Paging Support

In some scenarios there's a need to return a collection of entries from the space. This is usually carried out using one of the readMultiple overloads in GigaSpace. However, if there are lots of matching entries, you may encounter several problems:

• Memory usage - Both the server and client need to allocate enough memory for the entire result set.
• Latency - Since all the results are returned in one bulk, the client must wait until the final result arrives before it can process the first one.

A better approach is to create an iterator that iterates over the matching entries one at a time. Under the hood, the server returns results in batches, and when the client's buffer is exhausted the next batch is implicitly returned from the server.

Usage

Use the GetSpaceIterator(template) to create the iterator. Example:

    // Find and print all persons who are older than 21:
    foreach (var person in spaceProxy.GetSpaceIterator<Person>(new SqlQuery<Person>("Age > 21")))
    {
      Console.WriteLine("Id: " + person.Id + ", Age: " + person.Age);
    }

Transactions

Iterating through the matched set does not lock the object. Objects that are under transaction and match the specified template will not be included as part of the matched set.

Limitations

Complex Queries

The space iterator only supports simple SQL queries.