Object oriented databases. The C++linkage of ODMG standard (Q4353340)

The object database management group (ODMG) is occupied with standardizing an object definition- (ODL), object manipulation- (OML) and object query language (OQL). The present book treats the ODMG-Standard Release 1.2. It addresses to readers having good knowledge of C++. The elements of the standard are explained by several code fragments and small but continually expanded examples, which themselves where tested using some commercially available object-oriented database systems as far as possible. Introductory the aims, ingredients of ODMG and their cooperation with other standardization groups are pointed out. The main part has one chapter each on the object model, ODL, C++-ODL/OML and OQL. The object model part especially points out expansions of and differences to the C++ object model. In ODL every syntactical element is exemplified by typical code, workarounds for use with some C++-compilers are given. Several examples show how to model typical object associations with C++-ODL, the fundamental classes of C++-OML are explained in detail and by one complete example program. The syntax of OQL and its use with C++-OQL query classes is the last topic. Each chapter ends with several exercises, solutions are given. Two appendices contain the complete syntax of ODL and OQL.