ExternalCollection Methods

The methods defined in the ExternalCollection class are summarized in the following table.

Method Description
at Returns the entry at a specified index in the collection
canCreate Returns true if member type instances can be created
createIterator Creates the external iterator for an external collection
createObject Creates a new instance of the external object
first Returns the first entry in the collection
getSQL Returns the SQL statement of the receiver
includes Returns true if the collection contains the specified object
last Returns the last entry in the collection
maxSize Returns the maximum number of entries that the external collection can contain
maxSize64 Returns the maximum number of entries that the external collection can contain as an Integer64 value
size Returns the current number of entries in the external collection
size64 Returns the current number of entries in the external collection as an Integer64 value