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59        Welcome to Berkeley DB (DB).  This document introduces 
60            
61            <span>DB, version 4.7.  </span>
62        It is intended 
63		to provide a rapid introduction to the DB API set and related concepts. The goal of this document is 
64		to provide you with an efficient mechanism
65        with which you can evaluate DB against your project's technical requirements. As such, this document is
66        intended for <span>Java</span>
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68		 developers and senior software architects who are 
69        looking for an 
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71        in-process data management solution. 
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74        No prior experience with Berkeley DB is expected or required.
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86        The following typographical conventions are used within in this manual:
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89        Class names are represented in <tt class="classname">monospaced font</tt>, as are <tt class="methodname">method
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94        <span>"The <tt class="methodname">Database()</tt>
95        constructor returns a <tt class="classname">Database</tt> class object."</span>
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102        Variable or non-literal text is presented in <span class="emphasis"><em>italics</em></span>. For example: "Go to your
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106        directory."
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109        Program examples are displayed in a <tt class="classname">monospaced font</tt> on a shaded background.
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112        <pre class="programlisting">import com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseConfig;
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116// Allow the database to be created.
117DatabaseConfig myDbConfig = new DatabaseConfig();
118myDbConfig.setAllowCreate(true);</pre>
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120        In some situations, programming examples are updated from one chapter to the next. When
121        this occurs, the new code is presented in <b class="userinput"><tt>monospaced bold</tt></b> font. For example:
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123        <pre class="programlisting"><b class="userinput"><tt>import com.sleepycat.db.Database;</tt></b>
124import com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseConfig;
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128// Allow the database to be created.
129DatabaseConfig myDbConfig = new DatabaseConfig();
130myDbConfig.setAllowCreate(true);
131<b class="userinput"><tt>Database myDb = new Database("mydb.db", null, myDbConfig);</tt></b> </pre>
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149            Beyond this manual, you may also find the following sources of information useful when building a
150            DB application:
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160                    <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/gsg_txn/JAVA/index.html" target="_top">
161                         Getting Started with Transaction Processing for Java
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171                        <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/gsg_db_rep/JAVA/index.html" target="_top">
172                                Berkeley DB Getting Started with Replicated Applications for Java
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179                        Berkeley DB Programmer's Reference Guide
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188                        Berkeley DB Javadoc
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198                    <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/collections/tutorial/index.html" target="_top">
199                            Berkeley DB Collections Tutorial
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