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public interface DatabaseMetaData
Comprehensive information about the database as a whole.
This interface is implemented by driver vendors to let users know the capabilities of a Database Management System (DBMS) in combination with the driver based on JDBCTM technology ("JDBC driver") that is used with it. Different relational DBMSs often support different features, implement features in different ways, and use different data types. In addition, a driver may implement a feature on top of what the DBMS offers. Information returned by methods in this interface applies to the capabilities of a particular driver and a particular DBMS working together. Note that as used in this documentation, the term "database" is used generically to refer to both the driver and DBMS.
 A user for this interface is commonly a tool that needs to discover how to
 deal with the underlying DBMS.  This is especially true for applications
 that are intended to be used with more than one DBMS. For example, a tool might use the method 
 getTypeInfo to find out what data types can be used in a
 CREATE TABLE statement.  Or a user might call the method
 supportsCorrelatedSubqueries to see if it is possible to use
 a correlated subquery or supportsBatchUpdates to see if it is 
 possible to use batch updates. 
 
 Some DatabaseMetaData methods return lists of information
 in the form of ResultSet objects.
 Regular ResultSet methods, such as
 getString and getInt, can be used 
 to retrieve the data from these ResultSet objects.  If 
 a given form of metadata is not available, an empty ResultSet
 will be returned. Additional columns beyond the columns defined to be 
 returned by the ResultSet object for a given method 
 can be defined by the JDBC driver vendor and must be accessed 
 by their column label.
 
 Some DatabaseMetaData methods take arguments that are 
 String patterns.  These arguments all have names such as fooPattern.  
 Within a pattern String, "%" means match any substring of 0 or more 
 characters, and "_" means match any one character. Only metadata 
 entries matching the search pattern are returned. If a search pattern 
 argument is set to null, that argument's criterion will 
 be dropped from the search.
 
