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EWDW 1990: Next Generation Information System Technology pp 333–346Cite as

Toward multiparadigm database interfaces

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A specific multiparadigm approach supporting both the object-oriented and the relational models in a unified database programming environment is presented. In addition to the relational facilities the environment supports object type hierarchies based on type extensions. The related inclusion polymorphism applies also to object identifiers permitting a high degree of flexibility in defining and manipulating complex objects. The degree of polymorphism may be further increased by using kinds and compile-time reflection facilities. Kinds in fact belong to the sophisticated meta-level structure of the described environment. The overall approach is heavily based on modules and their subtle features.

Research supported by SIZ nauke Bosne i Hercegovine under grant Productica (Information Technologies)

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Informatics ETF - Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Lukavica, Yugoslavia

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Alagić, S. (1991). Toward multiparadigm database interfaces. In: Schmidt, J.W., Stogny, A.A. (eds) Next Generation Information System Technology. EWDW 1990. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 504. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-54141-1_18

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