jdk/src/share/classes/java/sql/PreparedStatement.java
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+/*
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+
+package java.sql;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.io.Reader;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+/**
+ * An object that represents a precompiled SQL statement.
+ * <P>A SQL statement is precompiled 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> The setter methods (<code>setShort</code>, <code>setString</code>,
+ * and so on) for setting IN parameter values
+ * must specify types that are compatible with the defined SQL type of
+ * the input parameter. For instance, if the IN parameter has SQL type
+ * <code>INTEGER</code>, then the method <code>setInt</code> should be used.
+ *
+ * <p>If arbitrary parameter type conversions are required, the method
+ * <code>setObject</code> should be used with a target SQL type.
+ * <P>
+ * In the following example of setting a parameter, <code>con</code> represents
+ * an active connection:
+ * <PRE>
+ *   PreparedStatement pstmt = con.prepareStatement("UPDATE EMPLOYEES
+ *                                     SET SALARY = ? WHERE ID = ?");
+ *   pstmt.setBigDecimal(1, 153833.00)
+ *   pstmt.setInt(2, 110592)
+ * </PRE>
+ *
+ * @see Connection#prepareStatement
+ * @see ResultSet
+ */
+
+public interface PreparedStatement extends Statement {
+
+    /**
+     * Executes the SQL query in this <code>PreparedStatement</code> object
+     * and returns the <code>ResultSet</code> object generated by the query.
+     *
+     * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object that contains the data produced by the
+     *         query; never <code>null</code>
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs;
+     * this method is called on a closed  <code>PreparedStatement</code> or the SQL
+     *            statement does not return a <code>ResultSet</code> object
+     */
+    ResultSet executeQuery() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Executes the SQL statement in this <code>PreparedStatement</code> object,
+     * which must be an SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statement, such as <code>INSERT</code>, <code>UPDATE</code> or
+     * <code>DELETE</code>; or an SQL statement that returns nothing,
+     * such as a DDL statement.
+     *
+     * @return either (1) the row count for SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements
+     *         or (2) 0 for SQL statements that return nothing
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs;
+     * this method is called on a closed  <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * or the SQL
+     *            statement returns a <code>ResultSet</code> object
+     */
+    int executeUpdate() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to SQL <code>NULL</code>.
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> You must specify the parameter's SQL type.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param sqlType the SQL type code defined in <code>java.sql.Types</code>
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if <code>sqlType</code> is
+     * a <code>ARRAY</code>, <code>BLOB</code>, <code>CLOB</code>,
+     * <code>DATALINK</code>, <code>JAVA_OBJECT</code>, <code>NCHAR</code>,
+     * <code>NCLOB</code>, <code>NVARCHAR</code>, <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code>,
+     *  <code>REF</code>, <code>ROWID</code>, <code>SQLXML</code>
+     * or  <code>STRUCT</code> data type and the JDBC driver does not support
+     * this data type
+     */
+    void setNull(int parameterIndex, int sqlType) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>boolean</code> value.
+     * The driver converts this
+     * to an SQL <code>BIT</code> or <code>BOOLEAN</code> value when it sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement;
+     * if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void setBoolean(int parameterIndex, boolean x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>byte</code> value.
+     * The driver converts this
+     * to an SQL <code>TINYINT</code> value when it sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void setByte(int parameterIndex, byte x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>short</code> value.
+     * The driver converts this
+     * to an SQL <code>SMALLINT</code> value when it sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void setShort(int parameterIndex, short x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>int</code> value.
+     * The driver converts this
+     * to an SQL <code>INTEGER</code> value when it sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void setInt(int parameterIndex, int x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>long</code> value.
+     * The driver converts this
+     * to an SQL <code>BIGINT</code> value when it sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void setLong(int parameterIndex, long x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>float</code> value.
+     * The driver converts this
+     * to an SQL <code>REAL</code> value when it sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void setFloat(int parameterIndex, float x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>double</code> value.
