OClass - createIndex()

This method creates an index on the given fields.

Creating Indexes

OrientDB provides support for several different types of indexes, which can help improve performance in retrieving records. Using this method, you can create them on a particular class, indexing the given fields (that is, properties), on the class.

Syntax

// METHOD 1
OIndex<?> OClass().createIndex(String name,
	OClass.INDEX_TYPE type,
	String... fields)

// METHOD 2
OIndex<?> OClass().createIndex(String name, 
	String type-name, 
	OProgressListener listener,
	ODocument metadata, 
	String... fields)

// METHOD 3
OIndex<?> OClass().createIndex(String name, 
	String type-name,
	OProgressListener listener
	ODocument metadata,
	String algorithm,
	String... fields)
ArgumentTypeDescription
nameStringDefines the index name
typeOClass.INDEX_TYPEDefines the index type
fieldsStringDefines the fields to index
type-nameStringDefines the index type, as a string
listenerOProgressListenerDefines the progress listener for the index
metadataODocumentDefines metadata for the index
algorithmStringDefines the algorithm to use

Return Value

This method creates an index on the given properties for the class. It then returns the index as an OIndex instance.