The paradox extension provides also an object oriented API. It consists of only one class called paradox_db. Its methods only differ from the functions in its name and of course the missing first parameter. The following table will list all methods and its equivalent functions. Name of method Equivalent function Constructor px_new Destructor px_delete open_fp px_open_fp create_fp px_create_fp close px_close numrecords px_numrecords numfields px_numfields get_record px_get_record put_record px_put_record retrieve_record px_retrieve_record delete_record px_delete_record insert_record px_insert_record update_record px_update_record get_field px_get_field get_schema px_get_schema get_info px_get_info set_parameter px_set_parameter get_parameter px_get_parameter set_value px_set_value get_value px_get_value get_info px_get_info set_targetencoding px_set_targetencoding set_tablename px_set_tablename set_blob_file px_set_blob_file date2string px_date2string timestamp2string px_timestamp2string

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