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Object Oriented Database

This document discusses object-oriented databases and provides an overview of their key concepts. It introduces object-oriented programming principles like encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism. Object-oriented databases combine these principles with database management concepts. They provide advantages like being integrated with programming languages and allowing user-defined types, but also disadvantages like requiring object-oriented programming and expensive data conversion. The document also discusses the Object Query Language used with object-oriented databases.

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Object Oriented Database

This document discusses object-oriented databases and provides an overview of their key concepts. It introduces object-oriented programming principles like encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism. Object-oriented databases combine these principles with database management concepts. They provide advantages like being integrated with programming languages and allowing user-defined types, but also disadvantages like requiring object-oriented programming and expensive data conversion. The document also discusses the Object Query Language used with object-oriented databases.

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Object Oriented Databases

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Outline
 Introduction
 Introduction to Object-Oriented
Programming
 Overview of Object Oriented
Databases
 Advantages of OODBS
 Disadvantages of OODBS
 Object Query Language (OQL)
 Summary
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Introduction
An integration of database capabilities with an object
oriented programming language.

Object-oriented databases are designed to work well with


object-oriented programming.

ODBMSs provide the lowest cost for development and best


performance.

Relational database technology has failed to handle the needs


of complex information systems.

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Introduction to Object-
Oriented Programming
 OOP views programs as sets of data structures that have
both data elements and program instructions.

 traditional programming is organized around logic first


and data second, whereas OOP is organized around data
first and logic second.

 When developing an object-oriented program,


 Identify the objects involved
 Design those objects as data elements and programs
 Finally, a flowchart or pseudo code would be created

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Overview of Object Oriented
Databases
 An OODB combines object oriented
programming principles with database
management principles.

 Object oriented programming concepts such as


encapsulation, polymorphism and inheritance are
enforced as well as database management concepts
such as the ACID properties (Atomicity,
Consistency, Isolation and Durability) which lead to
system integrity, and secondary storage
management systems which allow for managing
very large amounts of data.

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Advantages of OODBS
 integrated with programming
language.

 Automatic method storage (when


available)

 User-defined types.

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Disadvantages of OODBS
 ODBMS requires object-oriented
programming.

 Converting data to an ODBMS is very


expensive.

 ODBMS do not provide effective query


and reporting tools.

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Object Query Language (OQL)
 Declarative query language
 Not computationally complete
 Syntax based on SQL (select, from,
where)
 Additional flexibility (queries with user
defined operators and types)

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Example of OQL query
The following is a sample query
“what are the names of the black product?”

Select distinct p.name


From products p
Where p.color = “black”
 Valid in both SQL and OQL, but results are
different.
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Result of the query (SQL)
Original table

Product no Name Color


P1 Ford Mustang Black
P2 Toyota Celica Green
P3 Mercedes SLK Black

Result
- The statement queries a
Name relational database.
Ford Mustang => Returns a table with rows.
Mercedes
SLK
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Result of the query (OQL)
Original table
Product no Name Color
P1 Ford Mustang Black
P2 Toyota Celica Green
P3 Mercedes SLK Black

Result - The statement queries a


object-oriented database
String String
=> Returns a collection of
Ford Mustang Mercedes SLK
objects.

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Summary
Object-oriented programming is a new style of
programming that has emerged in the last 10 years. It
has substantial advantages over traditional
programming, and many companies have standardized
on it for their new applications. An object DBMS
(ODBMS) provides for object storage.

At present, ODBMS are not frequently used in


commercial environments because most
organizational data are in relational format. Also,
ODBMS lack some essential features.
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