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/**
*
* Provides the API for accessing and processing data stored in a
* data source (usually a relational database) using the
* Java™ programming language.
* This API includes a framework whereby different
* drivers can be installed dynamically to access different data sources.
* Although the JDBC™ API is mainly geared
* to passing SQL statements to a database, it provides for reading and
* writing data from any data source with a tabular format.
* The reader/writer facility, available through the
* <code>javax.sql.RowSet</code> group of interfaces, can be customized to
* use and update data from a spread sheet, flat file, or any other tabular
* data source.
*
* <h2>What the JDBC&trade; 4.3 API Includes</h2>
* The JDBC&trade; 4.3 API includes both
* the <code>java.sql</code> package, referred to as the JDBC core API,
* and the <code>javax.sql</code> package, referred to as the JDBC Optional
* Package API. This complete JDBC API
* is included in the Java&trade; Standard Edition (Java SE&trade;), version 7.
* The <code>javax.sql</code> package extends the functionality of the JDBC API
* from a client-side API to a server-side API, and it is an essential part
* of the Java&trade; Enterprise Edition
* (Java EE&trade;) technology.
*
* <h2>Versions</h2>
* The JDBC 4.3 API incorporates all of the previous JDBC API versions:
* <UL>
* <LI> The JDBC 4.2 API</li>
* <LI> The JDBC 4.1 API</li>
* <LI> The JDBC 4.0 API</li>
* <LI> The JDBC 3.0 API</li>
* <LI> The JDBC 2.1 core API</li>
* <LI> The JDBC 2.0 Optional Package API<br>
* (Note that the JDBC 2.1 core API and the JDBC 2.0 Optional Package
* API together are referred to as the JDBC 2.0 API.)</li>
* <LI> The JDBC 1.2 API</li>
* <LI> The JDBC 1.0 API</li>
* </UL>
* <P>
* Classes, interfaces, methods, fields, constructors, and exceptions
* have the following "since" tags that indicate when they were introduced
* into the Java platform. When these "since" tags are used in
* Javadoc&trade; comments for the JDBC API,
* they indicate the following:
* <UL>
* <LI>Since 9 -- new in the JDBC 4.3 API and part of the Java SE platform,
* version 9</li>
* <LI>Since 1.8 -- new in the JDBC 4.2 API and part of the Java SE platform,
* version 8</li>
* <LI>Since 1.7 -- new in the JDBC 4.1 API and part of the Java SE platform,
* version 7</li>
* <LI>Since 1.6 -- new in the JDBC 4.0 API and part of the Java SE platform,
* version 6</li>
* <LI>Since 1.4 -- new in the JDBC 3.0 API and part of the J2SE platform,
* version 1.4</li>
* <LI>Since 1.2 -- new in the JDBC 2.0 API and part of the J2SE platform,
* version 1.2</li>
* <LI>Since 1.1 or no "since" tag -- in the original JDBC 1.0 API and part of
* the JDK&trade;, version 1.1</li>
* </UL>
* <P>
* <b>NOTE:</b> Many of the new features are optional; consequently, there is
* some variation in drivers and the features they support. Always
* check your driver's documentation to see whether it supports a feature before
* you try to use it.
* <P>
* <b>NOTE:</b> The class <code>SQLPermission</code> was added in the
* Java&trade; 2 SDK, Standard Edition,
* version 1.3 release. This class is used to prevent unauthorized
* access to the logging stream associated with the <code>DriverManager</code>,
* which may contain information such as table names, column data, and so on.
*
* <h2>What the <code>java.sql</code> Package Contains</h2>
* The <code>java.sql</code> package contains API for the following:
* <UL>
* <LI>Making a connection with a database via the <code>DriverManager</code> facility
* <UL>
* <LI><code>DriverManager</code> class -- makes a connection with a driver
* <LI><code>SQLPermission</code> class -- provides permission when code
* running within a Security Manager, such as an applet,
* attempts to set up a logging stream through the
* <code>DriverManager</code>
* <LI><code>Driver</code> interface -- provides the API for registering
* and connecting drivers based on JDBC technology ("JDBC drivers");
* generally used only by the <code>DriverManager</code> class
* <LI><code>DriverPropertyInfo</code> class -- provides properties for a
* JDBC driver; not used by the general user
* </UL>
* <LI>Sending SQL statements to a database
* <UL>
* <LI><code>Statement</code> -- used to send basic SQL statements
* <LI><code>PreparedStatement</code> -- used to send prepared statements or
* basic SQL statements (derived from <code>Statement</code>)
* <LI><code>CallableStatement</code> -- used to call database stored
* procedures (derived from <code>PreparedStatement</code>)
* <LI><code>Connection</code> interface -- provides methods for creating
* statements and managing connections and their properties
* <LI><code>Savepoint</code> -- provides savepoints in a transaction
*
* </UL>
* <LI>Retrieving and updating the results of a query
* <UL>
* <LI><code>ResultSet</code> interface
* </UL>
* <LI>Standard mappings for SQL types to classes and interfaces in the
* Java programming language
* <UL>
* <LI><code>Array</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>ARRAY</code>
* <LI><code>Blob</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>BLOB</code>
* <LI><code>Clob</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>CLOB</code>
* <LI><code>Date</code> class -- mapping for SQL <code>DATE</code>
* <LI><code>NClob</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>NCLOB</code>
* <LI><code>Ref</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>REF</code>
* <LI><code>RowId</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>ROWID</code>
* <LI><code>Struct</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>STRUCT</code>
* <LI><code>SQLXML</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>XML</code>
* <LI><code>Time</code> class -- mapping for SQL <code>TIME</code>
* <LI><code>Timestamp</code> class -- mapping for SQL <code>TIMESTAMP</code>
* <LI><code>Types</code> class -- provides constants for SQL types
* </UL>
* <LI>Custom mapping an SQL user-defined type (UDT) to a class in the
* Java programming language
* <UL>
* <LI><code>SQLData</code> interface -- specifies the mapping of
* a UDT to an instance of this class
* <LI><code>SQLInput</code> interface -- provides methods for reading
* UDT attributes from a stream
* <LI><code>SQLOutput</code> interface -- provides methods for writing
* UDT attributes back to a stream
* </UL>
* <LI>Metadata
* <UL>
* <LI><code>DatabaseMetaData</code> interface -- provides information
