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        package java.sql;

        import java.util.Properties;

        /**
         * <P>A connection (session) with a specific
         * database. SQL statements are executed and results are returned
         * within the context of a connection.
         * <P>
         * A <code>Connection</code> object's database is able to provide information
         * describing its tables, its supported SQL grammar, its stored
         * procedures, the capabilities of this connection, and so on. This
         * information is obtained with the <code>getMetaData</code> method.
         *
         * <P><B>Note:</B> When configuring a <code>Connection</code>, JDBC applications
         *  should use the appropritate <code>Connection</code> method such as 
         *  <code>setAutoCommit</code> or <code>setTransactionIsolation</code>.  
         *  Applications should not invoke SQL commands directly to change the connection's
         *   configuration when there is a JDBC method available.  By default a <code>Connection</code> object is in
         * auto-commit mode, which means that it automatically commits changes 
         * after executing each statement. If auto-commit mode has been
         * disabled, the method <code>commit</code> must be called explicitly in
         * order to commit changes; otherwise, database changes will not be saved.
         * <P>
         * A new <code>Connection</code> object created using the JDBC 2.1 core API
         * has an initially empty type map associated with it. A user may enter a
         * custom mapping for a UDT in this type map.
         * When a UDT is retrieved from a data source with the
         * method <code>ResultSet.getObject</code>, the <code>getObject</code> method
         * will check the connection's type map to see if there is an entry for that
         * UDT.  If so, the <code>getObject</code> method will map the UDT to the
         * class indicated.  If there is no entry, the UDT will be mapped using the
         * standard mapping.
         * <p>
         * A user may create a new type map, which is a <code>java.util.Map</code>
         * object, make an entry in it, and pass it to the <code>java.sql</code>
         * methods that can perform custom mapping.  In this case, the method
         * will use the given type map instead of the one associated with
         * the connection.
         * <p>
         * For example, the following code fragment specifies that the SQL
         * type <code>ATHLETES</code> will be mapped to the class
         * <code>Athletes</code> in the Java programming language.
         * The code fragment retrieves the type map for the <code>Connection
         * </code> object <code>con</code>, inserts the entry into it, and then sets
         * the type map with the new entry as the connection's type map.
         * <pre>
         *      java.util.Map map = con.getTypeMap();
         *      map.put("mySchemaName.ATHLETES", Class.forName("Athletes"));
         *      con.setTypeMap(map);
         * </pre>
         *
         * @see DriverManager#getConnection
         * @see Statement 
         * @see ResultSet
         * @see DatabaseMetaData
         */
        public interface Connection extends Wrapper {

