Demo: Typed Quantites with Units

The XDb2 script listed below creates a 2kg dog named fido and a 2.2kg cat named miffy. Each mass (2kg and 2.2kg) has a quantity (2 and 2.2) and units (kg). In addition, the quantities (2 and 2.2) are typed as integer or float in the db. See www.xdb2.com/Example/Ex110.asp for details.

// Create necessary classes

CREATE2 *mass.cls = thing;
CREATE2 *qty.cls = thing;
CREATE2 *unit.cls = thing;
CREATE2 *type.cls = thing;

// Create qty 2 and type it as an integer
CREATE2 *;

CREATE2 it.name = +'2';
CREATE2 it.cls = qty;
CREATE2 it.type = +integer;

// Create qty 2.2 and type it as a float
CREATE2 *;

CREATE2 it.name = +'2.2';
CREATE2 it.cls = qty;
CREATE2 it.type = +float;

// Create mass 2kg

CREATE2 *;

CREATE2 it.cls = mass;
CREATE2 it.qty = (%.cls=qty & %.name='2');
CREATE2 it.unit = +kg;

// Create mass 2.2kg

CREATE2 *;

CREATE2 it.cls = mass;
CREATE2 it.qty = (%.cls=qty & %.name='2.2');
CREATE2 it.unit = +kg;

// Create a dog named fido and set his mass to 2kg
CREATE2 *dog.cls = thing;
CREATE2 *fido.cls = dog;
CREATE2 fido.mass = (%.cls=mass & %.qty=2 & %.unit=kg);

// Create a cat named miffy and set her mass to 2kg
CREATE2 *cat.cls = thing;
CREATE2 *miffy.cls = cat;
CREATE2 miffy.mass = (%.cls=mass & %.qty=2.2 & %.unit=kg);

// Query to find things whose mass is in units of kg
// Finds fido and miffy

SELECT2 %.mass=(%.cls=mass & %.unit=kg);

// Query to find mass instances whose qty is typed as float
// Finds 2.2 kg

SELECT2 %.cls=mass & %.qty=(%.type=float); Received on Fri Nov 05 2004 - 17:05:44 CST