+     * The driver converts this
+     * to an SQL <code>DOUBLE</code> value when it sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void setDouble(int parameterIndex, double x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.math.BigDecimal</code> value.
+     * The driver converts this to an SQL <code>NUMERIC</code> value when
+     * it sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void setBigDecimal(int parameterIndex, BigDecimal x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>String</code> value.
+     * The driver converts this
+     * to an SQL <code>VARCHAR</code> or <code>LONGVARCHAR</code> value
+     * (depending on the argument's
+     * size relative to the driver's limits on <code>VARCHAR</code> values)
+     * when it sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void setString(int parameterIndex, String x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java array of bytes.  The driver converts
+     * this to an SQL <code>VARBINARY</code> or <code>LONGVARBINARY</code>
+     * (depending on the argument's size relative to the driver's limits on
+     * <code>VARBINARY</code> values) when it sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void setBytes(int parameterIndex, byte x[]) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Date</code> value
+     * using the default time zone of the virtual machine that is running
+     * the application.
+     * The driver converts this
+     * to an SQL <code>DATE</code> value when it sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void setDate(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Date x)
+            throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Time</code> value.
+     * The driver converts this
+     * to an SQL <code>TIME</code> value when it sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void setTime(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Time x)
+            throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Timestamp</code> value.
+     * The driver
+     * converts this to an SQL <code>TIMESTAMP</code> value when it sends it to the
+     * database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>     */
+    void setTimestamp(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Timestamp x)
+            throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which will have
+     * the specified number of bytes.
+     * When a very large ASCII value is input to a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code>
+     * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
+     * <code>java.io.InputStream</code>. Data will be read from the stream
+     * as needed until end-of-file is reached.  The JDBC driver will
+     * do any necessary conversion from ASCII to the database char format.
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
+     * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
+     * standard interface.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the Java input stream that contains the ASCII parameter value
+     * @param length the number of bytes in the stream
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void setAsciiStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x, int length)
+            throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which
+     * will have the specified number of bytes.
+     *
+     * When a very large Unicode value is input to a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code>
+     * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
+     * <code>java.io.InputStream</code> object. The data will be read from the
+     * stream as needed until end-of-file is reached.  The JDBC driver will
+     * do any necessary conversion from Unicode to the database char format.
+     *
+     *The byte format of the Unicode stream must be a Java UTF-8, as defined in the
+     *Java Virtual Machine Specification.
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
+     * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
+     * standard interface.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x a <code>java.io.InputStream</code> object that contains the
+     *        Unicode parameter value
+     * @param length the number of bytes in the stream
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
+     * this method
+     * @deprecated
+     */
+    void setUnicodeStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x,
+                          int length) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which will have
+     * the specified number of bytes.
+     * When a very large binary value is input to a <code>LONGVARBINARY</code>
+     * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
+     * <code>java.io.InputStream</code> object. The data will be read from the
+     * stream as needed until end-of-file is reached.
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
+     * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
+     * standard interface.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the java input stream which contains the binary parameter value
+     * @param length the number of bytes in the stream
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void setBinaryStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x,
+                         int length) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Clears the current parameter values immediately.
+     * <P>In general, parameter values remain in force for repeated use of a
+     * statement. Setting a parameter value automatically clears its
+     * previous value.  However, in some cases it is useful to immediately
+     * release the resources used by the current parameter values; this can
+     * be done by calling the method <code>clearParameters</code>.
+     *
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     */
+    void clearParameters() throws SQLException;
+
+    //----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Advanced features:
+
+   /**
+    * Sets the value of the designated parameter with the given object.
+    * This method is like the method <code>setObject</code>
+    * above, except that it assumes a scale of zero.
