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package java.sql;

/**
 * This interface is used for mapping SQL data to user defined datatypes.
 *
 * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
 */
public interface SQLData 
{
  /**
   * This method returns the user defined datatype name for this object.
   *
   * @return The user defined data type name for this object.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public String getSQLTypeName() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method populates the data in the object from the specified stream.
   *
   * @param stream The stream to read the data from.
   * @param name The data type name of the data on the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void readSQL(SQLInput stream, String typeName) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the data in this object to the specified stream.
   *
   * @param stream The stream to write the data to.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeSQL(SQLOutput stream) throws SQLException;
}