Type inheritance and relational theory : subtypes, supertypes, and substitutability / C. J. Date.

Author/creator Date, C. J. author.
Format Book
PublicationSebastopol, CA : O'Reilly Media, [2016]
Copyright Date©2016
Descriptionxxiii, 545 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Part 1. Preliminaries. Background -- Types without inheritance -- Types with inheritance -- The inheritance model -- Part 2. Scalar types, single inheritance. Basic definitions -- Scalar values with inheritance -- Scalar variables with inheritance -- Specialization by constraint etc. -- Equality comparisons etc. -- Treating and type testing -- Substitutability -- Union and dummy types -- Interlude : the S by C controversy -- Part 3. Scalar types, multiple inheritance. An overview of multiple inheritance -- IM prescriptions 8 - 9 revisited -- IM prescriptions 10 - 20 revisited -- Part 4. Tuple and relation inheritance. Tuple / relation values with inheritance -- Tuple / relation values with inheritance (cont.) -- Tuple / relation maximal and minimal types etc. -- Tuple / relation variables with inheritance -- Part 5. Other approaches. Structural inheritance -- Inheritance in SQL -- Appendix A. Encapsulation is a red herring -- Appendix B. Persistence not orthogonal to type.
General note"Inheritance in "The third manifesto""
General noteIncludes index.
ISBN9781491959992
ISBN1491959991

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Joyner General Stacks QA76.9 .D3 D384 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold