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    25 
       
    26 package java.sql;
       
    27 
       
    28 /**
       
    29  * <P>The object used for executing a static SQL statement
       
    30  * and returning the results it produces.
       
    31  * <P>
       
    32  * By default, only one <code>ResultSet</code> object per <code>Statement</code>
       
    33  * object can be open at the same time. Therefore, if the reading of one
       
    34  * <code>ResultSet</code> object is interleaved
       
    35  * with the reading of another, each must have been generated by
       
    36  * different <code>Statement</code> objects. All execution methods in the
       
    37  * <code>Statement</code> interface implicitly close a statment's current
       
    38  * <code>ResultSet</code> object if an open one exists.
       
    39  *
       
    40  * @see Connection#createStatement
       
    41  * @see ResultSet
       
    42  */
       
    43 public interface Statement extends Wrapper {
       
    44 
       
    45     /**
       
    46      * Executes the given SQL statement, which returns a single
       
    47      * <code>ResultSet</code> object.
       
    48      *
       
    49      * @param sql an SQL statement to be sent to the database, typically a
       
    50      *        static SQL <code>SELECT</code> statement
       
    51      * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object that contains the data produced
       
    52      *         by the given query; never <code>null</code>
       
    53      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
    54      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the given
       
    55      *            SQL statement produces anything other than a single
       
    56      *            <code>ResultSet</code> object
       
    57      */
       
    58     ResultSet executeQuery(String sql) throws SQLException;
       
    59 
       
    60     /**
       
    61      * Executes the given SQL statement, which may be an <code>INSERT</code>,
       
    62      * <code>UPDATE</code>, or <code>DELETE</code> statement or an
       
    63      * SQL statement that returns nothing, such as an SQL DDL statement.
       
    64      *
       
    65      * @param sql an SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statement, such as <code>INSERT</code>, <code>UPDATE</code> or
       
    66      * <code>DELETE</code>; or an SQL statement that returns nothing,
       
    67      * such as a DDL statement.
       
    68      *
       
    69      * @return either (1) the row count for SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements
       
    70      *         or (2) 0 for SQL statements that return nothing
       
    71      *
       
    72      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
    73      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the given
       
    74      *            SQL statement produces a <code>ResultSet</code> object
       
    75      */
       
    76     int executeUpdate(String sql) throws SQLException;
       
    77 
       
    78     /**
       
    79      * Releases this <code>Statement</code> object's database
       
    80      * and JDBC resources immediately instead of waiting for
       
    81      * this to happen when it is automatically closed.
       
    82      * It is generally good practice to release resources as soon as
       
    83      * you are finished with them to avoid tying up database
       
    84      * resources.
       
    85      * <P>
       
    86      * Calling the method <code>close</code> on a <code>Statement</code>
       
    87      * object that is already closed has no effect.
       
    88      * <P>
       
    89      * <B>Note:</B>When a <code>Statement</code> object is
       
    90      * closed, its current <code>ResultSet</code> object, if one exists, is
       
    91      * also closed.
       
    92      *
       
    93      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
       
    94      */
       
    95     void close() throws SQLException;
       
    96 
       
    97     //----------------------------------------------------------------------
       
    98 
       
    99     /**
       
   100      * Retrieves the maximum number of bytes that can be
       
   101      * returned for character and binary column values in a <code>ResultSet</code>
       
   102      * object produced by this <code>Statement</code> object.
       
   103      * This limit applies only to  <code>BINARY</code>, <code>VARBINARY</code>,
       
   104      * <code>LONGVARBINARY</code>, <code>CHAR</code>, <code>VARCHAR</code>,
       
   105      * <code>NCHAR</code>, <code>NVARCHAR</code>, <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code>
       
   106      * and <code>LONGVARCHAR</code> columns.  If the limit is exceeded, the
       
   107      * excess data is silently discarded.
       
   108      *
       
   109      * @return the current column size limit for columns storing character and
       
   110      *         binary values; zero means there is no limit
       
   111      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   112      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   113      * @see #setMaxFieldSize
       
   114      */
       
   115     int getMaxFieldSize() throws SQLException;
       
   116 
       
   117     /**
       
   118      * Sets the limit for the maximum number of bytes that can be returned for
       
   119      * character and binary column values in a <code>ResultSet</code>
       
   120      * object produced by this <code>Statement</code> object.
       
   121      *
       
   122      * This limit applies
       
   123      * only to <code>BINARY</code>, <code>VARBINARY</code>,
       
   124      * <code>LONGVARBINARY</code>, <code>CHAR</code>, <code>VARCHAR</code>,
       
   125      * <code>NCHAR</code>, <code>NVARCHAR</code>, <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code> and
       
   126      * <code>LONGVARCHAR</code> fields.  If the limit is exceeded, the excess data
       
   127      * is silently discarded. For maximum portability, use values
       
   128      * greater than 256.
       
   129      *
       
   130      * @param max the new column size limit in bytes; zero means there is no limit
       
   131      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   132      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   133      *            or the condition max >= 0 is not satisfied
       
   134      * @see #getMaxFieldSize
       
   135      */
       
   136     void setMaxFieldSize(int max) throws SQLException;
       
   137 
       
   138     /**
       
   139      * Retrieves the maximum number of rows that a
       
   140      * <code>ResultSet</code> object produced by this
       
   141      * <code>Statement</code> object can contain.  If this limit is exceeded,
       
   142      * the excess rows are silently dropped.
       
   143      *
       
   144      * @return the current maximum number of rows for a <code>ResultSet</code>
       
   145      *         object produced by this <code>Statement</code> object;
       
   146      *         zero means there is no limit
       
   147      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   148      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   149      * @see #setMaxRows
       
   150      */
       
   151     int getMaxRows() throws SQLException;
       
   152 
       
   153     /**
       
   154      * Sets the limit for the maximum number of rows that any
       
   155      * <code>ResultSet</code> object  generated by this <code>Statement</code>
       
   156      * object can contain to the given number.
       
   157      * If the limit is exceeded, the excess
       
   158      * rows are silently dropped.
       
   159      *
       
   160      * @param max the new max rows limit; zero means there is no limit
       
   161      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   162      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   163      *            or the condition max >= 0 is not satisfied
       
   164      * @see #getMaxRows
       
   165      */
       
   166     void setMaxRows(int max) throws SQLException;
       
   167 
       
   168     /**
       
   169      * Sets escape processing on or off.
       
   170      * If escape scanning is on (the default), the driver will do
       
   171      * escape substitution before sending the SQL statement to the database.
       
   172      *
       
   173      * Note: Since prepared statements have usually been parsed prior
       
   174      * to making this call, disabling escape processing for
       
   175      * <code>PreparedStatements</code> objects will have no effect.
       
   176      *
       
   177      * @param enable <code>true</code> to enable escape processing;
       
   178      *       <code>false</code> to disable it
       
   179      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   180      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   181      */
       
   182     void setEscapeProcessing(boolean enable) throws SQLException;
       
   183 
       
   184     /**
       
   185      * Retrieves the number of seconds the driver will
       
   186      * wait for a <code>Statement</code> object to execute.
       
   187      * If the limit is exceeded, a
       
   188      * <code>SQLException</code> is thrown.
       
   189      *
       
   190      * @return the current query timeout limit in seconds; zero means there is
       
   191      *         no limit
       
   192      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   193      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   194      * @see #setQueryTimeout
       
   195      */
       
   196     int getQueryTimeout() throws SQLException;
       
   197 
       
   198     /**
       
   199      * Sets the number of seconds the driver will wait for a
       
   200      * <code>Statement</code> object to execute to the given number of seconds.
       
   201      * If the limit is exceeded, an <code>SQLException</code> is thrown. A JDBC
       
   202      * driver must apply this limit to the <code>execute</code>,
       
   203      * <code>executeQuery</code> and <code>executeUpdate</code> methods. JDBC driver
       
   204      * implementations may also apply this limit to <code>ResultSet</code> methods
       
   205      * (consult your driver vendor documentation for details).
       
   206      *
       
   207      * @param seconds the new query timeout limit in seconds; zero means
       
   208      *        there is no limit
       
   209      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   210      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   211      *            or the condition seconds >= 0 is not satisfied
       
   212      * @see #getQueryTimeout
       
   213      */
       
   214     void setQueryTimeout(int seconds) throws SQLException;
       
   215 
       
   216     /**
       
   217      * Cancels this <code>Statement</code> object if both the DBMS and
       
   218      * driver support aborting an SQL statement.
       
   219      * This method can be used by one thread to cancel a statement that
       
   220      * is being executed by another thread.
       
   221      *
       
   222      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   223      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   224      * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
       
   225      * this method
       
   226      */
       
   227     void cancel() throws SQLException;
       
   228 
       
   229     /**
       
   230      * Retrieves the first warning reported by calls on this <code>Statement</code> object.
       
   231      * Subsequent <code>Statement</code> object warnings will be chained to this
       
   232      * <code>SQLWarning</code> object.
       
   233      *
       
   234      * <p>The warning chain is automatically cleared each time
       
   235      * a statement is (re)executed. This method may not be called on a closed
       
   236      * <code>Statement</code> object; doing so will cause an <code>SQLException</code>
       
   237      * to be thrown.
       
   238      *
       
   239      * <P><B>Note:</B> If you are processing a <code>ResultSet</code> object, any
       
   240      * warnings associated with reads on that <code>ResultSet</code> object
       
   241      * will be chained on it rather than on the <code>Statement</code>
       
   242      * object that produced it.
       
   243      *
       
   244      * @return the first <code>SQLWarning</code> object or <code>null</code>
       
   245      *         if there are no warnings
       
   246      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   247      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   248      */
       
   249     SQLWarning getWarnings() throws SQLException;
       
   250 
       
   251     /**
       
   252      * Clears all the warnings reported on this <code>Statement</code>
       
   253      * object. After a call to this method,
       
   254      * the method <code>getWarnings</code> will return
       
   255      * <code>null</code> until a new warning is reported for this
       
   256      * <code>Statement</code> object.
       