| Field Summary | |
|---|---|
| static short | attributeNoNullsIndicates that NULLvalues might not be allowed. | 
| static short | attributeNullableIndicates that NULLvalues are definitely allowed. | 
| static short | attributeNullableUnknownIndicates that whether NULLvalues are allowed is not
 known. | 
| static int | bestRowNotPseudoIndicates that the best row identifier is NOT a pseudo column. | 
| static int | bestRowPseudoIndicates that the best row identifier is a pseudo column. | 
| static int | bestRowSessionIndicates that the scope of the best row identifier is the remainder of the current session. | 
| static int | bestRowTemporaryIndicates that the scope of the best row identifier is very temporary, lasting only while the row is being used. | 
| static int | bestRowTransactionIndicates that the scope of the best row identifier is the remainder of the current transaction. | 
| static int | bestRowUnknownIndicates that the best row identifier may or may not be a pseudo column. | 
| static int | columnNoNullsIndicates that the column might not allow NULLvalues. | 
| static int | columnNullableIndicates that the column definitely allows NULLvalues. | 
| static int | columnNullableUnknownIndicates that the nullability of columns is unknown. | 
| static int | functionColumnInIndicates that the parameter or column is an IN parameter. | 
| static int | functionColumnInOutIndicates that the parameter or column is an INOUT parameter. | 
| static int | functionColumnOutIndicates that the parameter or column is an OUT parameter. | 
| static int | functionColumnResultIndicates that the parameter or column is a column in a result set. | 
| static int | functionColumnUnknownIndicates that type of the parameter or column is unknown. | 
| static int | functionNoNullsIndicates that NULLvalues are not allowed. | 
| static int | functionNoTableIndicates that the function does not return a table. | 
| static int | functionNullableIndicates that NULLvalues are allowed. | 
| static int | functionNullableUnknownIndicates that whether NULLvalues are allowed
 is unknown. | 
| static int | functionResultUnknownIndicates that it is not known whether the function returns a result or a table. | 
| static int | functionReturnIndicates that the parameter or column is a return value. | 
| static int | functionReturnsTableIndicates that the function returns a table. | 
| static int | importedKeyCascadeFor the column UPDATE_RULE,
 indicates that
 when the primary key is updated, the foreign key (imported key)
 is changed to agree with it. | 
| static int | importedKeyInitiallyDeferredIndicates deferrability. | 
| static int | importedKeyInitiallyImmediateIndicates deferrability. | 
| static int | importedKeyNoActionFor the columns UPDATE_RULEandDELETE_RULE, indicates that
 if the primary key has been imported, it cannot be updated or deleted. | 
| static int | importedKeyNotDeferrableIndicates deferrability. | 
| static int | importedKeyRestrictFor the column UPDATE_RULE, indicates that
 a primary key may not be updated if it has been imported by
 another table as a foreign key. | 
| static int | importedKeySetDefaultFor the columns UPDATE_RULEandDELETE_RULE, indicates that
 if the primary key is updated or deleted, the foreign key (imported key)
 is set to the default value. | 
| static int | importedKeySetNullFor the columns UPDATE_RULEandDELETE_RULE, indicates that
 when the primary key is updated or deleted, the foreign key (imported key)
 is changed toNULL. | 
| static int | procedureColumnInIndicates that the column stores IN parameters. | 
| static int | procedureColumnInOutIndicates that the column stores INOUT parameters. | 
| static int | procedureColumnOutIndicates that the column stores OUT parameters. | 
| static int | procedureColumnResultIndicates that the column stores results. | 
| static int | procedureColumnReturnIndicates that the column stores return values. | 
| static int | procedureColumnUnknownIndicates that type of the column is unknown. | 
| static int | procedureNoNullsIndicates that NULLvalues are not allowed. | 
| static int | procedureNoResultIndicates that the procedure does not return a result. | 
| static int | procedureNullableIndicates that NULLvalues are allowed. | 
| static int | procedureNullableUnknownIndicates that whether NULLvalues are allowed
 is unknown. | 
| static int | procedureResultUnknownIndicates that it is not known whether the procedure returns a result. | 
| static int | procedureReturnsResultIndicates that the procedure returns a result. | 
| static int | sqlStateSQLA possible return value for the method DatabaseMetaData.getSQLStateTypewhich is used to indicate
 whether the value returned by the methodSQLException.getSQLStateis an SQLSTATE value. | 
| static int | sqlStateSQL99A possible return value for the method DatabaseMetaData.getSQLStateTypewhich is used to indicate
 whether the value returned by the methodSQLException.getSQLStateis an SQL99 SQLSTATE value. | 
| static int | sqlStateXOpenA possible return value for the method DatabaseMetaData.getSQLStateTypewhich is used to indicate
 whether the value returned by the methodSQLException.getSQLStateis an 
 X/Open (now know as Open Group) SQL CLI SQLSTATE value. | 
| static short | tableIndexClusteredIndicates that this table index is a clustered index. | 
| static short | tableIndexHashedIndicates that this table index is a hashed index. | 
| static short | tableIndexOtherIndicates that this table index is not a clustered index, a hashed index, or table statistics; it is something other than these. | 
| static short | tableIndexStatisticIndicates that this column contains table statistics that are returned in conjunction with a table's index descriptions. | 
| static int | typeNoNullsIndicates that a NULLvalue is NOT allowed for this
 data type. | 
| static int | typeNullableIndicates that a NULLvalue is allowed for this
 data type. | 
| static int | typeNullableUnknownIndicates that it is not known whether a NULLvalue 
 is allowed for this data type. | 
| static int | typePredBasicIndicates that the data type can be only be used in WHEREsearch clauses 
 that do not useLIKEpredicates. | 
| static int | typePredCharIndicates that the data type can be only be used in WHEREsearch clauses 
 that  useLIKEpredicates. | 
| static int | typePredNoneIndicates that WHEREsearch clauses are not supported
 for this type. | 
| static int | typeSearchableIndicates that all WHEREsearch clauses can be 
 based on this type. | 
| static int | versionColumnNotPseudoIndicates that this version column is NOT a pseudo column. | 
| static int | versionColumnPseudoIndicates that this version column is a pseudo column. | 
| static int | versionColumnUnknownIndicates that this version column may or may not be a pseudo column. | 
| Method Summary | |
|---|---|
|  boolean | allProceduresAreCallable()Retrieves whether the current user can call all the procedures returned by the method getProcedures. | 
|  boolean | allTablesAreSelectable()Retrieves whether the current user can use all the tables returned by the method getTablesin aSELECTstatement. | 
|  boolean | autoCommitFailureClosesAllResultSets()Retrieves whether a SQLExceptionwhile autoCommit istrueinidcates 
 that all open ResultSets are closed, even ones that are holdable. | 
|  boolean | dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit()Retrieves whether a data definition statement within a transaction forces the transaction to commit. | 
|  boolean | dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions()Retrieves whether this database ignores a data definition statement within a transaction. | 
|  boolean | deletesAreDetected(int type)Retrieves whether or not a visible row delete can be detected by calling the method ResultSet.rowDeleted. | 
|  boolean | doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs()Retrieves whether the return value for the method getMaxRowSizeincludes the SQL data typesLONGVARCHARandLONGVARBINARY. | 
|  ResultSet | getAttributes(String catalog,
              String schemaPattern,
              String typeNamePattern,
              String attributeNamePattern)Retrieves a description of the given attribute of the given type for a user-defined type (UDT) that is available in the given schema and catalog. | 
|  ResultSet | getBestRowIdentifier(String catalog,
                     String schema,
                     String table,
                     int scope,
                     boolean nullable)Retrieves a description of a table's optimal set of columns that uniquely identifies a row. | 
|  ResultSet | getCatalogs()Retrieves the catalog names available in this database. | 
|  String | getCatalogSeparator()Retrieves the Stringthat this database uses as the 
 separator between a catalog and table name. | 
|  String | getCatalogTerm()Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "catalog". | 
|  ResultSet | getClientInfoProperties()Retrieves a list of the client info properties that the driver supports. | 
|  ResultSet | getColumnPrivileges(String catalog,
                    String schema,
                    String table,
                    String columnNamePattern)Retrieves a description of the access rights for a table's columns. | 
|  ResultSet | getColumns(String catalog,
           String schemaPattern,
           String tableNamePattern,
           String columnNamePattern)Retrieves a description of table columns available in the specified catalog. | 
|  Connection | getConnection()Retrieves the connection that produced this metadata object. | 
|  ResultSet | getCrossReference(String parentCatalog,
                  String parentSchema,
                  String parentTable,
                  String foreignCatalog,
                  String foreignSchema,
                  String foreignTable)Retrieves a description of the foreign key columns in the given foreign key table that reference the primary key or the columns representing a unique constraint of the parent table (could be the same or a different table). | 
|  int | getDatabaseMajorVersion()Retrieves the major version number of the underlying database. | 
|  int | getDatabaseMinorVersion()Retrieves the minor version number of the underlying database. | 
|  String | getDatabaseProductName()Retrieves the name of this database product. | 
|  String | getDatabaseProductVersion()Retrieves the version number of this database product. | 
|  int | getDefaultTransactionIsolation()Retrieves this database's default transaction isolation level. | 
|  int | getDriverMajorVersion()Retrieves this JDBC driver's major version number. | 
|  int | getDriverMinorVersion()Retrieves this JDBC driver's minor version number. | 
|  String | getDriverName()Retrieves the name of this JDBC driver. | 
|  String | getDriverVersion()Retrieves the version number of this JDBC driver as a String. | 
|  ResultSet | getExportedKeys(String catalog,
                String schema,
                String table)Retrieves a description of the foreign key columns that reference the given table's primary key columns (the foreign keys exported by a table). | 
|  String | getExtraNameCharacters()Retrieves all the "extra" characters that can be used in unquoted identifier names (those beyond a-z, A-Z, 0-9 and _). | 
|  ResultSet | getFunctionColumns(String catalog,
                   String schemaPattern,
                   String functionNamePattern,
                   String columnNamePattern)Retrieves a description of the given catalog's system or user function parameters and return type. | 
|  ResultSet | getFunctions(String catalog,
             String schemaPattern,
             String functionNamePattern)Retrieves a description of the system and user functions available in the given catalog. | 
|  String | getIdentifierQuoteString()Retrieves the string used to quote SQL identifiers. | 
|  ResultSet | getImportedKeys(String catalog,
                String schema,
                String table)Retrieves a description of the primary key columns that are referenced by the given table's foreign key columns (the primary keys imported by a table). | 
|  ResultSet | getIndexInfo(String catalog,
             String schema,
             String table,
             boolean unique,
             boolean approximate)Retrieves a description of the given table's indices and statistics. | 
|  int | getJDBCMajorVersion()Retrieves the major JDBC version number for this driver. | 
|  int | getJDBCMinorVersion()Retrieves the minor JDBC version number for this driver. | 
|  int | getMaxBinaryLiteralLength()Retrieves the maximum number of hex characters this database allows in an inline binary literal. | 
|  int | getMaxCatalogNameLength()Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a catalog name. | 
|  int | getMaxCharLiteralLength()Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows for a character literal. | 
|  int | getMaxColumnNameLength()Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows for a column name. | 
|  int | getMaxColumnsInGroupBy()Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in a GROUP BYclause. | 
|  int | getMaxColumnsInIndex()Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in an index. | 
|  int | getMaxColumnsInOrderBy()Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in an ORDER BYclause. | 
|  int | getMaxColumnsInSelect()Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in a SELECTlist. | 
|  int | getMaxColumnsInTable()Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in a table. | 
|  int | getMaxConnections()Retrieves the maximum number of concurrent connections to this database that are possible. | 
|  int | getMaxCursorNameLength()Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a cursor name. | 
|  int | getMaxIndexLength()Retrieves the maximum number of bytes this database allows for an index, including all of the parts of the index. | 
|  int | getMaxProcedureNameLength()Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a procedure name. | 
|  int | getMaxRowSize()Retrieves the maximum number of bytes this database allows in a single row. | 
|  int | getMaxSchemaNameLength()Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a schema name. | 
|  int | getMaxStatementLength()Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows in an SQL statement. | 
|  int | getMaxStatements()Retrieves the maximum number of active statements to this database that can be open at the same time. | 
|  int | getMaxTableNameLength()Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows in a table name. | 
|  int | getMaxTablesInSelect()Retrieves the maximum number of tables this database allows in a SELECTstatement. | 
|  int | getMaxUserNameLength()Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows in a user name. | 
|  String | getNumericFunctions()Retrieves a comma-separated list of math functions available with this database. | 
|  ResultSet | getPrimaryKeys(String catalog,
               String schema,
               String table)Retrieves a description of the given table's primary key columns. | 
|  ResultSet | getProcedureColumns(String catalog,
                    String schemaPattern,
                    String procedureNamePattern,
                    String columnNamePattern)Retrieves a description of the given catalog's stored procedure parameter and result columns. | 
|  ResultSet | getProcedures(String catalog,
              String schemaPattern,
              String procedureNamePattern)Retrieves a description of the stored procedures available in the given catalog. | 
|  String | getProcedureTerm()Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "procedure". | 
|  int | getResultSetHoldability()Retrieves this database's default holdability for ResultSetobjects. | 
|  RowIdLifetime | getRowIdLifetime()Indicates whether or not this data source supports the SQL ROWIDtype,
 and if so  the lifetime for which aRowIdobject remains valid. | 
|  ResultSet | getSchemas()Retrieves the schema names available in this database. | 
|  ResultSet | getSchemas(String catalog,
           String schemaPattern)Retrieves the schema names available in this database. | 
