java.sql
Interface Connection

public interface Connection

A connection (session) with a specific database. SQL statements are executed and results are returned within the context of a connection.

A Connection object's database is able to provide information describing its tables, its supported SQL grammar, its stored procedures, the capabilities of this connection, and so on. This information is obtained with the getMetaData method.

Note: By default a Connection object is in auto-commit mode, which means that it automatically commits changes after executing each statement. If auto-commit mode has been disabled, the method commit must be called explicitly in order to commit changes; otherwise, database changes will not be saved.

A new Connection object created using the JDBC 2.1 core API has an initially empty type map associated with it. A user may enter a custom mapping for a UDT in this type map. When a UDT is retrieved from a data source with the method ResultSet.getObject, the getObject method will check the connection's type map to see if there is an entry for that UDT. If so, the getObject method will map the UDT to the class indicated. If there is no entry, the UDT will be mapped using the standard mapping.

A user may create a new type map, which is a java.util.Map object, make an entry in it, and pass it to the java.sql methods that can perform custom mapping. In this case, the method will use the given type map instead of the one associated with the connection.

For example, the following code fragment specifies that the SQL type ATHLETES will be mapped to the class Athletes in the Java programming language. The code fragment retrieves the type map for the Connection object con, inserts the entry into it, and then sets the type map with the new entry as the connection's type map.

      java.util.Map map = con.getTypeMap();
      map.put("mySchemaName.ATHLETES", Class.forName("Athletes"));
      con.setTypeMap(map);
 

See Also:

DriverManager.getConnection(java.lang.String, java.util.Properties), Statement, ResultSet, DatabaseMetaData

Field Summary

static int	TRANSACTION_NONE A constant indicating that transactions are not supported.
static int	TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED A constant indicating that dirty reads are prevented; non-repeatable reads and phantom reads can occur.
static int	TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED A constant indicating that dirty reads, non-repeatable reads and phantom reads can occur.
static int	TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ A constant indicating that dirty reads and non-repeatable reads are prevented; phantom reads can occur.
static int	TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE A constant indicating that dirty reads, non-repeatable reads and phantom reads are prevented.

Method Summary

void	clearWarnings() Clears all warnings reported for this Connection object.
void	close() Releases this Connection object's database and JDBC resources immediately instead of waiting for them to be automatically released.
void	commit() Makes all changes made since the previous commit/rollback permanent and releases any database locks currently held by this Connection object.
Statement	createStatement() Creates a Statement object for sending SQL statements to the database.
Statement	createStatement(int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency) Creates a Statement object that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type and concurrency.
Statement	createStatement(int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency, int resultSetHoldability) Creates a Statement object that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability.
boolean	getAutoCommit() Retrieves the current auto-commit mode for this Connection object.
String	getCatalog() Retrieves this Connection object's current catalog name.
int	getHoldability() Retrieves the current holdability of ResultSet objects created using this Connection object.
DatabaseMetaData	getMetaData() Retrieves a DatabaseMetaData object that contains metadata about the database to which this Connection object represents a connection.
int	getTransactionIsolation() Retrieves this Connection object's current transaction isolation level.
Map<String,Class<?>>	getTypeMap() Retrieves the Map object associated with this Connection object.
SQLWarning	getWarnings() Retrieves the first warning reported by calls on this Connection object.
boolean	isClosed() Retrieves whether this Connection object has been closed.
boolean	isReadOnly() Retrieves whether this Connection object is in read-only mode.
String	nativeSQL(String sql) Converts the given SQL statement into the system's native SQL grammar.
CallableStatement	prepareCall(String sql) Creates a CallableStatement object for calling database stored procedures.
CallableStatement	prepareCall(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency) Creates a CallableStatement object that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type and concurrency.
CallableStatement	prepareCall(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency, int resultSetHoldability) Creates a CallableStatement object that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type and concurrency.
PreparedStatement	prepareStatement(String sql) Creates a PreparedStatement object for sending parameterized SQL statements to the database.
PreparedStatement	prepareStatement(String sql, int autoGeneratedKeys) Creates a default PreparedStatement object that has the capability to retrieve auto-generated keys.
PreparedStatement	prepareStatement(String sql, int[] columnIndexes) Creates a default PreparedStatement object capable of returning the auto-generated keys designated by the given array.
PreparedStatement	prepareStatement(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency) Creates a PreparedStatement object that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type and concurrency.
PreparedStatement	prepareStatement(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency, int resultSetHoldability) Creates a PreparedStatement object that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability.
PreparedStatement	prepareStatement(String sql, String[] columnNames) Creates a default PreparedStatement object capable of returning the auto-generated keys designated by the given array.
void	releaseSavepoint(Savepoint savepoint) Removes the given Savepoint object from the current transaction.
void	rollback() Undoes all changes made in the current transaction and releases any database locks currently held by this Connection object.
void	rollback(Savepoint savepoint) Undoes all changes made after the given Savepoint object was set.
void	setAutoCommit(boolean autoCommit) Sets this connection's auto-commit mode to the given state.
void	setCatalog(String catalog) Sets the given catalog name in order to select a subspace of this Connection object's database in which to work.
void	setHoldability(int holdability) Changes the holdability of ResultSet objects created using this Connection object to the given holdability.
void	setReadOnly(boolean readOnly) Puts this connection in read-only mode as a hint to the driver to enable database optimizations.
Savepoint	setSavepoint() Creates an unnamed savepoint in the current transaction and returns the new Savepoint object that represents it.
Savepoint	setSavepoint(String name) Creates a savepoint with the given name in the current transaction and returns the new Savepoint object that represents it.
void	setTransactionIsolation(int level) Attempts to change the transaction isolation level for this Connection object to the one given.
void	setTypeMap(Map<String,Class<?>> map) Installs the given TypeMap object as the type map for this Connection object.

