jdk/src/share/classes/java/sql/Statement.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 1996-2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
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+
+package java.sql;
+
+/**
+ * <P>The object used for executing a static SQL statement
+ * and returning the results it produces.
+ * <P>
+ * By default, only one <code>ResultSet</code> object per <code>Statement</code>
+ * object can be open at the same time. Therefore, if the reading of one
+ * <code>ResultSet</code> object is interleaved
+ * with the reading of another, each must have been generated by
+ * different <code>Statement</code> objects. All execution methods in the
+ * <code>Statement</code> interface implicitly close a statment's current
+ * <code>ResultSet</code> object if an open one exists.
+ *
+ * @see Connection#createStatement
+ * @see ResultSet
+ */
+public interface Statement extends Wrapper {
+
+    /**
+     * Executes the given SQL statement, which returns a single
+     * <code>ResultSet</code> object.
+     *
+     * @param sql an SQL statement to be sent to the database, typically a
+     *        static SQL <code>SELECT</code> statement
+     * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object that contains the data produced
+     *         by the given query; never <code>null</code>
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the given
+     *            SQL statement produces anything other than a single
+     *            <code>ResultSet</code> object
+     */
+    ResultSet executeQuery(String sql) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Executes the given SQL statement, which may be an <code>INSERT</code>,
+     * <code>UPDATE</code>, or <code>DELETE</code> statement or an
+     * SQL statement that returns nothing, such as an SQL DDL statement.
+     *
+     * @param sql 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>Statement</code> or the given
+     *            SQL statement produces a <code>ResultSet</code> object
+     */
+    int executeUpdate(String sql) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Releases this <code>Statement</code> object's database
+     * and JDBC resources immediately instead of waiting for
+     * this to happen when it is automatically closed.
+     * It is generally good practice to release resources as soon as
+     * you are finished with them to avoid tying up database
+     * resources.
+     * <P>
+     * Calling the method <code>close</code> on a <code>Statement</code>
+     * object that is already closed has no effect.
+     * <P>
+     * <B>Note:</B>When a <code>Statement</code> object is
+     * closed, its current <code>ResultSet</code> object, if one exists, is
+     * also closed.
+     *
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
+     */
+    void close() throws SQLException;
+
+    //----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the maximum number of bytes that can be
+     * returned for character and binary column values in a <code>ResultSet</code>
+     * object produced by this <code>Statement</code> object.
+     * This limit applies only to  <code>BINARY</code>, <code>VARBINARY</code>,
+     * <code>LONGVARBINARY</code>, <code>CHAR</code>, <code>VARCHAR</code>,
+     * <code>NCHAR</code>, <code>NVARCHAR</code>, <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code>
+     * and <code>LONGVARCHAR</code> columns.  If the limit is exceeded, the
+     * excess data is silently discarded.
+     *
+     * @return the current column size limit for columns storing character and
+     *         binary values; zero means there is no limit
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @see #setMaxFieldSize
+     */
+    int getMaxFieldSize() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the limit for the maximum number of bytes that can be returned for
+     * character and binary column values in a <code>ResultSet</code>
+     * object produced by this <code>Statement</code> object.
+     *
+     * This limit applies
+     * only to <code>BINARY</code>, <code>VARBINARY</code>,
+     * <code>LONGVARBINARY</code>, <code>CHAR</code>, <code>VARCHAR</code>,
+     * <code>NCHAR</code>, <code>NVARCHAR</code>, <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code> and
+     * <code>LONGVARCHAR</code> fields.  If the limit is exceeded, the excess data
+     * is silently discarded. For maximum portability, use values
+     * greater than 256.
+     *
+     * @param max the new column size limit in bytes; zero means there is no limit
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     *            or the condition max >= 0 is not satisfied
+     * @see #getMaxFieldSize
+     */
+    void setMaxFieldSize(int max) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the maximum number of rows that a
+     * <code>ResultSet</code> object produced by this
+     * <code>Statement</code> object can contain.  If this limit is exceeded,
+     * the excess rows are silently dropped.