* about the database
* <LI><code>ResultSetMetaData</code> interface -- provides information
* about the columns of a <code>ResultSet</code> object
* <LI><code>ParameterMetaData</code> interface -- provides information
* about the parameters to <code>PreparedStatement</code> commands
* </UL>
* <LI>Exceptions
* <UL>
* <LI><code>SQLException</code> -- thrown by most methods when there
* is a problem accessing data and by some methods for other reasons
* <LI><code>SQLWarning</code> -- thrown to indicate a warning
* <LI><code>DataTruncation</code> -- thrown to indicate that data may have
* been truncated
* <LI><code>BatchUpdateException</code> -- thrown to indicate that not all
* commands in a batch update executed successfully
* </UL>
* </UL>
*
* <h3><code>java.sql</code> and <code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 4.3 API</h3>
* <UL>
* <LI>Added <code>Sharding</code> support</LI>
* <LI>Enhanced <code>Connection</code> to be able to provide hints
* to the driver that a request, an independent unit of work,
* is beginning or ending</LI>
* <LI>Enhanced <code>DatabaseMetaData</code> to determine if Sharding is
* supported</LI>
* <LI>Added the method <code>drivers</code> to <code>DriverManager</code>
* to return a Stream of the currently loaded and
* available JDBC drivers</LI>
* <LI>Added support to <code>Statement</code> for enquoting literals
* and simple identifiers</LI>
* <LI>Clarified the Java SE version that methods were deprecated</LI>
* </UL>
*
* <h3><code>java.sql</code> and <code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 4.2 API</h3>
* <UL>
* <LI>Added <code>JDBCType</code> enum and <code>SQLType</code> interface</li>
* <LI>Support for <code>REF CURSORS</code> in <code>CallableStatement</code>
* </LI>
* <LI><code>DatabaseMetaData</code> methods to return maximum Logical LOB size
* and if Ref Cursors are supported</LI>
* <LI>Added support for large update counts</LI>
*
* </UL>
*
* <h3><code>java.sql</code> and <code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 4.1 API</h3>
* <UL>
* <LI>Allow <code>Connection</code>,
* <code>ResultSet</code> and <code>Statement</code> objects to be
* used with the try-with-resources statement</LI>
* <LI>Support added to <code>CallableStatement</code> and
* <code>ResultSet</code> to specify the Java type to convert to via the
* <code>getObject</code> method</LI>
* <LI><code>DatabaseMetaData</code> methods to return PseudoColumns and if a
* generated key is always returned</LI>
* <LI>Added support to <code>Connection</code> to specify a database schema,
* abort and timeout a physical connection.</LI>
* <LI>Added support to close a <code>Statement</code> object when its dependent
* objects have been closed</LI>
* <LI>Support for obtaining the parent logger for a <code>Driver</code>,
* <code>DataSource</code>, <code>ConnectionPoolDataSource</code> and
* <code>XADataSource</code></LI>
*
* </UL>
* <h3><code>java.sql</code> and <code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 4.0 API</h3>
* <UL>
* <LI>auto java.sql.Driver discovery -- no longer need to load a
* <code>java.sql.Driver</code> class via <code>Class.forName</code>
* <LI>National Character Set support added
* <li>Support added for the SQL:2003 XML data type
* <lI>SQLException enhancements -- Added support for cause chaining; New SQLExceptions
* added for common SQLState class value codes
* <li>Enhanced Blob/Clob functionality -- Support provided to create and free a Blob/Clob instance
* as well as additional methods added to improve accessibility
* <li>Support added for accessing a SQL ROWID
* <li>Support added to allow a JDBC application to access an instance of a JDBC resource
* that has been wrapped by a vendor, usually in an application server or connection
* pooling environment.
* <li>Availability to be notified when a <code>PreparedStatement</code> that is associated
* with a <code>PooledConnection</code> has been closed or the driver determines is invalid
*
*
* </UL>
*
*
* <h3><code>java.sql</code> and <code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 3.0 API</h3>
* <UL>
* <LI>Pooled statements -- reuse of statements associated with a pooled
* connection
* <LI>Savepoints -- allow a transaction to be rolled back to a designated
* savepoint
* <LI>Properties defined for <code>ConnectionPoolDataSource</code> -- specify
* how connections are to be pooled
* <LI>Metadata for parameters of a <code>PreparedStatement</code> object
* <LI>Ability to retrieve values from automatically generated columns
* <LI>Ability to have multiple <code>ResultSet</code> objects
* returned from <code>CallableStatement</code> objects open at the
* same time
* <LI>Ability to identify parameters to <code>CallableStatement</code>
* objects by name as well as by index
* <LI><code>ResultSet</code> holdability -- ability to specify whether cursors
* should be held open or closed at the end of a transaction
* <LI>Ability to retrieve and update the SQL structured type instance that a
* <code>Ref</code> object references
* <LI>Ability to programmatically update <code>BLOB</code>,
* <code>CLOB</code>, <code>ARRAY</code>, and <code>REF</code> values.
* <LI>Addition of the <code>java.sql.Types.DATALINK</code> data type --
* allows JDBC drivers access to objects stored outside a data source
* <LI>Addition of metadata for retrieving SQL type hierarchies
* </UL>
*
* <h3><code>java.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 2.1 Core API</h3>
* <UL>
* <LI>Scrollable result sets--using new methods in the <code>ResultSet</code>
* interface that allow the cursor to be moved to a particular row or to a
* position relative to its current position
* <LI>Batch updates
* <LI>Programmatic updates--using <code>ResultSet</code> updater methods
* <LI>New data types--interfaces mapping the SQL3 data types
* <LI>Custom mapping of user-defined types (UDTs)
* <LI>Miscellaneous features, including performance hints, the use of character
* streams, full precision for <code>java.math.BigDecimal</code> values,
* additional security, and
* support for time zones in date, time, and timestamp values.
* </UL>
*
* <h3><code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 2.0 Optional
* Package API</h3>
* <UL>
* <LI>The <code>DataSource</code> interface as a means of making a connection. The
* Java Naming and Directory Interface&trade;
* (JNDI) is used for registering a <code>DataSource</code> object with a
* naming service and also for retrieving it.
