NAME Tuple

This package is part of the DBMDatabase manpage. For more information on the database see the DBMDatabase::Overview.

Copyright &copy 1997 Curtis E. Dyreson. All rights reserved. Please be aware of the DBMDatabase::Licence and DBMDatabase::Version.


DESCRIPTION

A tuple is a pairing of a key and a value.


METHODS


new(Id or IdList $key)

Create a tuple with the given key.


getKeyAsBytes

Convert the key to a byte array.


getKeyAsString

Convert the key to a String.


getKeyAsId.

Convert the key to an DBMDatabase::Id.


getKeyAsIdSet

Convert the key to an DBMDatabase::IdSet.


getKeyAsIdList

Convert the key to an DBMDatabase::IdList.


getKeyAsStringList

Convert the key to a StringList.


getValueAsBytes

Convert the value to a byte image.


getValueAsBytes

Convert the value to a byte image.


getValueAsId

Convert the value to a DBMDatabase::Id.


getValueAsIdSet

Convert the value to a DBMDatabase::IdSet.


getValueAsIdSetWithCount

Convert the value to a DBMDatabase::IdSetWithCount.


getValueAsBytes

Convert the value to a DBMDatabase::IdList.


getValueAsStringList

Convert the value to a DBMDatabase::StringList.


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