   257      *
       
   258      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   259      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   260      */
       
   261     void clearWarnings() throws SQLException;
       
   262 
       
   263     /**
       
   264      * Sets the SQL cursor name to the given <code>String</code>, which
       
   265      * will be used by subsequent <code>Statement</code> object
       
   266      * <code>execute</code> methods. This name can then be
       
   267      * used in SQL positioned update or delete statements to identify the
       
   268      * current row in the <code>ResultSet</code> object generated by this
       
   269      * statement.  If the database does not support positioned update/delete,
       
   270      * this method is a noop.  To insure that a cursor has the proper isolation
       
   271      * level to support updates, the cursor's <code>SELECT</code> statement
       
   272      * should have the form <code>SELECT FOR UPDATE</code>.  If
       
   273      * <code>FOR UPDATE</code> is not present, positioned updates may fail.
       
   274      *
       
   275      * <P><B>Note:</B> By definition, the execution of positioned updates and
       
   276      * deletes must be done by a different <code>Statement</code> object than
       
   277      * the one that generated the <code>ResultSet</code> object being used for
       
   278      * positioning. Also, cursor names must be unique within a connection.
       
   279      *
       
   280      * @param name the new cursor name, which must be unique within
       
   281      *             a connection
       
   282      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   283      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   284      * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       
   285      */
       
   286     void setCursorName(String name) throws SQLException;
       
   287 
       
   288     //----------------------- Multiple Results --------------------------
       
   289 
       
   290     /**
       
   291      * Executes the given SQL statement, which may return multiple results.
       
   292      * In some (uncommon) situations, a single SQL statement may return
       
   293      * multiple result sets and/or update counts.  Normally you can ignore
       
   294      * this unless you are (1) executing a stored procedure that you know may
       
   295      * return multiple results or (2) you are dynamically executing an
       
   296      * unknown SQL string.
       
   297      * <P>
       
   298      * The <code>execute</code> method executes an SQL statement and indicates the
       
   299      * form of the first result.  You must then use the methods
       
   300      * <code>getResultSet</code> or <code>getUpdateCount</code>
       
   301      * to retrieve the result, and <code>getMoreResults</code> to
       
   302      * move to any subsequent result(s).
       
   303      *
       
   304      * @param sql any SQL statement
       
   305      * @return <code>true</code> if the first result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
       
   306      *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there are
       
   307      *         no results
       
   308      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   309      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   310      * @see #getResultSet
       
   311      * @see #getUpdateCount
       
   312      * @see #getMoreResults
       
   313      */
       
   314     boolean execute(String sql) throws SQLException;
       
   315 
       
   316     /**
       
   317      *  Retrieves the current result as a <code>ResultSet</code> object.
       
   318      *  This method should be called only once per result.
       
   319      *
       
   320      * @return the current result as a <code>ResultSet</code> object or
       
   321      * <code>null</code> if the result is an update count or there are no more results
       
   322      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   323      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   324      * @see #execute
       
   325      */
       
   326     ResultSet getResultSet() throws SQLException;
       
   327 
       
   328     /**
       
   329      *  Retrieves the current result as an update count;
       
   330      *  if the result is a <code>ResultSet</code> object or there are no more results, -1
       
   331      *  is returned. This method should be called only once per result.
       
   332      *
       
   333      * @return the current result as an update count; -1 if the current result is a
       
   334      * <code>ResultSet</code> object or there are no more results
       
   335      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   336      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   337      * @see #execute
       
   338      */
       
   339     int getUpdateCount() throws SQLException;
       
   340 
       
   341     /**
       
   342      * Moves to this <code>Statement</code> object's next result, returns
       
   343      * <code>true</code> if it is a <code>ResultSet</code> object, and
       
   344      * implicitly closes any current <code>ResultSet</code>
       
   345      * object(s) obtained with the method <code>getResultSet</code>.
       
   346      *
       
   347      * <P>There are no more results when the following is true:
       
   348      * <PRE>
       
   349      *     // stmt is a Statement object
       
   350      *     ((stmt.getMoreResults() == false) && (stmt.getUpdateCount() == -1))
       
   351      * </PRE>
       
   352      *
       
   353      * @return <code>true</code> if the next result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
       
   354      *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there are
       
   355      *         no more results
       
   356      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   357      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   358      * @see #execute
       
   359      */
       
   360     boolean getMoreResults() throws SQLException;
       
   361 
       
   362 
       
   363     //--------------------------JDBC 2.0-----------------------------
       
   364 
       
   365 
       
   366     /**
       
   367      * Gives the driver a hint as to the direction in which
       
   368      * rows will be processed in <code>ResultSet</code>
       
   369      * objects created using this <code>Statement</code> object.  The
       
   370      * default value is <code>ResultSet.FETCH_FORWARD</code>.
       
   371      * <P>
       
   372      * Note that this method sets the default fetch direction for
       
   373      * result sets generated by this <code>Statement</code> object.
       
   374      * Each result set has its own methods for getting and setting
       
   375      * its own fetch direction.
       
   376      *
       
   377      * @param direction the initial direction for processing rows
       
   378      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   379      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   380      * or the given direction
       
   381      * is not one of <code>ResultSet.FETCH_FORWARD</code>,
       
   382      * <code>ResultSet.FETCH_REVERSE</code>, or <code>ResultSet.FETCH_UNKNOWN</code>
       
   383      * @since 1.2
       
   384      * @see #getFetchDirection
       
   385      */
       
   386     void setFetchDirection(int direction) throws SQLException;
       
   387 
       
   388     /**
       
   389      * Retrieves the direction for fetching rows from
       
   390      * database tables that is the default for result sets
       
   391      * generated from this <code>Statement</code> object.
       
   392      * If this <code>Statement</code> object has not set
       
   393      * a fetch direction by calling the method <code>setFetchDirection</code>,
       
   394      * the return value is implementation-specific.
       
   395      *
       
   396      * @return the default fetch direction for result sets generated
       
   397      *          from this <code>Statement</code> object
       
   398      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   399      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   400      * @since 1.2
       
   401      * @see #setFetchDirection
       
   402      */
       
   403     int getFetchDirection() throws SQLException;
       
   404 
       
   405     /**
       
   406      * Gives the JDBC driver a hint as to the number of rows that should
       
   407      * be fetched from the database when more rows are needed for
       
   408      * <code>ResultSet</code> objects genrated by this <code>Statement</code>.
       
   409      * If the value specified is zero, then the hint is ignored.
       
   410      * The default value is zero.
       
   411      *
       
   412      * @param rows the number of rows to fetch
       
   413      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   414      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
       
   415      *        condition  <code>rows >= 0</code> is not satisfied.
       
   416      * @since 1.2
       
   417      * @see #getFetchSize
       
   418      */
       
   419     void setFetchSize(int rows) throws SQLException;
       
   420 
       
   421     /**
       
   422      * Retrieves the number of result set rows that is the default
       
   423      * fetch size for <code>ResultSet</code> objects
       
   424      * generated from this <code>Statement</code> object.
       
   425      * If this <code>Statement</code> object has not set
       
   426      * a fetch size by calling the method <code>setFetchSize</code>,
       
   427      * the return value is implementation-specific.
       
   428      *
       
   429      * @return the default fetch size for result sets generated
       
   430      *          from this <code>Statement</code> object
       
   431      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   432      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   433      * @since 1.2
       
   434      * @see #setFetchSize
       
   435      */
       
   436     int getFetchSize() throws SQLException;
       
   437 
       
   438     /**
       
   439      * Retrieves the result set concurrency for <code>ResultSet</code> objects
       
   440      * generated by this <code>Statement</code> object.
       
   441      *
       
   442      * @return either <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code> or
       
   443      * <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE</code>
       
   444      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   445      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   446      * @since 1.2
       
   447      */
       
   448     int getResultSetConcurrency() throws SQLException;
       
   449 
       
   450     /**
       
   451      * Retrieves the result set type for <code>ResultSet</code> objects
       
   452      * generated by this <code>Statement</code> object.
       
   453      *
       
   454      * @return one of <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>,
       
   455      * <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE</code>, or
       
   456      * <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE</code>
       
   457      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   458      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   459      * @since 1.2
       
   460      */
       
   461     int getResultSetType()  throws SQLException;
       
   462 
       
   463     /**
       
   464      * Adds the given SQL command to the current list of commmands for this
       
   465      * <code>Statement</code> object. The commands in this list can be
       
   466      * executed as a batch by calling the method <code>executeBatch</code>.
       
   467      * <P>
       
   468      *
       
   469      * @param sql typically this is a SQL <code>INSERT</code> or
       
   470      * <code>UPDATE</code> statement
       
   471      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   472      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
       
   473      * driver does not support batch updates
       
   474      * @see #executeBatch
       
   475      * @see DatabaseMetaData#supportsBatchUpdates
       
   476      * @since 1.2
       
   477      */
       
   478     void addBatch( String sql ) throws SQLException;
       
   479 
       
   480     /**
       
   481      * Empties this <code>Statement</code> object's current list of
       
   482      * SQL commands.
       
   483      * <P>
       
   484      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   485      *  this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
       
   486      * driver does not support batch updates
       
   487      * @see #addBatch
       
   488      * @see DatabaseMetaData#supportsBatchUpdates
       
   489      * @since 1.2
       
   490      */
       
   491     void clearBatch() throws SQLException;
       
   492 
       
   493     /**
       
   494      * Submits a batch of commands to the database for execution and
       
   495      * if all commands execute successfully, returns an array of update counts.
       
   496      * The <code>int</code> elements of the array that is returned are ordered
       
   497      * to correspond to the commands in the batch, which are ordered
       
   498      * according to the order in which they were added to the batch.
       
   499      * The elements in the array returned by the method <code>executeBatch</code>
       
   500      * may be one of the following:
       
   501      * <OL>
       
   502      * <LI>A number greater than or equal to zero -- indicates that the
       
   503      * command was processed successfully and is an update count giving the
       
   504      * number of rows in the database that were affected by the command's
       
   505      * execution
       
   506      * <LI>A value of <code>SUCCESS_NO_INFO</code> -- indicates that the command was
       
   507      * processed successfully but that the number of rows affected is
       
   508      * unknown
       
   509      * <P>
       
   510      * If one of the commands in a batch update fails to execute properly,
       
   511      * this method throws a <code>BatchUpdateException</code>, and a JDBC
       
   512      * driver may or may not continue to process the remaining commands in
       
   513      * the batch.  However, the driver's behavior must be consistent with a
       
   514      * particular DBMS, either always continuing to process commands or never
       
   515      * continuing to process commands.  If the driver continues processing
       
   516      * after a failure, the array returned by the method
       
   517      * <code>BatchUpdateException.getUpdateCounts</code>
       
   518      * will contain as many elements as there are commands in the batch, and
       
   519      * at least one of the elements will be the following:
       
   520      * <P>
       
   521      * <LI>A value of <code>EXECUTE_FAILED</code> -- indicates that the command failed
       
   522      * to execute successfully and occurs only if a driver continues to
       
   523      * process commands after a command fails
       
   524      * </OL>
       
   525      * <P>
       
   526      * The possible implementations and return values have been modified in
       
   527      * the Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, version 1.3 to
       
   528      * accommodate the option of continuing to proccess commands in a batch
       
   529      * update after a <code>BatchUpdateException</code> obejct has been thrown.
       
   530      *
       
   531      * @return an array of update counts containing one element for each
       
   532      * command in the batch.  The elements of the array are ordered according
       
   533      * to the order in which commands were added to the batch.
       
   534      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   535      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
       
   536      * driver does not support batch statements. Throws {@link BatchUpdateException}
       
   537      * (a subclass of <code>SQLException</code>) if one of the commands sent to the
       
   538      * database fails to execute properly or attempts to return a result set.
       
   539      *
       
   540      *
       
   541      * @see #addBatch
       
   542      * @see DatabaseMetaData#supportsBatchUpdates
       
   543      * @since 1.3
       
   544      */
       
   545     int[] executeBatch() throws SQLException;
       
   546 
       
   547     /**
       
   548      * Retrieves the <code>Connection</code> object
       
   549      * that produced this <code>Statement</code> object.
       
   550      * @return the connection that produced this statement
       
   551      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   552      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   553      * @since 1.2
       
   554      */
       
   555     Connection getConnection()  throws SQLException;
       
   556 
       
   557   //--------------------------JDBC 3.0-----------------------------
       
   558 
       
   559     /**
       
   560      * The constant indicating that the current <code>ResultSet</code> object
       
   561      * should be closed when calling <code>getMoreResults</code>.
       
   562      *
       
   563      * @since 1.4
       
   564      */
       
   565     int CLOSE_CURRENT_RESULT = 1;
       
   566 
       
   567     /**
       
   568      * The constant indicating that the current <code>ResultSet</code> object
       
   569      * should not be closed when calling <code>getMoreResults</code>.
       
   570      *
       
   571      * @since 1.4
       
   572      */
       
   573     int KEEP_CURRENT_RESULT = 2;
       
   574 
       
   575     /**
       
   576      * The constant indicating that all <code>ResultSet</code> objects that
       
   577      * have previously been kept open should be closed when calling
       
   578      * <code>getMoreResults</code>.
       
   579      *
       
   580      * @since 1.4
       
   581      */
       
   582     int CLOSE_ALL_RESULTS = 3;
       
   583 
       
   584     /**
       
   585      * The constant indicating that a batch statement executed successfully
       
   586      * but that no count of the number of rows it affected is available.
       
   587      *
       
   588      * @since 1.4
       
   589      */
       
   590     int SUCCESS_NO_INFO = -2;
       
   591 
       
   592     /**
       
   593      * The constant indicating that an error occured while executing a
       
   594      * batch statement.
       
   595      *
       
   596      * @since 1.4
       
   597      */
       
   598     int EXECUTE_FAILED = -3;
       
   599 
       
   600     /**
       
   601      * The constant indicating that generated keys should be made
       
   602      * available for retrieval.
       
   603      *
       
   604      * @since 1.4
       
   605      */
       
   606     int RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS = 1;
       
   607 
       
   608     /**
       
   609      * The constant indicating that generated keys should not be made
       
   610      * available for retrieval.
       
   611      *
       
   612      * @since 1.4
       
   613      */
       
   614     int NO_GENERATED_KEYS = 2;
       
   615 
       
   616     /**
       
   617      * Moves to this <code>Statement</code> object's next result, deals with
       
   618      * any current <code>ResultSet</code> object(s) according  to the instructions
       
   619      * specified by the given flag, and returns
       
   620      * <code>true</code> if the next result is a <code>ResultSet</code> object.
       
