J. Duke | 319a3b9 | 2007-12-01 00:00:00 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 1 | /* |
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| 26 | package java.sql; |
| 27 | |
| 28 | /** |
| 29 | * The mapping in the Java programming language of an SQL <code>REF</code> |
| 30 | * value, which is a reference to an SQL structured type value in the database. |
| 31 | * <P> |
| 32 | * SQL <code>REF</code> values are stored in a table that contains |
| 33 | * instances of a referenceable SQL structured type, and each <code>REF</code> |
| 34 | * value is a unique identifier for one instance in that table. |
| 35 | * An SQL <code>REF</code> value may be used in place of the |
| 36 | * SQL structured type it references, either as a column value in a |
| 37 | * table or an attribute value in a structured type. |
| 38 | * <P> |
| 39 | * Because an SQL <code>REF</code> value is a logical pointer to an |
| 40 | * SQL structured type, a <code>Ref</code> object is by default also a logical |
| 41 | * pointer. Thus, retrieving an SQL <code>REF</code> value as |
| 42 | * a <code>Ref</code> object does not materialize |
| 43 | * the attributes of the structured type on the client. |
| 44 | * <P> |
| 45 | * A <code>Ref</code> object can be stored in the database using the |
| 46 | * <code>PreparedStatement.setRef</code> method. |
| 47 | * <p> |
| 48 | * All methods on the <code>Ref</code> interface must be fully implemented if the |
| 49 | * JDBC driver supports the data type. |
| 50 | * |
| 51 | * @see Struct |
| 52 | * @since 1.2 |
| 53 | */ |
| 54 | public interface Ref { |
| 55 | |
| 56 | /** |
| 57 | * Retrieves the fully-qualified SQL name of the SQL structured type that |
| 58 | * this <code>Ref</code> object references. |
| 59 | * |
| 60 | * @return the fully-qualified SQL name of the referenced SQL structured type |
| 61 | * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs |
| 62 | * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support |
| 63 | * this method |
| 64 | * @since 1.2 |
| 65 | */ |
| 66 | String getBaseTypeName() throws SQLException; |
| 67 | |
| 68 | /** |
| 69 | * Retrieves the referenced object and maps it to a Java type |
| 70 | * using the given type map. |
| 71 | * |
| 72 | * @param map a <code>java.util.Map</code> object that contains |
| 73 | * the mapping to use (the fully-qualified name of the SQL |
| 74 | * structured type being referenced and the class object for |
| 75 | * <code>SQLData</code> implementation to which the SQL |
| 76 | * structured type will be mapped) |
| 77 | * @return a Java <code>Object</code> that is the custom mapping for |
| 78 | * the SQL structured type to which this <code>Ref</code> |
| 79 | * object refers |
| 80 | * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs |
| 81 | * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support |
| 82 | * this method |
| 83 | * @since 1.4 |
| 84 | * @see #setObject |
| 85 | */ |
| 86 | Object getObject(java.util.Map<String,Class<?>> map) throws SQLException; |
| 87 | |
| 88 | |
| 89 | /** |
| 90 | * Retrieves the SQL structured type instance referenced by |
| 91 | * this <code>Ref</code> object. If the connection's type map has an entry |
| 92 | * for the structured type, the instance will be custom mapped to |
| 93 | * the Java class indicated in the type map. Otherwise, the |
| 94 | * structured type instance will be mapped to a <code>Struct</code> object. |
| 95 | * |
| 96 | * @return a Java <code>Object</code> that is the mapping for |
| 97 | * the SQL structured type to which this <code>Ref</code> |
| 98 | * object refers |
| 99 | * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs |
| 100 | * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support |
| 101 | * this method |
| 102 | * @since 1.4 |
| 103 | * @see #setObject |
| 104 | */ |
| 105 | Object getObject() throws SQLException; |
| 106 | |
| 107 | /** |
| 108 | * Sets the structured type value that this <code>Ref</code> |
| 109 | * object references to the given instance of <code>Object</code>. |
| 110 | * The driver converts this to an SQL structured type when it |
| 111 | * sends it to the database. |
| 112 | * |
| 113 | * @param value an <code>Object</code> representing the SQL |
| 114 | * structured type instance that this |
| 115 | * <code>Ref</code> object will reference |
| 116 | * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs |
| 117 | * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support |
| 118 | * this method |
| 119 | * @since 1.4 |
| 120 | * @see #getObject() |
| 121 | * @see #getObject(Map) |
| 122 | * @see PreparedStatement#setObject(int, Object) |
| 123 | * @see CallableStatement#setObject(String, Object) |
| 124 | */ |
| 125 | void setObject(Object value) throws SQLException; |
| 126 | |
| 127 | } |