Pagination (Relay connections) interview questions

1. A.fetching a page relative to an opaque position marker rather than a numeric offset, keeping results stable as data changes
2. B.a Relay wrapper pairing one item (its node) with the opaque cursor marking that item's position in the list
3. C.the Relay pattern type wrapping a paginated list as edges plus page metadata, returned by a list field
4. D.selecting a page by skipping a fixed count of leading rows, simple but prone to drift when rows are inserted or deleted

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1. A.Cursor pagination
2. B.Connection
3. C.Edge
4. D.PageInfo

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1. A.Cursor pagination — fetching a page relative to an opaque position marker rather than a numeric offset, keeping results stable as data changes
2. B.Cursor pagination — the Relay metadata object reporting whether further pages exist and the boundary cursors of the current page
3. C.Cursor pagination — the Relay pattern type wrapping a paginated list as edges plus page metadata, returned by a list field
4. D.Cursor pagination — selecting a page by skipping a fixed count of leading rows, simple but prone to drift when rows are inserted or deleted

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1. A.the Relay pattern type wrapping a paginated list as edges plus page metadata, returned by a list field
2. B.a Relay wrapper pairing one item (its node) with the opaque cursor marking that item's position in the list
3. C.selecting a page by skipping a fixed count of leading rows, simple but prone to drift when rows are inserted or deleted
4. D.the Relay metadata object reporting whether further pages exist and the boundary cursors of the current page

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1. A.Offset pagination
2. B.Edge
3. C.Cursor pagination
4. D.Connection

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1. A.Connection — selecting a page by skipping a fixed count of leading rows, simple but prone to drift when rows are inserted or deleted
2. B.Connection — a Relay wrapper pairing one item (its node) with the opaque cursor marking that item's position in the list
3. C.Connection — the Relay pattern type wrapping a paginated list as edges plus page metadata, returned by a list field
4. D.Connection — the Relay metadata object reporting whether further pages exist and the boundary cursors of the current page

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1. A.selecting a page by skipping a fixed count of leading rows, simple but prone to drift when rows are inserted or deleted
2. B.the Relay metadata object reporting whether further pages exist and the boundary cursors of the current page
3. C.a Relay wrapper pairing one item (its node) with the opaque cursor marking that item's position in the list
4. D.fetching a page relative to an opaque position marker rather than a numeric offset, keeping results stable as data changes

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1. A.Connection
2. B.Cursor pagination
3. C.Offset pagination
4. D.Edge

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1. A.Edge — fetching a page relative to an opaque position marker rather than a numeric offset, keeping results stable as data changes
2. B.Edge — a Relay wrapper pairing one item (its node) with the opaque cursor marking that item's position in the list
3. C.Edge — selecting a page by skipping a fixed count of leading rows, simple but prone to drift when rows are inserted or deleted
4. D.Edge — the Relay pattern type wrapping a paginated list as edges plus page metadata, returned by a list field

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1. A.a Relay wrapper pairing one item (its node) with the opaque cursor marking that item's position in the list
2. B.fetching a page relative to an opaque position marker rather than a numeric offset, keeping results stable as data changes
3. C.the Relay pattern type wrapping a paginated list as edges plus page metadata, returned by a list field
4. D.the Relay metadata object reporting whether further pages exist and the boundary cursors of the current page

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1. A.PageInfo
2. B.Cursor pagination
3. C.Edge
4. D.Connection

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1. A.PageInfo — the Relay metadata object reporting whether further pages exist and the boundary cursors of the current page
2. B.PageInfo — fetching a page relative to an opaque position marker rather than a numeric offset, keeping results stable as data changes
3. C.PageInfo — selecting a page by skipping a fixed count of leading rows, simple but prone to drift when rows are inserted or deleted
4. D.PageInfo — the Relay pattern type wrapping a paginated list as edges plus page metadata, returned by a list field

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1. A.fetching a page relative to an opaque position marker rather than a numeric offset, keeping results stable as data changes
2. B.the Relay pattern type wrapping a paginated list as edges plus page metadata, returned by a list field
3. C.the Relay metadata object reporting whether further pages exist and the boundary cursors of the current page
4. D.selecting a page by skipping a fixed count of leading rows, simple but prone to drift when rows are inserted or deleted

Answer + AI explanation with Pro

1. A.Offset pagination
2. B.Edge
3. C.Cursor pagination
4. D.Connection

Answer + AI explanation with Pro

1. A.Offset pagination — fetching a page relative to an opaque position marker rather than a numeric offset, keeping results stable as data changes
2. B.Offset pagination — selecting a page by skipping a fixed count of leading rows, simple but prone to drift when rows are inserted or deleted
3. C.Offset pagination — the Relay pattern type wrapping a paginated list as edges plus page metadata, returned by a list field
4. D.Offset pagination — the Relay metadata object reporting whether further pages exist and the boundary cursors of the current page

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