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package javax.sql;

import java.sql.SQLException;

/**

 * A factory for <code>PooledConnection</code>

 * objects.  An object that implements this interface will typically be

 * registered with a naming service that is based on the

 * (JNDI).

 *

 * @since 1.4

 */

public interface ConnectionPoolDataSource  extends CommonDataSource {

  /**

   * Attempts to establish a physical database connection that can

   * be used as a pooled connection.

   *

   * @return  a <code>PooledConnection</code> object that is a physical

   *         connection to the database that this

   *         <code>ConnectionPoolDataSource</code> object represents

   * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs

   * @exception java.sql.SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support

   * this method

   * @since 1.4

   */

  PooledConnection getPooledConnection() throws SQLException;

  /**

   * Attempts to establish a physical database connection that can

   * be used as a pooled connection.

   *

   * @param user the database user on whose behalf the connection is being made

   * @param password the user's password

   * @return  a <code>PooledConnection</code> object that is a physical

   *         connection to the database that this

   *         <code>ConnectionPoolDataSource</code> object represents

   * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs

   * @exception java.sql.SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support

   * this method

   * @since 1.4

   */

  PooledConnection getPooledConnection(String user, String password)

    throws SQLException;

 }