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class jade.db.AceTable

java.lang.Object
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   +----jade.db.AceObject
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           +----jade.db.AceTable
AceTable is a subclass of AceObject that adds specialized support for the results of table queries. Table results are synthesized ACEDB objects: they do not exist in the the ACE database, but are views into the database created on the fly from Table-based queries.

AceTables have a predictable rectangular row/column structure: 

    root -> cell 0,0 -> cell 0,1 -> cell 0,2 -> ...
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            cell 1,0 -> cell 1,1 -> cell 1,2 -> ...
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            cell 2,0 -> cell 2,1 -> cell 1,2 -> ...
                     .
                     .
                     .
The tree can be manipulated and traversed as a hierarchical AceObject tree, or converted into a conventional rectangular matrix for easy access to the contents.
See Also:
jade.db.AceAccessor,
jade.db.AceObject
Version:
1.0, 03.25.96
Author:
Lincoln Stein

Constructor Index

There are no public constructors. AceTables must be retrieved via requests to an AceAccessor.

Method Index

o rowCount()
Returns the number of rows in the table.
o colCount()
Returns the number of columns in the table.
o toTable()
Converts the table into a rectangular matrix of AceObjects.

Methods

o rowCount 
  public int rowCount()
Return the number of rows in the table.

o colCount 
  public int colCount()
Return the number of columns in the table.

o toTable 
  public AceObject[][] toTable()
Converts the table into a rectangular matrix of AceObjects. An implied pick() is performed on each cell when toTable() is called, allowing you to access the internal structure of each object. 
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