   621      *
       
   622      * <P>There are no more results when the following is true:
       
   623      * <PRE>
       
   624      *     // stmt is a Statement object
       
   625      *     ((stmt.getMoreResults(current) == false) && (stmt.getUpdateCount() == -1))
       
   626      * </PRE>
       
   627      *
       
   628      * @param current one of the following <code>Statement</code>
       
   629      *        constants indicating what should happen to current
       
   630      *        <code>ResultSet</code> objects obtained using the method
       
   631      *        <code>getResultSet</code>:
       
   632      *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_CURRENT_RESULT</code>,
       
   633      *        <code>Statement.KEEP_CURRENT_RESULT</code>, or
       
   634      *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_ALL_RESULTS</code>
       
   635      * @return <code>true</code> if the next result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
       
   636      *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there are no
       
   637      *         more results
       
   638      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   639      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the argument
       
   640          *         supplied is not one of the following:
       
   641      *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_CURRENT_RESULT</code>,
       
   642      *        <code>Statement.KEEP_CURRENT_RESULT</code> or
       
   643      *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_ALL_RESULTS</code>
       
   644      *@exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if
       
   645      * <code>DatabaseMetaData.supportsMultipleOpenResults</code> returns
       
   646      * <code>false</code> and either
       
   647      *        <code>Statement.KEEP_CURRENT_RESULT</code> or
       
   648      *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_ALL_RESULTS</code> are supplied as
       
   649      * the argument.
       
   650      * @since 1.4
       
   651      * @see #execute
       
   652      */
       
   653     boolean getMoreResults(int current) throws SQLException;
       
   654 
       
   655     /**
       
   656      * Retrieves any auto-generated keys created as a result of executing this
       
   657      * <code>Statement</code> object. If this <code>Statement</code> object did
       
   658      * not generate any keys, an empty <code>ResultSet</code>
       
   659      * object is returned.
       
   660      *
       
   661      *<p><B>Note:</B>If the columns which represent the auto-generated keys were not specified,
       
   662      * the JDBC driver implementation will determine the columns which best represent the auto-generated keys.
       
   663      *
       
   664      * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object containing the auto-generated key(s)
       
   665      *         generated by the execution of this <code>Statement</code> object
       
   666      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   667      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   668      * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       
   669      * @since 1.4
       
   670      */
       
   671     ResultSet getGeneratedKeys() throws SQLException;
       
   672 
       
   673     /**
       
   674      * Executes the given SQL statement and signals the driver with the
       
   675      * given flag about whether the
       
   676      * auto-generated keys produced by this <code>Statement</code> object
       
   677      * should be made available for retrieval.  The driver will ignore the
       
   678      * flag if the SQL statement
       
   679      * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
       
   680      * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
       
   681      *
       
   682      * @param sql an SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statement, such as <code>INSERT</code>, <code>UPDATE</code> or
       
   683      * <code>DELETE</code>; or an SQL statement that returns nothing,
       
   684      * such as a DDL statement.
       
   685      *
       
   686      * @param autoGeneratedKeys a flag indicating whether auto-generated keys
       
   687      *        should be made available for retrieval;
       
   688      *         one of the following constants:
       
   689      *         <code>Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS</code>
       
   690      *         <code>Statement.NO_GENERATED_KEYS</code>
       
   691      * @return either (1) the row count for SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements
       
   692      *         or (2) 0 for SQL statements that return nothing
       
   693      *
       
   694      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   695      *  this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>, the given
       
   696      *            SQL statement returns a <code>ResultSet</code> object, or
       
   697      *            the given constant is not one of those allowed
       
   698      * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
       
   699      * this method with a constant of Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS
       
   700      * @since 1.4
       
   701      */
       
   702     int executeUpdate(String sql, int autoGeneratedKeys) throws SQLException;
       
   703 
       
   704     /**
       
   705      * Executes the given SQL statement and signals the driver that the
       
   706      * auto-generated keys indicated in the given array should be made available
       
   707      * for retrieval.   This array contains the indexes of the columns in the
       
   708      * target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made
       
   709      * available. The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement
       
   710      * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
       
   711      * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
       
   712      *
       
   713      * @param sql an SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statement, such as <code>INSERT</code>, <code>UPDATE</code> or
       
   714      * <code>DELETE</code>; or an SQL statement that returns nothing,
       
   715      * such as a DDL statement.
       