Field Detail

TRANSACTION_NONE

static final int TRANSACTION_NONE

A constant indicating that transactions are not supported.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED

static final int TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED

A constant indicating that dirty reads, non-repeatable reads and phantom reads can occur. This level allows a row changed by one transaction to be read by another transaction before any changes in that row have been committed (a "dirty read"). If any of the changes are rolled back, the second transaction will have retrieved an invalid row.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED

static final int TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED

A constant indicating that dirty reads are prevented; non-repeatable reads and phantom reads can occur. This level only prohibits a transaction from reading a row with uncommitted changes in it.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ

static final int TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ

A constant indicating that dirty reads and non-repeatable reads are prevented; phantom reads can occur. This level prohibits a transaction from reading a row with uncommitted changes in it, and it also prohibits the situation where one transaction reads a row, a second transaction alters the row, and the first transaction rereads the row, getting different values the second time (a "non-repeatable read").

See Also:

Constant Field Values

TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE

static final int TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE

A constant indicating that dirty reads, non-repeatable reads and phantom reads are prevented. This level includes the prohibitions in TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ and further prohibits the situation where one transaction reads all rows that satisfy a WHERE condition, a second transaction inserts a row that satisfies that WHERE condition, and the first transaction rereads for the same condition, retrieving the additional "phantom" row in the second read.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

createStatement

Statement createStatement()
                          throws SQLException

Creates a Statement object for sending SQL statements to the database. SQL statements without parameters are normally executed using Statement objects. If the same SQL statement is executed many times, it may be more efficient to use a PreparedStatement object.

Result sets created using the returned Statement object will by default be type TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY and have a concurrency level of CONCUR_READ_ONLY.

Returns:

a new default Statement object

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

prepareStatement

PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql)
                                   throws SQLException

Creates a PreparedStatement object for sending parameterized SQL statements to the database.

A SQL statement with or without IN parameters can be pre-compiled and stored in a PreparedStatement object. This object can then be used to efficiently execute this statement multiple times.

Note: This method is optimized for handling parametric SQL statements that benefit from precompilation. If the driver supports precompilation, the method prepareStatement will send the statement to the database for precompilation. Some drivers may not support precompilation. In this case, the statement may not be sent to the database until the PreparedStatement object is executed. This has no direct effect on users; however, it does affect which methods throw certain SQLException objects.

Result sets created using the returned PreparedStatement object will by default be type TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY and have a concurrency level of CONCUR_READ_ONLY.

Parameters:

sql - an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' IN parameter placeholders

Returns:

a new default PreparedStatement object containing the pre-compiled SQL statement

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

prepareCall

CallableStatement prepareCall(String sql)
                              throws SQLException

Creates a CallableStatement object for calling database stored procedures. The CallableStatement object provides methods for setting up its IN and OUT parameters, and methods for executing the call to a stored procedure.

