Object-Oriented Oracle

Johanna Wenny Rahayu received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from La Trobe University, Australia, in 2000. Her thesis was in the area of object-relational database design and transformation technology. This thesis has been awarded as the 2001 Computer Science Association Australia Best Ph.D. Thesis Award. Dr. Rahayu is currently a Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University. She has published a book and numerous research articles. David Taniar holds Bachelor (Honours), Master, and Ph.D. degrees - all in Computer Science and Information Technology, with a particular speciality in Databases. His research areas now expand to Data Mining and Warehousing. He has published more than 100 research articles appeared in international journals and conference proceedings. Eric Pardede is presently a Ph.D. candidate at La Trobe University, Australia. He received a Master degree in information Technology and Quality Management from La Trobe University, Australia and University of Wollongong, Australia, respectively.

This book describes comprehensive and fundamental aspects of object-oriented data modeling and implementation in Oracle. It covers the implementation and structural aspects of an object model, including object types, collection types, object referencing, nesting tables, and inheritance structures, as well as the behavioral aspects including encapsulating member procedures and functions.

Chapter 1: Object Relational Approaches; Chapter 2: Oracle Features For Object-Relational Model; Chapter 3: Implementation Of Object-Oriented Model In An Object-Relational Databases; Chapter 4: Object-Oriented Methods; Chapter 5: Object-Relational Generic Methods; Chapter 6: Object Relational User-Defined Queries; Chapter 7: University Application; Chapter 8: Retailer Application