            /**
             * Creates a <code>Statement</code> object for sending
             * SQL statements to the database.
             * SQL statements without parameters are normally
             * executed using <code>Statement</code> objects. If the same SQL statement 
             * is executed many times, it may be more efficient to use a 
             * <code>PreparedStatement</code> object.
             * <P>
             * Result sets created using the returned <code>Statement</code>
             * object will by default be type <code>TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>
             * and have a concurrency level of <code>CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code>. 
             * The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by 
             * calling {@link #getHoldability}.
             *
             * @return a new default <code>Statement</code> object 
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             */
            Statement createStatement() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Creates a <code>PreparedStatement</code> object for sending
             * parameterized SQL statements to the database.
             * <P>
             * A SQL statement with or without IN parameters can be
             * pre-compiled and stored in a <code>PreparedStatement</code> object. This
             * object can then be used to efficiently execute this statement
             * multiple times.
             *
             * <P><B>Note:</B> This method is optimized for handling
             * parametric SQL statements that benefit from precompilation. If
             * the driver supports precompilation,
             * the method <code>prepareStatement</code> will send
             * the statement to the database for precompilation. Some drivers
             * may not support precompilation. In this case, the statement may
             * not be sent to the database until the <code>PreparedStatement</code> 
             * object is executed.  This has no direct effect on users; however, it does
             * affect which methods throw certain <code>SQLException</code> objects.
             * <P>
             * Result sets created using the returned <code>PreparedStatement</code>
             * object will by default be type <code>TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>
             * and have a concurrency level of <code>CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code>. 
             * The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by 
             * calling {@link #getHoldability}.
             *
             * @param sql an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' IN
             * parameter placeholders
             * @return a new default <code>PreparedStatement</code> object containing the
             * pre-compiled SQL statement 
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             */
            PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Creates a <code>CallableStatement</code> object for calling
             * database stored procedures.
             * The <code>CallableStatement</code> object provides
             * methods for setting up its IN and OUT parameters, and
             * methods for executing the call to a stored procedure.
             *
             * <P><B>Note:</B> This method is optimized for handling stored
             * procedure call statements. Some drivers may send the call
             * statement to the database when the method <code>prepareCall</code>
             * is done; others
             * may wait until the <code>CallableStatement</code> object
             * is executed. This has no
             * direct effect on users; however, it does affect which method
             * throws certain SQLExceptions.
             * <P>
             * Result sets created using the returned <code>CallableStatement</code>
             * object will by default be type <code>TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>
             * and have a concurrency level of <code>CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code>. 
             * The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by 
             * calling {@link #getHoldability}.
             *
             * @param sql an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?'
             * parameter placeholders. Typically this statement is specified using JDBC
             * call escape syntax.
             * @return a new default <code>CallableStatement</code> object containing the
             * pre-compiled SQL statement 
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             */
            CallableStatement prepareCall(String sql) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Converts the given SQL statement into the system's native SQL grammar.
             * A driver may convert the JDBC SQL grammar into its system's
             * native SQL grammar prior to sending it. This method returns the
             * native form of the statement that the driver would have sent.
             *
             * @param sql an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?'
             * parameter placeholders
             * @return the native form of this statement
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             */
            String nativeSQL(String sql) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Sets this connection's auto-commit mode to the given state.
             * If a connection is in auto-commit mode, then all its SQL
             * statements will be executed and committed as individual
             * transactions.  Otherwise, its SQL statements are grouped into
             * transactions that are terminated by a call to either
             * the method <code>commit</code> or the method <code>rollback</code>.
             * By default, new connections are in auto-commit
             * mode.
             * <P>
             * The commit occurs when the statement completes. The time when the statement 
             * completes depends on the type of SQL Statement:
             * <ul>
             * <li>For DML statements, such as Insert, Update or Delete, and DDL statements, 
             * the statement is complete as soon as it has finished executing.
             * <li>For Select statements, the statement is complete when the associated result 
             * set is closed.
             * <li>For <code>CallableStatement</code> objects or for statements that return 
             * multiple results, the statement is complete 
             * when all of the associated result sets have been closed, and all update 
             * counts and output parameters have been retrieved.
             *</ul>
             * <P>
             * <B>NOTE:</B>  If this method is called during a transaction and the 
             * auto-commit mode is changed, the transaction is committed.  If
             * <code>setAutoCommit</code> is called and the auto-commit mode is 
             * not changed, the call is a no-op.
             *
             * @param autoCommit <code>true</code> to enable auto-commit mode; 
             *         <code>false</code> to disable it
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
             *  setAutoCommit(true) is called while participating in a distributed transaction, 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             * @see #getAutoCommit
             */
            void setAutoCommit(boolean autoCommit) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Retrieves the current auto-commit mode for this <code>Connection</code>
             * object.
             *
             * @return the current state of this <code>Connection</code> object's 
             *         auto-commit mode
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             * @see #setAutoCommit 
             */
            boolean getAutoCommit() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Makes all changes made since the previous
             * commit/rollback permanent and releases any database locks
             * currently held by this <code>Connection</code> object. 
             * This method should be
             * used only when auto-commit mode has been disabled.
             *
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs, 
             * this method is called while participating in a distributed transaction,
             * if this method is called on a closed conection or this
             *            <code>Connection</code> object is in auto-commit mode
             * @see #setAutoCommit 
             */
            void commit() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Undoes all changes made in the current transaction
             * and releases any database locks currently held
             * by this <code>Connection</code> object. This method should be 
             * used only when auto-commit mode has been disabled.
             *
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs, 
             * this method is called while participating in a distributed transaction,
             * this method is called on a closed connection or this
             *            <code>Connection</code> object is in auto-commit mode
             * @see #setAutoCommit 
             */
            void rollback() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Releases this <code>Connection</code> object's database and JDBC resources
             * immediately instead of waiting for them to be automatically released.
             * <P>
             * Calling the method <code>close</code> on a <code>Connection</code>
             * object that is already closed is a no-op.
             * <P>
             * It is <b>strongly recommended</b> that an application explicitly 
             * commits or rolls back an active transaction prior to calling the 
             * <code>close</code> method.  If the <code>close</code> method is called
             * and there is an active transaction, the results are implementation-defined.
             * <P>
             * 
             * @exception SQLException SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             */
            void close() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Retrieves whether this <code>Connection</code> object has been
             * closed.  A connection is closed if the method <code>close</code>
             * has been called on it or if certain fatal errors have occurred.
             * This method is guaranteed to return <code>true</code> only when
             * it is called after the method <code>Connection.close</code> has
             * been called.
             * <P>
             * This method generally cannot be called to determine whether a
             * connection to a database is valid or invalid.  A typical client
             * can determine that a connection is invalid by catching any
             * exceptions that might be thrown when an operation is attempted.
             *
             * @return <code>true</code> if this <code>Connection</code> object 
             *         is closed; <code>false</code> if it is still open
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
             */
            boolean isClosed() throws SQLException;

            //======================================================================
            // Advanced features:

            /**
             * Retrieves a <code>DatabaseMetaData</code> object that contains
             * metadata about the database to which this
             * <code>Connection</code> object represents a connection.
             * The metadata includes information about the database's
             * tables, its supported SQL grammar, its stored
             * procedures, the capabilities of this connection, and so on.
             *
             * @return a <code>DatabaseMetaData</code> object for this 
             *         <code>Connection</code> object
             * @exception  SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             */
            DatabaseMetaData getMetaData() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Puts this connection in read-only mode as a hint to the driver to enable 
             * database optimizations.
             *
             * <P><B>Note:</B> This method cannot be called during a transaction.
             *
             * @param readOnly <code>true</code> enables read-only mode; 
             *        <code>false</code> disables it
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs, this
             *  method is called on a closed connection or this
             *            method is called during a transaction
             */
            void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Retrieves whether this <code>Connection</code> 
             * object is in read-only mode.
             *
             * @return <code>true</code> if this <code>Connection</code> object
             *         is read-only; <code>false</code> otherwise
             * @exception SQLException SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             */
            boolean isReadOnly() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Sets the given catalog name in order to select 	
             * a subspace of this <code>Connection</code> object's database 
             * in which to work.
             * <P>
             * If the driver does not support catalogs, it will
             * silently ignore this request.
             *
             * @param catalog the name of a catalog (subspace in this 
             *        <code>Connection</code> object's database) in which to work
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             * @see #getCatalog
             */
            void setCatalog(String catalog) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Retrieves this <code>Connection</code> object's current catalog name.
             *
             * @return the current catalog name or <code>null</code> if there is none
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             * @see #setCatalog
             */
            String getCatalog() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * A constant indicating that transactions are not supported. 
             */
            int TRANSACTION_NONE = 0;

            /**
             * A constant indicating that
             * dirty reads, non-repeatable reads and phantom reads can occur.
             * This level allows a row changed by one transaction to be read
             * by another transaction before any changes in that row have been
             * committed (a "dirty read").  If any of the changes are rolled back, 
             * the second transaction will have retrieved an invalid row.
             */
            int TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED = 1;

            /**
             * A constant indicating that
             * dirty reads are prevented; non-repeatable reads and phantom
             * reads can occur.  This level only prohibits a transaction
             * from reading a row with uncommitted changes in it.
             */
            int TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED = 2;

            /**
             * A constant indicating that
             * dirty reads and non-repeatable reads are prevented; phantom
             * reads can occur.  This level prohibits a transaction from
             * reading a row with uncommitted changes in it, and it also
             * prohibits the situation where one transaction reads a row,
             * a second transaction alters the row, and the first transaction
             * rereads the row, getting different values the second time
             * (a "non-repeatable read").
             */
            int TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ = 4;

            /**
             * A constant indicating that
             * dirty reads, non-repeatable reads and phantom reads are prevented.
             * This level includes the prohibitions in
             * <code>TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ</code> and further prohibits the 
             * situation where one transaction reads all rows that satisfy
             * a <code>WHERE</code> condition, a second transaction inserts a row that
             * satisfies that <code>WHERE</code> condition, and the first transaction
             * rereads for the same condition, retrieving the additional
             * "phantom" row in the second read.
             */
            int TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE = 8;

            /**
             * Attempts to change the transaction isolation level for this
             * <code>Connection</code> object to the one given.
             * The constants defined in the interface <code>Connection</code>
             * are the possible transaction isolation levels.
             * <P>
             * <B>Note:</B> If this method is called during a transaction, the result
             * is implementation-defined.
             *
             * @param level one of the following <code>Connection</code> constants:
             *        <code>Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED</code>,
             *        <code>Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED</code>,
             *        <code>Connection.TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ</code>, or
             *        <code>Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE</code>.
             *        (Note that <code>Connection.TRANSACTION_NONE</code> cannot be used 
             *        because it specifies that transactions are not supported.)
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs, this 
             * method is called on a closed connection 
             *            or the given parameter is not one of the <code>Connection</code>
             *            constants
             * @see DatabaseMetaData#supportsTransactionIsolationLevel 
             * @see #getTransactionIsolation
             */
            void setTransactionIsolation(int level) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Retrieves this <code>Connection</code> object's current 
             * transaction isolation level.
             *
             * @return the current transaction isolation level, which will be one
             *         of the following constants:
             *        <code>Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED</code>, 
             *        <code>Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED</code>,
             *        <code>Connection.TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ</code>, 
             *        <code>Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE</code>, or
             *        <code>Connection.TRANSACTION_NONE</code>.
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             * @see #setTransactionIsolation
             */
            int getTransactionIsolation() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Retrieves the first warning reported by calls on this 
             * <code>Connection</code> object.  If there is more than one
             * warning, subsequent warnings will be chained to the first one
             * and can be retrieved by calling the method
             * <code>SQLWarning.getNextWarning</code> on the warning 
             * that was retrieved previously.
             * <P>
             * This method may not be
             * called on a closed connection; doing so will cause an
             * <code>SQLException</code> to be thrown.
             *
             * <P><B>Note:</B> Subsequent warnings will be chained to this
             * SQLWarning.
             *
             * @return the first <code>SQLWarning</code> object or <code>null</code>
             *         if there are none 
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
             *            this method is called on a closed connection
             * @see SQLWarning
             */
            SQLWarning getWarnings() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Clears all warnings reported for this <code>Connection</code> object.	
             * After a call to this method, the method <code>getWarnings</code>
             * returns <code>null</code> until a new warning is
             * reported for this <code>Connection</code> object.  
             *
             * @exception SQLException SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             */
            void clearWarnings() throws SQLException;

