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package io.vertx.sqlclient;

import io.vertx.codegen.annotations.VertxGen;
import io.vertx.sqlclient.desc.ColumnDescriptor;

import java.util.List;

An interface that represents the execution result of an operation on the database server.
Type parameters:
<T> – the execution result type/**
 * An interface that represents the execution result of an operation on the database server.
 *
 * @param <T> the execution result type
 */
@VertxGen
public interface SqlResult<T> {

  
Get the number of the affected rows in the operation to this SqlResult.
Returns:
the count of affected rows./**
   * Get the number of the affected rows in the operation to this SqlResult.
   *
   * @return the count of affected rows.
   */
  int rowCount();

  
Get the names of columns in the SqlResult.
Returns:
the list of names of columns./**
   * Get the names of columns in the SqlResult.
   *
   * @return the list of names of columns.
   */
  List<String> columnsNames();

  
Get the column descriptors in the SqlResult.
Returns:
the list of column descriptors/**
   * Get the column descriptors in the SqlResult.
   *
   * @return the list of column descriptors
   */
  List<ColumnDescriptor> columnDescriptors();

  
Get the number of rows retrieved in the SqlResult.
Returns:
the count of rows./**
   * Get the number of rows retrieved in the SqlResult.
   *
   * @return the count of rows.
   */
  int size();

  
Get the specific property with the specified PropertyKind. 
Params:
propertyKind – the unique object which is used to indicate which property of the execution result to fetch
Type parameters:
<V> – the type of the property value
Returns:
the value of the property/**
   * Get the specific property with the specified {@link PropertyKind}.
   *
   * @param propertyKind the unique object which is used to indicate which property of the execution result to fetch
   * @param <V> the type of the property value
   * @return the value of the property
   */
  <V> V property(PropertyKind<V> propertyKind);

  
Get the execution result value, the execution result type may vary such as a rowSet or even a string. 
Returns:
the result value/**
   * Get the execution result value, the execution result type may vary such as a {@link RowSet rowSet} or even a {@link String string}.
   *
   * @return the result value
   */
  T value();

  
Return the next available result or null, e.g for a simple query that executed multiple queries or for a batch result. 
Returns:
the next available result or null if none is available/**
   * Return the next available result or {@code null}, e.g for a simple query that executed multiple queries or for
   * a batch result.
   *
   * @return the next available result or {@code null} if none is available
   */
  SqlResult<T> next();

}