* <LI>Pooled connections -- allowing connections to be used and reused
* <LI>Distributed transactions -- allowing a transaction to span diverse
* DBMS servers
* <LI><code>RowSet</code> technology -- providing a convenient means of
* handling and passing data
* </UL>
*
*
* <h3>Custom Mapping of UDTs</h3>
* A user-defined type (UDT) defined in SQL can be mapped to a class in the Java
* programming language. An SQL structured type or an SQL <code>DISTINCT</code>
* type are the UDTs that may be custom mapped. The following three
* steps set up a custom mapping:
* <ol>
* <li>Defining the SQL structured type or <code>DISTINCT</code> type in SQL
* <li>Defining the class in the Java programming language to which the
* SQL UDT will be mapped. This class must implement the
* <code>SQLData</code> interface.
* <li>Making an entry in a <code>Connection</code> object's type map
* that contains two things:
* <ul>
* <li>the fully-qualified SQL name of the UDT
* <li>the <code>Class</code> object for the class that implements the
* <code>SQLData</code> interface
* </ul>
* </ol>
* <p>
* When these are in place for a UDT, calling the methods
* <code>ResultSet.getObject</code> or <code>CallableStatement.getObject</code>
* on that UDT will automatically retrieve the custom mapping for it. Also, the
* <code>PreparedStatement.setObject</code> method will automatically map the
* object back to its SQL type to store it in the data source.
*
* <h2>Package Specification</h2>
*
* <ul>
* <li><a href="https://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=221">JDBC 4.3 Specification</a>
* </ul>
*
* <h2>Related Documentation</h2>
*
* <ul>
* <li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/jdbc/basics/index.html">
* Lesson:JDBC Basics(The Javaxx Tutorials &gt; JDBC&trade; Database Access)</a>
*
* <li><a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index-142838.html">
* <i>JDBC&trade; API Tutorial and Reference, Third Edition</i></a>
* </ul>
*/
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Provides the API for accessing and processing data stored in a
data source (usually a relational database) using the
Java&trade; programming language.
This API includes a framework whereby different
drivers can be installed dynamically to access different data sources.
Although the JDBC&trade; API is mainly geared
to passing SQL statements to a database, it provides for reading and
writing data from any data source with a tabular format.
The reader/writer facility, available through the
<code>javax.sql.RowSet</code> group of interfaces, can be customized to
use and update data from a spread sheet, flat file, or any other tabular
data source.
<h2>What the JDBC&trade; 4.3 API Includes</h2>
The JDBC&trade; 4.3 API includes both
the <code>java.sql</code> package, referred to as the JDBC core API,
and the <code>javax.sql</code> package, referred to as the JDBC Optional
Package API. This complete JDBC API
is included in the Java&trade; Standard Edition (Java SE&trade;), version 7.
The <code>javax.sql</code> package extends the functionality of the JDBC API
from a client-side API to a server-side API, and it is an essential part
of the Java&trade; Enterprise Edition
(Java EE&trade;) technology.
<h2>Versions</h2>
The JDBC 4.3 API incorporates all of the previous JDBC API versions:
<UL>
<LI> The JDBC 4.2 API</li>
<LI> The JDBC 4.1 API</li>
<LI> The JDBC 4.0 API</li>
<LI> The JDBC 3.0 API</li>
<LI> The JDBC 2.1 core API</li>
<LI> The JDBC 2.0 Optional Package API<br>
(Note that the JDBC 2.1 core API and the JDBC 2.0 Optional Package
API together are referred to as the JDBC 2.0 API.)</li>
<LI> The JDBC 1.2 API</li>
<LI> The JDBC 1.0 API</li>
</UL>
<P>
Classes, interfaces, methods, fields, constructors, and exceptions
have the following "since" tags that indicate when they were introduced
into the Java platform. When these "since" tags are used in
Javadoc&trade; comments for the JDBC API,
they indicate the following:
<UL>
<LI>Since 9 -- new in the JDBC 4.3 API and part of the Java SE platform,
version 9</li>
<LI>Since 1.8 -- new in the JDBC 4.2 API and part of the Java SE platform,
version 8</li>
<LI>Since 1.7 -- new in the JDBC 4.1 API and part of the Java SE platform,
version 7</li>
<LI>Since 1.6 -- new in the JDBC 4.0 API and part of the Java SE platform,
version 6</li>
<LI>Since 1.4 -- new in the JDBC 3.0 API and part of the J2SE platform,
version 1.4</li>
<LI>Since 1.2 -- new in the JDBC 2.0 API and part of the J2SE platform,
version 1.2</li>
<LI>Since 1.1 or no "since" tag -- in the original JDBC 1.0 API and part of
the JDK&trade;, version 1.1</li>
</UL>
<P>
<b>NOTE:</b> Many of the new features are optional; consequently, there is
some variation in drivers and the features they support. Always
check your driver's documentation to see whether it supports a feature before
you try to use it.
<P>
<b>NOTE:</b> The class <code>SQLPermission</code> was added in the
Java&trade; 2 SDK, Standard Edition,
version 1.3 release. This class is used to prevent unauthorized
access to the logging stream associated with the <code>DriverManager</code>,
which may contain information such as table names, column data, and so on.
