gcc/libjava/classpath/java/sql/Driver.java
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/* Driver.java -- A JDBC driver
Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of GNU Classpath.
GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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exception statement from your version. */
package java.sql;
import java.util.Properties;
/**
* This interface specifies a mechanism for accessing a JDBC database
* driver. When the class implementing this method is loaded, it should
* register an instance of itself with the <code>DriverManager</code> in
* a static initializer.
* <p>
* Because the <code>DriverManager</code> might attempt to use several
* drivers to find one that can connect to the requested database,
* this driver should not cause large numbers of classes and code to
* be loaded. If another driver is the one that ends up performing the
* request, any loading done by this driver would be wasted.
*
* @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
*/
public interface Driver
{
/**
* This method connects to the specified database using the connection
* properties supplied. If the driver does not understand the database
* URL, it should return <code>null</code> instead of throwing an
* exception since the <code>DriverManager</code> will probe a driver
* in this manner.
*
* @param url The URL string for this connection.
* @param properties The list of database connection properties.
* @return A <code>Connection</code> object for the newly established
* connection, or <code>null</code> if the URL is not understood.
* @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
*/
Connection connect(String url, Properties properties) throws SQLException;
/**
* This method tests whether or not the driver believes it can connect to
* the specified database. The driver should only test whether it
* understands and accepts the URL. It should not necessarily attempt to
* probe the database for a connection.
*
* @param url The database URL string.
* @return <code>true</code> if the drivers can connect to the database,
* <code>false</code> otherwise.
* @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
*/
boolean acceptsURL(String url) throws SQLException;
/**
* This method returns an array of possible properties that could be
* used to connect to the specified database.
*
* @param url The URL string of the database to connect to.
* @param properties The list of properties the caller is planning to use
* to connect to the database.
* @return A list of possible additional properties for a connection to this
* database. This list may be empty.
* @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
*/
DriverPropertyInfo[] getPropertyInfo(String url, Properties properties)
throws SQLException;
/**
* This method returns the major version number of the driver.
*
* @return The major version number of the driver.
*/
int getMajorVersion();
/**
* This method returns the minor version number of the driver.
*
* @return The minor version number of the driver.
*/
int getMinorVersion();
/**
* This method tests whether or not the driver is JDBC compliant. This
* method should only return <code>true</code> if the driver has been
* certified as JDBC compliant.
*
* @return <code>true</code> if the driver has been certified JDBC compliant,
* <code>false</code> otherwise.
*/
boolean jdbcCompliant();
}