RTL is heavily C++ specific

From: Dm. Arapov (darapov_at_cox.net)
Date: 02/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:59:53 -0500

> > Could other languages call the table engine without
> > reinventing/reimplementing these operators? How does that work for
> > your suggestions? I am not really familiar with C++.

Unfortunately, no. The main reason is, that RTL manipulate schema of
DB in "compile-time" using technique named "C++ template meta-programming".
There is no similar feature in VB, Java or other languages,
except some functional languages.

Dmitriy

"Arkadiy Vertleyb" <vertleyb@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> topmind@technologist.com (Topmind) wrote in message
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>
> > Could other languages call the table engine without
> > reinventing/reimplementing these operators? How does that work for
> > your suggestions? I am not really familiar with C++.
>
> Unfortunately, no. This is a library, and so it's language specific.
> It is intended as an addition to standard C++ containers. In C++, one
> can use lists, vectors, (multi)sets, and (multi)maps -- each one with
> its own operations. We just provide relational tables and relational
> operations in addition to it.
>
> The reason we thought it would be interesting here is because it
> introduces the possibility to easily use the elements of relational
> approach in an otherwise OO program.
>
> Regards,
> Arkadiy

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