
Metaclasses and Their Application
Data Model Tailoring and Database Integration
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 14. July 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 210 pages
978-3-540-60063-3 (ISBN)
Description
Conventional object-oriented data models are closed: although they allow users to define application-specific classes, they usually come with a fixed set of modelling primitives. This constitutes a major problem, as different application domains, e.g. database integration or multimedia, need special support.
Using an extended metaclass concept, this book provides for the solution of this problem a simple but extendible open object-oriented data model, a so-called RISC model. By introducing the basic concepts of the open object-oriented database management system VODAK, it demonstrates how the extended metaclass concept can be integrated homogeneously into object-oriented data models.
Using an extended metaclass concept, this book provides for the solution of this problem a simple but extendible open object-oriented data model, a so-called RISC model. By introducing the basic concepts of the open object-oriented database management system VODAK, it demonstrates how the extended metaclass concept can be integrated homogeneously into object-oriented data models.
More details
Series
Edition
1995 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
X, 210 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
341 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-60063-3 (9783540600633)
DOI
10.1007/BFb0027185
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Fundamental principles of object-oriented systems.- Basic concepts for metaclasses in the object-oriented data model.- Semantic data modelling.- Metaclasses for semantic data modelling.- Object class definition by generalization.- Metaclasses for object class definition by generalization.- Metaclasses in other object-oriented systems.- Conclusion.