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package java.sql;
The representation (mapping) in the Java programming language of an SQL ROWID
value. An SQL ROWID is a built-in type, a value of which can be thought of as
an address for its identified row in a database table. Whether that address
is logical or, in any respects, physical is determined by its originating data
source.
Methods in the interfaces ResultSet, CallableStatement,
and PreparedStatement, such as getRowId and setRowId
allow a programmer to access a SQL ROWID value. The RowId
interface provides a method
for representing the value of the ROWID as a byte array or as a
String.
The method getRowIdLifetime in the interface DatabaseMetaData,
can be used
to determine if a RowId object remains valid for the duration of the transaction in
which the RowId was created, the duration of the session in which
the RowId was created,
or, effectively, for as long as its identified row is not deleted. In addition
to specifying the duration of its valid lifetime outside its originating data
source, getRowIdLifetime specifies the duration of a ROWID
value's valid lifetime
within its originating data source. In this, it differs from a large object,
because there is no limit on the valid lifetime of a large object within its
originating data source.
All methods on the RowId interface must be fully implemented if the
JDBC driver supports the data type.
See Also: - DatabaseMetaData
Since: 1.6
/**
*
* The representation (mapping) in the Java programming language of an SQL ROWID
* value. An SQL ROWID is a built-in type, a value of which can be thought of as
* an address for its identified row in a database table. Whether that address
* is logical or, in any respects, physical is determined by its originating data
* source.
* <p>
* Methods in the interfaces <code>ResultSet</code>, <code>CallableStatement</code>,
* and <code>PreparedStatement</code>, such as <code>getRowId</code> and <code>setRowId</code>
* allow a programmer to access a SQL <code>ROWID</code> value. The <code>RowId</code>
* interface provides a method
* for representing the value of the <code>ROWID</code> as a byte array or as a
* <code>String</code>.
* <p>
* The method <code>getRowIdLifetime</code> in the interface <code>DatabaseMetaData</code>,
* can be used
* to determine if a <code>RowId</code> object remains valid for the duration of the transaction in
* which the <code>RowId</code> was created, the duration of the session in which
* the <code>RowId</code> was created,
* or, effectively, for as long as its identified row is not deleted. In addition
* to specifying the duration of its valid lifetime outside its originating data
* source, <code>getRowIdLifetime</code> specifies the duration of a <code>ROWID</code>
* value's valid lifetime
* within its originating data source. In this, it differs from a large object,
* because there is no limit on the valid lifetime of a large object within its
* originating data source.
* <p>
* All methods on the <code>RowId</code> interface must be fully implemented if the
* JDBC driver supports the data type.
*
* @see java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
* @since 1.6
*/
public interface RowId {
Compares this RowId to the specified object. The result is
true if and only if the argument is not null and is a RowId
object that represents the same ROWID as this object.
It is important
to consider both the origin and the valid lifetime of a RowId
when comparing it to another RowId. If both are valid, and
both are from the same table on the same data source, then if they are equal
they identify
the same row; if one or more is no longer guaranteed to be valid, or if
they originate from different data sources, or different tables on the
same data source, they may be equal but still
not identify the same row.
Params: - obj – the
Object to compare this RowId object
against.
Returns: true if the RowIds are equal; false otherwise Since: 1.6
/**
* Compares this <code>RowId</code> to the specified object. The result is
* <code>true</code> if and only if the argument is not null and is a RowId
* object that represents the same ROWID as this object.
* <p>
* It is important
* to consider both the origin and the valid lifetime of a <code>RowId</code>
* when comparing it to another <code>RowId</code>. If both are valid, and
* both are from the same table on the same data source, then if they are equal
* they identify
* the same row; if one or more is no longer guaranteed to be valid, or if
* they originate from different data sources, or different tables on the
* same data source, they may be equal but still
* not identify the same row.
*
* @param obj the <code>Object</code> to compare this <code>RowId</code> object
* against.
* @return true if the <code>RowId</code>s are equal; false otherwise
* @since 1.6
*/
boolean equals(Object obj);
Returns an array of bytes representing the value of the SQL ROWID
designated by this java.sql.RowId object.
Returns: an array of bytes, whose length is determined by the driver supplying
the connection, representing the value of the ROWID designated by this
java.sql.RowId object.
/**
* Returns an array of bytes representing the value of the SQL <code>ROWID</code>
* designated by this <code>java.sql.RowId</code> object.
*
* @return an array of bytes, whose length is determined by the driver supplying
* the connection, representing the value of the ROWID designated by this
* java.sql.RowId object.
*/
byte[] getBytes();
Returns a String representing the value of the SQL ROWID designated by this
java.sql.RowId object.
Like java.sql.Date.toString()
returns the contents of its DATE as the String "2004-03-17"
rather than as DATE literal in SQL (which would have been the String
DATE "2004-03-17"), toString()
returns the contents of its ROWID in a form specific to the driver supplying
the connection, and possibly not as a ROWID literal.
Returns: a String whose format is determined by the driver supplying the
connection, representing the value of the ROWID designated
by this java.sql.RowId object.
/**
* Returns a String representing the value of the SQL ROWID designated by this
* <code>java.sql.RowId</code> object.
* <p>
*Like <code>java.sql.Date.toString()</code>
* returns the contents of its DATE as the <code>String</code> "2004-03-17"
* rather than as DATE literal in SQL (which would have been the <code>String</code>
* DATE "2004-03-17"), toString()
* returns the contents of its ROWID in a form specific to the driver supplying
* the connection, and possibly not as a <code>ROWID</code> literal.
*
* @return a String whose format is determined by the driver supplying the
* connection, representing the value of the <code>ROWID</code> designated
* by this <code>java.sql.RowId</code> object.
*/
String toString();
Returns a hash code value of this RowId object.
Returns: a hash code for the RowId
/**
* Returns a hash code value of this <code>RowId</code> object.
*
* @return a hash code for the <code>RowId</code>
*/
int hashCode();
}