<h2>What the <code>java.sql</code> Package Contains</h2>
The <code>java.sql</code> package contains API for the following:
<UL>
<LI>Making a connection with a database via the <code>DriverManager</code> facility
<UL>
<LI><code>DriverManager</code> class -- makes a connection with a driver
<LI><code>SQLPermission</code> class -- provides permission when code
running within a Security Manager, such as an applet,
attempts to set up a logging stream through the
<code>DriverManager</code>
<LI><code>Driver</code> interface -- provides the API for registering
and connecting drivers based on JDBC technology ("JDBC drivers");
generally used only by the <code>DriverManager</code> class
<LI><code>DriverPropertyInfo</code> class -- provides properties for a
JDBC driver; not used by the general user
</UL>
<LI>Sending SQL statements to a database
<UL>
<LI><code>Statement</code> -- used to send basic SQL statements
<LI><code>PreparedStatement</code> -- used to send prepared statements or
basic SQL statements (derived from <code>Statement</code>)
<LI><code>CallableStatement</code> -- used to call database stored
procedures (derived from <code>PreparedStatement</code>)
<LI><code>Connection</code> interface -- provides methods for creating
statements and managing connections and their properties
<LI><code>Savepoint</code> -- provides savepoints in a transaction
</UL>
<LI>Retrieving and updating the results of a query
<UL>
<LI><code>ResultSet</code> interface
</UL>
<LI>Standard mappings for SQL types to classes and interfaces in the
Java programming language
<UL>
<LI><code>Array</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>ARRAY</code>
<LI><code>Blob</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>BLOB</code>
<LI><code>Clob</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>CLOB</code>
<LI><code>Date</code> class -- mapping for SQL <code>DATE</code>
<LI><code>NClob</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>NCLOB</code>
<LI><code>Ref</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>REF</code>
<LI><code>RowId</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>ROWID</code>
<LI><code>Struct</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>STRUCT</code>
<LI><code>SQLXML</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>XML</code>
<LI><code>Time</code> class -- mapping for SQL <code>TIME</code>
<LI><code>Timestamp</code> class -- mapping for SQL <code>TIMESTAMP</code>
<LI><code>Types</code> class -- provides constants for SQL types
</UL>
<LI>Custom mapping an SQL user-defined type (UDT) to a class in the
Java programming language
<UL>
<LI><code>SQLData</code> interface -- specifies the mapping of
a UDT to an instance of this class
<LI><code>SQLInput</code> interface -- provides methods for reading
UDT attributes from a stream
<LI><code>SQLOutput</code> interface -- provides methods for writing
UDT attributes back to a stream
</UL>
<LI>Metadata
<UL>
<LI><code>DatabaseMetaData</code> interface -- provides information
about the database
<LI><code>ResultSetMetaData</code> interface -- provides information
about the columns of a <code>ResultSet</code> object
<LI><code>ParameterMetaData</code> interface -- provides information
about the parameters to <code>PreparedStatement</code> commands
</UL>
<LI>Exceptions
<UL>
<LI><code>SQLException</code> -- thrown by most methods when there
is a problem accessing data and by some methods for other reasons
<LI><code>SQLWarning</code> -- thrown to indicate a warning
<LI><code>DataTruncation</code> -- thrown to indicate that data may have
been truncated
<LI><code>BatchUpdateException</code> -- thrown to indicate that not all
commands in a batch update executed successfully
</UL>
</UL>
<h3><code>java.sql</code> and <code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 4.3 API</h3>
<UL>
<LI>Added <code>Sharding</code> support</LI>
<LI>Enhanced <code>Connection</code> to be able to provide hints
to the driver that a request, an independent unit of work,
is beginning or ending</LI>
<LI>Enhanced <code>DatabaseMetaData</code> to determine if Sharding is
supported</LI>
<LI>Added the method <code>drivers</code> to <code>DriverManager</code>
to return a Stream of the currently loaded and
available JDBC drivers</LI>
<LI>Added support to <code>Statement</code> for enquoting literals
and simple identifiers</LI>
<LI>Clarified the Java SE version that methods were deprecated</LI>
</UL>
<h3><code>java.sql</code> and <code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 4.2 API</h3>
<UL>
<LI>Added <code>JDBCType</code> enum and <code>SQLType</code> interface</li>
<LI>Support for <code>REF CURSORS</code> in <code>CallableStatement</code>
</LI>
<LI><code>DatabaseMetaData</code> methods to return maximum Logical LOB size
and if Ref Cursors are supported</LI>
<LI>Added support for large update counts</LI>
</UL>
<h3><code>java.sql</code> and <code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 4.1 API</h3>
<UL>
<LI>Allow <code>Connection</code>,
<code>ResultSet</code> and <code>Statement</code> objects to be
used with the try-with-resources statement</LI>
<LI>Support added to <code>CallableStatement</code> and
<code>ResultSet</code> to specify the Java type to convert to via the
<code>getObject</code> method</LI>
<LI><code>DatabaseMetaData</code> methods to return PseudoColumns and if a
generated key is always returned</LI>
<LI>Added support to <code>Connection</code> to specify a database schema,
abort and timeout a physical connection.</LI>
<LI>Added support to close a <code>Statement</code> object when its dependent
objects have been closed</LI>
<LI>Support for obtaining the parent logger for a <code>Driver</code>,
<code>DataSource</code>, <code>ConnectionPoolDataSource</code> and
<code>XADataSource</code></LI>
</UL>
<h3><code>java.sql</code> and <code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 4.0 API</h3>
<UL>
<LI>auto java.sql.Driver discovery -- no longer need to load a
<code>java.sql.Driver</code> class via <code>Class.forName</code>
<LI>National Character Set support added
<li>Support added for the SQL:2003 XML data type
<lI>SQLException enhancements -- Added support for cause chaining; New SQLExceptions
added for common SQLState class value codes
<li>Enhanced Blob/Clob functionality -- Support provided to create and free a Blob/Clob instance
as well as additional methods added to improve accessibility
<li>Support added for accessing a SQL ROWID
<li>Support added to allow a JDBC application to access an instance of a JDBC resource
that has been wrapped by a vendor, usually in an application server or connection
pooling environment.
<li>Availability to be notified when a <code>PreparedStatement</code> that is associated
with a <code>PooledConnection</code> has been closed or the driver determines is invalid
</UL>
<h3><code>java.sql</code> and <code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 3.0 API</h3>
<UL>
<LI>Pooled statements -- reuse of statements associated with a pooled
connection
<LI>Savepoints -- allow a transaction to be rolled back to a designated
savepoint
<LI>Properties defined for <code>ConnectionPoolDataSource</code> -- specify
how connections are to be pooled
<LI>Metadata for parameters of a <code>PreparedStatement</code> object
<LI>Ability to retrieve values from automatically generated columns
<LI>Ability to have multiple <code>ResultSet</code> objects
returned from <code>CallableStatement</code> objects open at the
same time
<LI>Ability to identify parameters to <code>CallableStatement</code>
objects by name as well as by index
<LI><code>ResultSet</code> holdability -- ability to specify whether cursors
should be held open or closed at the end of a transaction
<LI>Ability to retrieve and update the SQL structured type instance that a
<code>Ref</code> object references
<LI>Ability to programmatically update <code>BLOB</code>,
<code>CLOB</code>, <code>ARRAY</code>, and <code>REF</code> values.
