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25 
26 package javax.sql;
27 
28 import java.sql.*;
29 
30 /**
31  * An object that contains information about the columns in a
32  * <code>RowSet</code> object.  This interface is
33  * an extension of the <code>ResultSetMetaData</code> interface with
34  * methods for setting the values in a <code>RowSetMetaData</code> object.
35  * When a <code>RowSetReader</code> object reads data into a <code>RowSet</code>
36  * object, it creates a <code>RowSetMetaData</code> object and initializes it
37  * using the methods in the <code>RowSetMetaData</code> interface.  Then the
38  * reader passes the <code>RowSetMetaData</code> object to the rowset.
39  * <P>
40  * The methods in this interface are invoked internally when an application
41  * calls the method <code>RowSet.execute</code>; an application
42  * programmer would not use them directly.
43  *
44  * @since 1.4
45  */
46 
47 public interface RowSetMetaData extends ResultSetMetaData {
48 
49   /**
50    * Sets the number of columns in the <code>RowSet</code> object to
51    * the given number.
52    *
53    * @param columnCount the number of columns in the <code>RowSet</code> object
54    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
55    */
setColumnCount(int columnCount)56   void setColumnCount(int columnCount) throws SQLException;
57 
58   /**
59    * Sets whether the designated column is automatically numbered,
60    * The default is for a <code>RowSet</code> object's
61    * columns not to be automatically numbered.
62    *
63    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
64    * @param property <code>true</code> if the column is automatically
65    *                 numbered; <code>false</code> if it is not
66    *
67    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
68    */
setAutoIncrement(int columnIndex, boolean property)69   void setAutoIncrement(int columnIndex, boolean property) throws SQLException;
70 
71   /**
72    * Sets whether the designated column is case sensitive.
73    * The default is <code>false</code>.
74    *
75    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
76    * @param property <code>true</code> if the column is case sensitive;
77    *                 <code>false</code> if it is not
78    *
79    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
80    */
setCaseSensitive(int columnIndex, boolean property)81   void setCaseSensitive(int columnIndex, boolean property) throws SQLException;
82 
83   /**
84    * Sets whether the designated column can be used in a where clause.
85    * The default is <code>false</code>.
86    *
87    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
88    * @param property <code>true</code> if the column can be used in a
89    *                 <code>WHERE</code> clause; <code>false</code> if it cannot
90    *
91    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
92    */
setSearchable(int columnIndex, boolean property)93   void setSearchable(int columnIndex, boolean property) throws SQLException;
94 
95   /**
96    * Sets whether the designated column is a cash value.
97    * The default is <code>false</code>.
98    *
99    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
100    * @param property <code>true</code> if the column is a cash value;
101    *                 <code>false</code> if it is not
102    *
103    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
104    */
setCurrency(int columnIndex, boolean property)105   void setCurrency(int columnIndex, boolean property) throws SQLException;
106 
107   /**
108    * Sets whether the designated column's value can be set to
109    * <code>NULL</code>.
110    * The default is <code>ResultSetMetaData.columnNullableUnknown</code>
111    *
112    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
113    * @param property one of the following constants:
114    *                 <code>ResultSetMetaData.columnNoNulls</code>,
115    *                 <code>ResultSetMetaData.columnNullable</code>, or
116    *                 <code>ResultSetMetaData.columnNullableUnknown</code>
117    *
118    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
119    */
setNullable(int columnIndex, int property)120   void setNullable(int columnIndex, int property) throws SQLException;
121 
122   /**
123    * Sets whether the designated column is a signed number.
124    * The default is <code>false</code>.
125    *
126    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
127    * @param property <code>true</code> if the column is a signed number;
128    *                 <code>false</code> if it is not
129    *
130    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
131    */
setSigned(int columnIndex, boolean property)132   void setSigned(int columnIndex, boolean property) throws SQLException;
133 
134   /**
135    * Sets the designated column's normal maximum width in chars to the
136    * given <code>int</code>.
137    *
138    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
139    * @param size the normal maximum number of characters for
140    *           the designated column
141    *
142    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
143    */
setColumnDisplaySize(int columnIndex, int size)144   void setColumnDisplaySize(int columnIndex, int size) throws SQLException;
145 
146   /**
147    * Sets the suggested column title for use in printouts and
148    * displays, if any, to the given <code>String</code>.
149    *
150    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
151    * @param label the column title
152    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
153    */
setColumnLabel(int columnIndex, String label)154   void setColumnLabel(int columnIndex, String label) throws SQLException;
155 
156   /**
157    * Sets the name of the designated column to the given <code>String</code>.
158    *
159    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
160    * @param columnName the designated column's name
161    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
162    */
setColumnName(int columnIndex, String columnName)163   void setColumnName(int columnIndex, String columnName) throws SQLException;
164 
165   /**
166    * Sets the name of the designated column's table's schema, if any, to
167    * the given <code>String</code>.
168    *
169    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
170    * @param schemaName the schema name
171    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
172    */
setSchemaName(int columnIndex, String schemaName)173   void setSchemaName(int columnIndex, String schemaName) throws SQLException;
174 
175   /**
176    * Sets the designated column's number of decimal digits to the
177    * given <code>int</code>.
178    *
179    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
180    * @param precision the total number of decimal digits
181    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
182    */
setPrecision(int columnIndex, int precision)183   void setPrecision(int columnIndex, int precision) throws SQLException;
184 
185   /**
186    * Sets the designated column's number of digits to the
187    * right of the decimal point to the given <code>int</code>.
188    *
189    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
190    * @param scale the number of digits to right of decimal point
191    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
192    */
setScale(int columnIndex, int scale)193   void setScale(int columnIndex, int scale) throws SQLException;
194 
195   /**
196    * Sets the designated column's table name, if any, to the given
197    * <code>String</code>.
198    *
199    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
200    * @param tableName the column's table name
201    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
202    */
setTableName(int columnIndex, String tableName)203   void setTableName(int columnIndex, String tableName) throws SQLException;
204 
205   /**
206    * Sets the designated column's table's catalog name, if any, to the given
207    * <code>String</code>.
208    *
209    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
210    * @param catalogName the column's catalog name
211    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
212    */
setCatalogName(int columnIndex, String catalogName)213   void setCatalogName(int columnIndex, String catalogName) throws SQLException;
214 
215   /**
216    * Sets the designated column's SQL type to the one given.
217    *
218    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
219    * @param SQLType the column's SQL type
220    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
221    * @see Types
222    */
setColumnType(int columnIndex, int SQLType)223   void setColumnType(int columnIndex, int SQLType) throws SQLException;
224 
225   /**
226    * Sets the designated column's type name that is specific to the
227    * data source, if any, to the given <code>String</code>.
228    *
229    * @param columnIndex the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
230    * @param typeName data source specific type name.
231    * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
232    */
setColumnTypeName(int columnIndex, String typeName)233   void setColumnTypeName(int columnIndex, String typeName) throws SQLException;
234 
235 }
236