Note: This method is optimized for handling stored procedure call statements. Some drivers may send the call statement to the database when the method prepareCall is done; others may wait until the CallableStatement object is executed. This has no direct effect on users; however, it does affect which method throws certain SQLExceptions.

Result sets created using the returned CallableStatement object will by default be type TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY and have a concurrency level of CONCUR_READ_ONLY.

Parameters:

sql - an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' parameter placeholders. Typically this statement is a JDBC function call escape string.

Returns:

a new default CallableStatement object containing the pre-compiled SQL statement

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

nativeSQL

String nativeSQL(String sql)
                 throws SQLException

Converts the given SQL statement into the system's native SQL grammar. A driver may convert the JDBC SQL grammar into its system's native SQL grammar prior to sending it. This method returns the native form of the statement that the driver would have sent.

Parameters:

sql - an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' parameter placeholders

Returns:

the native form of this statement

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

setAutoCommit

void setAutoCommit(boolean autoCommit)
                   throws SQLException

Sets this connection's auto-commit mode to the given state. If a connection is in auto-commit mode, then all its SQL statements will be executed and committed as individual transactions. Otherwise, its SQL statements are grouped into transactions that are terminated by a call to either the method commit or the method rollback. By default, new connections are in auto-commit mode.

The commit occurs when the statement completes or the next execute occurs, whichever comes first. In the case of statements returning a ResultSet object, the statement completes when the last row of the ResultSet object has been retrieved or the ResultSet object has been closed. In advanced cases, a single statement may return multiple results as well as output parameter values. In these cases, the commit occurs when all results and output parameter values have been retrieved.

NOTE: If this method is called during a transaction, the transaction is committed.

Parameters:

autoCommit - true to enable auto-commit mode; false to disable it

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

See Also:

getAutoCommit()

getAutoCommit

boolean getAutoCommit()
                      throws SQLException

Retrieves the current auto-commit mode for this Connection object.

Returns:

the current state of this Connection object's auto-commit mode

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

See Also:

setAutoCommit(boolean)

commit

void commit()
            throws SQLException

Makes all changes made since the previous commit/rollback permanent and releases any database locks currently held by this Connection object. This method should be used only when auto-commit mode has been disabled.

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or this Connection object is in auto-commit mode

See Also:

setAutoCommit(boolean)

rollback

void rollback()
              throws SQLException

Undoes all changes made in the current transaction and releases any database locks currently held by this Connection object. This method should be used only when auto-commit mode has been disabled.

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or this Connection object is in auto-commit mode

See Also:

setAutoCommit(boolean)

close

void close()
           throws SQLException

Releases this Connection object's database and JDBC resources immediately instead of waiting for them to be automatically released.

Calling the method close on a Connection object that is already closed is a no-op.

Note: A Connection object is automatically closed when it is garbage collected. Certain fatal errors also close a Connection object.

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

isClosed

boolean isClosed()
                 throws SQLException

Retrieves whether this Connection object has been closed. A connection is closed if the method close has been called on it or if certain fatal errors have occurred. This method is guaranteed to return true only when it is called after the method Connection.close has been called.

This method generally cannot be called to determine whether a connection to a database is valid or invalid. A typical client can determine that a connection is invalid by catching any exceptions that might be thrown when an operation is attempted.

Returns:

true if this Connection object is closed; false if it is still open

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

getMetaData

DatabaseMetaData getMetaData()
                             throws SQLException

Retrieves a DatabaseMetaData object that contains metadata about the database to which this Connection object represents a connection. The metadata includes information about the database's tables, its supported SQL grammar, its stored procedures, the capabilities of this connection, and so on.

Returns:

a DatabaseMetaData object for this Connection object

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

setReadOnly

void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)
                 throws SQLException

Puts this connection in read-only mode as a hint to the driver to enable database optimizations.

Note: This method cannot be called during a transaction.

Parameters:

readOnly - true enables read-only mode; false disables it

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or this method is called during a transaction

isReadOnly

boolean isReadOnly()
                   throws SQLException

Retrieves whether this Connection object is in read-only mode.

