Kaleidoquery: a visual query language for object databases

In this paper we describe Kaleidoquery, a visual query language for object databases with the same expressive power as OQL. We will describe the design philosophy behind the filter flow nature of Kaleidoquery and present each of the language's constructs, giving examples and relating them to OQL. The Kaleidoquery language is described independent of any implementation details, but a brief description of a 3D interface currently under construction for Kaleidoquery is presented. The queries in this implementation of the language are translated into OQL and then passed to the object database O

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1998
• Where: AVI
• Authors: Norman Murray, Norman W. Paton, Carole A. Goble
• Keywords: AVI 1998, Filter Flow Nature, Object Database, Software Engineering, Visual Query Language