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RowSet.javaAPI DocJava SE 5 API40716Fri Aug 26 14:57:50 BST 2005javax.sql

RowSet

public interface RowSet implements ResultSet
The interface that adds support to the JDBC API for the JavaBeansTM component model. A rowset, which can be used as a JavaBeans component in a visual Bean development environment, can be created and configured at design time and executed at run time.

The RowSet interface provides a set of JavaBeans properties that allow a RowSet instance to be configured to connect to a JDBC data source and read some data from the data source. A group of setter methods (setInt, setBytes, setString, and so on) provide a way to pass input parameters to a rowset's command property. This command is the SQL query the rowset uses when it gets its data from a relational database, which is generally the case.

The RowSet interface supports JavaBeans events, allowing other components in an application to be notified when an event occurs on a rowset, such as a change in its value.

The RowSet interface is unique in that it is intended to be implemented using the rest of the JDBC API. In other words, a RowSet implementation is a layer of software that executes "on top" of a JDBC driver. Implementations of the RowSet interface can be provided by anyone, including JDBC driver vendors who want to provide a RowSet implementation as part of their JDBC products.

A RowSet object may make a connection with a data source and maintain that connection throughout its life cycle, in which case it is called a connected rowset. A rowset may also make a connection with a data source, get data from it, and then close the connection. Such a rowset is called a disconnected rowset. A disconnected rowset may make changes to its data while it is disconnected and then send the changes back to the original source of the data, but it must reestablish a connection to do so.

A disconnected rowset may have a reader (a RowSetReader object) and a writer (a RowSetWriter object) associated with it. The reader may be implemented in many different ways to populate a rowset with data, including getting data from a non-relational data source. The writer can also be implemented in many different ways to propagate changes made to the rowset's data back to the underlying data source.

Rowsets are easy to use. The RowSet interface extends the standard java.sql.ResultSet interface. The RowSetMetaData interface extends the java.sql.ResultSetMetaData interface. Thus, developers familiar with the JDBC API will have to learn a minimal number of new APIs to use rowsets. In addition, third-party software tools that work with JDBC ResultSet objects will also easily be made to work with rowsets.

since
1.4

Fields Summary
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
public voidaddRowSetListener(javax.sql.RowSetListener listener)
Registers the given listener so that it will be notified of events that occur on this RowSet object.

param
listener a component that has implemented the RowSetListener interface and wants to be notified when events occur on this RowSet object
see
#removeRowSetListener

public voidclearParameters()
Clears the parameters set for this RowSet object's command.

In general, parameter values remain in force for repeated use of a RowSet object. Setting a parameter value automatically clears its previous value. However, in some cases it is useful to immediately release the resources used by the current parameter values, which can be done by calling the method clearParameters.

exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidexecute()
Fills this RowSet object with data.

The execute method may use the following properties to create a connection for reading data: url, data source name, user name, password, transaction isolation, and type map. The execute method may use the following properties to create a statement to execute a command: command, read only, maximum field size, maximum rows, escape processing, and query timeout.

If the required properties have not been set, an exception is thrown. If this method is successful, the current contents of the rowset are discarded and the rowset's metadata is also (re)set. If there are outstanding updates, they are ignored.

If this RowSet object does not maintain a continuous connection with its source of data, it may use a reader (a RowSetReader object) to fill itself with data. In this case, a reader will have been registered with this RowSet object, and the method execute will call on the reader's readData method as part of its implementation.

exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs or any of the properties necessary for making a connection and creating a statement have not been set

public java.lang.StringgetCommand()
Retrieves this RowSet object's command property. The command property contains a command string, which must be an SQL query, that can be executed to fill the rowset with data. The default value is null.

return
the command string; may be null
see
#setCommand

public java.lang.StringgetDataSourceName()
Retrieves the logical name that identifies the data source for this RowSet object. Users should set either the url property or the data source name property. The rowset will use the property that was set more recently to get a connection.

return
a data source name
see
#setDataSourceName
see
#setUrl

public booleangetEscapeProcessing()
Retrieves whether escape processing is enabled for this RowSet object. If escape scanning is enabled, which is the default, the driver will do escape substitution before sending an SQL statement to the database.

return
true if escape processing is enabled; false if it is disabled
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#setEscapeProcessing

public intgetMaxFieldSize()
Retrieves the maximum number of bytes that may be returned for certain column values. This limit applies only to BINARY, VARBINARY, LONGVARBINARYBINARY, CHAR, VARCHAR, and LONGVARCHAR columns. If the limit is exceeded, the excess data is silently discarded.