+     *
+     * @return the current maximum number of rows for a <code>ResultSet</code>
+     *         object produced by this <code>Statement</code> object;
+     *         zero means there is no limit
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @see #setMaxRows
+     */
+    int getMaxRows() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the limit for the maximum number of rows that any
+     * <code>ResultSet</code> object  generated by this <code>Statement</code>
+     * object can contain to the given number.
+     * If the limit is exceeded, the excess
+     * rows are silently dropped.
+     *
+     * @param max the new max rows limit; zero means there is no limit
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     *            or the condition max >= 0 is not satisfied
+     * @see #getMaxRows
+     */
+    void setMaxRows(int max) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets escape processing on or off.
+     * If escape scanning is on (the default), the driver will do
+     * escape substitution before sending the SQL statement to the database.
+     *
+     * Note: Since prepared statements have usually been parsed prior
+     * to making this call, disabling escape processing for
+     * <code>PreparedStatements</code> objects will have no effect.
+     *
+     * @param enable <code>true</code> to enable escape processing;
+     *       <code>false</code> to disable it
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     */
+    void setEscapeProcessing(boolean enable) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the number of seconds the driver will
+     * wait for a <code>Statement</code> object to execute.
+     * If the limit is exceeded, a
+     * <code>SQLException</code> is thrown.
+     *
+     * @return the current query timeout limit in seconds; zero means there is
+     *         no limit
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @see #setQueryTimeout
+     */
+    int getQueryTimeout() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the number of seconds the driver will wait for a
+     * <code>Statement</code> object to execute to the given number of seconds.
+     * If the limit is exceeded, an <code>SQLException</code> is thrown. A JDBC
+     * driver must apply this limit to the <code>execute</code>,
+     * <code>executeQuery</code> and <code>executeUpdate</code> methods. JDBC driver
+     * implementations may also apply this limit to <code>ResultSet</code> methods
+     * (consult your driver vendor documentation for details).
+     *
+     * @param seconds the new query timeout limit in seconds; zero means
+     *        there is no limit
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     *            or the condition seconds >= 0 is not satisfied
+     * @see #getQueryTimeout
+     */
+    void setQueryTimeout(int seconds) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Cancels this <code>Statement</code> object if both the DBMS and
+     * driver support aborting an SQL statement.
+     * This method can be used by one thread to cancel a statement that
+     * is being executed by another thread.
+     *
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
+     * this method
+     */
+    void cancel() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the first warning reported by calls on this <code>Statement</code> object.
+     * Subsequent <code>Statement</code> object warnings will be chained to this
+     * <code>SQLWarning</code> object.
+     *
+     * <p>The warning chain is automatically cleared each time
+     * a statement is (re)executed. This method may not be called on a closed
+     * <code>Statement</code> object; doing so will cause an <code>SQLException</code>
+     * to be thrown.
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> If you are processing a <code>ResultSet</code> object, any
+     * warnings associated with reads on that <code>ResultSet</code> object
+     * will be chained on it rather than on the <code>Statement</code>
+     * object that produced it.
+     *
+     * @return the first <code>SQLWarning</code> object or <code>null</code>
+     *         if there are no warnings
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     */
+    SQLWarning getWarnings() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Clears all the warnings reported on this <code>Statement</code>
+     * object. After a call to this method,
+     * the method <code>getWarnings</code> will return
+     * <code>null</code> until a new warning is reported for this
+     * <code>Statement</code> object.
+     *
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     */
+    void clearWarnings() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the SQL cursor name to the given <code>String</code>, which
+     * will be used by subsequent <code>Statement</code> object
+     * <code>execute</code> methods. This name can then be
+     * used in SQL positioned update or delete statements to identify the
+     * current row in the <code>ResultSet</code> object generated by this
+     * statement.  If the database does not support positioned update/delete,
+     * this method is a noop.  To insure that a cursor has the proper isolation
+     * level to support updates, the cursor's <code>SELECT</code> statement
+     * should have the form <code>SELECT FOR UPDATE</code>.  If
+     * <code>FOR UPDATE</code> is not present, positioned updates may fail.
+     *
+     * <P><B>Note:</B> By definition, the execution of positioned updates and
+     * deletes must be done by a different <code>Statement</code> object than
+     * the one that generated the <code>ResultSet</code> object being used for
+     * positioning. Also, cursor names must be unique within a connection.
