This document discusses object-oriented concepts in Oracle databases including object types, inheritance, polymorphism, and methods. It provides examples of defining object types and subclasses in Oracle. Key points covered include:
- Object types can be used as data types in Oracle and define attributes and methods. Instances of object types are called objects.
- Inheritance allows subclasses to extend superclasses, with subclasses gaining all attributes and methods of the parent. Subclasses can also override methods.
- Polymorphism means an object can be treated as its own type or any of its supertypes.
- Methods in Oracle object types include member, static, and constructor methods. Subclasses can override methods.