            //--------------------------JDBC 2.0-----------------------------

            /**
             * Creates a <code>Statement</code> object that will generate
             * <code>ResultSet</code> objects with the given type and concurrency.
             * This method is the same as the <code>createStatement</code> method
             * above, but it allows the default result set
             * type and concurrency to be overridden. 
             * The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by 
             * calling {@link #getHoldability}.
             *
             * @param resultSetType a result set type; one of 
             *        <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>,
             *        <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE</code>, or
             *        <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE</code>
             * @param resultSetConcurrency a concurrency type; one of
             *        <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code> or
             *        <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE</code>
             * @return a new <code>Statement</code> object that will generate
             *         <code>ResultSet</code> objects with the given type and
             *         concurrency
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs, this 
             * method is called on a closed connection 
             *         or the given parameters are not <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *         constants indicating type and concurrency
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method or this method is not supported for the specified result 
             * set type and result set concurrency.
             * @since 1.2
             */
            Statement createStatement(int resultSetType,
                    int resultSetConcurrency) throws SQLException;

            /**
             *
             * Creates a <code>PreparedStatement</code> object that will generate
             * <code>ResultSet</code> objects with the given type and concurrency.
             * This method is the same as the <code>prepareStatement</code> method
             * above, but it allows the default result set
             * type and concurrency to be overridden. 
             * The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by 
             * calling {@link #getHoldability}.
             *
             * @param sql a <code>String</code> object that is the SQL statement to
             *            be sent to the database; may contain one or more '?' IN
             *            parameters
             * @param resultSetType a result set type; one of 
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>, 
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE</code>, or
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE</code>
             * @param resultSetConcurrency a concurrency type; one of
             *         <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code> or
             *         <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE</code>
             * @return a new PreparedStatement object containing the
             * pre-compiled SQL statement that will produce <code>ResultSet</code>
             * objects with the given type and concurrency
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs, this 
             * method is called on a closed connection 
             *         or the given parameters are not <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *         constants indicating type and concurrency
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method or this method is not supported for the specified result 
             * set type and result set concurrency.
             * @since 1.2
             */
            PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, int resultSetType,
                    int resultSetConcurrency) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Creates a <code>CallableStatement</code> object that will generate
             * <code>ResultSet</code> objects with the given type and concurrency.
             * This method is the same as the <code>prepareCall</code> method
             * above, but it allows the default result set
             * type and concurrency to be overridden. 
             * The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by 
             * calling {@link #getHoldability}.
             *
             * @param sql a <code>String</code> object that is the SQL statement to
             *            be sent to the database; may contain on or more '?' parameters
             * @param resultSetType a result set type; one of 
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>, 
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE</code>, or
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE</code>
             * @param resultSetConcurrency a concurrency type; one of
             *         <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code> or
             *         <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE</code>
             * @return a new <code>CallableStatement</code> object containing the
             * pre-compiled SQL statement that will produce <code>ResultSet</code>
             * objects with the given type and concurrency
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs, this method 
             * is called on a closed connection 
             *         or the given parameters are not <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *         constants indicating type and concurrency
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method or this method is not supported for the specified result 
             * set type and result set concurrency.
             * @since 1.2
             */
            CallableStatement prepareCall(String sql, int resultSetType,
                    int resultSetConcurrency) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Retrieves the <code>Map</code> object associated with this 
             * <code>Connection</code> object.
             * Unless the application has added an entry, the type map returned 
             * will be empty.
             *
             * @return the <code>java.util.Map</code> object associated 
             *         with this <code>Connection</code> object
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method
             * @since 1.2
             * @see #setTypeMap
             */
            java.util.Map<String, Class<?>> getTypeMap() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Installs the given <code>TypeMap</code> object as the type map for
             * this <code>Connection</code> object.  The type map will be used for the
             * custom mapping of SQL structured types and distinct types.
             *
             * @param map the <code>java.util.Map</code> object to install
             *        as the replacement for this <code>Connection</code>
             *        object's default type map
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs, this 
             * method is called on a closed connection or
             *        the given parameter is not a <code>java.util.Map</code> 
             *        object
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method
             * @since 1.2
             * @see #getTypeMap
             */
            void setTypeMap(java.util.Map<String, Class<?>> map)
                    throws SQLException;