   716      *
       
   717      * @param columnIndexes an array of column indexes indicating the columns
       
   718      *        that should be returned from the inserted row
       
   719      * @return either (1) the row count for SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements
       
   720      *         or (2) 0 for SQL statements that return nothing
       
   721      *
       
   722      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   723      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>, the SQL
       
   724      *            statement returns a <code>ResultSet</code> object, or the
       
   725      *            second argument supplied to this method is not an <code>int</code> array
       
   726      *            whose elements are valid column indexes
       
   727      * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       
   728      * @since 1.4
       
   729      */
       
   730     int executeUpdate(String sql, int columnIndexes[]) throws SQLException;
       
   731 
       
   732     /**
       
   733      * Executes the given SQL statement and signals the driver that the
       
   734      * auto-generated keys indicated in the given array should be made available
       
   735      * for retrieval.   This array contains the names of the columns in the
       
   736      * target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made
       
   737      * available. The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement
       
   738      * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
       
   739      * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
       
   740      *
       
   741      * @param sql an SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statement, such as <code>INSERT</code>, <code>UPDATE</code> or
       
   742      * <code>DELETE</code>; or an SQL statement that returns nothing,
       
   743      * such as a DDL statement.
       
   744      * @param columnNames an array of the names of the columns that should be
       
   745      *        returned from the inserted row
       
   746      * @return either the row count for <code>INSERT</code>, <code>UPDATE</code>,
       
   747      *         or <code>DELETE</code> statements, or 0 for SQL statements
       
   748      *         that return nothing
       
   749      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   750      *  this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>, the SQL
       
   751      *            statement returns a <code>ResultSet</code> object, or the
       
   752      *            second argument supplied to this method is not a <code>String</code> array
       
   753      *            whose elements are valid column names
       
   754      *
       
   755      * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       
   756      * @since 1.4
       
   757      */
       
   758     int executeUpdate(String sql, String columnNames[]) throws SQLException;
       
   759 
       
   760     /**
       
   761      * Executes the given SQL statement, which may return multiple results,
       
   762      * and signals the driver that any
       
   763      * auto-generated keys should be made available
       
   764      * for retrieval.  The driver will ignore this signal if the SQL statement
       
   765      * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
       
   766      * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
       
   767      * <P>
       
   768      * In some (uncommon) situations, a single SQL statement may return
       
   769      * multiple result sets and/or update counts.  Normally you can ignore
       
   770      * this unless you are (1) executing a stored procedure that you know may
       
   771      * return multiple results or (2) you are dynamically executing an
       
   772      * unknown SQL string.
       
   773      * <P>
       
   774      * The <code>execute</code> method executes an SQL statement and indicates the
       
   775      * form of the first result.  You must then use the methods
       
   776      * <code>getResultSet</code> or <code>getUpdateCount</code>
       
   777      * to retrieve the result, and <code>getMoreResults</code> to
       
   778      * move to any subsequent result(s).
       
   779      *
       
   780      * @param sql any SQL statement
       
   781      * @param autoGeneratedKeys a constant indicating whether auto-generated
       
   782      *        keys should be made available for retrieval using the method
       
   783      *        <code>getGeneratedKeys</code>; one of the following constants:
       
   784      *        <code>Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS</code> or
       
   785      *        <code>Statement.NO_GENERATED_KEYS</code>
       
   786      * @return <code>true</code> if the first result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
       
   787      *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there are
       
   788      *         no results
       
   789      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   790      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the second
       
   791      *         parameter supplied to this method is not
       
   792      *         <code>Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS</code> or
       
   793      *         <code>Statement.NO_GENERATED_KEYS</code>.
       
   794      * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
       
   795      * this method with a constant of Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS
       
   796      * @see #getResultSet
       
   797      * @see #getUpdateCount
       
   798      * @see #getMoreResults
       
   799      * @see #getGeneratedKeys
       
   800      *
       
   801      * @since 1.4
       
   802      */
       
   803     boolean execute(String sql, int autoGeneratedKeys) throws SQLException;
       
   804 
       
   805     /**
       
   806      * Executes the given SQL statement, which may return multiple results,
       
   807      * and signals the driver that the
       
   808      * auto-generated keys indicated in the given array should be made available
       
   809      * for retrieval.  This array contains the indexes of the columns in the
       
   810      * target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made
       
   811      * available.  The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement
       
   812      * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
       
   813      * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
       
   814      * <P>
       
   815      * Under some (uncommon) situations, a single SQL statement may return
       
   816      * multiple result sets and/or update counts.  Normally you can ignore
       
   817      * this unless you are (1) executing a stored procedure that you know may
       
   818      * return multiple results or (2) you are dynamically executing an
       
   819      * unknown SQL string.
       
   820      * <P>
       
   821      * The <code>execute</code> method executes an SQL statement and indicates the
       
   822      * form of the first result.  You must then use the methods
       
   823      * <code>getResultSet</code> or <code>getUpdateCount</code>
       
   824      * to retrieve the result, and <code>getMoreResults</code> to
       
   825      * move to any subsequent result(s).
       
