Re: views of binary operations

Aloha Kakuikanu wrote:
> Marshall wrote:
> > Consider named views of binary operations on relations.
> >
> > Given a relational operator "op" and relation variables A and B,
> > and a declaration of:
> >
> > r = A op B
> >
> > the language evaluates the expression "A op B" and assigns the
> > result to r.
> >
> > However, if we declare this as a view, ...
>
> View is a named expression. r is a view.

Is it necessarily named? Might we find use for an anonymous view?

Marshall Received on Sun Jul 16 2006 - 12:40:35 CDT