# Package com.mckoi.database.global

This package includes database constants such as Types.

Interface Summary
BlobAccessor: An interface that provides access to basic information about a BLOB so that we may compare BLOBs implemented in different ways.
BlobRef: A lightweight interface that is a reference to a blob in a BlobStore.
ClobRef: A reference to a large character object in the database.
Ref: An interface that represents a reference to a object that isn't stored in main memory.
SQLTypes: A JDBC independant type definition list.
StringAccessor: An interface used by the engine to access and process strings.
Types: The possible types used in the database.

Class Summary
ByteLongObject: A byte array that can be transferred between the client and server.
CastHelper: Various utility methods for helping to cast a Java object to a type that is conformant to an SQL type.
ColumnDescription: This is a description of a column and the data it stores.
NullObject: Deprecated. do not use.
ObjectTransfer: Provides static methods for transfering different types of objects over a Data input/output stream.
ObjectTranslator: This object compliments ObjectTransfer and provides a method to translate any object into a type the database engine can process.
StandardMessages: This class contains a number of standard messages that are displayed throughout the operation of the database.
StreamableObject: An object that is streamable (such as a long binary object, or a long string object).
StringObject: A concrete implementation of StringAccessor that uses a java.lang.String object.
TypeUtil: Utility for converting to and from 'Types' objects.