Berkeley DB Java Edition Collections Tutorial

Table of Contents

Preface

Conventions Used in this Book

1. Sleepycat Java Collections API Overview

Using Data Bindings

Selecting Binding Formats

Selecting Data Bindings

Implementing Bindings

Using Bindings

Secondary Key Creators

Using Sleepycat Java Collections API

Using Transactions

Transaction Rollback

Access Method Restrictions

Using Stored Collections

Stored Collection and Access Methods

Stored Collections Versus Standard Java Collections

Other Stored Collection Characteristics

Why Java Collections for Berkeley DB Java Edition

Serialized Object Storage

2. Introduction to the Sleepycat Java Collections API Tutorial

3. The Basic Program

Defining Serialized Key and Value Classes

Opening and Closing the Database Environment

Opening and Closing the Class Catalog

Opening and Closing Databases

Creating Bindings and Collections

Implementing the Main Program

Using Transactions

Adding Database Items

Retrieving Database Items

Handling Exceptions

4. Using Secondary Indices and Foreign keys

Opening Secondary Key Indices

Opening Foreign Key Indices

Creating Indexed Collections

Retrieving Items by Index Key

5. Using Entity Classes

Defining Entity Classes

Creating Entity Bindings

Creating Collections with Entity Bindings

Using Entities with Collections

6. Using Tuples

Using the Tuple Format

Using Tuples with Key Creators

Creating Tuple Key Bindings

Creating Tuple-Serial Entity Bindings

Using Sorted Collections

7. Using Serializable Entities

Using Transient Fields in and Entity Class

Using Transient Fields in an Entity Binding

Removing the Redundant Value Classes

8. Summary