return
the current maximum column size limit; zero means that there is no limit
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#setMaxFieldSize

public intgetMaxRows()
Retrieves the maximum number of rows that this RowSet object can contain. If the limit is exceeded, the excess rows are silently dropped.

return
the current maximum number of rows that this RowSet object can contain; zero means unlimited
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#setMaxRows

public java.lang.StringgetPassword()
Retrieves the password used to create a database connection. The password property is set at run time before calling the method execute. It is not usually part of the serialized state of a RowSet object.

return
the password for making a database connection
see
#setPassword

public intgetQueryTimeout()
Retrieves the maximum number of seconds the driver will wait for a statement to execute. If this limit is exceeded, an SQLException is thrown.

return
the current query timeout limit in seconds; zero means unlimited
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#setQueryTimeout

public intgetTransactionIsolation()
Retrieves the transaction isolation level set for this RowSet object.

return
the transaction isolation level; one of Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED, Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED, Connection.TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ, or Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE
see
#setTransactionIsolation

public java.util.MapgetTypeMap()
Retrieves the Map object associated with this RowSet object, which specifies the custom mapping of SQL user-defined types, if any. The default is for the type map to be empty.

return
a java.util.Map object containing the names of SQL user-defined types and the Java classes to which they are to be mapped
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#setTypeMap

public java.lang.StringgetUrl()
Retrieves the url property this RowSet object will use to create a connection if it uses the DriverManager instead of a DataSource object to establish the connection. The default value is null.

return
a string url
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#setUrl

public java.lang.StringgetUsername()
Retrieves the username used to create a database connection for this RowSet object. The username property is set at run time before calling the method execute. It is not usually part of the serialized state of a RowSet object.

return
the username property
see
#setUsername

public booleanisReadOnly()
Retrieves whether this RowSet object is read-only. If updates are possible, the default is for a rowset to be updatable.

Attempts to update a read-only rowset will result in an SQLException being thrown.

return
true if this RowSet object is read-only; false if it is updatable
see
#setReadOnly

public voidremoveRowSetListener(javax.sql.RowSetListener listener)
Removes the specified listener from the list of components that will be notified when an event occurs on this RowSet object.

param
listener a component that has been registered as a listener for this RowSet object
see
#addRowSetListener

public voidsetArray(int i, java.sql.Array x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command with the given Array value. The driver will convert this to the ARRAY value that the Array object represents before sending it to the database.

param
i the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x an object representing an SQL array
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetAsciiStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x, int length)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given java.io.InputStream value. It may be more practical to send a very large ASCII value via a java.io.InputStream rather than as a LONGVARCHAR parameter. The driver will read the data from the stream as needed until it reaches end-of-file.

Note: This stream object can either be a standard Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the standard interface.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the Java input stream that contains the ASCII parameter value
param
length the number of bytes in the stream
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetBigDecimal(int parameterIndex, java.math.BigDecimal x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given java.math.BigDeciaml value. The driver converts this to an SQL NUMERIC value before sending it to the database.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetBinaryStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x, int length)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given java.io.InputStream value. It may be more practical to send a very large binary value via a java.io.InputStream rather than as a LONGVARBINARY parameter. The driver will read the data from the stream as needed until it reaches end-of-file.

Note: This stream object can either be a standard Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the standard interface.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the java input stream which contains the binary parameter value
param
length the number of bytes in the stream
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetBlob(int i, java.sql.Blob x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command with the given Blob value. The driver will convert this to the BLOB value that the Blob object represents before sending it to the database.

param
i the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x an object representing a BLOB
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetBoolean(int parameterIndex, boolean x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given Java boolean value. The driver converts this to an SQL BIT value before sending it to the database.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetByte(int parameterIndex, byte x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given Java byte value. The driver converts this to an SQL TINYINT value before sending it to the database.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetBytes(int parameterIndex, byte[] x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given Java array of byte values. Before sending it to the database, the driver converts this to an SQL VARBINARY or LONGVARBINARY value, depending on the argument's size relative to the driver's limits on VARBINARY values.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.Reader reader, int length)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given java.io.Reader value. It may be more practical to send a very large UNICODE value via a java.io.Reader rather than as a LONGVARCHAR parameter. The driver will read the data from the stream as needed until it reaches end-of-file.

Note: This stream object can either be a standard Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the standard interface.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
reader the Reader object that contains the UNICODE data to be set
param
length the number of characters in the stream
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetClob(int i, java.sql.Clob x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command with the given Clob value. The driver will convert this to the CLOB value that the Clob object represents before sending it to the database.

param
i the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x an object representing a CLOB
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetCommand(java.lang.String cmd)
Sets this RowSet object's command property to the given SQL query. This property is optional when a rowset gets its data from a data source that does not support commands, such as a spreadsheet.

param
cmd the SQL query that will be used to get the data for this RowSet object; may be null
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#getCommand

public voidsetConcurrency(int concurrency)
Sets the concurrency of this RowSet object to the given concurrency level. This method is used to change the concurrency level of a rowset, which is by default ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY

param
concurrency one of the ResultSet constants specifying a concurrency level: ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY or ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
ResultSet#getConcurrency

public voidsetDataSourceName(java.lang.String name)
Sets the data source name property for this RowSet object to the given String.