   826      *
       
   827      * @param sql any SQL statement
       
   828      * @param columnIndexes an array of the indexes of the columns in the
       
   829      *        inserted row that should be  made available for retrieval by a
       
   830      *        call to the method <code>getGeneratedKeys</code>
       
   831      * @return <code>true</code> if the first result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
       
   832      *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there
       
   833      *         are no results
       
   834      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   835      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
       
   836      *            elements in the <code>int</code> array passed to this method
       
   837      *            are not valid column indexes
       
   838      * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       
   839      * @see #getResultSet
       
   840      * @see #getUpdateCount
       
   841      * @see #getMoreResults
       
   842      *
       
   843      * @since 1.4
       
   844      */
       
   845     boolean execute(String sql, int columnIndexes[]) throws SQLException;
       
   846 
       
   847     /**
       
   848      * Executes the given SQL statement, which may return multiple results,
       
   849      * and signals the driver that the
       
   850      * auto-generated keys indicated in the given array should be made available
       
   851      * for retrieval. This array contains the names of the columns in the
       
   852      * target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made
       
   853      * available.  The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement
       
   854      * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
       
   855      * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
       
   856      * <P>
       
   857      * In some (uncommon) situations, a single SQL statement may return
       
   858      * multiple result sets and/or update counts.  Normally you can ignore
       
   859      * this unless you are (1) executing a stored procedure that you know may
       
   860      * return multiple results or (2) you are dynamically executing an
       
   861      * unknown SQL string.
       
   862      * <P>
       
   863      * The <code>execute</code> method executes an SQL statement and indicates the
       
   864      * form of the first result.  You must then use the methods
       
   865      * <code>getResultSet</code> or <code>getUpdateCount</code>
       
   866      * to retrieve the result, and <code>getMoreResults</code> to
       
   867      * move to any subsequent result(s).
       
   868      *
       
   869      * @param sql any SQL statement
       
   870      * @param columnNames an array of the names of the columns in the inserted
       
   871      *        row that should be made available for retrieval by a call to the
       
   872      *        method <code>getGeneratedKeys</code>
       
   873      * @return <code>true</code> if the next result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
       
   874      *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there
       
   875      *         are no more results
       
   876      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
       
   877      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
       
   878      *          elements of the <code>String</code> array passed to this
       
   879      *          method are not valid column names
       
   880      * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       
   881      * @see #getResultSet
       
   882      * @see #getUpdateCount
       
   883      * @see #getMoreResults
       
   884      * @see #getGeneratedKeys
       
   885      *
       
   886      * @since 1.4
       
   887      */
       
   888     boolean execute(String sql, String columnNames[]) throws SQLException;
       
   889 
       
   890    /**
       
   891      * Retrieves the result set holdability for <code>ResultSet</code> objects
       
   892      * generated by this <code>Statement</code> object.
       
   893      *
       
   894      * @return either <code>ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT</code> or
       
   895      *         <code>ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT</code>
       
   896      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       
   897      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
       
   898      *
       
   899      * @since 1.4
       
   900      */
       
   901     int getResultSetHoldability() throws SQLException;
       
   902 
       
   903     /**
       
   904      * Retrieves whether this <code>Statement</code> object has been closed. A <code>Statement</code> is closed if the
       
   905      * method close has been called on it, or if it is automatically closed.
       
   906      * @return true if this <code>Statement</code> object is closed; false if it is still open
       
   907      * @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs
       
   908      * @since 1.6
       
   909      */
       
   910     boolean isClosed() throws SQLException;
       
   911 
       
   912         /**
       
   913          * Requests that a <code>Statement</code> be pooled or not pooled.  The value
       
   914          * specified is a hint to the statement pool implementation indicating
       
   915          * whether the applicaiton wants the statement to be pooled.  It is up to
       
   916          * the statement pool manager as to whether the hint is used.
       
   917          * <p>
       
   918          * The poolable value of a statement is applicable to both internal
       
   919          * statement caches implemented by the driver and external statement caches
       
   920          * implemented by application servers and other applications.
       
   921          * <p>
       
   922          * By default, a <code>Statement</code> is not poolable when created, and
       
   923          * a <code>PreparedStatement</code> and <code>CallableStatement</code>
       
   924          * are poolable when created.
       
   925          * <p>
       
   926          * @param poolable              requests that the statement be pooled if true and
       
   927          *                                              that the statement not be pooled if false
       
   928          * <p>
       
   929          * @throws SQLException if this method is called on a closed
       
   930          * <code>Statement</code>
       
   931          * <p>
       
   932          * @since 1.6
       
   933          */
       
   934         void setPoolable(boolean poolable)
       
   935                 throws SQLException;
       
   936 
       
   937         /**
       
   938          * Returns a  value indicating whether the <code>Statement</code>
       
   939          * is poolable or not.
       
   940          * <p>
       
   941          * @return              <code>true</code> if the <code>Statement</code>
       
   942          * is poolable; <code>false</code> otherwise
       
   943          * <p>
       
   944          * @throws SQLException if this method is called on a closed
       
   945          * <code>Statement</code>
       
   946          * <p>
       
   947          * @since 1.6
       
   948          * <p>
       
   949          * @see java.sql.Statement#setPoolable(boolean) setPoolable(boolean)
       
   950          */
       
   951         boolean isPoolable()
       
   952                 throws SQLException;
       
   953 
       
   954 }