+    *
+    * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+    * @param x the object containing the input parameter value
+    * @param targetSqlType the SQL type (as defined in java.sql.Types) to be
+    *                      sent to the database
+    * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+    * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+    * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if <code>targetSqlType</code> is
+    * a <code>ARRAY</code>, <code>BLOB</code>, <code>CLOB</code>,
+    * <code>DATALINK</code>, <code>JAVA_OBJECT</code>, <code>NCHAR</code>,
+    * <code>NCLOB</code>, <code>NVARCHAR</code>, <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code>,
+    *  <code>REF</code>, <code>ROWID</code>, <code>SQLXML</code>
+    * or  <code>STRUCT</code> data type and the JDBC driver does not support
+    * this data type
+    * @see Types
+    */
+    void setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x, int targetSqlType)
+      throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Sets the value of the designated parameter using the given object.
+     * The second parameter must be of type <code>Object</code>; therefore, the
+     * <code>java.lang</code> equivalent objects should be used for built-in types.
+     *
+     * <p>The JDBC specification specifies a standard mapping from
+     * Java <code>Object</code> types to SQL types.  The given argument
+     * will be converted to the corresponding SQL type before being
+     * sent to the database.
+     *
+     * <p>Note that this method may be used to pass datatabase-
+     * specific abstract data types, by using a driver-specific Java
+     * type.
+     *
+     * If the object is of a class implementing the interface <code>SQLData</code>,
+     * the JDBC driver should call the method <code>SQLData.writeSQL</code>
+     * to write it to the SQL data stream.
+     * If, on the other hand, the object is of a class implementing
+     * <code>Ref</code>, <code>Blob</code>, <code>Clob</code>,  <code>NClob</code>,
+     *  <code>Struct</code>, <code>java.net.URL</code>, <code>RowId</code>, <code>SQLXML</code>
+     * or <code>Array</code>, the driver should pass it to the database as a
+     * value of the corresponding SQL type.
+     * <P>
+     *<b>Note:</b> Not all databases allow for a non-typed Null to be sent to
+     * the backend. For maximum portability, the <code>setNull</code> or the
+     * <code>setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x, int sqlType)</code>
+     * method should be used
+     * instead of <code>setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x)</code>.
+     *<p>
+     * <b>Note:</b> This method throws an exception if there is an ambiguity, for example, if the
+     * object is of a class implementing more than one of the interfaces named above.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the object containing the input parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
+     *  this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * or the type of the given object is ambiguous
+     */
+    void setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Executes the SQL statement in this <code>PreparedStatement</code> object,
+     * which may be any kind of SQL statement.
+     * Some prepared statements return multiple results; the <code>execute</code>
+     * method handles these complex statements as well as the simpler
+     * form of statements handled by the methods <code>executeQuery</code>
+     * and <code>executeUpdate</code>.
+     * <P>
+     * The <code>execute</code> method returns a <code>boolean</code> to
+     * indicate the form of the first result.  You must call either the method
+     * <code>getResultSet</code> or <code>getUpdateCount</code>
+     * to retrieve the result; you must call <code>getMoreResults</code> to
+     * move to any subsequent result(s).
+     *
+     * @return <code>true</code> if the first result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
+     *         object; <code>false</code> if the first result is an update
+     *         count or there is no result
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs;
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * or an argument is supplied to this method
+     * @see Statement#execute
+     * @see Statement#getResultSet
+     * @see Statement#getUpdateCount
+     * @see Statement#getMoreResults
+
+     */
+    boolean execute() throws SQLException;
+
+    //--------------------------JDBC 2.0-----------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a set of parameters to this <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * object's batch of commands.
+     *
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @see Statement#addBatch
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    void addBatch() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>Reader</code>
+     * object, which is the given number of characters long.
+     * When a very large UNICODE value is input to a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code>
+     * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
+     * <code>java.io.Reader</code> object. The data will be read from the stream
+     * as needed until end-of-file is reached.  The JDBC driver will
+     * do any necessary conversion from UNICODE to the database char format.