<LI>Addition of the <code>java.sql.Types.DATALINK</code> data type --
allows JDBC drivers access to objects stored outside a data source
<LI>Addition of metadata for retrieving SQL type hierarchies
</UL>
<h3><code>java.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 2.1 Core API</h3>
<UL>
<LI>Scrollable result sets--using new methods in the <code>ResultSet</code>
interface that allow the cursor to be moved to a particular row or to a
position relative to its current position
<LI>Batch updates
<LI>Programmatic updates--using <code>ResultSet</code> updater methods
<LI>New data types--interfaces mapping the SQL3 data types
<LI>Custom mapping of user-defined types (UDTs)
<LI>Miscellaneous features, including performance hints, the use of character
streams, full precision for <code>java.math.BigDecimal</code> values,
additional security, and
support for time zones in date, time, and timestamp values.
</UL>
<h3><code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 2.0 Optional
Package API</h3>
<UL>
<LI>The <code>DataSource</code> interface as a means of making a connection. The
Java Naming and Directory Interface&trade;
(JNDI) is used for registering a <code>DataSource</code> object with a
naming service and also for retrieving it.
<LI>Pooled connections -- allowing connections to be used and reused
<LI>Distributed transactions -- allowing a transaction to span diverse
DBMS servers
<LI><code>RowSet</code> technology -- providing a convenient means of
handling and passing data
</UL>
<h3>Custom Mapping of UDTs</h3>
A user-defined type (UDT) defined in SQL can be mapped to a class in the Java
programming language. An SQL structured type or an SQL <code>DISTINCT</code>
type are the UDTs that may be custom mapped. The following three
steps set up a custom mapping:
<ol>
<li>Defining the SQL structured type or <code>DISTINCT</code> type in SQL
<li>Defining the class in the Java programming language to which the
SQL UDT will be mapped. This class must implement the
<code>SQLData</code> interface.
<li>Making an entry in a <code>Connection</code> object's type map
that contains two things:
<ul>
<li>the fully-qualified SQL name of the UDT
<li>the <code>Class</code> object for the class that implements the
<code>SQLData</code> interface
</ul>
</ol>
<p>
When these are in place for a UDT, calling the methods
<code>ResultSet.getObject</code> or <code>CallableStatement.getObject</code>
on that UDT will automatically retrieve the custom mapping for it. Also, the
<code>PreparedStatement.setObject</code> method will automatically map the
object back to its SQL type to store it in the data source.
<h2>Package Specification</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=221">JDBC 4.3 Specification</a>
</ul>
<h2>Related Documentation</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/jdbc/basics/index.html">
Lesson:JDBC Basics(The Javaxx Tutorials &gt; JDBC&trade; Database Access)</a>
<li><a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index-142838.html">
<i>JDBC&trade; API Tutorial and Reference, Third Edition</i></a>
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* Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
* DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
* <p>
* This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
* published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this
* particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
* by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
* <p>
* This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
* version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
* accompanied this code).
* <p>
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
* 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
* Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
* <p>
* Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
* or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
* questions.
*/
/**
* Provides the API for server side data source access and processing from
* the Java&trade; programming language.
* This package supplements the <code>java.sql</code>
* package and, as of the version 1.4 release, is included in the
* Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE&trade;).
* It remains an essential part of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition
* (Java EE&trade;).
* <p>
* The <code>javax.sql</code> package provides for the following:
* <OL>
* <LI>The <code>DataSource</code> interface as an alternative to the
* <code>DriverManager</code> for establishing a
* connection with a data source
* <LI>Connection pooling and Statement pooling
* <LI>Distributed transactions
* <LI>Rowsets
* </OL>
* <p>
* Applications use the <code>DataSource</code> and <code>RowSet</code>
* APIs directly, but the connection pooling and distributed transaction
* APIs are used internally by the middle-tier infrastructure.
*
* <H2>Using a <code>DataSource</code> Object to Make a Connection</H2>
* <p>
* The <code>javax.sql</code> package provides the preferred
* way to make a connection with a data source. The <code>DriverManager</code>
* class, the original mechanism, is still valid, and code using it will
* continue to run. However, the newer <code>DataSource</code> mechanism
* is preferred because it offers many advantages over the
* <code>DriverManager</code> mechanism.
* <p>
* These are the main advantages of using a <code>DataSource</code> object to
* make a connection:
* <UL>
*
* <LI>Changes can be made to a data source's properties, which means
* that it is not necessary to make changes in application code when
* something about the data source or driver changes.
* <LI>Connection and Statement pooling and distributed transactions are available
* through a <code>DataSource</code> object that is
* implemented to work with the middle-tier infrastructure.
* Connections made through the <code>DriverManager</code>
* do not have connection and statement pooling or distributed transaction
* capabilities.
* </UL>
* <p>
* Driver vendors provide <code>DataSource</code> implementations. A
* particular <code>DataSource</code> object represents a particular
* physical data source, and each connection the <code>DataSource</code> object
* creates is a connection to that physical data source.
* <p>
* A logical name for the data source is registered with a naming service that
* uses the Java Naming and Directory Interface&trade;
* (JNDI) API, usually by a system administrator or someone performing the
* duties of a system administrator. An application can retrieve the
* <code>DataSource</code> object it wants by doing a lookup on the logical
* name that has been registered for it. The application can then use the
* <code>DataSource</code> object to create a connection to the physical data
* source it represents.
* <p>
* A <code>DataSource</code> object can be implemented to work with the
* middle tier infrastructure so that the connections it produces will be
* pooled for reuse. An application that uses such a <code>DataSource</code>
* implementation will automatically get a connection that participates in
* connection pooling.
* A <code>DataSource</code> object can also be implemented to work with the
* middle tier infrastructure so that the connections it produces can be
* used for distributed transactions without any special coding.
*
* <H2>Connection Pooling and Statement Pooling</H2>
* <p>
* Connections made via a <code>DataSource</code>
* object that is implemented to work with a middle tier connection pool manager
* will participate in connection pooling. This can improve performance
* dramatically because creating new connections is very expensive.
* Connection pooling allows a connection to be used and reused,
* thus cutting down substantially on the number of new connections
* that need to be created.
