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Understanding Type and Table Inheritance in Dynamic Server

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What Is Inheritance?

Type Inheritance

Defining a Type Hierarchy

Overloading Routines for Types in a Type Hierarchy

Inheritance and Type Substitutability

Dropping Named Row Types from a Type Hierarchy

Table Inheritance

The Relationship Between Type and Table Hierarchies

Defining a Table Hierarchy

Inheritance of Table Behavior in a Table Hierarchy

Modifying Table Behavior in a Table Hierarchy

Constraints on Tables in a Table Hierarchy

Adding Indexes to Tables in a Table Hierarchy

Triggers on Tables in a Table Hierarchy

SERIAL Types in a Table Hierarchy

Adding a New Table to a Table Hierarchy

Dropping a Table in a Table Hierarchy

Altering the Structure of a Table in a Table Hierarchy

Querying Tables in a Table Hierarchy

Creating a View on a Table in a Table Hierarchy

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