|  String | getSchemaTerm()Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "schema". | 
|  String | getSearchStringEscape()Retrieves the string that can be used to escape wildcard characters. | 
|  String | getSQLKeywords()Retrieves a comma-separated list of all of this database's SQL keywords that are NOT also SQL:2003 keywords. | 
|  int | getSQLStateType()Indicates whether the SQLSTATE returned by SQLException.getSQLStateis X/Open (now known as Open Group) SQL CLI or SQL:2003. | 
|  String | getStringFunctions()Retrieves a comma-separated list of string functions available with this database. | 
|  ResultSet | getSuperTables(String catalog,
               String schemaPattern,
               String tableNamePattern)Retrieves a description of the table hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database. | 
|  ResultSet | getSuperTypes(String catalog,
              String schemaPattern,
              String typeNamePattern)Retrieves a description of the user-defined type (UDT) hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database. | 
|  String | getSystemFunctions()Retrieves a comma-separated list of system functions available with this database. | 
|  ResultSet | getTablePrivileges(String catalog,
                   String schemaPattern,
                   String tableNamePattern)Retrieves a description of the access rights for each table available in a catalog. | 
|  ResultSet | getTables(String catalog,
          String schemaPattern,
          String tableNamePattern,
          String[] types)Retrieves a description of the tables available in the given catalog. | 
|  ResultSet | getTableTypes()Retrieves the table types available in this database. | 
|  String | getTimeDateFunctions()Retrieves a comma-separated list of the time and date functions available with this database. | 
|  ResultSet | getTypeInfo()Retrieves a description of all the data types supported by this database. | 
|  ResultSet | getUDTs(String catalog,
        String schemaPattern,
        String typeNamePattern,
        int[] types)Retrieves a description of the user-defined types (UDTs) defined in a particular schema. | 
|  String | getURL()Retrieves the URL for this DBMS. | 
|  String | getUserName()Retrieves the user name as known to this database. | 
|  ResultSet | getVersionColumns(String catalog,
                  String schema,
                  String table)Retrieves a description of a table's columns that are automatically updated when any value in a row is updated. | 
|  boolean | insertsAreDetected(int type)Retrieves whether or not a visible row insert can be detected by calling the method ResultSet.rowInserted. | 
|  boolean | isCatalogAtStart()Retrieves whether a catalog appears at the start of a fully qualified table name. | 
|  boolean | isReadOnly()Retrieves whether this database is in read-only mode. | 
|  boolean | locatorsUpdateCopy()Indicates whether updates made to a LOB are made on a copy or directly to the LOB. | 
|  boolean | nullPlusNonNullIsNull()Retrieves whether this database supports concatenations between NULLand non-NULLvalues beingNULL. | 
|  boolean | nullsAreSortedAtEnd()Retrieves whether NULLvalues are sorted at the end regardless of 
 sort order. | 
|  boolean | nullsAreSortedAtStart()Retrieves whether NULLvalues are sorted at the start regardless 
 of sort order. | 
|  boolean | nullsAreSortedHigh()Retrieves whether NULLvalues are sorted high. | 
|  boolean | nullsAreSortedLow()Retrieves whether NULLvalues are sorted low. | 
|  boolean | othersDeletesAreVisible(int type)Retrieves whether deletes made by others are visible. | 
|  boolean | othersInsertsAreVisible(int type)Retrieves whether inserts made by others are visible. | 
|  boolean | othersUpdatesAreVisible(int type)Retrieves whether updates made by others are visible. | 
|  boolean | ownDeletesAreVisible(int type)Retrieves whether a result set's own deletes are visible. | 
|  boolean | ownInsertsAreVisible(int type)Retrieves whether a result set's own inserts are visible. | 
|  boolean | ownUpdatesAreVisible(int type)Retrieves whether for the given type of ResultSetobject,
 the result set's own updates are visible. | 
|  boolean | storesLowerCaseIdentifiers()Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in lower case. | 
|  boolean | storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers()Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in lower case. | 
|  boolean | storesMixedCaseIdentifiers()Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in mixed case. | 
|  boolean | storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in mixed case. | 
|  boolean | storesUpperCaseIdentifiers()Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case. | 
|  boolean | storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers()Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case. | 
|  boolean | supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn()Retrieves whether this database supports ALTER TABLEwith add column. | 
|  boolean | supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn()Retrieves whether this database supports ALTER TABLEwith drop column. | 
|  boolean | supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL()Retrieves whether this database supports the ANSI92 entry level SQL grammar. | 
|  boolean | supportsANSI92FullSQL()Retrieves whether this database supports the ANSI92 full SQL grammar supported. | 
|  boolean | supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL()Retrieves whether this database supports the ANSI92 intermediate SQL grammar supported. | 
|  boolean | supportsBatchUpdates()Retrieves whether this database supports batch updates. | 
|  boolean | supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation()Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a data manipulation statement. | 
|  boolean | supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions()Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in an index definition statement. | 
|  boolean | supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions()Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a privilege definition statement. | 
|  boolean | supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls()Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a procedure call statement. | 
|  boolean | supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions()Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a table definition statement. | 
|  boolean | supportsColumnAliasing()Retrieves whether this database supports column aliasing. | 
|  boolean | supportsConvert()Retrieves whether this database supports the JDBC scalar function CONVERTfor the conversion of one JDBC type to another. | 
|  boolean | supportsConvert(int fromType,
                int toType)Retrieves whether this database supports the JDBC scalar function CONVERTfor conversions between the JDBC types fromType
 and toType. | 
|  boolean | supportsCoreSQLGrammar()Retrieves whether this database supports the ODBC Core SQL grammar. | 
|  boolean | supportsCorrelatedSubqueries()Retrieves whether this database supports correlated subqueries. | 
|  boolean | supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions()Retrieves whether this database supports both data definition and data manipulation statements within a transaction. | 
|  boolean | supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly()Retrieves whether this database supports only data manipulation statements within a transaction. | 
|  boolean | supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames()Retrieves whether, when table correlation names are supported, they are restricted to being different from the names of the tables. | 
|  boolean | supportsExpressionsInOrderBy()Retrieves whether this database supports expressions in ORDER BYlists. | 
|  boolean | supportsExtendedSQLGrammar()Retrieves whether this database supports the ODBC Extended SQL grammar. | 
|  boolean | supportsFullOuterJoins()Retrieves whether this database supports full nested outer joins. | 
|  boolean | supportsGetGeneratedKeys()Retrieves whether auto-generated keys can be retrieved after a statement has been executed | 
|  boolean | supportsGroupBy()Retrieves whether this database supports some form of GROUP BYclause. | 
|  boolean | supportsGroupByBeyondSelect()Retrieves whether this database supports using columns not included in the SELECTstatement in aGROUP BYclause 
 provided that all of the columns in theSELECTstatement
 are included in theGROUP BYclause. | 
|  boolean | supportsGroupByUnrelated()Retrieves whether this database supports using a column that is not in the SELECTstatement in aGROUP BYclause. | 
|  boolean | supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility()Retrieves whether this database supports the SQL Integrity Enhancement Facility. | 
|  boolean | supportsLikeEscapeClause()Retrieves whether this database supports specifying a LIKEescape clause. | 
|  boolean | supportsLimitedOuterJoins()Retrieves whether this database provides limited support for outer joins. | 
|  boolean | supportsMinimumSQLGrammar()Retrieves whether this database supports the ODBC Minimum SQL grammar. | 
|  boolean | supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers()Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as case sensitive and as a result stores them in mixed case. | 
|  boolean | supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as case sensitive and as a result stores them in mixed case. | 
|  boolean | supportsMultipleOpenResults()Retrieves whether it is possible to have multiple ResultSetobjects
 returned from aCallableStatementobject
 simultaneously. | 
|  boolean | supportsMultipleResultSets()Retrieves whether this database supports getting multiple ResultSetobjects from a single call to the
 methodexecute. | 
|  boolean | supportsMultipleTransactions()Retrieves whether this database allows having multiple transactions open at once (on different connections). | 
|  boolean | supportsNamedParameters()Retrieves whether this database supports named parameters to callable statements. | 
|  boolean | supportsNonNullableColumns()Retrieves whether columns in this database may be defined as non-nullable. | 
|  boolean | supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit()Retrieves whether this database supports keeping cursors open across commits. | 
|  boolean | supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback()Retrieves whether this database supports keeping cursors open across rollbacks. | 
|  boolean | supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit()Retrieves whether this database supports keeping statements open across commits. | 
|  boolean | supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback()Retrieves whether this database supports keeping statements open across rollbacks. | 
|  boolean | supportsOrderByUnrelated()Retrieves whether this database supports using a column that is not in the SELECTstatement in anORDER BYclause. | 
|  boolean | supportsOuterJoins()Retrieves whether this database supports some form of outer join. | 
|  boolean | supportsPositionedDelete()Retrieves whether this database supports positioned DELETEstatements. | 
|  boolean | supportsPositionedUpdate()Retrieves whether this database supports positioned UPDATEstatements. | 
|  boolean | supportsResultSetConcurrency(int type,
                             int concurrency)Retrieves whether this database supports the given concurrency type in combination with the given result set type. | 
|  boolean | supportsResultSetHoldability(int holdability)Retrieves whether this database supports the given result set holdability. | 
|  boolean | supportsResultSetType(int type)Retrieves whether this database supports the given result set type. | 
|  boolean | supportsSavepoints()Retrieves whether this database supports savepoints. | 
|  boolean | supportsSchemasInDataManipulation()Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a data manipulation statement. | 
|  boolean | supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions()Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in an index definition statement. | 
|  boolean | supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions()Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a privilege definition statement. | 
|  boolean | supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls()Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a procedure call statement. | 
|  boolean | supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions()Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a table definition statement. | 
|  boolean | supportsSelectForUpdate()Retrieves whether this database supports SELECT FOR UPDATEstatements. | 
|  boolean | supportsStatementPooling()Retrieves whether this database supports statement pooling. | 
|  boolean | supportsStoredFunctionsUsingCallSyntax()Retrieves whether this database supports invoking user-defined or vendor functions using the stored procedure escape syntax. | 
|  boolean | supportsStoredProcedures()Retrieves whether this database supports stored procedure calls that use the stored procedure escape syntax. | 
|  boolean | supportsSubqueriesInComparisons()Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in comparison expressions. | 
|  boolean | supportsSubqueriesInExists()Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in EXISTSexpressions. | 
|  boolean | supportsSubqueriesInIns()Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in INexpressions. | 
|  boolean | supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds()Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in quantified expressions. | 
|  boolean | supportsTableCorrelationNames()Retrieves whether this database supports table correlation names. | 
|  boolean | supportsTransactionIsolationLevel(int level)Retrieves whether this database supports the given transaction isolation level. | 
|  boolean | supportsTransactions()Retrieves whether this database supports transactions. | 
|  boolean | supportsUnion()Retrieves whether this database supports SQL UNION. | 
|  boolean | supportsUnionAll()Retrieves whether this database supports SQL UNION ALL. | 
|  boolean | updatesAreDetected(int type)Retrieves whether or not a visible row update can be detected by calling the method ResultSet.rowUpdated. | 
|  boolean | usesLocalFilePerTable()Retrieves whether this database uses a file for each table. | 
|  boolean | usesLocalFiles()Retrieves whether this database stores tables in a local file. | 
| Methods inherited from interface java.sql.Wrapper | 
|---|
| isWrapperFor, unwrap | 
| Field Detail | 
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static final int procedureResultUnknown
 A possible value for column PROCEDURE_TYPE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getProcedures.
static final int procedureNoResult
 A possible value for column PROCEDURE_TYPE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getProcedures.
static final int procedureReturnsResult
 A possible value for column PROCEDURE_TYPE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getProcedures.
static final int procedureColumnUnknown
 A possible value for the column
 COLUMN_TYPE
 in the ResultSet 
 returned by the method getProcedureColumns.
static final int procedureColumnIn
 A possible value for the column
 COLUMN_TYPE
 in the ResultSet 
 returned by the method getProcedureColumns.
static final int procedureColumnInOut
 A possible value for the column
 COLUMN_TYPE
 in the ResultSet 
 returned by the method getProcedureColumns.
static final int procedureColumnOut
 A possible value for the column
 COLUMN_TYPE
 in the ResultSet 
 returned by the method getProcedureColumns.
static final int procedureColumnReturn
 A possible value for the column
 COLUMN_TYPE
 in the ResultSet 
 returned by the method getProcedureColumns.
static final int procedureColumnResult
 A possible value for the column
 COLUMN_TYPE
 in the ResultSet 
 returned by the method getProcedureColumns.
static final int procedureNoNulls
NULL values are not allowed.
 
