Apple Newton Programmer’s Newton 2.0 (for Newton 2.0) - Manual (Page 502)

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Data Storage and Retrieval
11-70 Summary of Data Storage
// maximum index key value examined by this query
// for all entries, (entry.indexPath ≤ endKey)
endKey: keyValue , // optional
// excluded upper boundary of key range examined by query
// for all entries, (beginExclKey < entry.indexPath)
endExclKey : keyValue , // optional
// returns non-nil to include entry in result
indexValidTest: func ( keyValue ) begin … end;, // optional
// returns non-nil to include entry in result
validTest: func ( entry ) begin … end; // optional
// optional tags query spec frame; see page 11-71
tagSpec: {equal:[ t1, t2, …tN ], all:[ t1, t2, …tN ],
any:[ t1, t2, …tN ],none:[ t1, t2, …tN ]},
// when non-nil, match entire string in 'words slot
entireWords: Boolean , // optional
// string(s) to match w/ word beginnings in entries
words: string |[ str1 , str2 , … , strN ], // optional
// string to match w/ any substring in entries
text: string , // optional
}
// this frame used for queries on multiple-slot indexes
// see previous example for single-slot query spec frame
{
// use the specified multiple-slot index for this query
indexPath : [' pathExpr1, ' pathExpr2, …' pathExpr6 ], // required
// minimum index key value examined by this query
// for all entries, (beginKey ≤ entry.indexPath)
beginKey : [ keyValue1 , keyValue2 … keyValue6 ], // optional
// excluded lower boundary of key range examined by query
// for all entries, (beginExclKey < entry.indexPath)
beginExclKey : [ keyValue1 , keyValue2 … keyValue6 ], // optional
// maximum index key value examined by this query
// for all entries, (entry.indexPath ≤ endKey)
endKey: [ keyValue1 , keyValue2 … keyValue6 ], // optional
// excluded upper boundary of key range examined by query
// for all entries, (beginExclKey < entry.indexPath)
endExclKey : [ keyValue1 , keyValue2 … keyValue6 ], // optional
// optional; returns non-nil to include entry in result
indexValidTest: func ([ keyValue1 , keyValue2 … keyValue6 ])
begin … end;,
// optional; returns non-nil to include entry in result
validTest: func ( entry ) begin … end;