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package javax.sql.rowset;

import java.sql.SQLException;

/**

 * An interface that defines the implementation of a factory that is used

 * to obtain different types of {@code RowSet} implementations.

 *

 * @author Lance Andersen

 * @since 1.7

 */

public interface RowSetFactory{

    /**

     * <p>Creates a new instance of a CachedRowSet.</p>

     *

     * @return A new instance of a CachedRowSet.

     *

     * @throws SQLException if a CachedRowSet cannot

     *   be created.

     *

     * @since 1.7

     */

    public CachedRowSet createCachedRowSet() throws SQLException;

    /**

     * <p>Creates a new instance of a FilteredRowSet.</p>

     *

     * @return A new instance of a FilteredRowSet.

     *

     * @throws SQLException if a FilteredRowSet cannot

     *   be created.

     *

     * @since 1.7

     */

    public FilteredRowSet createFilteredRowSet() throws SQLException;

    /**

     * <p>Creates a new instance of a JdbcRowSet.</p>

     *

     * @return A new instance of a JdbcRowSet.

     *

     * @throws SQLException if a JdbcRowSet cannot

     *   be created.

     *

     * @since 1.7

     */

    public  JdbcRowSet createJdbcRowSet() throws SQLException;

    /**

     * <p>Creates a new instance of a JoinRowSet.</p>

     *

     * @return A new instance of a JoinRowSet.

     *

     * @throws SQLException if a JoinRowSet cannot

     *   be created.

     *

     * @since 1.7

     */

    public  JoinRowSet createJoinRowSet() throws SQLException;

    /**

     * <p>Creates a new instance of a WebRowSet.</p>

     *

     * @return A new instance of a WebRowSet.

     *

     * @throws SQLException if a WebRowSet cannot

     *   be created.

     *

     * @since 1.7

     */

    public  WebRowSet createWebRowSet() throws SQLException;