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Using Weakly Typed Struct Objects

In the previous chapter, you learned how to make the best use of objects in Oracle. In particular, you learned that you should avoid using objects to store data in a table. Object views, on the other hand, allow you to create a layer of abstraction on top of relational tables, giving you the option of accessing objects directly from your code, while also retaining the flexibility of writing code that works on the underlying relational tables using traditional SQL. Even though it is not, in general, advisable to store data in object tables, it still makes sense to discuss how to work with objects ...

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