The value of the data source name property can be used to do a lookup of a DataSource object that has been registered with a naming service. After being retrieved, the DataSource object can be used to create a connection to the data source that it represents.

param
name the logical name of the data source for this RowSet object
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#getDataSourceName

public voidsetDate(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Date x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given java.sql.Date value. The driver converts this to an SQL DATE value before sending it to the database, using the default java.util.Calendar to calculate the date.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetDate(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Date x, java.util.Calendar cal)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command with the given java.sql.Date value. The driver will convert this to an SQL DATE value, using the given java.util.Calendar object to calculate the date.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
param
cal the java.util.Calendar object to use for calculating the date
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetDouble(int parameterIndex, double x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given Java double value. The driver converts this to an SQL DOUBLE value before sending it to the database.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetEscapeProcessing(boolean enable)
Sets escape processing for this RowSet object on or off. If escape scanning is on (the default), the driver will do escape substitution before sending an SQL statement to the database.

param
enable true to enable escape processing; false to disable it
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#getEscapeProcessing

public voidsetFloat(int parameterIndex, float x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given Java float value. The driver converts this to an SQL REAL value before sending it to the database.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetInt(int parameterIndex, int x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given Java int value. The driver converts this to an SQL INTEGER value before sending it to the database.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetLong(int parameterIndex, long x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given Java long value. The driver converts this to an SQL BIGINT value before sending it to the database.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetMaxFieldSize(int max)
Sets the maximum number of bytes that can be returned for a column value to the given number of bytes. This limit applies only to BINARY, VARBINARY, LONGVARBINARYBINARY, CHAR, VARCHAR, and LONGVARCHAR columns. If the limit is exceeded, the excess data is silently discarded. For maximum portability, use values greater than 256.

param
max the new max column size limit in bytes; zero means unlimited
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#getMaxFieldSize

public voidsetMaxRows(int max)
Sets the maximum number of rows that this RowSet object can contain to the specified number. If the limit is exceeded, the excess rows are silently dropped.

param
max the new maximum number of rows; zero means unlimited
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#getMaxRows

public voidsetNull(int parameterIndex, int sqlType)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's SQL command to SQL NULL.

Note: You must specify the parameter's SQL type.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
sqlType a SQL type code defined by java.sql.Types
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetNull(int paramIndex, int sqlType, java.lang.String typeName)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's SQL command to SQL NULL. This version of the method setNull should be used for SQL user-defined types (UDTs) and REF type parameters. Examples of UDTs include: STRUCT, DISTINCT, JAVA_OBJECT, and named array types.

Note: To be portable, applications must give the SQL type code and the fully qualified SQL type name when specifying a NULL UDT or REF parameter. In the case of a UDT, the name is the type name of the parameter itself. For a REF parameter, the name is the type name of the referenced type. If a JDBC driver does not need the type code or type name information, it may ignore it. Although it is intended for UDT and REF parameters, this method may be used to set a null parameter of any JDBC type. If the parameter does not have a user-defined or REF type, the typeName parameter is ignored.

param
paramIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
sqlType a value from java.sql.Types
param
typeName the fully qualified name of an SQL UDT or the type name of the SQL structured type being referenced by a REF type; ignored if the parameter is not a UDT or REF type
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetObject(int parameterIndex, java.lang.Object x, int targetSqlType, int scale)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command with the given Java Object. For integral values, the java.lang equivalent objects should be used (for example, an instance of the class Integer for an int).

The given Java object will be converted to the targetSqlType before being sent to the database.

If the object is of a class implementing SQLData, the rowset should call the method SQLData.writeSQL to write the object to an SQLOutput data stream. If the object is an instance of a class implementing the Ref, Struct, Array, Blob, or Clob interfaces, the driver uses the default mapping to the corresponding SQL type.

Note that this method may be used to pass datatabase-specific abstract data types.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the object containing the input parameter value
param
targetSqlType the SQL type (as defined in java.sql.Types) to be sent to the database. The scale argument may further qualify this type.
param
scale for java.sql.Types.DECIMAL or java.sql.Types.NUMERIC types, this is the number of digits after the decimal point. For all other types, this value will be ignored.
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
java.sql.Types

public voidsetObject(int parameterIndex, java.lang.Object x, int targetSqlType)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command with a Java Object. For integral values, the java.lang equivalent objects should be used. This method is like setObject above, but the scale used is the scale of the second parameter. Scalar values have a scale of zero. Literal values have the scale present in the literal.