+     *
+     * @param name the new cursor name, which must be unique within
+     *             a connection
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     */
+    void setCursorName(String name) throws SQLException;
+
+    //----------------------- Multiple Results --------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * Executes the given SQL statement, which may return multiple results.
+     * In some (uncommon) situations, a single SQL statement may return
+     * multiple result sets and/or update counts.  Normally you can ignore
+     * this unless you are (1) executing a stored procedure that you know may
+     * return multiple results or (2) you are dynamically executing an
+     * unknown SQL string.
+     * <P>
+     * The <code>execute</code> method executes an SQL statement and indicates the
+     * form of the first result.  You must then use the methods
+     * <code>getResultSet</code> or <code>getUpdateCount</code>
+     * to retrieve the result, and <code>getMoreResults</code> to
+     * move to any subsequent result(s).
+     *
+     * @param sql any SQL statement
+     * @return <code>true</code> if the first result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
+     *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there are
+     *         no results
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @see #getResultSet
+     * @see #getUpdateCount
+     * @see #getMoreResults
+     */
+    boolean execute(String sql) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     *  Retrieves the current result as a <code>ResultSet</code> object.
+     *  This method should be called only once per result.
+     *
+     * @return the current result as a <code>ResultSet</code> object or
+     * <code>null</code> if the result is an update count or there are no more results
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @see #execute
+     */
+    ResultSet getResultSet() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     *  Retrieves the current result as an update count;
+     *  if the result is a <code>ResultSet</code> object or there are no more results, -1
+     *  is returned. This method should be called only once per result.
+     *
+     * @return the current result as an update count; -1 if the current result is a
+     * <code>ResultSet</code> object or there are no more results
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @see #execute
+     */
+    int getUpdateCount() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Moves to this <code>Statement</code> object's next result, returns
+     * <code>true</code> if it is a <code>ResultSet</code> object, and
+     * implicitly closes any current <code>ResultSet</code>
+     * object(s) obtained with the method <code>getResultSet</code>.
+     *
+     * <P>There are no more results when the following is true:
+     * <PRE>
+     *     // stmt is a Statement object
+     *     ((stmt.getMoreResults() == false) && (stmt.getUpdateCount() == -1))
+     * </PRE>
+     *
+     * @return <code>true</code> if the next result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
+     *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there are
+     *         no more results
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @see #execute
+     */
+    boolean getMoreResults() throws SQLException;
+
+
+    //--------------------------JDBC 2.0-----------------------------
+
+
+    /**
+     * Gives the driver a hint as to the direction in which
+     * rows will be processed in <code>ResultSet</code>
+     * objects created using this <code>Statement</code> object.  The
+     * default value is <code>ResultSet.FETCH_FORWARD</code>.
+     * <P>
+     * Note that this method sets the default fetch direction for
+     * result sets generated by this <code>Statement</code> object.
+     * Each result set has its own methods for getting and setting
+     * its own fetch direction.
+     *
+     * @param direction the initial direction for processing rows
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * or the given direction
+     * is not one of <code>ResultSet.FETCH_FORWARD</code>,
+     * <code>ResultSet.FETCH_REVERSE</code>, or <code>ResultSet.FETCH_UNKNOWN</code>
+     * @since 1.2
+     * @see #getFetchDirection
+     */
+    void setFetchDirection(int direction) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the direction for fetching rows from
+     * database tables that is the default for result sets
+     * generated from this <code>Statement</code> object.
+     * If this <code>Statement</code> object has not set
+     * a fetch direction by calling the method <code>setFetchDirection</code>,
+     * the return value is implementation-specific.
+     *
+     * @return the default fetch direction for result sets generated
+     *          from this <code>Statement</code> object
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @since 1.2
+     * @see #setFetchDirection
+     */
+    int getFetchDirection() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Gives the JDBC driver a hint as to the number of rows that should
+     * be fetched from the database when more rows are needed for
+     * <code>ResultSet</code> objects genrated by this <code>Statement</code>.
+     * If the value specified is zero, then the hint is ignored.
+     * The default value is zero.
+     *
+     * @param rows the number of rows to fetch
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
+     *        condition  <code>rows >= 0</code> is not satisfied.
