What's New in Object-Relational Features?

This section describes the new object-relational features of Oracle 10g release 2 (10.2). New features information from previous releases is also retained to help those users upgrading to the current release.

The following sections describe the new features in Oracle Object-Relational Features:

• Oracle Database 10g Release 1 (10.1) New Features in Object-Relational Features

Oracle Database 10g Release 1 (10.1) New Features in Object-Relational Features

New object-relational features for Oracle 10g release 1 (10.1) include the following collection enhancements:

Nested Table and Varray Storage

New functionality for nested table and varray storage, including the evolution of varray size and specification of a tablespace when storing nested tables. See "Creating Collection Datatypes".

Nested Table Comparisons and ANSI SQL Multiset Operations

New functionality for nested table comparisons and ANSI SQL multiset operations for nested tables. See "Operations on Collection Datatypes".