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
+     * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
+     * standard interface.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param reader the <code>java.io.Reader</code> object that contains the
+     *        Unicode data
+     * @param length the number of characters in the stream
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    void setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex,
+                          java.io.Reader reader,
+                          int length) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given
+     *  <code>REF(&lt;structured-type&gt;)</code> value.
+     * The driver converts this to an SQL <code>REF</code> value when it
+     * sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x an SQL <code>REF</code> value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    void setRef (int parameterIndex, Ref x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Blob</code> object.
+     * The driver converts this to an SQL <code>BLOB</code> value when it
+     * sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x a <code>Blob</code> object that maps an SQL <code>BLOB</code> value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    void setBlob (int parameterIndex, Blob x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Clob</code> object.
+     * The driver converts this to an SQL <code>CLOB</code> value when it
+     * sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x a <code>Clob</code> object that maps an SQL <code>CLOB</code> value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    void setClob (int parameterIndex, Clob x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Array</code> object.
+     * The driver converts this to an SQL <code>ARRAY</code> value when it
+     * sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x an <code>Array</code> object that maps an SQL <code>ARRAY</code> value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    void setArray (int parameterIndex, Array x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves a <code>ResultSetMetaData</code> object that contains
+     * information about the columns of the <code>ResultSet</code> object
+     * that will be returned when this <code>PreparedStatement</code> object
+     * is executed.
+     * <P>
+     * Because a <code>PreparedStatement</code> object is precompiled, it is
+     * possible to know about the <code>ResultSet</code> object that it will
+     * return without having to execute it.  Consequently, it is possible
+     * to invoke the method <code>getMetaData</code> on a
+     * <code>PreparedStatement</code> object rather than waiting to execute
+     * it and then invoking the <code>ResultSet.getMetaData</code> method
+     * on the <code>ResultSet</code> object that is returned.
+     * <P>
+     * <B>NOTE:</B> Using this method may be expensive for some drivers due
+     * to the lack of underlying DBMS support.
+     *
+     * @return the description of a <code>ResultSet</code> object's columns or
+     *         <code>null</code> if the driver cannot return a
+     *         <code>ResultSetMetaData</code> object
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
+     * this method
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    ResultSetMetaData getMetaData() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Date</code> value,
+     * using the given <code>Calendar</code> object.  The driver uses
+     * the <code>Calendar</code> object to construct an SQL <code>DATE</code> value,
+     * which the driver then sends to the database.  With
+     * a <code>Calendar</code> object, the driver can calculate the date
+     * taking into account a custom timezone.  If no
+     * <code>Calendar</code> object is specified, the driver uses the default
+     * timezone, which is that of the virtual machine running the application.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @param cal the <code>Calendar</code> object the driver will use
+     *            to construct the date
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    void setDate(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Date x, Calendar cal)
+            throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Time</code> value,
+     * using the given <code>Calendar</code> object.  The driver uses
+     * the <code>Calendar</code> object to construct an SQL <code>TIME</code> value,
+     * which the driver then sends to the database.  With
+     * a <code>Calendar</code> object, the driver can calculate the time
+     * taking into account a custom timezone.  If no
+     * <code>Calendar</code> object is specified, the driver uses the default
+     * timezone, which is that of the virtual machine running the application.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @param cal the <code>Calendar</code> object the driver will use
+     *            to construct the time
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    void setTime(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Time x, Calendar cal)
+            throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Timestamp</code> value,
+     * using the given <code>Calendar</code> object.  The driver uses
+     * the <code>Calendar</code> object to construct an SQL <code>TIMESTAMP</code> value,
+     * which the driver then sends to the database.  With a
+     *  <code>Calendar</code> object, the driver can calculate the timestamp
+     * taking into account a custom timezone.  If no
+     * <code>Calendar</code> object is specified, the driver uses the default
+     * timezone, which is that of the virtual machine running the application.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @param cal the <code>Calendar</code> object the driver will use
+     *            to construct the timestamp
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    void setTimestamp(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Timestamp x, Calendar cal)
+            throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to SQL <code>NULL</code>.
