Tables

This chapter describes the most important object in Data Access, the table object. The table is created and manipulated via the IliTable class and its subclasses. This chapter also discusses the IliSchema class and its relationship to table objects.

You can find information on the following topics:

• Introduction to Tables

• One-Tier and Two-Tier Tables

• The Role of a Table Object

• Schemas

• Managing Rows in a Table

• Table Hook

• Copying and Serializing Table Objects

• Specialized Table Subclasses

• Subclassing IliTable

• Table Properties