 A possible value for the column
 NULLABLE
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getProcedureColumns.
static final int procedureNullable
NULL values are allowed.
 
 A possible value for the column
 NULLABLE
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getProcedureColumns.
static final int procedureNullableUnknown
NULL values are allowed
 is unknown.
 
 A possible value for the column
 NULLABLE
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getProcedureColumns.
static final int columnNoNulls
NULL values.
 
 A possible value for the column
 NULLABLE
 in the ResultSet returned by the method
 getColumns.
static final int columnNullable
NULL values.
 
 A possible value for the column
 NULLABLE
 in the ResultSet returned by the method
 getColumns.
static final int columnNullableUnknown
 A possible value for the column
 NULLABLE
 in the ResultSet returned by the method
 getColumns.
static final int bestRowTemporary
 A possible value for the column
 SCOPE
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getBestRowIdentifier.
static final int bestRowTransaction
 A possible value for the column
 SCOPE
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getBestRowIdentifier.
static final int bestRowSession
 A possible value for the column
 SCOPE
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getBestRowIdentifier.
static final int bestRowUnknown
 A possible value for the column
 PSEUDO_COLUMN
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getBestRowIdentifier.
static final int bestRowNotPseudo
 A possible value for the column
 PSEUDO_COLUMN
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getBestRowIdentifier.
static final int bestRowPseudo
 A possible value for the column
 PSEUDO_COLUMN
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getBestRowIdentifier.
static final int versionColumnUnknown
 A possible value for the column
 PSEUDO_COLUMN
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getVersionColumns.
static final int versionColumnNotPseudo
 A possible value for the column
 PSEUDO_COLUMN
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getVersionColumns.
static final int versionColumnPseudo
 A possible value for the column
 PSEUDO_COLUMN
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getVersionColumns.
static final int importedKeyCascade
UPDATE_RULE,
 indicates that
 when the primary key is updated, the foreign key (imported key)
 is changed to agree with it.
 For the column DELETE_RULE,
 it indicates that
 when the primary key is deleted, rows that imported that key
 are deleted.
 
 A possible value for the columns UPDATE_RULE
 and DELETE_RULE in the
 ResultSet objects returned by the methods
 getImportedKeys,  getExportedKeys,
 and getCrossReference.
static final int importedKeyRestrict
UPDATE_RULE, indicates that
 a primary key may not be updated if it has been imported by
 another table as a foreign key.
 For the column DELETE_RULE, indicates that
 a primary key may not be deleted if it has been imported by
 another table as a foreign key.
 
 A possible value for the columns UPDATE_RULE
 and DELETE_RULE in the
 ResultSet objects returned by the methods
 getImportedKeys,  getExportedKeys,
 and getCrossReference.
static final int importedKeySetNull
UPDATE_RULE
 and DELETE_RULE, indicates that
 when the primary key is updated or deleted, the foreign key (imported key)
 is changed to NULL.
 
 A possible value for the columns UPDATE_RULE
 and DELETE_RULE in the
 ResultSet objects returned by the methods
 getImportedKeys,  getExportedKeys,
 and getCrossReference.
static final int importedKeyNoAction
UPDATE_RULE
 and DELETE_RULE, indicates that
 if the primary key has been imported, it cannot be updated or deleted.
 
 A possible value for the columns UPDATE_RULE
 and DELETE_RULE in the
 ResultSet objects returned by the methods
 getImportedKeys,  getExportedKeys,
 and getCrossReference.
static final int importedKeySetDefault
UPDATE_RULE
 and DELETE_RULE, indicates that
 if the primary key is updated or deleted, the foreign key (imported key)
 is set to the default value.
 
 A possible value for the columns UPDATE_RULE
 and DELETE_RULE in the
 ResultSet objects returned by the methods
 getImportedKeys,  getExportedKeys,
 and getCrossReference.
static final int importedKeyInitiallyDeferred
 A possible value for the column DEFERRABILITY
 in the ResultSet objects returned by the methods
 getImportedKeys,  getExportedKeys,
 and getCrossReference.
static final int importedKeyInitiallyImmediate
 A possible value for the column DEFERRABILITY
 in the ResultSet objects returned by the methods
 getImportedKeys,  getExportedKeys,
 and getCrossReference.
static final int importedKeyNotDeferrable
 A possible value for the column DEFERRABILITY
 in the ResultSet objects returned by the methods
 getImportedKeys,  getExportedKeys,
 and getCrossReference.
static final int typeNoNulls
NULL value is NOT allowed for this
 data type.
 
 A possible value for column NULLABLE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getTypeInfo.
static final int typeNullable
NULL value is allowed for this
 data type.
 
 A possible value for column NULLABLE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getTypeInfo.
static final int typeNullableUnknown
NULL value 
 is allowed for this data type.
 
 A possible value for column NULLABLE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getTypeInfo.
static final int typePredNone
WHERE search clauses are not supported
 for this type.
 
