Extensible Objects for Database Evolution: Language Features and Implementation Issues

One of the limitations of commercially available object-oriented DBMSs is their inability to deal with objects that may change their type during their life and which exhibit a plurality of behaviours. Several proposals have been made to overcome this limitation. An analysis of these proposals is made to show the impact of more general modelling functionalities on the object implementation technique.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1995
• Where: DBPL
• Authors: Antonio Albano, Milena Diotallevi, Giorgio Ghelli
• Keywords: Available Object-oriented Dbmss, Database, DBPL 1995, General Modelling Functionalities, Several Proposals