+     * @since 1.2
+     * @see #getFetchSize
+     */
+    void setFetchSize(int rows) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the number of result set rows that is the default
+     * fetch size for <code>ResultSet</code> objects
+     * generated from this <code>Statement</code> object.
+     * If this <code>Statement</code> object has not set
+     * a fetch size by calling the method <code>setFetchSize</code>,
+     * the return value is implementation-specific.
+     *
+     * @return the default fetch size for result sets generated
+     *          from this <code>Statement</code> object
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @since 1.2
+     * @see #setFetchSize
+     */
+    int getFetchSize() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the result set concurrency for <code>ResultSet</code> objects
+     * generated by this <code>Statement</code> object.
+     *
+     * @return either <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code> or
+     * <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE</code>
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    int getResultSetConcurrency() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the result set type for <code>ResultSet</code> objects
+     * generated by this <code>Statement</code> object.
+     *
+     * @return one of <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>,
+     * <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE</code>, or
+     * <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE</code>
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    int getResultSetType()  throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Adds the given SQL command to the current list of commmands for this
+     * <code>Statement</code> object. The commands in this list can be
+     * executed as a batch by calling the method <code>executeBatch</code>.
+     * <P>
+     *
+     * @param sql typically this is a SQL <code>INSERT</code> or
+     * <code>UPDATE</code> statement
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
+     * driver does not support batch updates
+     * @see #executeBatch
+     * @see DatabaseMetaData#supportsBatchUpdates
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    void addBatch( String sql ) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Empties this <code>Statement</code> object's current list of
+     * SQL commands.
+     * <P>
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
+     *  this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
+     * driver does not support batch updates
+     * @see #addBatch
+     * @see DatabaseMetaData#supportsBatchUpdates
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    void clearBatch() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Submits a batch of commands to the database for execution and
+     * if all commands execute successfully, returns an array of update counts.
+     * The <code>int</code> elements of the array that is returned are ordered
+     * to correspond to the commands in the batch, which are ordered
+     * according to the order in which they were added to the batch.
+     * The elements in the array returned by the method <code>executeBatch</code>
+     * may be one of the following:
+     * <OL>
+     * <LI>A number greater than or equal to zero -- indicates that the
+     * command was processed successfully and is an update count giving the
+     * number of rows in the database that were affected by the command's
+     * execution
+     * <LI>A value of <code>SUCCESS_NO_INFO</code> -- indicates that the command was
+     * processed successfully but that the number of rows affected is
+     * unknown
+     * <P>
+     * If one of the commands in a batch update fails to execute properly,
+     * this method throws a <code>BatchUpdateException</code>, and a JDBC
+     * driver may or may not continue to process the remaining commands in
+     * the batch.  However, the driver's behavior must be consistent with a
+     * particular DBMS, either always continuing to process commands or never
+     * continuing to process commands.  If the driver continues processing
+     * after a failure, the array returned by the method
+     * <code>BatchUpdateException.getUpdateCounts</code>
+     * will contain as many elements as there are commands in the batch, and
+     * at least one of the elements will be the following:
+     * <P>
+     * <LI>A value of <code>EXECUTE_FAILED</code> -- indicates that the command failed
+     * to execute successfully and occurs only if a driver continues to
+     * process commands after a command fails
+     * </OL>
+     * <P>
+     * The possible implementations and return values have been modified in
+     * the Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, version 1.3 to
+     * accommodate the option of continuing to proccess commands in a batch
+     * update after a <code>BatchUpdateException</code> obejct has been thrown.
+     *
+     * @return an array of update counts containing one element for each
+     * command in the batch.  The elements of the array are ordered according
+     * to the order in which commands were added to the batch.
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
+     * driver does not support batch statements. Throws {@link BatchUpdateException}
+     * (a subclass of <code>SQLException</code>) if one of the commands sent to the
+     * database fails to execute properly or attempts to return a result set.
+     *
+     *
+     * @see #addBatch
+     * @see DatabaseMetaData#supportsBatchUpdates
+     * @since 1.3
+     */
+    int[] executeBatch() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the <code>Connection</code> object
+     * that produced this <code>Statement</code> object.