 A possible value for column SEARCHABLE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getTypeInfo.
static final int typePredChar
WHERE search clauses 
 that  use LIKE predicates.
 
 A possible value for column SEARCHABLE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getTypeInfo.
static final int typePredBasic
WHERE 
 search clauses 
 that do not use LIKE predicates.
 
 A possible value for column SEARCHABLE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getTypeInfo.
static final int typeSearchable
WHERE search clauses can be 
 based on this type.
 
 A possible value for column SEARCHABLE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getTypeInfo.
static final short tableIndexStatistic
 A possible value for column TYPE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getIndexInfo.
static final short tableIndexClustered
 A possible value for column TYPE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getIndexInfo.
static final short tableIndexHashed
 A possible value for column TYPE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getIndexInfo.
static final short tableIndexOther
 A possible value for column TYPE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getIndexInfo.
static final short attributeNoNulls
NULL values might not be allowed.
 
 A possible value for the column
 NULLABLE in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getAttributes.
static final short attributeNullable
NULL values are definitely allowed.
 
 A possible value for the column NULLABLE
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getAttributes.
static final short attributeNullableUnknown
NULL values are allowed is not
 known. 
 
 A possible value for the column NULLABLE
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getAttributes.
static final int sqlStateXOpen
DatabaseMetaData.getSQLStateType which is used to indicate
 whether the value returned by the method 
 SQLException.getSQLState is an 
 X/Open (now know as Open Group) SQL CLI SQLSTATE value.
 
static final int sqlStateSQL
DatabaseMetaData.getSQLStateType which is used to indicate
 whether the value returned by the method 
 SQLException.getSQLState is an SQLSTATE value.
 
static final int sqlStateSQL99
DatabaseMetaData.getSQLStateType which is used to indicate
 whether the value returned by the method 
 SQLException.getSQLState is an SQL99 SQLSTATE value.
 
 Note:This constant remains only for compatibility reasons. Developers
 should use the constant sqlStateSQL instead.
static final int functionColumnUnknown
 A possible value for the column
 COLUMN_TYPE
 in the ResultSet 
 returned by the method getFunctionColumns.
static final int functionColumnIn
  A possible value for the column
 COLUMN_TYPE
 in the ResultSet 
 returned by the method getFunctionColumns.
static final int functionColumnInOut
 A possible value for the column
 COLUMN_TYPE
 in the ResultSet 
 returned by the method getFunctionColumns.
static final int functionColumnOut
 A possible value for the column
 COLUMN_TYPE
 in the ResultSet 
 returned by the method getFunctionColumns.
static final int functionReturn
  A possible value for the column
 COLUMN_TYPE
 in the ResultSet 
 returned by the method getFunctionColumns.
static final int functionColumnResult
  A possible value for the column
 COLUMN_TYPE
 in the ResultSet 
 returned by the method getFunctionColumns.
static final int functionNoNulls
NULL values are not allowed.
 
 A possible value for the column
 NULLABLE
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getFunctionColumns.
static final int functionNullable
NULL values are allowed.
 
 A possible value for the column
 NULLABLE
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getFunctionColumns.
static final int functionNullableUnknown
NULL values are allowed
 is unknown.
 
 A possible value for the column
 NULLABLE
 in the ResultSet object
 returned by the method getFunctionColumns.
static final int functionResultUnknown
 A possible value for column FUNCTION_TYPE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getFunctions.
static final int functionNoTable
 A possible value for column FUNCTION_TYPE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getFunctions.
static final int functionReturnsTable
 A possible value for column FUNCTION_TYPE in the
 ResultSet object returned by the method
 getFunctions.
| Method Detail | 
|---|
boolean allProceduresAreCallable()
                                 throws SQLException
getProcedures.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean allTablesAreSelectable()
                               throws SQLException
getTables in a SELECT 
 statement.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getURL()
              throws SQLException
null if it cannot be 
          generated
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getUserName()
                   throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean isReadOnly()
                   throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean nullsAreSortedHigh()
                           throws SQLException
NULL values are sorted high.
 Sorted high means that NULL values
 sort higher than any other value in a domain.  In an ascending order,
 if this method returns true,  NULL values
 will appear at the end. By contrast, the method 
 nullsAreSortedAtEnd indicates whether NULL values
 are sorted at the end regardless of sort order.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean nullsAreSortedLow()
                          throws SQLException
NULL values are sorted low.
 Sorted low means that NULL values
 sort lower than any other value in a domain.  In an ascending order,
 if this method returns true,  NULL values
 will appear at the beginning. By contrast, the method 
 nullsAreSortedAtStart indicates whether NULL values
 are sorted at the beginning regardless of sort order.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean nullsAreSortedAtStart()
                              throws SQLException
NULL values are sorted at the start regardless 
 of sort order.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean nullsAreSortedAtEnd()
                            throws SQLException
NULL values are sorted at the end regardless of 
 sort order.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getDatabaseProductName()
                              throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getDatabaseProductVersion()
                                 throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getDriverName()
                     throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getDriverVersion()
                        throws SQLException
String.
SQLException - if a database access error occursint getDriverMajorVersion()
int getDriverMinorVersion()
boolean usesLocalFiles()
                       throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean usesLocalFilePerTable()
                              throws SQLException
true if this database uses a local file for each table;
         false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers()
                                     throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean storesUpperCaseIdentifiers()
                                   throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean storesLowerCaseIdentifiers()
                                   throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean storesMixedCaseIdentifiers()
                                   throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                           throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                         throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                         throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                         throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getIdentifierQuoteString()
                                throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getSQLKeywords()
                      throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getNumericFunctions()
                           throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getStringFunctions()
                          throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getSystemFunctions()
                          throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getTimeDateFunctions()
                            throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getSearchStringEscape()
                             throws SQLException
The '_' character represents any single character; the '%' character represents any sequence of zero or more characters.
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getExtraNameCharacters()
                              throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn()
                                        throws SQLException
ALTER TABLE
 with add column.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn()
                                         throws SQLException
ALTER TABLE
 with drop column.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsColumnAliasing()
                               throws SQLException
If so, the SQL AS clause can be used to provide names for computed columns or to provide alias names for columns as required.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean nullPlusNonNullIsNull()
                              throws SQLException
NULL and non-NULL values being 
 NULL.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsConvert()
                        throws SQLException
CONVERT for the conversion of one JDBC type to another.
 The JDBC types are the generic SQL data types defined 
 in java.sql.Types.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsConvert(int fromType,
                        int toType)
                        throws SQLException
CONVERT for conversions between the JDBC types fromType
 and toType.  The JDBC types are the generic SQL data types defined 
 in java.sql.Types.
fromType - the type to convert from; one of the type codes from
        the class java.sql.TypestoType - the type to convert to; one of the type codes from 
        the class java.sql.Types
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occursTypes
boolean supportsTableCorrelationNames()
                                      throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames()
                                               throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsExpressionsInOrderBy()
                                     throws SQLException
ORDER BY lists.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsOrderByUnrelated()
                                 throws SQLException
SELECT statement in an
 ORDER BY clause.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsGroupBy()
                        throws SQLException
GROUP BY clause.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsGroupByUnrelated()
                                 throws SQLException
SELECT statement in a
 GROUP BY clause.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsGroupByBeyondSelect()
                                    throws SQLException
SELECT statement in a GROUP BY clause 
 provided that all of the columns in the SELECT statement
 are included in the GROUP BY clause.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsLikeEscapeClause()
                                 throws SQLException
LIKE escape clause.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsMultipleResultSets()
                                   throws SQLException
ResultSet objects from a single call to the
 method execute.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsMultipleTransactions()
                                     throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsNonNullableColumns()
                                   throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsMinimumSQLGrammar()
                                  throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsCoreSQLGrammar()
                               throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsExtendedSQLGrammar()
                                   throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL()
                                    throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL()
                                      throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsANSI92FullSQL()
                              throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility()
                                             throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsOuterJoins()
                           throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsFullOuterJoins()
                               throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsLimitedOuterJoins()
                                  throws SQLException
true if the method 
 supportsFullOuterJoins returns true).
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getSchemaTerm()
                     throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getProcedureTerm()
                        throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getCatalogTerm()
                      throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean isCatalogAtStart()
                         throws SQLException
true if the catalog name appears at the beginning
         of a fully qualified table name; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
String getCatalogSeparator()
                           throws SQLException
String that this database uses as the 
 separator between a catalog and table name.
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsSchemasInDataManipulation()
                                          throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls()
                                        throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions()
                                          throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions()
                                          throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions()
                                              throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation()
                                           throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls()
                                         throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions()
                                           throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions()
                                           throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions()
                                               throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsPositionedDelete()
                                 throws SQLException
DELETE
 statements.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsPositionedUpdate()
                                 throws SQLException
UPDATE
 statements.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsSelectForUpdate()
                                throws SQLException
SELECT FOR UPDATE
 statements.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsStoredProcedures()
                                 throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsSubqueriesInComparisons()
                                        throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsSubqueriesInExists()
                                   throws SQLException
EXISTS expressions.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsSubqueriesInIns()
                                throws SQLException
IN expressions.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds()
                                        throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsCorrelatedSubqueries()
                                     throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsUnion()
                      throws SQLException
UNION.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsUnionAll()
                         throws SQLException
UNION ALL.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit()
                                        throws SQLException
true if cursors always remain open;
       false if they might not remain open
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback()
                                          throws SQLException
true if cursors always remain open;
       false if they might not remain open
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit()
                                           throws SQLException
true if statements always remain open;
       false if they might not remain open
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback()
                                             throws SQLException
true if statements always remain open;
       false if they might not remain open
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxBinaryLiteralLength()
                              throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxCharLiteralLength()
                            throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxColumnNameLength()
                           throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxColumnsInGroupBy()
                           throws SQLException
GROUP BY clause.
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxColumnsInIndex()
                         throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxColumnsInOrderBy()
                           throws SQLException
ORDER BY clause.
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxColumnsInSelect()
                          throws SQLException
SELECT list.
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxColumnsInTable()
                         throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxConnections()
                      throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxCursorNameLength()
                           throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxIndexLength()
                      throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxSchemaNameLength()
                           throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxProcedureNameLength()
                              throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxCatalogNameLength()
                            throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxRowSize()
                  throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs()
                                   throws SQLException
getMaxRowSize includes the SQL data types 
 LONGVARCHAR and LONGVARBINARY.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxStatementLength()
                          throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxStatements()
                     throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxTableNameLength()
                          throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxTablesInSelect()
                         throws SQLException
SELECT statement.
SELECT 
         statement; a result of zero means that there is no limit or 
         the limit is not known
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getMaxUserNameLength()
                         throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getDefaultTransactionIsolation()
                                   throws SQLException
java.sql.Connection.
SQLException - if a database access error occursConnection
boolean supportsTransactions()
                             throws SQLException
commit is a noop, and the isolation level is 
 TRANSACTION_NONE.
true if transactions are supported; 
         false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsTransactionIsolationLevel(int level)
                                          throws SQLException
level - one of the transaction isolation levels defined in 
         java.sql.Connection
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occursConnection
boolean supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions()
                                                              throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly()
                                                 throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit()
                                              throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions()
                                            throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
ResultSet getProcedures(String catalog,
                        String schemaPattern,
                        String procedureNamePattern)
                        throws SQLException
 Only procedure descriptions matching the schema and
 procedure name criteria are returned.  They are ordered by
 PROCEDURE_CAT, PROCEDURE_SCHEM,
 PROCEDURE_NAME and SPECIFIC_ NAME.
 