            //--------------------------JDBC 3.0-----------------------------

            /**
             * Changes the default holdability of <code>ResultSet</code> objects
             * created using this <code>Connection</code> object to the given
             * holdability.  The default holdability of <code>ResultSet</code> objects
             * can be be determined by invoking 
             * {@link DatabaseMetaData#getResultSetHoldability}.
             *
             * @param holdability a <code>ResultSet</code> holdability constant; one of
             *        <code>ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT</code> or
             *        <code>ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT</code>
             * @throws SQLException if a database access occurs, this method is called
             * on a closed connection, or the given parameter
             *         is not a <code>ResultSet</code> constant indicating holdability
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the given holdability is not supported
             * @see #getHoldability
             * @see DatabaseMetaData#getResultSetHoldability
             * @see ResultSet
             * @since 1.4
             */
            void setHoldability(int holdability) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Retrieves the current holdability of <code>ResultSet</code> objects
             * created using this <code>Connection</code> object.
             *
             * @return the holdability, one of
             *        <code>ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT</code> or
             *        <code>ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT</code>
             * @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             * @see #setHoldability
             * @see DatabaseMetaData#getResultSetHoldability
             * @see ResultSet
             * @since 1.4
             */
            int getHoldability() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Creates an unnamed savepoint in the current transaction and 
             * returns the new <code>Savepoint</code> object that represents it.
             *
             *<p> if setSavepoint is invoked outside of an active transaction, a transaction will be started at this newly created 
             *savepoint.
             *
             * @return the new <code>Savepoint</code> object
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
             * this method is called while participating in a distributed transaction,
             * this method is called on a closed connection 
             *            or this <code>Connection</code> object is currently in
             *            auto-commit mode
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method
             * @see Savepoint
             * @since 1.4
             */
            Savepoint setSavepoint() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Creates a savepoint with the given name in the current transaction
             * and returns the new <code>Savepoint</code> object that represents it.
             *
             * <p> if setSavepoint is invoked outside of an active transaction, a transaction will be started at this newly created 
             *savepoint.
             *
             * @param name a <code>String</code> containing the name of the savepoint
             * @return the new <code>Savepoint</code> object
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
             * this method is called while participating in a distributed transaction, 
             * this method is called on a closed connection 
             *            or this <code>Connection</code> object is currently in
             *            auto-commit mode
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method
             * @see Savepoint
             * @since 1.4
             */
            Savepoint setSavepoint(String name) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Undoes all changes made after the given <code>Savepoint</code> object
             * was set. 
             * <P>
             * This method should be used only when auto-commit has been disabled.
             *
             * @param savepoint the <code>Savepoint</code> object to roll back to
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs, 
             * this method is called while participating in a distributed transaction,  
             * this method is called on a closed connection, 
             *            the <code>Savepoint</code> object is no longer valid,
             *            or this <code>Connection</code> object is currently in
             *            auto-commit mode
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method
             * @see Savepoint
             * @see #rollback
             * @since 1.4
             */
            void rollback(Savepoint savepoint) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Removes the specified <code>Savepoint</code>  and subsequent <code>Savepoint</code> objects from the current 
             * transaction. Any reference to the savepoint after it have been removed 
             * will cause an <code>SQLException</code> to be thrown.
             *
             * @param savepoint the <code>Savepoint</code> object to be removed
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs, this 
             *  method is called on a closed connection or
             *            the given <code>Savepoint</code> object is not a valid 
             *            savepoint in the current transaction
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method
             * @since 1.4
             */
            void releaseSavepoint(Savepoint savepoint) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Creates a <code>Statement</code> object that will generate
             * <code>ResultSet</code> objects with the given type, concurrency,
             * and holdability.
             * This method is the same as the <code>createStatement</code> method
             * above, but it allows the default result set
             * type, concurrency, and holdability to be overridden.
             *
             * @param resultSetType one of the following <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *        constants:
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>, 
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE</code>, or
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE</code>
             * @param resultSetConcurrency one of the following <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *        constants:
             *         <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code> or
             *         <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE</code>
             * @param resultSetHoldability one of the following <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *        constants:
             *         <code>ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT</code> or
             *         <code>ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT</code>
             * @return a new <code>Statement</code> object that will generate
             *         <code>ResultSet</code> objects with the given type,
             *         concurrency, and holdability
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs, this 
             * method is called on a closed connection 
             *            or the given parameters are not <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *            constants indicating type, concurrency, and holdability
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method or this method is not supported for the specified result 
             * set type, result set holdability and result set concurrency.
             * @see ResultSet
             * @since 1.4
             */
            Statement createStatement(int resultSetType,
                    int resultSetConcurrency, int resultSetHoldability)
                    throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Creates a <code>PreparedStatement</code> object that will generate
             * <code>ResultSet</code> objects with the given type, concurrency,
             * and holdability.
             * <P>
             * This method is the same as the <code>prepareStatement</code> method
             * above, but it allows the default result set
             * type, concurrency, and holdability to be overridden.
             *
             * @param sql a <code>String</code> object that is the SQL statement to
             *            be sent to the database; may contain one or more '?' IN
             *            parameters
             * @param resultSetType one of the following <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *        constants:
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>, 
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE</code>, or
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE</code>
             * @param resultSetConcurrency one of the following <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *        constants:
             *         <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code> or
             *         <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE</code>
             * @param resultSetHoldability one of the following <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *        constants:
             *         <code>ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT</code> or
             *         <code>ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT</code>
             * @return a new <code>PreparedStatement</code> object, containing the
             *         pre-compiled SQL statement, that will generate
             *         <code>ResultSet</code> objects with the given type,
             *         concurrency, and holdability
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs, this 
             * method is called on a closed connection 
             *            or the given parameters are not <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *            constants indicating type, concurrency, and holdability
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method or this method is not supported for the specified result 
             * set type, result set holdability and result set concurrency.
             * @see ResultSet
             * @since 1.4
             */
            PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, int resultSetType,
                    int resultSetConcurrency, int resultSetHoldability)
                    throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Creates a <code>CallableStatement</code> object that will generate
             * <code>ResultSet</code> objects with the given type and concurrency.
             * This method is the same as the <code>prepareCall</code> method
             * above, but it allows the default result set
             * type, result set concurrency type and holdability to be overridden.
             *
             * @param sql a <code>String</code> object that is the SQL statement to
             *            be sent to the database; may contain on or more '?' parameters
             * @param resultSetType one of the following <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *        constants:
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>, 
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE</code>, or
             *         <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE</code>
             * @param resultSetConcurrency one of the following <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *        constants:
             *         <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code> or
             *         <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE</code>
             * @param resultSetHoldability one of the following <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *        constants:
             *         <code>ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT</code> or
             *         <code>ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT</code>
             * @return a new <code>CallableStatement</code> object, containing the
             *         pre-compiled SQL statement, that will generate
             *         <code>ResultSet</code> objects with the given type,
             *         concurrency, and holdability
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs, this 
             * method is called on a closed connection 
             *            or the given parameters are not <code>ResultSet</code> 
             *            constants indicating type, concurrency, and holdability
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method or this method is not supported for the specified result 
             * set type, result set holdability and result set concurrency.
             * @see ResultSet
             * @since 1.4
             */
            CallableStatement prepareCall(String sql, int resultSetType,
                    int resultSetConcurrency, int resultSetHoldability)
                    throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Creates a default <code>PreparedStatement</code> object that has
             * the capability to retrieve auto-generated keys. The given constant
             * tells the driver whether it should make auto-generated keys
             * available for retrieval.  This parameter is ignored if the SQL statement
             * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
             * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
             * <P>
             * <B>Note:</B> This method is optimized for handling
             * parametric SQL statements that benefit from precompilation. If
             * the driver supports precompilation,
             * the method <code>prepareStatement</code> will send
             * the statement to the database for precompilation. Some drivers
             * may not support precompilation. In this case, the statement may
             * not be sent to the database until the <code>PreparedStatement</code> 
             * object is executed.  This has no direct effect on users; however, it does
             * affect which methods throw certain SQLExceptions.
             * <P>
             * Result sets created using the returned <code>PreparedStatement</code>
             * object will by default be type <code>TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>
             * and have a concurrency level of <code>CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code>. 
             * The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by 
             * calling {@link #getHoldability}.
             *
             * @param sql an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' IN
