databasemetadata.java

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  public String getDatabaseProductName() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method returns the version of the database product.
   *
   * @return The version of the database product.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public String getDatabaseProductVersion() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method returns the name of the JDBC driver.
   *
   * @return The name of the JDBC driver.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public String getDriverName() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method returns the version of the JDBC driver.
   *
   * @return The version of the JDBC driver.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public String getDriverVersion() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method returns the major version number of the JDBC driver.
   *
   * @return The major version number of the JDBC driver.
   */
  public int getDriverMajorVersion();

  /**
   * This method returns the minor version number of the JDBC driver.
   *
   * @return The minor version number of the JDBC driver.
   */
  public int getDriverMinorVersion();

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the database uses local files to
   * store tables.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the database uses local files, 
   * <code>false</code> otherwise.
   *
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean usesLocalFiles() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the database uses a separate file for
   * each table.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the database uses a separate file for each
   * table </code>false</code> otherwise.
   *
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean usesLocalFilePerTable() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the database supports identifiers
   * with mixed case.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the database supports mixed case identifiers,
   * <code>false</code> otherwise.
   *
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the database treats mixed case
   * identifiers as all upper case.
   *
   * @exception <code>true</code> if the database treats all identifiers as
   *            upper case, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean storesUpperCaseIdentifiers() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the database treats mixed case
   * identifiers as all lower case.
   *
   * @exception <code>true</code> if the database treats all identifiers as
   *            lower case, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean storesLowerCaseIdentifiers() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the database stores mixed case 
   * identifers even if it treats them as case insensitive.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the database stores mixed case identifiers,
   *         <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean storesMixedCaseIdentifiers() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the database supports quoted identifiers
   * with mixed case.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the database supports mixed case quoted
   *         identifiers, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the database treats mixed case
   * quoted identifiers as all upper case.
   *
   * @exception <code>true</code> if the database treats all quoted identifiers 
   *            as upper case, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the database treats mixed case
   * quoted identifiers as all lower case.
   *
   * @exception <code>true</code> if the database treats all quoted identifiers 
   *            as lower case, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the database stores mixed case 
   * quoted identifers even if it treats them as case insensitive.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the database stores mixed case quoted 
   *         identifiers, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This metohd returns the quote string for SQL identifiers.
   *
   * @return The quote string for SQL identifers, or a space if quoting
   *         is not supported.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public String getIdentifierQuoteString() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method returns a comma separated list of all the SQL keywords in
   * the database that are not in SQL92.
   *
   * @return The list of SQL keywords not in SQL92.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public String getSQLKeywords() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method returns a comma separated list of math functions.
   *
   * @return The list of math functions.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public String getNumericFunctions() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method returns a comma separated list of string functions.
   *
   * @return The list of string functions.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public String getStringFunctions() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method returns a comma separated list of of system functions.
   *
   * @return A comma separated list of system functions.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public String getSystemFunctions() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method returns comma separated list of time/date functions.
   * 
   * @return The list of time/date functions.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public String getTimeDateFunctions() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method returns the string used to escape wildcards in search strings.
   *
   * @return The string used to escape wildcards in search strings.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public String getSearchStringEscape() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This methods returns non-standard characters that can appear in 
   * unquoted identifiers.
   *
   * @return Non-standard characters that can appear in unquoted identifiers.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public String getExtraNameCharacters() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the database supports
   * "ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN"
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if column add supported, <code>false</code>
   *         otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the database supports
   * "ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN"
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if column drop supported, <code>false</code>
   *         otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not column aliasing is supported.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if column aliasing is supported,
   *         <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean supportsColumnAliasing() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether the concatenation of a NULL and non-NULL
   * value results in a NULL.  This will always be true in fully JDBC compliant
   * drivers.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if concatenating NULL and a non-NULL value
   *         returns a NULL, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean nullPlusNonNullIsNull() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * Tests whether or not CONVERT is supported.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if CONVERT is supported, <code>false</code>
   *         otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean supportsConvert() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not CONVERT can be performed between the
   * specified types.  The types are contants from <code>Types</code>.
   *
   * @param fromType The SQL type to convert from.
   * @param toType The SQL type to convert to.
   * @return <code>true</code> if the conversion can be performed,
   *         <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @see Types
   */
  public boolean supportsConvert(int fromType, int toType) throws
      SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not table correlation names are 
   * supported.  This will be always be <code>true</code> in a fully JDBC
   * compliant driver.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if table correlation names are supported,
   *         <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean supportsTableCorrelationNames() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether correlation names must be different from the
   * name of the table.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the correlation name must be different from
   *         the table name, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not expressions are allowed in an
   * ORDER BY lists.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if expressions are allowed in ORDER BY
   *         lists, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean supportsExpressionsInOrderBy() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or ORDER BY on a non-selected column is
   * allowed.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if a non-selected column can be used in an
   *         ORDER BY, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean supportsOrderByUnrelated() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not GROUP BY is supported.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if GROUP BY is supported, <code>false</code>
   *         otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean supportsGroupBy() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether GROUP BY on a non-selected column is
   * allowed.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if a non-selected column can be used in a
   *         GROUP BY, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean supportsGroupByUnrelated() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not a GROUP BY can add columns not in the
   * select if it includes all the columns in the select.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if GROUP BY an add columns provided it includes
   *         all columns in the select, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean supportsGroupByBeyondSelect() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the escape character is supported in
   * LIKE expressions.  A fully JDBC compliant driver will always return
   * <code>true</code>.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if escapes are supported in LIKE expressions,
   *         <code>false</code> otherwise.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public boolean supportsLikeEscapeClause() throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method tests whether multiple result sets for a single statement are
   * supported.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if multiple result sets are supported for a