Each procedure description has the the following columns:
null)
        null)
        
 A user may not have permissions to execute any of the procedures that are
 returned by getProcedures
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchprocedureNamePattern - a procedure name pattern; must match the
        procedure name as it is stored in the database
ResultSet - each row is a procedure description
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetSearchStringEscape()
ResultSet getProcedureColumns(String catalog,
                              String schemaPattern,
                              String procedureNamePattern,
                              String columnNamePattern)
                              throws SQLException
Only descriptions matching the schema, procedure and parameter name criteria are returned. They are ordered by PROCEDURE_CAT, PROCEDURE_SCHEM, PROCEDURE_NAME and SPECIFIC_NAME. Within this, the return value, if any, is first. Next are the parameter descriptions in call order. The column descriptions follow in column number order.
Each row in the ResultSet is a parameter description or
 column description with the following fields:
  
null)
        null)
        ResultSet
      null)
      Note: Some databases may not return the column descriptions for a procedure.
The PRECISION column represents the specified column size for the given column. For numeric data, this is the maximum precision. For character data, this is the length in characters. For datetime datatypes, this is the length in characters of the String representation (assuming the maximum allowed precision of the fractional seconds component). For binary data, this is the length in bytes. For the ROWID datatype, this is the length in bytes. Null is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchprocedureNamePattern - a procedure name pattern; must match the
        procedure name as it is stored in the databasecolumnNamePattern - a column name pattern; must match the column name
        as it is stored in the database
ResultSet - each row describes a stored procedure parameter or 
      column
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetSearchStringEscape()
ResultSet getTables(String catalog,
                    String schemaPattern,
                    String tableNamePattern,
                    String[] types)
                    throws SQLException
TABLE_TYPE, TABLE_CAT, 
 TABLE_SCHEM and TABLE_NAME.
 Each table description has the following columns:
null)
        null)
        null)
  null)
  null)
  null)
        null)       
  Note: Some databases may not return information for all tables.
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchtableNamePattern - a table name pattern; must match the
        table name as it is stored in the databasetypes - a list of table types, which must be from the list of table types 
         returned from getTableTypes(),to include; null returns
 all types
ResultSet - each row is a table description
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetSearchStringEscape()
ResultSet getSchemas()
                     throws SQLException
TABLE_CATALOG and 
 TABLE_SCHEM.
 The schema columns are:
null)
  
ResultSet object in which each row is a 
         schema description
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
ResultSet getCatalogs()
                      throws SQLException
The catalog column is:
ResultSet object in which each row has a 
         single String column that is a catalog name
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
ResultSet getTableTypes()
                        throws SQLException
The table type is:
ResultSet object in which each row has a 
         single String column that is a table type
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
ResultSet getColumns(String catalog,
                     String schemaPattern,
                     String tableNamePattern,
                     String columnNamePattern)
                     throws SQLException
Only column descriptions matching the catalog, schema, table
 and column name criteria are returned.  They are ordered by
 TABLE_CAT,TABLE_SCHEM, 
 TABLE_NAME, and ORDINAL_POSITION.
 
Each column description has the following columns:
null)
        null)
        NULL values
      NULL values
      null)
        null)
        null if DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
  null if the DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
  null if the DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
  null if DATA_TYPE 
      isn't DISTINCT or user-generated REF)
   The COLUMN_SIZE column the specified column size for the given column. For numeric data, this is the maximum precision. For character data, this is the length in characters. For datetime datatypes, this is the length in characters of the String representation (assuming the maximum allowed precision of the fractional seconds component). For binary data, this is the length in bytes. For the ROWID datatype, this is the length in bytes. Null is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchtableNamePattern - a table name pattern; must match the
        table name as it is stored in the databasecolumnNamePattern - a column name pattern; must match the column
        name as it is stored in the database
ResultSet - each row is a column description
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetSearchStringEscape()
ResultSet getColumnPrivileges(String catalog,
                              String schema,
                              String table,
                              String columnNamePattern)
                              throws SQLException
Only privileges matching the column name criteria are returned. They are ordered by COLUMN_NAME and PRIVILEGE.
Each privilige description has the following columns:
null)
        null)
        null)
        null if unknown 
  
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschema - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is
        stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchtable - a table name; must match the table name as it is
        stored in the databasecolumnNamePattern - a column name pattern; must match the column
        name as it is stored in the database
ResultSet - each row is a column privilege description
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetSearchStringEscape()
ResultSet getTablePrivileges(String catalog,
                             String schemaPattern,
                             String tableNamePattern)
                             throws SQLException
Only privileges matching the schema and table name
 criteria are returned.  They are ordered by 
 TABLE_CAT, 
 TABLE_SCHEM, TABLE_NAME,
 and PRIVILEGE.
 