+     * @return the connection that produced this statement
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @since 1.2
+     */
+    Connection getConnection()  throws SQLException;
+
+  //--------------------------JDBC 3.0-----------------------------
+
+    /**
+     * The constant indicating that the current <code>ResultSet</code> object
+     * should be closed when calling <code>getMoreResults</code>.
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    int CLOSE_CURRENT_RESULT = 1;
+
+    /**
+     * The constant indicating that the current <code>ResultSet</code> object
+     * should not be closed when calling <code>getMoreResults</code>.
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    int KEEP_CURRENT_RESULT = 2;
+
+    /**
+     * The constant indicating that all <code>ResultSet</code> objects that
+     * have previously been kept open should be closed when calling
+     * <code>getMoreResults</code>.
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    int CLOSE_ALL_RESULTS = 3;
+
+    /**
+     * The constant indicating that a batch statement executed successfully
+     * but that no count of the number of rows it affected is available.
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    int SUCCESS_NO_INFO = -2;
+
+    /**
+     * The constant indicating that an error occured while executing a
+     * batch statement.
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    int EXECUTE_FAILED = -3;
+
+    /**
+     * The constant indicating that generated keys should be made
+     * available for retrieval.
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    int RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS = 1;
+
+    /**
+     * The constant indicating that generated keys should not be made
+     * available for retrieval.
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    int NO_GENERATED_KEYS = 2;
+
+    /**
+     * Moves to this <code>Statement</code> object's next result, deals with
+     * any current <code>ResultSet</code> object(s) according  to the instructions
+     * specified by the given flag, and returns
+     * <code>true</code> if the next result is a <code>ResultSet</code> object.
+     *
+     * <P>There are no more results when the following is true:
+     * <PRE>
+     *     // stmt is a Statement object
+     *     ((stmt.getMoreResults(current) == false) && (stmt.getUpdateCount() == -1))
+     * </PRE>
+     *
+     * @param current one of the following <code>Statement</code>
+     *        constants indicating what should happen to current
+     *        <code>ResultSet</code> objects obtained using the method
+     *        <code>getResultSet</code>:
+     *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_CURRENT_RESULT</code>,
+     *        <code>Statement.KEEP_CURRENT_RESULT</code>, or
+     *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_ALL_RESULTS</code>
+     * @return <code>true</code> if the next result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
+     *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there are no
+     *         more results
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the argument
+         *         supplied is not one of the following:
+     *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_CURRENT_RESULT</code>,
+     *        <code>Statement.KEEP_CURRENT_RESULT</code> or
+     *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_ALL_RESULTS</code>
+     *@exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if
+     * <code>DatabaseMetaData.supportsMultipleOpenResults</code> returns
+     * <code>false</code> and either
+     *        <code>Statement.KEEP_CURRENT_RESULT</code> or
+     *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_ALL_RESULTS</code> are supplied as
+     * the argument.
+     * @since 1.4
+     * @see #execute
+     */
+    boolean getMoreResults(int current) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves any auto-generated keys created as a result of executing this
+     * <code>Statement</code> object. If this <code>Statement</code> object did
+     * not generate any keys, an empty <code>ResultSet</code>
+     * object is returned.
+     *
+     *<p><B>Note:</B>If the columns which represent the auto-generated keys were not specified,
+     * the JDBC driver implementation will determine the columns which best represent the auto-generated keys.
+     *
+     * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object containing the auto-generated key(s)
+     *         generated by the execution of this <code>Statement</code> object
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    ResultSet getGeneratedKeys() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Executes the given SQL statement and signals the driver with the
+     * given flag about whether the
+     * auto-generated keys produced by this <code>Statement</code> object
+     * should be made available for retrieval.  The driver will ignore the
+     * flag if the SQL statement
+     * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
+     * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
+     *
+     * @param sql 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.