* <p>
* Connection pooling is totally transparent. It is done automatically
* in the middle tier of a Java EE configuration, so from an application's
* viewpoint, no change in code is required. An application simply uses
* the <code>DataSource.getConnection</code> method to get the pooled
* connection and uses it the same way it uses any <code>Connection</code>
* object.
* <p>
* The classes and interfaces used for connection pooling are:
* <UL>
* <LI><code>ConnectionPoolDataSource</code>
* <LI><code>PooledConnection</code>
* <LI><code>ConnectionEvent</code>
* <LI><code>ConnectionEventListener</code>
* <LI><code>StatementEvent</code>
* <LI><code>StatementEventListener</code>
* </UL>
* The connection pool manager, a facility in the middle tier of
* a three-tier architecture, uses these classes and interfaces
* behind the scenes. When a <code>ConnectionPoolDataSource</code> object
* is called on to create a <code>PooledConnection</code> object, the
* connection pool manager will register as a <code>ConnectionEventListener</code>
* object with the new <code>PooledConnection</code> object. When the connection
* is closed or there is an error, the connection pool manager (being a listener)
* gets a notification that includes a <code>ConnectionEvent</code> object.
* <p>
* If the connection pool manager supports <code>Statement</code> pooling, for
* <code>PreparedStatements</code>, which can be determined by invoking the method
* <code>DatabaseMetaData.supportsStatementPooling</code>, the
* connection pool manager will register as a <code>StatementEventListener</code>
* object with the new <code>PooledConnection</code> object. When the
* <code>PreparedStatement</code> is closed or there is an error, the connection
* pool manager (being a listener)
* gets a notification that includes a <code>StatementEvent</code> object.
*
* <H2>Distributed Transactions</H2>
* <p>
* As with pooled connections, connections made via a <code>DataSource</code>
* object that is implemented to work with the middle tier infrastructure
* may participate in distributed transactions. This gives an application
* the ability to involve data sources on multiple servers in a single
* transaction.
* <p>
* The classes and interfaces used for distributed transactions are:
* <UL>
* <LI><code>XADataSource</code>
* <LI><code>XAConnection</code>
* </UL>
* These interfaces are used by the transaction manager; an application does
* not use them directly.
* <p>
* The <code>XAConnection</code> interface is derived from the
* <code>PooledConnection</code> interface, so what applies to a pooled connection
* also applies to a connection that is part of a distributed transaction.
* A transaction manager in the middle tier handles everything transparently.
* The only change in application code is that an application cannot do anything
* that would interfere with the transaction manager's handling of the transaction.
* Specifically, an application cannot call the methods <code>Connection.commit</code>
* or <code>Connection.rollback</code>, and it cannot set the connection to be in
* auto-commit mode (that is, it cannot call
* <code>Connection.setAutoCommit(true)</code>).
* <p>
* An application does not need to do anything special to participate in a
* distributed transaction.
* It simply creates connections to the data sources it wants to use via
* the <code>DataSource.getConnection</code> method, just as it normally does.
* The transaction manager manages the transaction behind the scenes. The
* <code>XADataSource</code> interface creates <code>XAConnection</code> objects, and
* each <code>XAConnection</code> object creates an <code>XAResource</code> object
* that the transaction manager uses to manage the connection.
*
*
* <H2>Rowsets</H2>
* The <code>RowSet</code> interface works with various other classes and
* interfaces behind the scenes. These can be grouped into three categories.
* <OL>
* <LI>Event Notification
* <UL>
* <LI><code>RowSetListener</code><br>
* A <code>RowSet</code> object is a JavaBeans&trade;
* component because it has properties and participates in the JavaBeans
* event notification mechanism. The <code>RowSetListener</code> interface
* is implemented by a component that wants to be notified about events that
* occur to a particular <code>RowSet</code> object. Such a component registers
* itself as a listener with a rowset via the <code>RowSet.addRowSetListener</code>
* method.
* <p>
* When the <code>RowSet</code> object changes one of its rows, changes all of
* it rows, or moves its cursor, it also notifies each listener that is registered
* with it. The listener reacts by carrying out its implementation of the
* notification method called on it.
* <LI><code>RowSetEvent</code><br>
* As part of its internal notification process, a <code>RowSet</code> object
* creates an instance of <code>RowSetEvent</code> and passes it to the listener.
* The listener can use this <code>RowSetEvent</code> object to find out which rowset
* had the event.
* </UL>
* <LI>Metadata
* <UL>
* <LI><code>RowSetMetaData</code><br>
* This interface, derived from the
* <code>ResultSetMetaData</code> interface, provides information about
* the columns in a <code>RowSet</code> object. An application can use
* <code>RowSetMetaData</code> methods to find out how many columns the
* rowset contains and what kind of data each column can contain.
* <p>
* The <code>RowSetMetaData</code> interface provides methods for
* setting the information about columns, but an application would not
* normally use these methods. When an application calls the <code>RowSet</code>
* method <code>execute</code>, the <code>RowSet</code> object will contain
* a new set of rows, and its <code>RowSetMetaData</code> object will have been
* internally updated to contain information about the new columns.
* </UL>
* <LI>The Reader/Writer Facility<br>
* A <code>RowSet</code> object that implements the <code>RowSetInternal</code>
* interface can call on the <code>RowSetReader</code> object associated with it
* to populate itself with data. It can also call on the <code>RowSetWriter</code>
* object associated with it to write any changes to its rows back to the
* data source from which it originally got the rows.
* A rowset that remains connected to its data source does not need to use a
* reader and writer because it can simply operate on the data source directly.
*
* <UL>
* <LI><code>RowSetInternal</code><br>
* By implementing the <code>RowSetInternal</code> interface, a
* <code>RowSet</code> object gets access to
* its internal state and is able to call on its reader and writer. A rowset
* keeps track of the values in its current rows and of the values that immediately
* preceded the current ones, referred to as the <i>original</i> values. A rowset
* also keeps track of (1) the parameters that have been set for its command and
* (2) the connection that was passed to it, if any. A rowset uses the
* <code>RowSetInternal</code> methods behind the scenes to get access to
* this information. An application does not normally invoke these methods directly.
