CHAPTER39Collectors (Nested Tables and Varying Arrays)
Collectors make use of object types. You should be familiar with the creation and implementation of object types (see Chapter 38) before attempting to use varying arrays and nested tables.
Varying Arrays
A varying array allows you to store repeating attributes of a record in a single row. For example, suppose you want to track which of your tools were borrowed by which of your neighbors. You could model this in a relational database by creating a BORROWER table:
Even though the borrower’s ...
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