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Object-Oriented database design with the DatabaseObjects library

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Demonstrates creating object-oriented database systems with the DatabaseObjects library.
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'  � Hi-Integrity Systems 2007. All rights reserved.
'  www.hisystems.com.au - Toby Wicks
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Option Strict On
Option Explicit On 

Namespace SQL

    Public Class SQLCreateIndex
        Inherits SQLStatement

        Private pstrName As String
        Private pstrTableName As String
        Private pbIsUnique As Boolean
        Private pobjFields As SQLIndexFields = New SQLIndexFields

        Public Sub New()

        End Sub

        Public Sub New(ByVal strIndexName As String, ByVal strTableName As String, ByVal strFieldNames() As String)

            Me.Name = strIndexName
            Me.TableName = strTableName

            For Each strFieldName As String In strFieldNames
                Me.Fields.Add(strFieldName)
            Next

        End Sub

        Public Sub New(ByVal strIndexName As String, ByVal strTableName As String, ByVal strFieldNames() As String, ByVal bIsUnique As Boolean)

            Me.New(strIndexName, strTableName, strFieldNames)
            pbIsUnique = bIsUnique

        End Sub

        Public Property Name() As String
            Get

                Return pstrName

            End Get

            Set(ByVal Value As String)

                pstrName = Value.Trim

            End Set
        End Property

        Public Property TableName() As String
            Get

                Return pstrTableName

            End Get

            Set(ByVal Value As String)

                pstrTableName = Value.Trim

            End Set
        End Property

        Public Property IsUnique() As Boolean
            Get

                Return pbIsUnique

            End Get

            Set(ByVal Value As Boolean)

                pbIsUnique = Value

            End Set
        End Property

        Public ReadOnly Property Fields() As SQLIndexFields
            Get

                Return pobjFields

            End Get
        End Property

        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property SQL() As String
            Get

                Dim strSQL As String

                'Although the index name is optional with SQL Server it is not optional with MySQL
                If Me.Name = Nothing Then
                    Throw New DatabaseObjectsException("IndexName has not been set.")
                End If

                If Me.TableName = Nothing Then
                    Throw New DatabaseObjectsException("TableName has not been set.")
                End If

                strSQL = _
                    "CREATE " & UniqueString() & "INDEX " & _
                    SQLConvertIdentifierName(Me.Name, Me.ConnectionType) & " ON " & _
                    SQLConvertIdentifierName(Me.TableName, Me.ConnectionType) & _
                    " (" & pobjFields.SQL(Me.ConnectionType) & ")"

                Return strSQL

            End Get
        End Property

        Private Function UniqueString() As String

            If pbIsUnique Then
                Return "UNIQUE "
            Else
                Return ""
            End If

        End Function

    End Class


    Public Class SQLIndexFields

        Private pcolFields As ArrayList = New ArrayList

        Friend Sub New()

        End Sub

        Public Function Add() As SQLIndexField

            Return Add("", OrderBy.Ascending)

        End Function

        Public Function Add( _
            ByVal strFieldName As String) As SQLIndexField

            Return Add(strFieldName, OrderBy.Ascending)

        End Function

        Public Function Add( _
            ByVal strFieldName As String, _
            ByVal eOrder As OrderBy) As SQLIndexField

            Dim objField As SQLIndexField = New SQLIndexField

            With objField
                .Name = strFieldName
                .Order = eOrder
            End With

            pcolFields.Add(objField)
            Add = objField

        End Function

        Friend ReadOnly Property SQL(ByVal eConnectionType As Database.ConnectionType) As String
            Get

                Const cstrSeperator As String = ", "

                Dim strSQL As String

                For Each objField As SQLIndexField In pcolFields
                    strSQL &= objField.SQL(eConnectionType) & cstrSeperator
                Next

                Return strSQL.Substring(0, strSQL.Length - cstrSeperator.Length)      'remove the last comma and space

            End Get
        End Property

    End Class



    Public Class SQLIndexField

        Private pstrName As String
        Private peOrder As OrderBy

        Friend Sub New()

        End Sub

        Public Property Name() As String
            Get

                Return pstrName

            End Get

            Set(ByVal Value As String)

                pstrName = Value.Trim

            End Set
        End Property

        Public Property Order() As OrderBy
            Get

                Return peOrder

            End Get

            Set(ByVal Value As OrderBy)

                peOrder = Value

            End Set
        End Property

        Friend ReadOnly Property SQL(ByVal eConnectionType As Database.ConnectionType) As String
            Get

                Return SQLConvertIdentifierName(Me.Name, eConnectionType) & OrderString()

            End Get
        End Property

        Private Function OrderString() As String

            If peOrder = OrderBy.Descending Then
                Return " DESC"
            Else
                Return ""
            End If

        End Function

    End Class

End Namespace

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