*
* <LI><code>RowSetReader</code><br>
* A disconnected <code>RowSet</code> object that has implemented the
* <code>RowSetInternal</code> interface can call on its reader (the
* <code>RowSetReader</code> object associated with it) to populate it with
* data. When an application calls the <code>RowSet.execute</code> method,
* that method calls on the rowset's reader to do much of the work. Implementations
* can vary widely, but generally a reader makes a connection to the data source,
* reads data from the data source and populates the rowset with it, and closes
* the connection. A reader may also update the <code>RowSetMetaData</code> object
* for its rowset. The rowset's internal state is also updated, either by the
* reader or directly by the method <code>RowSet.execute</code>.
*
*
* <LI><code>RowSetWriter</code><br>
* A disconnected <code>RowSet</code> object that has implemented the
* <code>RowSetInternal</code> interface can call on its writer (the
* <code>RowSetWriter</code> object associated with it) to write changes
* back to the underlying data source. Implementations may vary widely, but
* generally, a writer will do the following:
*
* <UL>
* <LI>Make a connection to the data source
* <LI>Check to see whether there is a conflict, that is, whether
* a value that has been changed in the rowset has also been changed
* in the data source
* <LI>Write the new values to the data source if there is no conflict
* <LI>Close the connection
* </UL>
*
*
* </UL>
* </OL>
* <p>
* The <code>RowSet</code> interface may be implemented in any number of
* ways, and anyone may write an implementation. Developers are encouraged
* to use their imaginations in coming up with new ways to use rowsets.
*
*
* <h2>Package Specification</h2>
*
* <ul>
* <li><a href="https://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=221">JDBC 4.3 Specification</a>
* </ul>
*
* <h2>Related Documentation</h2>
* <p>
* The Java Series book published by Addison-Wesley Longman provides detailed
* information about the classes and interfaces in the <code>javax.sql</code>
* package:
*
* <ul>
* <li><a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index-142838.html">
* <i>JDBC&#8482;API Tutorial and Reference, Third Edition</i></a>
* </ul>
*/
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Provides the API for server side data source access and processing from
the Java&trade; programming language.
This package supplements the <code>java.sql</code>
package and, as of the version 1.4 release, is included in the
Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE&trade;).
It remains an essential part of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition
(Java EE&trade;).
<P>
The <code>javax.sql</code> package provides for the following:
<OL>
<LI>The <code>DataSource</code> interface as an alternative to the
<code>DriverManager</code> for establishing a
connection with a data source
<LI>Connection pooling and Statement pooling
<LI>Distributed transactions
<LI>Rowsets
</OL>
<P>
Applications use the <code>DataSource</code> and <code>RowSet</code>
APIs directly, but the connection pooling and distributed transaction
APIs are used internally by the middle-tier infrastructure.
<H2>Using a <code>DataSource</code> Object to Make a Connection</H2>
The <code>javax.sql</code> package provides the preferred
way to make a connection with a data source. The <code>DriverManager</code>
class, the original mechanism, is still valid, and code using it will
continue to run. However, the newer <code>DataSource</code> mechanism
is preferred because it offers many advantages over the
<code>DriverManager</code> mechanism.
<P>
These are the main advantages of using a <code>DataSource</code> object to
make a connection:
<UL>
<LI>Changes can be made to a data source's properties, which means
that it is not necessary to make changes in application code when
something about the data source or driver changes.
<LI>Connection and Statement pooling and distributed transactions are available
through a <code>DataSource</code> object that is
implemented to work with the middle-tier infrastructure.
Connections made through the <code>DriverManager</code>
do not have connection and statement pooling or distributed transaction
capabilities.
</UL>
<P>
Driver vendors provide <code>DataSource</code> implementations. A
particular <code>DataSource</code> object represents a particular
physical data source, and each connection the <code>DataSource</code> object
creates is a connection to that physical data source.
<P>
A logical name for the data source is registered with a naming service that
uses the Java Naming and Directory Interface&trade;
(JNDI) API, usually by a system administrator or someone performing the
duties of a system administrator. An application can retrieve the
<code>DataSource</code> object it wants by doing a lookup on the logical
name that has been registered for it. The application can then use the
<code>DataSource</code> object to create a connection to the physical data
source it represents.
<P>
A <code>DataSource</code> object can be implemented to work with the
middle tier infrastructure so that the connections it produces will be
pooled for reuse. An application that uses such a <code>DataSource</code>
implementation will automatically get a connection that participates in
connection pooling.
A <code>DataSource</code> object can also be implemented to work with the
middle tier infrastructure so that the connections it produces can be
used for distributed transactions without any special coding.
<H2>Connection Pooling and Statement Pooling</H2>
Connections made via a <code>DataSource</code>
object that is implemented to work with a middle tier connection pool manager
will participate in connection pooling. This can improve performance
dramatically because creating new connections is very expensive.
Connection pooling allows a connection to be used and reused,
thus cutting down substantially on the number of new connections
that need to be created.
<P>
Connection pooling is totally transparent. It is done automatically
in the middle tier of a Java EE configuration, so from an application's
viewpoint, no change in code is required. An application simply uses
the <code>DataSource.getConnection</code> method to get the pooled
connection and uses it the same way it uses any <code>Connection</code>
object.
<P>
The classes and interfaces used for connection pooling are:
<UL>
<LI><code>ConnectionPoolDataSource</code>
<LI><code>PooledConnection</code>
<LI><code>ConnectionEvent</code>
<LI><code>ConnectionEventListener</code>
<LI><code>StatementEvent</code>
<LI><code>StatementEventListener</code>
</UL>
The connection pool manager, a facility in the middle tier of
a three-tier architecture, uses these classes and interfaces
behind the scenes. When a <code>ConnectionPoolDataSource</code> object
is called on to create a <code>PooledConnection</code> object, the
connection pool manager will register as a <code>ConnectionEventListener</code>
object with the new <code>PooledConnection</code> object. When the connection
is closed or there is an error, the connection pool manager (being a listener)
gets a notification that includes a <code>ConnectionEvent</code> object.