             *        parameter placeholders
             * @param autoGeneratedKeys a flag indicating whether auto-generated keys 
             *        should be returned; one of
             *        <code>Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS</code> or
             *	      <code>Statement.NO_GENERATED_KEYS</code>  
             * @return a new <code>PreparedStatement</code> object, containing the
             *         pre-compiled SQL statement, that will have the capability of
             *         returning auto-generated keys
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs, this
             *  method is called on a closed connection 
             *         or the given parameter is not a <code>Statement</code>
             *         constant indicating whether auto-generated keys should be
             *         returned
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method with a constant of Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS
             * @since 1.4
             */
            PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, int autoGeneratedKeys)
                    throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Creates a default <code>PreparedStatement</code> object capable
             * of returning the auto-generated keys designated by the given array.
             * This array contains the indexes of the columns in the target
             * table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made
             * available.  The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement
             * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
             * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
             *<p>
             * An SQL statement with or without IN parameters can be
             * pre-compiled and stored in a <code>PreparedStatement</code> object. This
             * object can then be used to efficiently execute this statement
             * multiple times.
             * <P>
             * <B>Note:</B> This method is optimized for handling
             * parametric SQL statements that benefit from precompilation. If
             * the driver supports precompilation,
             * the method <code>prepareStatement</code> will send
             * the statement to the database for precompilation. Some drivers
             * may not support precompilation. In this case, the statement may
             * not be sent to the database until the <code>PreparedStatement</code> 
             * object is executed.  This has no direct effect on users; however, it does
             * affect which methods throw certain SQLExceptions.
             * <P>
             * Result sets created using the returned <code>PreparedStatement</code>
             * object will by default be type <code>TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>
             * and have a concurrency level of <code>CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code>. 
             * The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by 
             * calling {@link #getHoldability}.
             *
             * @param sql an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' IN
             *        parameter placeholders
             * @param columnIndexes an array of column indexes indicating the columns
             *        that should be returned from the inserted row or rows 
             * @return a new <code>PreparedStatement</code> object, containing the
             *         pre-compiled statement, that is capable of returning the
             *         auto-generated keys designated by the given array of column
             *         indexes
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method
             *
             * @since 1.4
             */
            PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, int columnIndexes[])
                    throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Creates a default <code>PreparedStatement</code> object capable
             * of returning the auto-generated keys designated by the given array.
             * This array contains the names of the columns in the target
             * table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be returned.
             * The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement
             * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
             * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
             * <P>
             * An SQL statement with or without IN parameters can be
             * pre-compiled and stored in a <code>PreparedStatement</code> object. This
             * object can then be used to efficiently execute this statement
             * multiple times.
             * <P>
             * <B>Note:</B> This method is optimized for handling
             * parametric SQL statements that benefit from precompilation. If
             * the driver supports precompilation,
             * the method <code>prepareStatement</code> will send
             * the statement to the database for precompilation. Some drivers
             * may not support precompilation. In this case, the statement may
             * not be sent to the database until the <code>PreparedStatement</code> 
             * object is executed.  This has no direct effect on users; however, it does
             * affect which methods throw certain SQLExceptions.
             * <P>
             * Result sets created using the returned <code>PreparedStatement</code>
             * object will by default be type <code>TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>
             * and have a concurrency level of <code>CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code>. 
             * The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by 
             * calling {@link #getHoldability}.
             *
             * @param sql an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' IN
             *        parameter placeholders
             * @param columnNames an array of column names indicating the columns
             *        that should be returned from the inserted row or rows 
             * @return a new <code>PreparedStatement</code> object, containing the
             *         pre-compiled statement, that is capable of returning the
             *         auto-generated keys designated by the given array of column
             *         names
             * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs 
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this method
             *
             * @since 1.4
             */
            PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, String columnNames[])
                    throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Constructs an object that implements the <code>Clob</code> interface. The object
             * returned initially contains no data.  The <code>setAsciiStream</code>,
             * <code>setCharacterStream</code> and <code>setString</code> methods of 
             * the <code>Clob</code> interface may be used to add data to the <code>Clob</code>.
             * @return An object that implements the <code>Clob</code> interface
             * @throws SQLException if an object that implements the
             * <code>Clob</code> interface can not be constructed, this method is 
             * called on a closed connection or a database access error occurs.
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this data type
             *
             * @since 1.6
             */
            Clob createClob() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Constructs an object that implements the <code>Blob</code> interface. The object
             * returned initially contains no data.  The <code>setBinaryStream</code> and
             * <code>setBytes</code> methods of the <code>Blob</code> interface may be used to add data to
             * the <code>Blob</code>.
             * @return  An object that implements the <code>Blob</code> interface
             * @throws SQLException if an object that implements the
             * <code>Blob</code> interface can not be constructed, this method is 
             * called on a closed connection or a database access error occurs.
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this data type
             *
             * @since 1.6
             */
            Blob createBlob() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Constructs an object that implements the <code>NClob</code> interface. The object
             * returned initially contains no data.  The <code>setAsciiStream</code>,
             * <code>setCharacterStream</code> and <code>setString</code> methods of the <code>NClob</code> interface may
             * be used to add data to the <code>NClob</code>.
             * @return An object that implements the <code>NClob</code> interface
             * @throws SQLException if an object that implements the
             * <code>NClob</code> interface can not be constructed, this method is 
             * called on a closed connection or a database access error occurs.
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this data type
             *
             * @since 1.6
             */
            NClob createNClob() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Constructs an object that implements the <code>SQLXML</code> interface. The object
             * returned initially contains no data. The <code>createXmlStreamWriter</code> object and
             * <code>setString</code> method of the <code>SQLXML</code> interface may be used to add data to the <code>SQLXML</code>
             * object.
             * @return An object that implements the <code>SQLXML</code> interface
             * @throws SQLException if an object that implements the <code>SQLXML</code> interface can not
             * be constructed, this method is 
             * called on a closed connection or a database access error occurs.
             * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
             * this data type
             * @since 1.6
             */
            SQLXML createSQLXML() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Returns true if the connection has not been closed and is still valid.  
             * The driver shall submit a query on the connection or use some other 
             * mechanism that positively verifies the connection is still valid when 
             * this method is called.
             * <p>
             * The query submitted by the driver to validate the connection shall be 
             * executed in the context of the current transaction.
             * 
             * @param timeout -		The time in seconds to wait for the database operation 
             * 						used to validate the connection to complete.  If 
             * 						the timeout period expires before the operation 
             * 						completes, this method returns false.  A value of 
             * 						0 indicates a timeout is not applied to the 
             * 						database operation.
             * <p>
             * @return true if the connection is valid, false otherwise
             * @exception SQLException if the value supplied for <code>timeout</code> 
             * is less then 0
             * @since 1.6
             * <p>
             * @see java.sql.DatabaseMetaData#getClientInfoProperties
             */
            boolean isValid(int timeout) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Sets the value of the client info property specified by name to the 
             * value specified by value.  
             * <p>
             * Applications may use the <code>DatabaseMetaData.getClientInfoProperties</code> 
             * method to determine the client info properties supported by the driver 
             * and the maximum length that may be specified for each property.
             * <p>
             * The driver stores the value specified in a suitable location in the 
             * database.  For example in a special register, session parameter, or 
             * system table column.  For efficiency the driver may defer setting the 
             * value in the database until the next time a statement is executed or 
             * prepared.  Other than storing the client information in the appropriate 
             * place in the database, these methods shall not alter the behavior of 
             * the connection in anyway.  The values supplied to these methods are 
             * used for accounting, diagnostics and debugging purposes only.
             * <p>
             * The driver shall generate a warning if the client info name specified 
             * is not recognized by the driver.
             * <p>
             * If the value specified to this method is greater than the maximum 
             * length for the property the driver may either truncate the value and 
             * generate a warning or generate a <code>SQLClientInfoException</code>.  If the driver 
             * generates a <code>SQLClientInfoException</code>, the value specified was not set on the 
             * connection.
             * <p>
             * The following are standard client info properties.  Drivers are not 
             * required to support these properties however if the driver supports a 
             * client info property that can be described by one of the standard 
             * properties, the standard property name should be used.
             * <p>
             * <ul>
             * <li>ApplicationName	-	The name of the application currently utilizing 
             * 							the connection</li>
             * <li>ClientUser		-	The name of the user that the application using 
             * 							the connection is performing work for.  This may 
             * 							not be the same as the user name that was used 
             * 							in establishing the connection.</li>
             * <li>ClientHostname	-	The hostname of the computer the application 
             * 							using the connection is running on.</li>
             * </ul>
             * <p>
             * @param name		The name of the client info property to set 
             * @param value		The value to set the client info property to.  If the 
             * 					value is null, the current value of the specified
             * 					property is cleared.
             * <p>
             * @throws	SQLClientInfoException if the database server returns an error while 
             * 			setting the client info value on the database server or this method 
             * is called on a closed connection
             * <p>
             * @since 1.6	
             */
            void setClientInfo(String name, String value)
                    throws SQLClientInfoException;

