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System and method for supporting non-native data types in a database API

  • US 20060200486A1
  • Filed: 03/07/2005
  • Published: 09/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for exchanging at least one instance of a non-native data type between a database and a client, wherein the client requests data by calling an application programming interface (API), comprising:

  • requesting by the client the at least one instance of a non-native data type, wherein said non-native data type conforms to a type system shared by said database and said client;

    receiving by the API metadata that references the non-native data type in a client type library;

    receiving by the API a serialized instance of the non-native data type;

    deserializing by the API the serialized instance of the non-native data type using said metadata.

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