Contents

• • Introduction
  • Principles
  • OQL vs. ODMG 2.0 OQL
  • Language Concepts
  • Language Syntax
    • Terminal Atom Syntax
      • Integer Atom
      • Float Atom
      • String Atom
      • Char Atom
      • Boolean Atom
      • Identifier Atom
      • Oid Atom
      • Object Atom
      • Null Atom
      • Nil Atom
    • Non Terminal Atom Production
      • List, Set, Bag and Array Atoms
      • Struct Atom
    • Keywords
    • Comments
    • Statements
    • Expression Statements
    • Atomic Literal Expressions
    • Arithmetic Expressions
      • Additive Expression
      • Multiplicative, Division and Minus Expressions
      • Shift, Mod, And, Or, XOr Expressions
      • Sign Expressions
      • Complement Expressions
    • Assignment Expressions
    • Auto Increment & Decrement Expressions
    • Comparison Expressions
      • Equal and NotEqual Expressions
      • Less and Greater Expressions
      • Regular Expression Operators
    • Logical Expressions
    • Conditional Expression
    • Expression Sequences
    • Array Deferencing
      • Single Deferencing
      • Range Deferencing
    • Identifier Expressions
      • :: Operator
      • isset Operator
      • unset Operator
      • refof Operator
      • valof Operator
      • scopeof Operator
      • push Operator
      • pop Operator
    • Path Expressions
    • Function Call
    • Method Invocation
      • Instance Method Invocation
      • Class Method Invocation
    • Eval/Unval Operators
      • eval Operator
      • unval Operator
    • Set Expressions
      • union Operator
      • intersect Operator
      • except Operator
      • Inclusion Operators
    • Object Creation
    • Object Deletion
    • Collection Expressions
      • contents Operator
      • in Operator
      • add/to Operator
      • [] Operator
      • [:] Operator
      • [?] Operator
      • append/to Operator
      • suppress/from Operator
      • empty Operator
      • exists/in Operator
      • for Operator
    • Exception Expressions
    • Function Definition Expressions
    • Conversion Expressions
      • string operator
      • int operator
      • char operator
      • float operator
      • oid operator
      • ident operator
    • Type Information Expressions
      • typeof operator
      • classof operator
      • typeof operator
    • Query Expressions
      • ODMG vs. EYEDB OQL Query Expressions
      • The general select syntax
      • Arrays and collections in query expressions
      • The Implicit select syntax
      • Querying the schema
      • How queries are optimized?
    • Miscellenaous Expressions
      • bodyof operator
      • structof operator
      • [!] operator
      • import operator
    • Selection Statements
    • Iteration Statements
      • while statement
      • do/while statement
      • C-for statement
      • collection-for statement
    • Jump Statements
      • break Statement
      • return Statement
    • Function Definition Statements
      • Argument Types/Return Type
      • Arguments in, out and inout
      • Return Value
      • Default Arguments
      • Unval Arguments
      • Scope of Variables
      • Recursivity
      • Particularity
      • The oql$functions Variable
  • Quick Reference Manual
    • Builtin and Library Functions and Methods
      • Type Predicat Functions
      • Collection Conversion Functions
      • Sort Functions
      • Collection Miscelleanous Functions
      • String Function Functions
      • Query Functions
      • Useful Functions
      • Native Methods of the Class object
      • Native Methods of the Class connection
      • Native Methods of the Class database
      • Native Methods of the Class EyeDB
    • Special Variables
    • The eyedboql Tool
      • Running eyedboql
      • Executing Statements
      • Execution Process
      • Getting Started
      • Command Line Options
    • The Standard Library Package
    • OQL Quick Reference Card