27 OCI Navigational and Type Functions

This chapter describes the OCI navigational functions that are used to navigate through objects retrieved from an Oracle database.

It also contains the descriptions of the functions that are used to obtain type descriptor objects (TDOs).

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For code examples, see the demonstration programs included with your Oracle Database installation. For additional information, see OCI Demonstration Programs.

This chapter contains these topics:

• Introduction to the Navigational and Type Functions

• OCI Flush or Refresh Functions

• OCI Mark or Unmark Object and Cache Functions

• OCI Get Object Status Functions

• OCI Miscellaneous Object Functions

• OCI Pin, Unpin, and Free Functions

• OCI Type Information Accessor Functions

• Introduction to the Navigational and Type Functions
  In an object navigational paradigm, data is represented as a graph of objects connected by references.
• OCI Flush or Refresh Functions
  Lists and describes OCI flush or refresh functions.
• OCI Mark or Unmark Object and Cache Functions
  Lists and describes the OCI mark or unmark object and cache functions.
• OCI Get Object Status Functions
  Lists and describes the OCI get object status functions.
• OCI Miscellaneous Object Functions
  Lists and describes the miscellaneous object functions.
• OCI Pin, Unpin, and Free Functions
  Lists and describes the OCI pin, unpin, and free functions.
• OCI Type Information Accessor Functions
  Lists and describes the OCI type information accessor functions.