            /**
             * Sets the value of the connection's client info properties.  The 
             * <code>Properties</code> object contains the names and values of the client info 
             * properties to be set.  The set of client info properties contained in 
             * the properties list replaces the current set of client info properties 
             * on the connection.  If a property that is currently set on the 
             * connection is not present in the properties list, that property is 
             * cleared.  Specifying an empty properties list will clear all of the 
             * properties on the connection.  See <code>setClientInfo (String, String)</code> for 
             * more information.
             * <p>  
             * If an error occurs in setting any of the client info properties, a 
             * <code>SQLClientInfoException</code> is thrown. The <code>SQLClientInfoException</code>
             * contains information indicating which client info properties were not set. 
             * The state of the client information is unknown because 
             * some databases do not allow multiple client info properties to be set 
             * atomically.  For those databases, one or more properties may have been 
             * set before the error occurred.
             * <p>
             * 
             * @param properties		the list of client info properties to set
             * <p>
             * @see java.sql.Connection#setClientInfo(String, String) setClientInfo(String, String)
             * @since 1.6
             * <p>
             * @throws SQLClientInfoException if the database server returns an error while 
             * 			setting the clientInfo values on the database server or this method 
             * is called on a closed connection 
             * <p>
             */
            void setClientInfo(Properties properties)
                    throws SQLClientInfoException;

