ODB is an object-relational mapping (ORM) system for C++. It provides
tools, APIs, and library support that allow you to persist C++ objects
to a relational database (RDBMS) without having to deal with tables,
columns, or SQL and without manually writing any of the mapping code.
For more information see:

http://www.codesynthesis.com/products/odb/

This package contains the ODB examples. The following list gives an 
overview of the available examples. See the README file accompanying
each example for more information.

hello
  A "Hello World" example that shows how to use ODB to perform basic
  database operations.

query
  Shows how to use the ODB Query Language to search the database for
  persistent objects matching certain criteria.

composite
  Shows how to declare and use composite value types.

container
  Shows how to use containers as data members in persistent objects.

relationship
  Shows how to declare and use unidirectional to-one and to-many 
  relationships.

inverse
  Shows how to declare and use bidirectional one-to-one, one-to-many, and
  many-to-many relationships.

boost
  Shows how to persist objects that use Boost smart pointers, containers,
  and value types with the help of the Boost profile library (libodb-boost).

schema/custom
  Shows how to map persistent C++ classes to a custom database schema.

mapping
  Shows how to customize the mapping between C++ value types and database
  types.

See the NEWS file for the user-visible changes from the previous release.

See the LICENSE file for distribution conditions.

See the INSTALL file for prerequisites and installation instructions.

Send questions, bug reports, or any other feedback to the 
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