+     * This version of the method <code>setNull</code> should
+     * be used for user-defined types and REF type parameters.  Examples
+     * of user-defined types include: STRUCT, DISTINCT, JAVA_OBJECT, and
+     * named array types.
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> To be portable, applications must give the
+     * SQL type code and the fully-qualified SQL type name when specifying
+     * a NULL user-defined or REF parameter.  In the case of a user-defined type
+     * the name is the type name of the parameter itself.  For a REF
+     * parameter, the name is the type name of the referenced type.  If
+     * a JDBC driver does not need the type code or type name information,
+     * it may ignore it.
+     *
+     * Although it is intended for user-defined and Ref parameters,
+     * this method may be used to set a null parameter of any JDBC type.
+     * If the parameter does not have a user-defined or REF type, the given
+     * typeName is ignored.
+     *
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param sqlType a value from <code>java.sql.Types</code>
+     * @param typeName the fully-qualified name of an SQL user-defined type;
+     *  ignored if the parameter is not a user-defined type or REF
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if <code>sqlType</code> is
+     * a <code>ARRAY</code>, <code>BLOB</code>, <code>CLOB</code>,
+     * <code>DATALINK</code>, <code>JAVA_OBJECT</code>, <code>NCHAR</code>,
+     * <code>NCLOB</code>, <code>NVARCHAR</code>, <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code>,
+     *  <code>REF</code>, <code>ROWID</code>, <code>SQLXML</code>
+     * or  <code>STRUCT</code> data type and the JDBC driver does not support
+     * this data type or if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+  void setNull (int parameterIndex, int sqlType, String typeName)
+    throws SQLException;
+
+    //------------------------- JDBC 3.0 -----------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.net.URL</code> value.
+     * The driver converts this to an SQL <code>DATALINK</code> value
+     * when it sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the <code>java.net.URL</code> object to be set
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    void setURL(int parameterIndex, java.net.URL x) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the number, types and properties of this
+     * <code>PreparedStatement</code> object's parameters.
+     *
+     * @return a <code>ParameterMetaData</code> object that contains information
+     *         about the number, types and properties for each
+     *  parameter marker of this <code>PreparedStatement</code> object
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @see ParameterMetaData
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    ParameterMetaData getParameterMetaData() throws SQLException;
+
+    //------------------------- JDBC 4.0 -----------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.RowId</code> object. The
+     * driver converts this to a SQL <code>ROWID</code> value when it sends it
+     * to the database
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the parameter value
+     * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     *
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+    void setRowId(int parameterIndex, RowId x) throws SQLException;
+
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated paramter to the given <code>String</code> object.
+     * The driver converts this to a SQL <code>NCHAR</code> or
+     * <code>NVARCHAR</code> or <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code> value
+     * (depending on the argument's
+     * size relative to the driver's limits on <code>NVARCHAR</code> values)
+     * when it sends it to the database.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param value the parameter value
+     * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if the driver does not support national
+     *         character sets;  if the driver can detect that a data conversion
+     *  error could occur; if a database access error occurs; or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+     void setNString(int parameterIndex, String value) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>Reader</code> object. The
+     * <code>Reader</code> reads the data till end-of-file is reached. The
+     * driver does the necessary conversion from Java character format to
+     * the national character set in the database.
+     * @param parameterIndex of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param value the parameter value
+     * @param length the number of characters in the parameter data.
+     * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if the driver does not support national
+     *         character sets;  if the driver can detect that a data conversion
+     *  error could occur; if a database access error occurs; or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+     void setNCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader value, long length) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>java.sql.NClob</code> object. The driver converts this to a
+     * SQL <code>NCLOB</code> value when it sends it to the database.
