Chapter 3. A Different Point of View: View Object Techniques
In this chapter, we will cover:
Iterating a view object using a secondary rowset iterator
Setting default values for view row attributes
Controlling the updatability of view object attributes programmatically
Setting the Queryable property of a view object attribute programmatically
Using a transient attribute to indicate a new view object row
Conditionally inserting new rows at the end of a rowset
Using findAndSetCurrentRowByKey() to set the view object currency
Restoring the current row after a transaction rollback
Dynamically changing the WHERE clause of the view object query
Removing a row from a rowset without deleting it from the database
Introduction
View objects are ...
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