13.1. Beyond JDO 1.0

The first 11 chapters discussed JDO 1.0 in detail. Chapter 12 illustrated how comprehensively the specification is being adopted and implemented by the various JDO vendors. In this final chapter I wish to discuss a few areas where further refinement and extension of JDO can be anticipated in the future.

If you wish to contribute further ideas for enhancements or new features, an informal list is maintained by the moderators of the JavaDataObjects discussion forum at Yahoo!Groups (see 13.2.2).

13.1.1. Sequences

Sequence objects have been provided by relational database implementations for many years. They provide mechanisms for obtaining a sequence of numbers, and are often used to populate primary key fields in top-level ...

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