<p>
If the connection pool manager supports <code>Statement</code> pooling, for
<code>PreparedStatements</code>, which can be determined by invoking the method
<code>DatabaseMetaData.supportsStatementPooling</code>, the
connection pool manager will register as a <code>StatementEventListener</code>
object with the new <code>PooledConnection</code> object. When the
<code>PreparedStatement</code> is closed or there is an error, the connection
pool manager (being a listener)
gets a notification that includes a <code>StatementEvent</code> object.
<H2>Distributed Transactions</H2>
As with pooled connections, connections made via a <code>DataSource</code>
object that is implemented to work with the middle tier infrastructure
may participate in distributed transactions. This gives an application
the ability to involve data sources on multiple servers in a single
transaction.
<P>
The classes and interfaces used for distributed transactions are:
<UL>
<LI><code>XADataSource</code>
<LI><code>XAConnection</code>
</UL>
These interfaces are used by the transaction manager; an application does
not use them directly.
<P>
The <code>XAConnection</code> interface is derived from the
<code>PooledConnection</code> interface, so what applies to a pooled connection
also applies to a connection that is part of a distributed transaction.
A transaction manager in the middle tier handles everything transparently.
The only change in application code is that an application cannot do anything
that would interfere with the transaction manager's handling of the transaction.
Specifically, an application cannot call the methods <code>Connection.commit</code>
or <code>Connection.rollback</code>, and it cannot set the connection to be in
auto-commit mode (that is, it cannot call
<code>Connection.setAutoCommit(true)</code>).
<P>
An application does not need to do anything special to participate in a
distributed transaction.
It simply creates connections to the data sources it wants to use via
the <code>DataSource.getConnection</code> method, just as it normally does.
The transaction manager manages the transaction behind the scenes. The
<code>XADataSource</code> interface creates <code>XAConnection</code> objects, and
each <code>XAConnection</code> object creates an <code>XAResource</code> object
that the transaction manager uses to manage the connection.
<H2>Rowsets</H2>
The <code>RowSet</code> interface works with various other classes and
interfaces behind the scenes. These can be grouped into three categories.
<OL>
<LI>Event Notification
<UL>
<LI><code>RowSetListener</code><br>
A <code>RowSet</code> object is a JavaBeans&trade;
component because it has properties and participates in the JavaBeans
event notification mechanism. The <code>RowSetListener</code> interface
is implemented by a component that wants to be notified about events that
occur to a particular <code>RowSet</code> object. Such a component registers
itself as a listener with a rowset via the <code>RowSet.addRowSetListener</code>
method.
<P>
When the <code>RowSet</code> object changes one of its rows, changes all of
it rows, or moves its cursor, it also notifies each listener that is registered
with it. The listener reacts by carrying out its implementation of the
notification method called on it.
<LI><code>RowSetEvent</code><br>
As part of its internal notification process, a <code>RowSet</code> object
creates an instance of <code>RowSetEvent</code> and passes it to the listener.
The listener can use this <code>RowSetEvent</code> object to find out which rowset
had the event.
</UL>
<LI>Metadata
<UL>
<LI><code>RowSetMetaData</code><br>
This interface, derived from the
<code>ResultSetMetaData</code> interface, provides information about
the columns in a <code>RowSet</code> object. An application can use
<code>RowSetMetaData</code> methods to find out how many columns the
rowset contains and what kind of data each column can contain.
<P>
The <code>RowSetMetaData</code> interface provides methods for
setting the information about columns, but an application would not
normally use these methods. When an application calls the <code>RowSet</code>
method <code>execute</code>, the <code>RowSet</code> object will contain
a new set of rows, and its <code>RowSetMetaData</code> object will have been
internally updated to contain information about the new columns.
</UL>
<LI>The Reader/Writer Facility<br>
A <code>RowSet</code> object that implements the <code>RowSetInternal</code>
interface can call on the <code>RowSetReader</code> object associated with it
to populate itself with data. It can also call on the <code>RowSetWriter</code>
object associated with it to write any changes to its rows back to the
data source from which it originally got the rows.
A rowset that remains connected to its data source does not need to use a
reader and writer because it can simply operate on the data source directly.
<UL>
<LI><code>RowSetInternal</code><br>
By implementing the <code>RowSetInternal</code> interface, a
<code>RowSet</code> object gets access to
its internal state and is able to call on its reader and writer. A rowset
keeps track of the values in its current rows and of the values that immediately
preceded the current ones, referred to as the <i>original</i> values. A rowset
also keeps track of (1) the parameters that have been set for its command and
(2) the connection that was passed to it, if any. A rowset uses the
<code>RowSetInternal</code> methods behind the scenes to get access to
this information. An application does not normally invoke these methods directly.
<LI><code>RowSetReader</code><br>
A disconnected <code>RowSet</code> object that has implemented the
<code>RowSetInternal</code> interface can call on its reader (the
<code>RowSetReader</code> object associated with it) to populate it with
data. When an application calls the <code>RowSet.execute</code> method,
that method calls on the rowset's reader to do much of the work. Implementations
can vary widely, but generally a reader makes a connection to the data source,
reads data from the data source and populates the rowset with it, and closes
the connection. A reader may also update the <code>RowSetMetaData</code> object
for its rowset. The rowset's internal state is also updated, either by the
reader or directly by the method <code>RowSet.execute</code>.
<LI><code>RowSetWriter</code><br>
A disconnected <code>RowSet</code> object that has implemented the
<code>RowSetInternal</code> interface can call on its writer (the
<code>RowSetWriter</code> object associated with it) to write changes
back to the underlying data source. Implementations may vary widely, but
generally, a writer will do the following:
<UL>
<LI>Make a connection to the data source
<LI>Check to see whether there is a conflict, that is, whether
a value that has been changed in the rowset has also been changed
in the data source
<LI>Write the new values to the data source if there is no conflict
<LI>Close the connection
</UL>
</UL>
</OL>
<P>
The <code>RowSet</code> interface may be implemented in any number of
ways, and anyone may write an implementation. Developers are encouraged
to use their imaginations in coming up with new ways to use rowsets.
<h2>Package Specification</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=221">JDBC 4.3 Specification</a>
</ul>
<h2>Related Documentation</h2>
The Java Series book published by Addison-Wesley Longman provides detailed
information about the classes and interfaces in the <code>javax.sql</code>
package:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index-142838.html">
<i>JDBC&#8482;API Tutorial and Reference, Third Edition</i></a>
</ul>
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