodels, and Access Rights.- 6 Design of Recursive Transactions.- Exercises: Action and Transaction Modeling; Exception Handling; Exceptional Properties; Expert Systems; Optimal Selection; Referential Integrity and Context-Dependent Actions.- Bibliographical Notes.- 4 Standard Abstractions.- 1 Aggregation.- 2 Generalization.- 3 Recursion and Covering.- 4 Sample Database: Assembly of Products.- 5 A Complex Application Module.- Exercises: Aggregation; Generalization; Covering; Molecular Abstraction; Hidden Relational Representation; Opaque Export; Recursion.- Bibliographical Notes.- 5 Input/Output Programming.- 1 Standard Input/Output Programming.- 2 Input Data Validation.- 3 Screen-Oriented I/O.- 4 Sample I/O Programming: Flight-Reservation Application.- 5 Sequential Files.- 6 Files, Images, and Streams.- Low-Level Application-Oriented Programming.- Exercises: Text Files and Character Streams; Access Rights; Nonstandard I/O Devices; Complex Screen Management; Pasteboards and Virtual Displays; File Handlers.- Bibliographical Notes.

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