Returns:

true if this Connection object is read-only; false otherwise

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

setCatalog

void setCatalog(String catalog)
                throws SQLException

Sets the given catalog name in order to select a subspace of this Connection object's database in which to work.

If the driver does not support catalogs, it will silently ignore this request.

Parameters:

catalog - the name of a catalog (subspace in this Connection object's database) in which to work

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

See Also:

getCatalog()

getCatalog

String getCatalog()
                  throws SQLException

Retrieves this Connection object's current catalog name.

Returns:

the current catalog name or null if there is none

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

See Also:

setCatalog(java.lang.String)

setTransactionIsolation

void setTransactionIsolation(int level)
                             throws SQLException

Attempts to change the transaction isolation level for this Connection object to the one given. The constants defined in the interface Connection are the possible transaction isolation levels.

Note: If this method is called during a transaction, the result is implementation-defined.

Parameters:

level - one of the following Connection constants: Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED, Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED, Connection.TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ, or Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE. (Note that Connection.TRANSACTION_NONE cannot be used because it specifies that transactions are not supported.)

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or the given parameter is not one of the Connection constants

See Also:

DatabaseMetaData.supportsTransactionIsolationLevel(int), getTransactionIsolation()

getTransactionIsolation

int getTransactionIsolation()
                            throws SQLException

Retrieves this Connection object's current transaction isolation level.

Returns:

the current transaction isolation level, which will be one of the following constants: Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED, Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED, Connection.TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ, Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE, or Connection.TRANSACTION_NONE.

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

See Also:

setTransactionIsolation(int)

getWarnings

SQLWarning getWarnings()
                       throws SQLException

Retrieves the first warning reported by calls on this Connection object. If there is more than one warning, subsequent warnings will be chained to the first one and can be retrieved by calling the method SQLWarning.getNextWarning on the warning that was retrieved previously.

This method may not be called on a closed connection; doing so will cause an SQLException to be thrown.

Note: Subsequent warnings will be chained to this SQLWarning.

Returns:

the first SQLWarning object or null if there are none

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection

See Also:

SQLWarning

clearWarnings

void clearWarnings()
                   throws SQLException

Clears all warnings reported for this Connection object. After a call to this method, the method getWarnings returns null until a new warning is reported for this Connection object.

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

createStatement

Statement createStatement(int resultSetType,
                          int resultSetConcurrency)
                          throws SQLException

Creates a Statement object that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type and concurrency. This method is the same as the createStatement method above, but it allows the default result set type and concurrency to be overridden.

Parameters:

resultSetType - a result set type; one of ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE

resultSetConcurrency - a concurrency type; one of ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY or ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE

Returns:

a new Statement object that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type and concurrency

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or the given parameters are not ResultSet constants indicating type and concurrency

Since:

1.2

prepareStatement

PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql,
                                   int resultSetType,
                                   int resultSetConcurrency)
                                   throws SQLException

Creates a PreparedStatement object that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type and concurrency. This method is the same as the prepareStatement method above, but it allows the default result set type and concurrency to be overridden.

Parameters:

sql - a String object that is the SQL statement to be sent to the database; may contain one or more ? IN parameters

resultSetType - a result set type; one of ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE

resultSetConcurrency - a concurrency type; one of ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY or ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE

Returns:

a new PreparedStatement object containing the pre-compiled SQL statement that will produce ResultSet objects with the given type and concurrency

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or the given parameters are not ResultSet constants indicating type and concurrency

Since:

1.2

prepareCall

CallableStatement prepareCall(String sql,
                              int resultSetType,
                              int resultSetConcurrency)
                              throws SQLException

Creates a CallableStatement object that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type and concurrency. This method is the same as the prepareCall method above, but it allows the default result set type and concurrency to be overridden.

Parameters:

sql - a String object that is the SQL statement to be sent to the database; may contain on or more ? parameters

resultSetType - a result set type; one of ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE

resultSetConcurrency - a concurrency type; one of ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY or ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE

Returns:

a new CallableStatement object containing the pre-compiled SQL statement that will produce ResultSet objects with the given type and concurrency

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or the given parameters are not ResultSet constants indicating type and concurrency

Since:

1.2

getTypeMap

Map<String,Class<?>> getTypeMap()
                                throws SQLException

Retrieves the Map object associated with this Connection object. Unless the application has added an entry, the type map returned will be empty.

