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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
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+ *
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+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
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+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
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+ */
+
+package javax.sql;
+
+import java.sql.*;
+
+/**
+ * An object that implements the <code>RowSetWriter</code> interface,
+ * called a <i>writer</i>. A writer may be registered with a <code>RowSet</code>
+ * object that supports the reader/writer paradigm.
+ * <P>
+ * If a disconnected <code>RowSet</code> object modifies some of its data,
+ * and it has a writer associated with it, it may be implemented so that it
+ * calls on the writer's <code>writeData</code> method internally
+ * to write the updates back to the data source. In order to do this, the writer
+ * must first establish a connection with the rowset's data source.
+ * <P>
+ * If the data to be updated has already been changed in the data source, there
+ * is a conflict, in which case the writer will not write
+ * the changes to the data source.  The algorithm the writer uses for preventing
+ * or limiting conflicts depends entirely on its implementation.
+ *
+ * @since 1.4
+ */
+
+public interface RowSetWriter {
+
+  /**
+   * Writes the changes in this <code>RowSetWriter</code> object's
+   * rowset back to the data source from which it got its data.
+   *
+   * @param caller the <code>RowSet</code> object (1) that has implemented the
+   *         <code>RowSetInternal</code> interface, (2) with which this writer is
+   *        registered, and (3) that called this method internally
+   * @return <code>true</code> if the modified data was written; <code>false</code>
+   *          if not, which will be the case if there is a conflict
+   * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
+   */
+  boolean writeData(RowSetInternal caller) throws SQLException;
+
+}