6 Applying an Object Model to Relational Data

You can write object-oriented applications without changing the underlying structure of your relational data.

Topics:

• Why Use Object Views

• Defining Object Views

• Object Views Used in Applications

• Objects Nested in Object Views

• Identifying Null Objects in Object Views

• Nested Tables and Varrays Used in Object Views

• Object Identifiers for Object Views

• References Created to View Objects

• Inverse Relationships Modelled with Object Views

• Object View Manipulations

• Applying the Object Model to Remote Tables

• Defining Complex Relationships in Object Views

• Object View Hierarchies