Returns:

the java.util.Map object associated with this Connection object

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

Since:

1.2

See Also:

setTypeMap(java.util.Map>)

setTypeMap

void setTypeMap(Map<String,Class<?>> map)
                throws SQLException

Installs the given TypeMap object as the type map for this Connection object. The type map will be used for the custom mapping of SQL structured types and distinct types.

Parameters:

map - the java.util.Map object to install as the replacement for this Connection object's default type map

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or the given parameter is not a java.util.Map object

Since:

1.2

See Also:

getTypeMap()

setHoldability

void setHoldability(int holdability)
                    throws SQLException

Changes the holdability of ResultSet objects created using this Connection object to the given holdability.

Parameters:

holdability - a ResultSet holdability constant; one of ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT or ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access occurs, the given parameter is not a ResultSet constant indicating holdability, or the given holdability is not supported

Since:

1.4

See Also:

getHoldability(), ResultSet

getHoldability

int getHoldability()
                   throws SQLException

Retrieves the current holdability of ResultSet objects created using this Connection object.

Returns:

the holdability, one of ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT or ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access occurs

Since:

1.4

See Also:

setHoldability(int), ResultSet

setSavepoint

Savepoint setSavepoint()
                       throws SQLException

Creates an unnamed savepoint in the current transaction and returns the new Savepoint object that represents it.

Returns:

the new Savepoint object

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or this Connection object is currently in auto-commit mode

Since:

1.4

See Also:

Savepoint

setSavepoint

Savepoint setSavepoint(String name)
                       throws SQLException

Creates a savepoint with the given name in the current transaction and returns the new Savepoint object that represents it.

Parameters:

name - a String containing the name of the savepoint

Returns:

the new Savepoint object

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or this Connection object is currently in auto-commit mode

Since:

1.4

See Also:

Savepoint

rollback

void rollback(Savepoint savepoint)
              throws SQLException

Undoes all changes made after the given Savepoint object was set.

This method should be used only when auto-commit has been disabled.

Parameters:

savepoint - the Savepoint object to roll back to

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs, the Savepoint object is no longer valid, or this Connection object is currently in auto-commit mode

Since:

1.4

See Also:

Savepoint, rollback()

releaseSavepoint

void releaseSavepoint(Savepoint savepoint)
                      throws SQLException

Removes the given Savepoint object from the current transaction. Any reference to the savepoint after it have been removed will cause an SQLException to be thrown.

Parameters:

savepoint - the Savepoint object to be removed

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or the given Savepoint object is not a valid savepoint in the current transaction

Since:

1.4

createStatement

Statement createStatement(int resultSetType,
                          int resultSetConcurrency,
                          int resultSetHoldability)
                          throws SQLException

Creates a Statement object that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability. This method is the same as the createStatement method above, but it allows the default result set type, concurrency, and holdability to be overridden.

Parameters:

resultSetType - one of the following ResultSet constants: ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE

resultSetConcurrency - one of the following ResultSet constants: ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY or ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE

resultSetHoldability - one of the following ResultSet constants: ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT or ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT

Returns:

a new Statement object that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or the given parameters are not ResultSet constants indicating type, concurrency, and holdability

Since:

1.4

See Also:

ResultSet

prepareStatement

PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql,
                                   int resultSetType,
                                   int resultSetConcurrency,
                                   int resultSetHoldability)
                                   throws SQLException

Creates a PreparedStatement object that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability.

This method is the same as the prepareStatement method above, but it allows the default result set type, concurrency, and holdability to be overridden.

Parameters:

sql - a String object that is the SQL statement to be sent to the database; may contain one or more ? IN parameters

resultSetType - one of the following ResultSet constants: ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE

resultSetConcurrency - one of the following ResultSet constants: ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY or ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE

resultSetHoldability - one of the following ResultSet constants: ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT or ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT

Returns:

a new PreparedStatement object, containing the pre-compiled SQL statement, that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or the given parameters are not ResultSet constants indicating type, concurrency, and holdability

Since:

1.4

See Also:

ResultSet

prepareCall

CallableStatement prepareCall(String sql,
                              int resultSetType,
                              int resultSetConcurrency,
                              int resultSetHoldability)
                              throws SQLException

Creates a CallableStatement object that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type and concurrency. This method is the same as the prepareCall method above, but it allows the default result set type, result set concurrency type and holdability to be overridden.