Even though it is supported, it is not recommended that this method be called with floating point input values.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the object containing the input parameter value
param
targetSqlType the SQL type (as defined in java.sql.Types) to be sent to the database
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetObject(int parameterIndex, java.lang.Object x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command with a Java Object. For integral values, the java.lang equivalent objects should be used.

The JDBC specification provides a standard mapping from Java Object types to SQL types. The driver will convert the given Java object to its standard SQL mapping before sending it to the database.

Note that this method may be used to pass datatabase-specific abstract data types by using a driver-specific Java type. If the object is of a class implementing SQLData, the rowset should call the method SQLData.writeSQL to write the object to an SQLOutput data stream. If the object is an instance of a class implementing the Ref, Struct, Array, Blob, or Clob interfaces, the driver uses the default mapping to the corresponding SQL type.

An exception is thrown if there is an ambiguity, for example, if the object is of a class implementing more than one of these interfaces.

param
parameterIndex The first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x The object containing the input parameter value
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetPassword(java.lang.String password)
Sets the database password for this RowSet object to the given String.

param
password the password string
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#getPassword

public voidsetQueryTimeout(int seconds)
Sets the maximum time the driver will wait for a statement to execute to the given number of seconds. If this limit is exceeded, an SQLException is thrown.

param
seconds the new query timeout limit in seconds; zero means that there is no limit
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#getQueryTimeout

public voidsetReadOnly(boolean value)
Sets whether this RowSet object is read-only to the given boolean.

param
value true if read-only; false if updatable
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#isReadOnly

public voidsetRef(int i, java.sql.Ref x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command with the given Ref value. The driver will convert this to the appropriate REF(<structured-type>) value.

param
i the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x an object representing data of an SQL REF type
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetShort(int parameterIndex, short x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given Java short value. The driver converts this to an SQL SMALLINT value before sending it to the database.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetString(int parameterIndex, java.lang.String x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given Java String value. Before sending it to the database, the driver converts this to an SQL VARCHAR or LONGVARCHAR value, depending on the argument's size relative to the driver's limits on VARCHAR values.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetTime(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Time x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given java.sql.Time value. The driver converts this to an SQL TIME value before sending it to the database, using the default java.util.Calendar to calculate it.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetTime(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Time x, java.util.Calendar cal)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command with the given java.sql.Time value. The driver will convert this to an SQL TIME value, using the given java.util.Calendar object to calculate it, before sending it to the database.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
param
cal the java.util.Calendar object to use for calculating the time
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetTimestamp(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Timestamp x)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command to the given java.sql.Timestamp value. The driver converts this to an SQL TIMESTAMP value before sending it to the database, using the default java.util.Calendar to calculate it.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetTimestamp(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Timestamp x, java.util.Calendar cal)
Sets the designated parameter in this RowSet object's command with the given java.sql.Timestamp value. The driver will convert this to an SQL TIMESTAMP value, using the given java.util.Calendar object to calculate it, before sending it to the database.

param
parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
param
x the parameter value
param
cal the java.util.Calendar object to use for calculating the timestamp
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs

public voidsetTransactionIsolation(int level)
Sets the transaction isolation level for this RowSet obejct.

param
level the transaction isolation level; one of Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED, Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED, Connection.TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ, or Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#getTransactionIsolation

public voidsetType(int type)
Sets the type of this RowSet object to the given type. This method is used to change the type of a rowset, which is by default read-only and non-scrollable.

param
type one of the ResultSet constants specifying a type: ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
java.sql.ResultSet#getType

public voidsetTypeMap(java.util.Map map)
Installs the given java.util.Map object as the default type map for this RowSet object. This type map will be used unless another type map is supplied as a method parameter.

param
map a java.util.Map object containing the names of SQL user-defined types and the Java classes to which they are to be mapped
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#getTypeMap

public voidsetUrl(java.lang.String url)
Sets the URL this RowSet object will use when it uses the DriverManager to create a connection. Setting this property is optional. If a URL is used, a JDBC driver that accepts the URL must be loaded by the application before the rowset is used to connect to a database. The rowset will use the URL internally to create a database connection when reading or writing data. Either a URL or a data source name is used to create a connection, whichever was specified most recently.

param
url a string value; may be null
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#getUrl

public voidsetUsername(java.lang.String name)
Sets the username property for this RowSet object to the given String.

param
name a user name
exception
SQLException if a database access error occurs
see
#getUsername