            /**
             * Returns the value of the client info property specified by name.  This 
             * method may return null if the specified client info property has not 
             * been set and does not have a default value.  This method will also 
             * return null if the specified client info property name is not supported 
             * by the driver.
             * <p>
             * Applications may use the <code>DatabaseMetaData.getClientInfoProperties</code>
             * method to determine the client info properties supported by the driver.
             * <p>
             * @param name		The name of the client info property to retrieve
             * <p>
             * @return 			The value of the client info property specified
             * <p>
             * @throws SQLException		if the database server returns an error when 
             * 							fetching the client info value from the database 
             *or this method is called on a closed connection
             * <p>
             * @since 1.6
             * <p>
             * @see java.sql.DatabaseMetaData#getClientInfoProperties
             */
            String getClientInfo(String name) throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Returns a list containing the name and current value of each client info 
             * property supported by the driver.  The value of a client info property 
             * may be null if the property has not been set and does not have a 
             * default value.
             * <p>
             * @return	A <code>Properties</code> object that contains the name and current value of 
             * 			each of the client info properties supported by the driver.  
             * <p>
             * @throws 	SQLException if the database server returns an error when 
             * 			fetching the client info values from the database
             * or this method is called on a closed connection
             * <p>
             * @since 1.6
             */
            Properties getClientInfo() throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Factory method for creating Array objects.
             *<p>
             * <b>Note: </b>When <code>createArrayOf</code> is used to create an array object 
             * that maps to a primitive data type, then it is implementation-defined 
             * whether the <code>Array</code> object is an array of that primitive 
             * data type or an array of <code>Object</code>.
             * <p>
             * <b>Note: </b>The JDBC driver is responsible for mapping the elements 
             * <code>Object</code> array to the default JDBC SQL type defined in 
             * java.sql.Types for the given class of <code>Object</code>. The default 
             * mapping is specified in Appendix B of the JDBC specification.  If the
             * resulting JDBC type is not the appropriate type for the given typeName then 
             * it is implementation defined whether an <code>SQLException</code> is 
             * thrown or the driver supports the resulting conversion.
             *
             * @param typeName the SQL name of the type the elements of the array map to. The typeName is a
             * database-specific name which may be the name of a built-in type, a user-defined type or a standard  SQL type supported by this database. This
             *  is the value returned by <code>Array.getBaseTypeName</code>
             * @param elements the elements that populate the returned object
             * @return an Array object whose elements map to the specified SQL type
             * @throws SQLException if a database error occurs, the JDBC type is not
             *  appropriate for the typeName and the conversion is not supported, the typeName is null or this method is called on a closed connection
             * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this data type
             * @since 1.6
             */
            Array createArrayOf(String typeName, Object[] elements)
                    throws SQLException;

            /**
             * Factory method for creating Struct objects.
             *
             * @param typeName the SQL type name of the SQL structured type that this <code>Struct</code> 
             * object maps to. The typeName is the name of  a user-defined type that
             * has been defined for this database. It is the value returned by
             * <code>Struct.getSQLTypeName</code>.
            
             * @param attributes the attributes that populate the returned object
             *  @return a Struct object that maps to the given SQL type and is populated with the given attributes
             * @throws SQLException if a database error occurs, the typeName is null or this method is called on a closed connection
             * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this data type
             * @since 1.6
             */
            Struct createStruct(String typeName, Object[] attributes)
                    throws SQLException;
        }
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