Parameters:

sql - a String object that is the SQL statement to be sent to the database; may contain on or more ? parameters

resultSetType - one of the following ResultSet constants: ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE

resultSetConcurrency - one of the following ResultSet constants: ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY or ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE

resultSetHoldability - one of the following ResultSet constants: ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT or ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT

Returns:

a new CallableStatement object, containing the pre-compiled SQL statement, that will generate ResultSet objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or the given parameters are not ResultSet constants indicating type, concurrency, and holdability

Since:

1.4

See Also:

ResultSet

prepareStatement

PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql,
                                   int autoGeneratedKeys)
                                   throws SQLException

Creates a default PreparedStatement object that has the capability to retrieve auto-generated keys. The given constant tells the driver whether it should make auto-generated keys available for retrieval. This parameter is ignored if the SQL statement is not an INSERT statement.

Note: This method is optimized for handling parametric SQL statements that benefit from precompilation. If the driver supports precompilation, the method prepareStatement will send the statement to the database for precompilation. Some drivers may not support precompilation. In this case, the statement may not be sent to the database until the PreparedStatement object is executed. This has no direct effect on users; however, it does affect which methods throw certain SQLExceptions.

Result sets created using the returned PreparedStatement object will by default be type TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY and have a concurrency level of CONCUR_READ_ONLY.

Parameters:

sql - an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' IN parameter placeholders

autoGeneratedKeys - a flag indicating whether auto-generated keys should be returned; one of Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS or Statement.NO_GENERATED_KEYS

Returns:

a new PreparedStatement object, containing the pre-compiled SQL statement, that will have the capability of returning auto-generated keys

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs or the given parameter is not a Statement constant indicating whether auto-generated keys should be returned

Since:

1.4

prepareStatement

PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql,
                                   int[] columnIndexes)
                                   throws SQLException

Creates a default PreparedStatement object capable of returning the auto-generated keys designated by the given array. This array contains the indexes of the columns in the target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made available. This array is ignored if the SQL statement is not an INSERT statement.

An SQL statement with or without IN parameters can be pre-compiled and stored in a PreparedStatement object. This object can then be used to efficiently execute this statement multiple times.

Note: This method is optimized for handling parametric SQL statements that benefit from precompilation. If the driver supports precompilation, the method prepareStatement will send the statement to the database for precompilation. Some drivers may not support precompilation. In this case, the statement may not be sent to the database until the PreparedStatement object is executed. This has no direct effect on users; however, it does affect which methods throw certain SQLExceptions.

Result sets created using the returned PreparedStatement object will by default be type TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY and have a concurrency level of CONCUR_READ_ONLY.

Parameters:

sql - an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' IN parameter placeholders

columnIndexes - an array of column indexes indicating the columns that should be returned from the inserted row or rows

Returns:

a new PreparedStatement object, containing the pre-compiled statement, that is capable of returning the auto-generated keys designated by the given array of column indexes

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

Since:

1.4

prepareStatement

PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql,
                                   String[] columnNames)
                                   throws SQLException

Creates a default PreparedStatement object capable of returning the auto-generated keys designated by the given array. This array contains the names of the columns in the target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be returned. This array is ignored if the SQL statement is not an INSERT statement.

An SQL statement with or without IN parameters can be pre-compiled and stored in a PreparedStatement object. This object can then be used to efficiently execute this statement multiple times.

Note: This method is optimized for handling parametric SQL statements that benefit from precompilation. If the driver supports precompilation, the method prepareStatement will send the statement to the database for precompilation. Some drivers may not support precompilation. In this case, the statement may not be sent to the database until the PreparedStatement object is executed. This has no direct effect on users; however, it does affect which methods throw certain SQLExceptions.

Result sets created using the returned PreparedStatement object will by default be type TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY and have a concurrency level of CONCUR_READ_ONLY.

Parameters:

sql - an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' IN parameter placeholders

columnNames - an array of column names indicating the columns that should be returned from the inserted row or rows

Returns:

a new PreparedStatement object, containing the pre-compiled statement, that is capable of returning the auto-generated keys designated by the given array of column names

Throws:

SQLException - if a database access error occurs

Since:

1.4