Data element storage method
Storing data from objects into a relational database to permit relative ease of interaction as between an SQL-responsive database and an object-based software program by using an attribute of the object to identify a location in a table in the database.
1 . A method to store data from objects into a database, the method comprising:
providing a plurality of software programming objects;
identifying at least one attribute as corresponds to a first one of the software programming objects;
using the at least one attribute to identify a first location in a table in a database;
using the first location to form a first request for a parameter as corresponds to the first one of the software programming objects;
identifying at least one attribute as corresponds to a second of the software programming objects;
using the at least one attribute as corresponds to the second of the software programming objects to identify a second location in the table in the database; and,
using the second location to form a second request for a parameter as corresponds to the second of the software programming objects.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first and the second software programming objects share an identical class.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first and the second software programming objects do not share an identical class.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein providing a plurality of software programming objects comprises providing a plurality of software programming objects that are compatible with a Microsoft® Intermediate Language (MSIL).
5 . The method of claim 1 wherein using the first location to form a first request comprises forming an SQL-compatible request using the first location.
6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
identifying information as corresponds to one of the software programming objects;
determining a specific location in the table of the database; and,
storing the information as corresponds to the one of the software programming object at the specific location in the table of the database.
7 . The method of claim 6 wherein storing the information comprises forming at least one SQL-compatible string that includes information as corresponds to the specific location.
8 . The method of claim 1 wherein providing a database having at least one data table comprises providing a database having at least two data tables, wherein at least one of the data tables comprises a plurality of data elements that correspond to a plurality of software programming objects.
9 . The method of claim 8 wherein providing a database having at least two data tables comprises providing a database having at least two data tables, wherein at least two of the data tables each comprise a plurality of data elements that correspond to a plurality of software programming objects.
10 . The method of 1 wherein the plurality of software programming objects all share a common class.
11 . The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of software programming objects includes at least some software programming objects that do not share a common class.
12 . The method of claim 1 wherein the database comprises a relational database.