Return to search

Effective use of Java Data objects in developing database applications. Advantages and disadvantages

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited / Currently, the most common approach in developing database applications is to use an object-oriented language for the frontend module and a relational database for the backend datastore. The major disadvantage of this approach is the well-known "impedance mismatch" in which some form of mapping is required to connect the objects in the frontend and the relational tuples in the backend. Java Data Objects (JDO) technology is recently proposed Java API that eliminates the impedance mismatch. By using JDO API, the programmers deal strictly with objects. JDO hides the details of the backend datastore by providing the object-oriented view of the datastore. JDO automatically handles the mapping between the objects and the underlying data in the relational database, which is hidden from the programmer. This thesis investigates the effectiveness of JDO. Part of the analysis will develop a database application using JDO. Although JDO provides the benefits of object-orientation in design and implementation of the databases, it is not immune from problems and limitations. The thesis will also analyze the advantages and disadvantages of using JDO and discuss the areas requiring improvements in future releases. / Major, Hellenic Air Force

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/1482
Date06 1900
CreatorsZilidis, Paschalis.
ContributorsOtani, Thomas, Das, Arijit, Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)., Department of Computer Science
PublisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Source SetsNaval Postgraduate School
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatxiv, 269 p. : ill. (some col.) ;, application/pdf
RightsCopyright is reserved by the copyright owner.

Page generated in 0.0018 seconds