+     *
+     * @param autoGeneratedKeys a flag indicating whether auto-generated keys
+     *        should be made available for retrieval;
+     *         one of the following constants:
+     *         <code>Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS</code>
+     *         <code>Statement.NO_GENERATED_KEYS</code>
+     * @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>Statement</code>, the given
+     *            SQL statement returns a <code>ResultSet</code> object, or
+     *            the given constant is not one of those allowed
+     * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
+     * this method with a constant of Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    int executeUpdate(String sql, int autoGeneratedKeys) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Executes the given SQL statement and signals the driver that the
+     * auto-generated keys indicated in the given array should be made available
+     * for retrieval.   This array contains the indexes of the columns in the
+     * target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made
+     * available. The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement
+     * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
+     * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
+     *
+     * @param sql 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.
+     *
+     * @param columnIndexes an array of column indexes indicating the columns
+     *        that should be returned from the inserted row
+     * @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>Statement</code>, the SQL
+     *            statement returns a <code>ResultSet</code> object, or the
+     *            second argument supplied to this method is not an <code>int</code> array
+     *            whose elements are valid column indexes
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    int executeUpdate(String sql, int columnIndexes[]) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Executes the given SQL statement and signals the driver that the
+     * auto-generated keys indicated in the given array should be made available
+     * for retrieval.   This array contains the names of the columns in the
+     * target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made
+     * available. The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement
+     * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
+     * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
+     *
+     * @param sql 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.
+     * @param columnNames an array of the names of the columns that should be
+     *        returned from the inserted row
+     * @return either the row count for <code>INSERT</code>, <code>UPDATE</code>,
+     *         or <code>DELETE</code> statements, or 0 for SQL statements
+     *         that return nothing
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
+     *  this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>, the SQL
+     *            statement returns a <code>ResultSet</code> object, or the
+     *            second argument supplied to this method is not a <code>String</code> array
+     *            whose elements are valid column names
+     *
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    int executeUpdate(String sql, String columnNames[]) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Executes the given SQL statement, which may return multiple results,
+     * and signals the driver that any
+     * auto-generated keys should be made available
+     * for retrieval.  The driver will ignore this signal if the SQL statement
+     * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
+     * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
+     * <P>
+     * In some (uncommon) situations, a single SQL statement may return
+     * multiple result sets and/or update counts.  Normally you can ignore
+     * this unless you are (1) executing a stored procedure that you know may
+     * return multiple results or (2) you are dynamically executing an
+     * unknown SQL string.
+     * <P>
+     * The <code>execute</code> method executes an SQL statement and indicates the
+     * form of the first result.  You must then use the methods
+     * <code>getResultSet</code> or <code>getUpdateCount</code>
+     * to retrieve the result, and <code>getMoreResults</code> to
+     * move to any subsequent result(s).
+     *
+     * @param sql any SQL statement
+     * @param autoGeneratedKeys a constant indicating whether auto-generated
+     *        keys should be made available for retrieval using the method
+     *        <code>getGeneratedKeys</code>; one of the following constants:
+     *        <code>Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS</code> or
+     *        <code>Statement.NO_GENERATED_KEYS</code>
+     * @return <code>true</code> if the first result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
+     *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there are
+     *         no results
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the second
+     *         parameter supplied to this method is not
+     *         <code>Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS</code> or
+     *         <code>Statement.NO_GENERATED_KEYS</code>.
+     * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
+     * this method with a constant of Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS
+     * @see #getResultSet
+     * @see #getUpdateCount
+     * @see #getMoreResults
+     * @see #getGeneratedKeys
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    boolean execute(String sql, int autoGeneratedKeys) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Executes the given SQL statement, which may return multiple results,
+     * and signals the driver that the
+     * auto-generated keys indicated in the given array should be made available
+     * for retrieval.  This array contains the indexes of the columns in the
+     * target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made
+     * available.  The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement
+     * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
+     * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
+     * <P>
+     * Under some (uncommon) situations, a single SQL statement may return
+     * multiple result sets and/or update counts.  Normally you can ignore
+     * this unless you are (1) executing a stored procedure that you know may
+     * return multiple results or (2) you are dynamically executing an
+     * unknown SQL string.
+     * <P>
+     * The <code>execute</code> method executes an SQL statement and indicates the
+     * form of the first result.  You must then use the methods
+     * <code>getResultSet</code> or <code>getUpdateCount</code>
+     * to retrieve the result, and <code>getMoreResults</code> to
+     * move to any subsequent result(s).