+     * @param parameterIndex of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param value the parameter value
+     * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if the driver does not support national
+     *         character sets;  if the driver can detect that a data conversion
+     *  error could occur; if a database access error occurs; or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+     void setNClob(int parameterIndex, NClob value) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>Reader</code> object.  The reader must contain  the number
+     * of characters specified by length otherwise a <code>SQLException</code> will be
+     * generated when the <code>PreparedStatement</code> is executed.
+     *This method differs from the <code>setCharacterStream (int, Reader, int)</code> method
+     * because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be sent to
+     * the server as a <code>CLOB</code>.  When the <code>setCharacterStream</code> method is used, the
+     * driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
+     * data should be sent to the server as a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code> or a <code>CLOB</code>
+     * @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param reader An object that contains the data to set the parameter value to.
+     * @param length the number of characters in the parameter data.
+     * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs; this method is called on
+     * a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code> or if the length specified is less than zero.
+     *
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+     void setClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, long length)
+       throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>InputStream</code> object.  The inputstream must contain  the number
+     * of characters specified by length otherwise a <code>SQLException</code> will be
+     * generated when the <code>PreparedStatement</code> is executed.
+     * This method differs from the <code>setBinaryStream (int, InputStream, int)</code>
+     * method because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be
+     * sent to the server as a <code>BLOB</code>.  When the <code>setBinaryStream</code> method is used,
+     * the driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
+     * data should be sent to the server as a <code>LONGVARBINARY</code> or a <code>BLOB</code>
+     * @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1,
+     * the second is 2, ...
+     * @param inputStream An object that contains the data to set the parameter
+     * value to.
+     * @param length the number of bytes in the parameter data.
+     * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>;
+     *  if the length specified
+     * is less than zero or if the number of bytes in the inputstream does not match
+     * the specfied length.
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     *
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+     void setBlob(int parameterIndex, InputStream inputStream, long length)
+        throws SQLException;
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>Reader</code> object.  The reader must contain  the number
+     * of characters specified by length otherwise a <code>SQLException</code> will be
+     * generated when the <code>PreparedStatement</code> is executed.
+     * This method differs from the <code>setCharacterStream (int, Reader, int)</code> method
+     * because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be sent to
+     * the server as a <code>NCLOB</code>.  When the <code>setCharacterStream</code> method is used, the
+     * driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
+     * data should be sent to the server as a <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code> or a <code>NCLOB</code>
+     * @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param reader An object that contains the data to set the parameter value to.
+     * @param length the number of characters in the parameter data.
+     * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if the length specified is less than zero;
+     * if the driver does not support national character sets;
+     * if the driver can detect that a data conversion
+     *  error could occur;  if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     *
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+     void setNClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, long length)
+       throws SQLException;
+
+     /**
+      * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.SQLXML</code> object.
+      * The driver converts this to an
+      * SQL <code>XML</code> value when it sends it to the database.
+      * <p>
+      *
+      * @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+      * @param xmlObject a <code>SQLXML</code> object that maps an SQL <code>XML</code> value
+      * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
+      *  this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+      * or the <code>java.xml.transform.Result</code>,
+      *  <code>Writer</code> or <code>OutputStream</code> has not been closed for
+      * the <code>SQLXML</code> object
+      * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+      *
+      * @since 1.6
+      */
+     void setSQLXML(int parameterIndex, SQLXML xmlObject) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * <p>Sets the value of the designated parameter with the given object. The second
+     * argument must be an object type; for integral values, the
+     * <code>java.lang</code> equivalent objects should be used.
+     *
+     * If the second argument is an <code>InputStream</code> then the stream must contain
+     * the number of bytes specified by scaleOrLength.  If the second argument is a
+     * <code>Reader</code> then the reader must contain the number of characters specified
+     * by scaleOrLength. If these conditions are not true the driver will generate a
+     * <code>SQLException</code> when the prepared statement is executed.
+     *
+     * <p>The given Java object will be converted to the given targetSqlType
+     * before being sent to the database.