Each privilige description has the following columns:
null)
        null)
        null)
        null if unknown 
  
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchtableNamePattern - a table name pattern; must match the
        table name as it is stored in the database
ResultSet - each row is a table privilege description
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetSearchStringEscape()
ResultSet getBestRowIdentifier(String catalog,
                               String schema,
                               String table,
                               int scope,
                               boolean nullable)
                               throws SQLException
Each column description has the following columns:
The COLUMN_SIZE column represents the specified column size for the given column. For numeric data, this is the maximum precision. For character data, this is the length in characters. For datetime datatypes, this is the length in characters of the String representation (assuming the maximum allowed precision of the fractional seconds component). For binary data, this is the length in bytes. For the ROWID datatype, this is the length in bytes. Null is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschema - a schema name; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchtable - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored 
        in the databasescope - the scope of interest; use same values as SCOPEnullable - include columns that are nullable.
ResultSet - each row is a column description
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
ResultSet getVersionColumns(String catalog,
                            String schema,
                            String table)
                            throws SQLException
Each column description has the following columns:
java.sql.Types
        The COLUMN_SIZE column represents the specified column size for the given column. For numeric data, this is the maximum precision. For character data, this is the length in characters. For datetime datatypes, this is the length in characters of the String representation (assuming the maximum allowed precision of the fractional seconds component). For binary data, this is the length in bytes. For the ROWID datatype, this is the length in bytes. Null is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschema - a schema name; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchtable - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored 
        in the database
ResultSet object in which each row is a 
         column description
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
ResultSet getPrimaryKeys(String catalog,
                         String schema,
                         String table)
                         throws SQLException
Each primary key column description has the following columns:
null)
        null)
        null)
  
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschema - a schema name; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchtable - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored 
        in the database
ResultSet - each row is a primary key column description
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
ResultSet getImportedKeys(String catalog,
                          String schema,
                          String table)
                          throws SQLException
Each primary key column description has the following columns:
null)
        null)
        null)
        null)
        NULL
               if its primary key has been updated
      null)
        null)
        
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschema - a schema name; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchtable - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored 
        in the database
ResultSet - each row is a primary key column description
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetExportedKeys(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
ResultSet getExportedKeys(String catalog,
                          String schema,
                          String table)
                          throws SQLException
Each foreign key column description has the following columns:
null)
        null)
        null)
      being exported (may be null)
        null)
      being exported (may be null)
        NULL if 
               its primary key has been updated
      NULL if 
               its primary key has been deleted
      null)
        null)
        
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in this database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschema - a schema name; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchtable - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored 
        in this database
ResultSet object in which each row is a 
         foreign key column description
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetImportedKeys(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
ResultSet getCrossReference(String parentCatalog,
                            String parentSchema,
                            String parentTable,
                            String foreignCatalog,
                            String foreignSchema,
                            String foreignTable)
                            throws SQLException
Each foreign key column description has the following columns:
null)
        null)
        null)
      being exported (may be null)
        null)
      being exported (may be null)
        NULL if 
               its parent key has been updated
      NULL if 
               its primary key has been deleted
      null)
        null)
        
parentCatalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name
 as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a
 catalog; null means drop catalog name from the selection criteriaparentSchema - a schema name; must match the schema name as
 it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
 null means drop schema name from the selection criteriaparentTable - the name of the table that exports the key; must match
 the table name as it is stored in the databaseforeignCatalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as
 it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a
 catalog; null means drop catalog name from the selection criteriaforeignSchema - a schema name; must match the schema name as it
 is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
 null means drop schema name from the selection criteriaforeignTable - the name of the table that imports the key; must match
 the table name as it is stored in the database
ResultSet - each row is a foreign key column description
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetImportedKeys(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
ResultSet getTypeInfo()
                      throws SQLException
If the database supports SQL distinct types, then getTypeInfo() will return a single row with a TYPE_NAME of DISTINCT and a DATA_TYPE of Types.DISTINCT. If the database supports SQL structured types, then getTypeInfo() will return a single row with a TYPE_NAME of STRUCT and a DATA_TYPE of Types.STRUCT.
If SQL distinct or structured types are supported, then information on the individual types may be obtained from the getUDTs() method.
Each type description has the following columns:
null)
        null)
        null)
        null)
        The PRECISION column represents the maximum column size that the server supports for the given datatype. For numeric data, this is the maximum precision. For character data, this is the length in characters. For datetime datatypes, this is the length in characters of the String representation (assuming the maximum allowed precision of the fractional seconds component). For binary data, this is the length in bytes. For the ROWID datatype, this is the length in bytes. Null is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.
ResultSet object in which each row is an SQL 
         type description
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
ResultSet getIndexInfo(String catalog,
                       String schema,
                       String table,
                       boolean unique,
                       boolean approximate)
                       throws SQLException
Each index column description has the following columns:
null)
        null)
        null); 
      null when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
        null when TYPE is 
      tableIndexStatistic
        null when TYPE is 
      tableIndexStatistic
        null if sort sequence is not supported; 
      null when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic        
        null)
  
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in this database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschema - a schema name; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in this database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchtable - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored 
        in this databaseunique - when true, return only indices for unique values; 
     when false, return indices regardless of whether unique or notapproximate - when true, result is allowed to reflect approximate 
     or out of data values; when false, results are requested to be 
     accurate
ResultSet - each row is an index column description
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsResultSetType(int type)
                              throws SQLException
type - defined in java.sql.ResultSet
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occursConnection
boolean supportsResultSetConcurrency(int type,
                                     int concurrency)
                                     throws SQLException
type - defined in java.sql.ResultSetconcurrency - type defined in java.sql.ResultSet
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occursConnection
boolean ownUpdatesAreVisible(int type)
                             throws SQLException
ResultSet object,
 the result set's own updates are visible.
type - the ResultSet type; one of
        ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
true if updates are visible for the given result set type;
        false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean ownDeletesAreVisible(int type)
                             throws SQLException
type - the ResultSet type; one of
        ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
true if deletes are visible for the given result set type;
        false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean ownInsertsAreVisible(int type)
                             throws SQLException
type - the ResultSet type; one of
        ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
true if inserts are visible for the given result set type;
        false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean othersUpdatesAreVisible(int type)
                                throws SQLException
type - the ResultSet type; one of
        ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
true if updates made by others
        are visible for the given result set type;
        false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean othersDeletesAreVisible(int type)
                                throws SQLException
type - the ResultSet type; one of
        ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
true if deletes made by others
        are visible for the given result set type;
        false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean othersInsertsAreVisible(int type)
                                throws SQLException
type - the ResultSet type; one of
        ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
true if inserts made by others
         are visible for the given result set type;
         false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean updatesAreDetected(int type)
                           throws SQLException
ResultSet.rowUpdated.
type - the ResultSet type; one of
        ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
true if changes are detected by the result set type;
         false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean deletesAreDetected(int type)
                           throws SQLException
ResultSet.rowDeleted.  If the method
 deletesAreDetected returns false, it means that
 deleted rows are removed from the result set.
type - the ResultSet type; one of
        ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
true if deletes are detected by the given result set type;
         false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean insertsAreDetected(int type)
                           throws SQLException
ResultSet.rowInserted.
type - the ResultSet type; one of
        ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
        ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
true if changes are detected by the specified result
         set type; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsBatchUpdates()
                             throws SQLException
true if this database supports batch upcates;
         false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
ResultSet getUDTs(String catalog,
                  String schemaPattern,
                  String typeNamePattern,
                  int[] types)
                  throws SQLException
JAVA_OBJECT, STRUCT, 
 or DISTINCT.
 Only types matching the catalog, schema, type name and type  
 criteria are returned.  They are ordered by DATA_TYPE, 
 TYPE_CAT, TYPE_SCHEM  and  
 TYPE_NAME.  The type name parameter may be a fully-qualified 
 name.  In this case, the catalog and schemaPattern parameters are
 ignored.
 
