StringTypes - String types
ODABA supports different string types in order to support data exchange between databases and application and database. In general, string formats support ASCII, Latin1 or UTF coded data. Tag names, when being used, have to be provided as ASCII names.
Enumarators overview
- CSV_String
(4) - CSV string format
- ESDF_String
(2) - ESDF string format
- OIF_String
(1) - OIF string format
- Undefined_String
(0) - String type is undefined
- XML_String
(3) - String is an xml string
Enumerator details
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OIF_String - OIF string format
The object interchange format provides a tagged data format for object interchange between databases or application and database.
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ESDF_String - ESDF string format
The extended self delimiter string format provides an untagged data interchange format between application and database. It is not suggested using ESDF for interchange between databases.
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XML_String - String is an xml string
The string is provided as ODABA XML string. The way, in which base types, references and relationships are coded in ODABA xml is described in the ODABA XML scheme
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CSV_String - CSV string format
The comma separated string format is a simplified subset of the ESDF string format. It provides an simple untagged data interchange format between application and database, especially used flat structures, such as key structures.
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