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Re: Clean Object Class Design -- What is it?

From: bok <bok_at_free.net.nz>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 14:01:49 +1200
Message-ID: <3b58e1df@clear.net.nz> 






> OIDs, unlike PKs, they are not values, but pointers. Logical ones, but

> pointers nevertheless, with all the drawbacks.




Excuse me for butting in, but....



In a logical model an OID is a value (who says it's a pointer?), in the
physical model it could be a pointer or something completely different. In
what fundamental manner does an 'object identifier' differ from a 'primary
key' in the relational model?
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