+     *
+     * If the object has a custom mapping (is of a class implementing the
+     * interface <code>SQLData</code>),
+     * the JDBC driver should call the method <code>SQLData.writeSQL</code> to
+     * write it to the SQL data stream.
+     * If, on the other hand, the object is of a class implementing
+     * <code>Ref</code>, <code>Blob</code>, <code>Clob</code>,  <code>NClob</code>,
+     *  <code>Struct</code>, <code>java.net.URL</code>,
+     * or <code>Array</code>, the driver should pass it to the database as a
+     * value of the corresponding SQL type.
+     *
+     * <p>Note that this method may be used to pass database-specific
+     * abstract data types.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the object containing the input parameter value
+     * @param targetSqlType the SQL type (as defined in java.sql.Types) to be
+     * sent to the database. The scale argument may further qualify this type.
+     * @param scaleOrLength for <code>java.sql.Types.DECIMAL</code>
+     *          or <code>java.sql.Types.NUMERIC types</code>,
+     *          this is the number of digits after the decimal point. For
+     *          Java Object types <code>InputStream</code> and <code>Reader</code>,
+     *          this is the length
+     *          of the data in the stream or reader.  For all other types,
+     *          this value will be ignored.
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code> or
+     *            if the Java Object specified by x is an InputStream
+     *            or Reader object and the value of the scale parameter is less
+     *            than zero
+     * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if <code>targetSqlType</code> is
+     * a <code>ARRAY</code>, <code>BLOB</code>, <code>CLOB</code>,
+     * <code>DATALINK</code>, <code>JAVA_OBJECT</code>, <code>NCHAR</code>,
+     * <code>NCLOB</code>, <code>NVARCHAR</code>, <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code>,
+     *  <code>REF</code>, <code>ROWID</code>, <code>SQLXML</code>
+     * or  <code>STRUCT</code> data type and the JDBC driver does not support
+     * this data type
+     * @see Types
+     *
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+    void setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x, int targetSqlType, int scaleOrLength)
+            throws SQLException;
+   /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which will have
+     * the specified number of bytes.
+     * When a very large ASCII value is input to a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code>
+     * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
+     * <code>java.io.InputStream</code>. Data will be read from the stream
+     * as needed until end-of-file is reached.  The JDBC driver will
+     * do any necessary conversion from ASCII to the database char format.
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
+     * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
+     * standard interface.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the Java input stream that contains the ASCII parameter value
+     * @param length the number of bytes in the stream
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @since 1.6
+    */
+    void setAsciiStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x, long length)
+            throws SQLException;
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which will have
+     * the specified number of bytes.
+     * When a very large binary value is input to a <code>LONGVARBINARY</code>
+     * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
+     * <code>java.io.InputStream</code> object. The data will be read from the
+     * stream as needed until end-of-file is reached.
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
+     * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
+     * standard interface.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the java input stream which contains the binary parameter value
+     * @param length the number of bytes in the stream
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+    void setBinaryStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x,
+                         long length) throws SQLException;
+        /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>Reader</code>
+     * object, which is the given number of characters long.
+     * When a very large UNICODE value is input to a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code>
+     * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
+     * <code>java.io.Reader</code> object. The data will be read from the stream
+     * as needed until end-of-file is reached.  The JDBC driver will
+     * do any necessary conversion from UNICODE to the database char format.
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
+     * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
+     * standard interface.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param reader the <code>java.io.Reader</code> object that contains the
+     *        Unicode data
+     * @param length the number of characters in the stream
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+    void setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex,
+                          java.io.Reader reader,
+                          long length) throws SQLException;
+    //-----
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream.
+     * When a very large ASCII value is input to a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code>
+     * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
+     * <code>java.io.InputStream</code>. Data will be read from the stream
+     * as needed until end-of-file is reached.  The JDBC driver will
+     * do any necessary conversion from ASCII to the database char format.
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
+     * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
+     * standard interface.
