row

1. In a database, a row is a set of related values, called columns, stored together in a table. A table holds a collection of rows, each one distinct from the others in the contents of its key. In other database terminologies, a row is sometimes called a record or a tuple.

See also column, current, cursor, key, rowid, table.

2. In a screen form, a row is the visible display of the values from one database row. The row (of data fields on the screen) may or may not be identical to a row (of values in a table in the database). A single line of a screen array is sometimes called a row.

See also screen array.

3. In a report, a row is the information sent by the report driver function. A 4GL program generates a report by sending rows of data to a report function. These rows may or may not correspond to database rows. These rows are called input records.

See also input record.

4. On a screen, a row is the y-coordinate of a particular position. The x-coordinate is called a column. Several 4GL statements use rows and columns in this sense to identify location of display.

See also column, screen.