To manipulate data in a table that has abstract data types, use functions or component specifications. The functions include constructor functions (or default constructor functions), which are created automatically when abstract data types are defined, and user-defined functions, which are any functions that the user defines. Component specifications manipulate attributes that make up abstract data types.

Organization of this section

2.12.1 Abstract data types provided by the HiRDB Text Search Plug-in

2.12.2 User-defined abstract data types