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
+     * it might be more efficient to use a version of
+     * <code>setAsciiStream</code> which takes a length parameter.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the Java input stream that contains the ASCII parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+       * @since 1.6
+    */
+    void setAsciiStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x)
+            throws SQLException;
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream.
+     * When a very large binary value is input to a <code>LONGVARBINARY</code>
+     * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
+     * <code>java.io.InputStream</code> object. The data will be read from the
+     * stream as needed until end-of-file is reached.
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
+     * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
+     * standard interface.
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
+     * it might be more efficient to use a version of
+     * <code>setBinaryStream</code> which takes a length parameter.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param x the java input stream which contains the binary parameter value
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+    void setBinaryStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x)
+    throws SQLException;
+        /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>Reader</code>
+     * object.
+     * When a very large UNICODE value is input to a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code>
+     * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
+     * <code>java.io.Reader</code> object. The data will be read from the stream
+     * as needed until end-of-file is reached.  The JDBC driver will
+     * do any necessary conversion from UNICODE to the database char format.
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
+     * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
+     * standard interface.
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
+     * it might be more efficient to use a version of
+     * <code>setCharacterStream</code> which takes a length parameter.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param reader the <code>java.io.Reader</code> object that contains the
+     *        Unicode data
+     * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+    void setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex,
+                          java.io.Reader reader) throws SQLException;
+  /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>Reader</code> object. The
+     * <code>Reader</code> reads the data till end-of-file is reached. The
+     * driver does the necessary conversion from Java character format to
+     * the national character set in the database.
+
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
+     * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
+     * standard interface.
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
+     * it might be more efficient to use a version of
+     * <code>setNCharacterStream</code> which takes a length parameter.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param value the parameter value
+     * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if the driver does not support national
+     *         character sets;  if the driver can detect that a data conversion
+     *  error could occur; if a database access error occurs; or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+     void setNCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader value) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>Reader</code> object.
+     * This method differs from the <code>setCharacterStream (int, Reader)</code> method
+     * because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be sent to
+     * the server as a <code>CLOB</code>.  When the <code>setCharacterStream</code> method is used, the
+     * driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
+     * data should be sent to the server as a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code> or a <code>CLOB</code>
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
+     * it might be more efficient to use a version of
+     * <code>setClob</code> which takes a length parameter.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param reader An object that contains the data to set the parameter value to.
+     * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs; this method is called on
+     * a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>or if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement
+     *
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+     void setClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
+       throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>InputStream</code> object.
+     * This method differs from the <code>setBinaryStream (int, InputStream)</code>
+     * method because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be
+     * sent to the server as a <code>BLOB</code>.  When the <code>setBinaryStream</code> method is used,
+     * the driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
+     * data should be sent to the server as a <code>LONGVARBINARY</code> or a <code>BLOB</code>
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
+     * it might be more efficient to use a version of
+     * <code>setBlob</code> which takes a length parameter.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1,
+     * the second is 2, ...
+     * @param inputStream An object that contains the data to set the parameter
+     * value to.
+     * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code> or
+     * if parameterIndex does not correspond
+     * to a parameter marker in the SQL statement,
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     *
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+     void setBlob(int parameterIndex, InputStream inputStream)
+        throws SQLException;
+    /**
+     * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>Reader</code> object.
+     * This method differs from the <code>setCharacterStream (int, Reader)</code> method
+     * because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be sent to
+     * the server as a <code>NCLOB</code>.  When the <code>setCharacterStream</code> method is used, the
+     * driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
+     * data should be sent to the server as a <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code> or a <code>NCLOB</code>
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
+     * it might be more efficient to use a version of
+     * <code>setNClob</code> which takes a length parameter.
+     *
+     * @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
+     * @param reader An object that contains the data to set the parameter value to.
+     * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
+     * marker in the SQL statement;
+     * if the driver does not support national character sets;
+     * if the driver can detect that a data conversion
+     *  error could occur;  if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     *
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+     void setNClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
+       throws SQLException;
+
+}