+     *
+     * @param sql any SQL statement
+     * @param columnIndexes an array of the indexes of the columns in the
+     *        inserted row that should be  made available for retrieval by a
+     *        call to the method <code>getGeneratedKeys</code>
+     * @return <code>true</code> if the first result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
+     *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there
+     *         are no results
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
+     *            elements in the <code>int</code> array passed to this method
+     *            are not valid column indexes
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @see #getResultSet
+     * @see #getUpdateCount
+     * @see #getMoreResults
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    boolean execute(String sql, int columnIndexes[]) throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Executes the given SQL statement, which may return multiple results,
+     * and signals the driver that the
+     * auto-generated keys indicated in the given array should be made available
+     * for retrieval. This array contains the names of the columns in the
+     * target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made
+     * available.  The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement
+     * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
+     * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
+     * <P>
+     * In some (uncommon) situations, a single SQL statement may return
+     * multiple result sets and/or update counts.  Normally you can ignore
+     * this unless you are (1) executing a stored procedure that you know may
+     * return multiple results or (2) you are dynamically executing an
+     * unknown SQL string.
+     * <P>
+     * The <code>execute</code> method executes an SQL statement and indicates the
+     * form of the first result.  You must then use the methods
+     * <code>getResultSet</code> or <code>getUpdateCount</code>
+     * to retrieve the result, and <code>getMoreResults</code> to
+     * move to any subsequent result(s).
+     *
+     * @param sql any SQL statement
+     * @param columnNames an array of the names of the columns in the inserted
+     *        row that should be made available for retrieval by a call to the
+     *        method <code>getGeneratedKeys</code>
+     * @return <code>true</code> if the next result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
+     *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there
+     *         are no more results
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
+     *          elements of the <code>String</code> array passed to this
+     *          method are not valid column names
+     * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
+     * @see #getResultSet
+     * @see #getUpdateCount
+     * @see #getMoreResults
+     * @see #getGeneratedKeys
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    boolean execute(String sql, String columnNames[]) throws SQLException;
+
+   /**
+     * Retrieves the result set holdability for <code>ResultSet</code> objects
+     * generated by this <code>Statement</code> object.
+     *
+     * @return either <code>ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT</code> or
+     *         <code>ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT</code>
+     * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
+     * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
+     *
+     * @since 1.4
+     */
+    int getResultSetHoldability() throws SQLException;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves whether this <code>Statement</code> object has been closed. A <code>Statement</code> is closed if the
+     * method close has been called on it, or if it is automatically closed.
+     * @return true if this <code>Statement</code> object is closed; false if it is still open
+     * @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+    boolean isClosed() throws SQLException;
+
+        /**
+         * Requests that a <code>Statement</code> be pooled or not pooled.  The value
+         * specified is a hint to the statement pool implementation indicating
+         * whether the applicaiton wants the statement to be pooled.  It is up to
+         * the statement pool manager as to whether the hint is used.
+         * <p>
+         * The poolable value of a statement is applicable to both internal
+         * statement caches implemented by the driver and external statement caches
+         * implemented by application servers and other applications.
+         * <p>
+         * By default, a <code>Statement</code> is not poolable when created, and
+         * a <code>PreparedStatement</code> and <code>CallableStatement</code>
+         * are poolable when created.
+         * <p>
+         * @param poolable              requests that the statement be pooled if true and
+         *                                              that the statement not be pooled if false
+         * <p>
+         * @throws SQLException if this method is called on a closed
+         * <code>Statement</code>
+         * <p>
+         * @since 1.6
+         */
+        void setPoolable(boolean poolable)
+                throws SQLException;
+
+        /**
+         * Returns a  value indicating whether the <code>Statement</code>
+         * is poolable or not.
+         * <p>
+         * @return              <code>true</code> if the <code>Statement</code>
+         * is poolable; <code>false</code> otherwise
+         * <p>
+         * @throws SQLException if this method is called on a closed
+         * <code>Statement</code>
+         * <p>
+         * @since 1.6
+         * <p>
+         * @see java.sql.Statement#setPoolable(boolean) setPoolable(boolean)
+         */
+        boolean isPoolable()
+                throws SQLException;
+
+}