Each type description has the following columns:
null)
        null)
        null if DATA_TYPE is not
     DISTINCT or not STRUCT with REFERENCE_GENERATION = USER_DEFINED) 
  Note: If the driver does not support UDTs, an empty result set is returned.
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschemaPattern - a schema pattern name; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchtypeNamePattern - a type name pattern; must match the type name
        as it is stored in the database; may be a fully qualified nametypes - a list of user-defined types (JAVA_OBJECT, 
        STRUCT, or DISTINCT) to include; null returns all types
ResultSet object in which each row describes a UDT
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetSearchStringEscape()
Connection getConnection()
                         throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsSavepoints()
                           throws SQLException
true if savepoints are supported; 
         false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsNamedParameters()
                                throws SQLException
true if named parameters are supported; 
         false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsMultipleOpenResults()
                                    throws SQLException
ResultSet objects
 returned from a CallableStatement object
 simultaneously.
true if a CallableStatement object
         can return multiple ResultSet objects
         simultaneously; false otherwise
SQLException - if a datanase access error occurs
boolean supportsGetGeneratedKeys()
                                 throws SQLException
true if auto-generated keys can be retrieved
         after a statement has executed; false otherwise
If true is returned, the JDBC driver must support the 
 returning of auto-generated keys for at least SQL INSERT statements
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
ResultSet getSuperTypes(String catalog,
                        String schemaPattern,
                        String typeNamePattern)
                        throws SQLException
Only supertype information for UDTs matching the catalog, schema, and type name is returned. The type name parameter may be a fully-qualified name. When the UDT name supplied is a fully-qualified name, the catalog and schemaPattern parameters are ignored.
 If a UDT does not have a direct super type, it is not listed here.
 A row of the ResultSet object returned by this method
 describes the designated UDT and a direct supertype. A row has the following 
 columns:
  
null)
  null)
  null)
  null)
  Note: If the driver does not support type hierarchies, an empty result set is returned.
catalog - a catalog name; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means drop catalog name from the selection criteriaschemaPattern - a schema name pattern; "" retrieves those 
        without a schematypeNamePattern - a UDT name pattern; may be a fully-qualified
        name
ResultSet object in which a row gives information
         about the designated UDT
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetSearchStringEscape()
ResultSet getSuperTables(String catalog,
                         String schemaPattern,
                         String tableNamePattern)
                         throws SQLException
Only supertable information for tables matching the catalog, schema and table name are returned. The table name parameter may be a fully- qualified name, in which case, the catalog and schemaPattern parameters are ignored. If a table does not have a super table, it is not listed here. Supertables have to be defined in the same catalog and schema as the sub tables. Therefore, the type description does not need to include this information for the supertable.
Each type description has the following columns:
null)
  null)
  Note: If the driver does not support type hierarchies, an empty result set is returned.
catalog - a catalog name; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means drop catalog name from the selection criteriaschemaPattern - a schema name pattern; "" retrieves those 
        without a schematableNamePattern - a table name pattern; may be a fully-qualified
        name
ResultSet object in which each row is a type description
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetSearchStringEscape()
ResultSet getAttributes(String catalog,
                        String schemaPattern,
                        String typeNamePattern,
                        String attributeNamePattern)
                        throws SQLException
 Descriptions are returned only for attributes of UDTs matching the 
 catalog, schema, type, and attribute name criteria. They are ordered by
 TYPE_CAT, TYPE_SCHEM, 
 TYPE_NAME and ORDINAL_POSITION. This description
 does not contain inherited attributes.
 
 The ResultSet object that is returned has the following 
 columns:
 
null)
        null)
        null)
        null)
        null if DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
  null if DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
  null if the DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
 null if DATA_TYPE 
      isn't DISTINCT or user-generated REF)
  
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchtypeNamePattern - a type name pattern; must match the
        type name as it is stored in the databaseattributeNamePattern - an attribute name pattern; must match the attribute
        name as it is declared in the database
ResultSet object in which each row is an 
         attribute description
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetSearchStringEscape()
boolean supportsResultSetHoldability(int holdability)
                                     throws SQLException
holdability - one of the following constants:
          ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT or
          ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT
- Returns:
- trueif so;- falseotherwise
- Throws:
- SQLException- if a database access error occurs
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- Connection
int getResultSetHoldability()
                            throws SQLException
ResultSet
 objects.
ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT or
         ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getDatabaseMajorVersion()
                            throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getDatabaseMinorVersion()
                            throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getJDBCMajorVersion()
                        throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getJDBCMinorVersion()
                        throws SQLException
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
int getSQLStateType()
                    throws SQLException
SQLException.getSQLState
 is X/Open (now known as Open Group) SQL CLI or SQL:2003.
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean locatorsUpdateCopy()
                           throws SQLException
true if updates are made to a copy of the LOB;
         false if updates are made directly to the LOB
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean supportsStatementPooling()
                                 throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLExcpetion - if a database access error occurs
SQLException
RowIdLifetime getRowIdLifetime()
                               throws SQLException
ROWID type,
 and if so  the lifetime for which a RowId object remains valid. 
 The returned int values have the following relationship:
     ROWID_UNSUPPORTED < ROWID_VALID_OTHER < ROWID_VALID_TRANSACTION
         < ROWID_VALID_SESSION < ROWID_VALID_FOREVER
 
 so conditional logic such as 
 
     if (metadata.getRowIdLifetime() > DatabaseMetaData.ROWID_VALID_TRANSACTION)
 
 can be used. Valid Forever means valid across all Sessions, and valid for 
 a Session means valid across all its contained Transactions.
RowId
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
ResultSet getSchemas(String catalog,
                     String schemaPattern)
                     throws SQLException
TABLE_CATALOG and 
 TABLE_SCHEM.
 The schema columns are:
null)
  
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored
 in the database;"" retrieves those without a catalog; null means catalog
 name should not be used to narrow down the search.schemaPattern - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is
 stored in the database; null means
 schema name should not be used to narrow down the search.
ResultSet object in which each row is a
         schema description
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetSearchStringEscape()
boolean supportsStoredFunctionsUsingCallSyntax()
                                               throws SQLException
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
boolean autoCommitFailureClosesAllResultSets()
                                             throws SQLException
SQLException while autoCommit is true inidcates 
 that all open ResultSets are closed, even ones that are holdable.  When a SQLException occurs while
 autocommit is true, it is vendor specific whether the JDBC driver responds with a commit operation, a 
 rollback operation, or by doing neither a commit nor a rollback.  A potential result of this difference
 is in whether or not holdable ResultSets are closed.
true if so; false otherwise
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
ResultSet getClientInfoProperties()
                                  throws SQLException
 The ResultSet is sorted by the NAME column
 
ResultSet object; each row is a supported client info
 property
 
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
 
ResultSet getFunctions(String catalog,
                       String schemaPattern,
                       String functionNamePattern)
                       throws SQLException
 Only system and user function descriptions matching the schema and
 function name criteria are returned.  They are ordered by
 FUNCTION_CAT, FUNCTION_SCHEM,
 FUNCTION_NAME and 
 SPECIFIC_ NAME.
 
Each function description has the the following columns:
null)
        null)
        FUNCTION_NAME 
 for example with overload functions
  
 A user may not have permission to execute any of the functions that are
 returned by getFunctions
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchfunctionNamePattern - a function name pattern; must match the
        function name as it is stored in the database
ResultSet - each row is a function description
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetSearchStringEscape()
ResultSet getFunctionColumns(String catalog,
                             String schemaPattern,
                             String functionNamePattern,
                             String columnNamePattern)
                             throws SQLException
Only descriptions matching the schema,  function and
 parameter name criteria are returned. They are ordered by
 FUNCTION_CAT, FUNCTION_SCHEM,
 FUNCTION_NAME and 
 SPECIFIC_ NAME. Within this, the return value,
 if any, is first. Next are the parameter descriptions in call
 order. The column descriptions follow in column number order.
 
Each row in the ResultSet 
 is a parameter description, column description or
 return type description with the following fields:
  
null)
        null)
        ResultSet
      FUNCTION_NAME 
 for example with overload functions
  The PRECISION column represents the specified column size for the given parameter or column. For numeric data, this is the maximum precision. For character data, this is the length in characters. For datetime datatypes, this is the length in characters of the String representation (assuming the maximum allowed precision of the fractional seconds component). For binary data, this is the length in bytes. For the ROWID datatype, this is the length in bytes. Null is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
        null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
        the searchschemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name
        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
        null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
        the searchfunctionNamePattern - a procedure name pattern; must match the
        function name as it is stored in the databasecolumnNamePattern - a parameter name pattern; must match the 
 parameter or column name as it is stored in the database
ResultSet - each row describes a 
 user function parameter, column  or return type
SQLException - if a database access error occursgetSearchStringEscape()| 
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