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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 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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+ *
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+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package java.sql;
+
+/**
+ * An interface that must be implemented when a {@linkplain Driver} wants to be
+ * notified by {@code DriverManager}.
+ *<P>
+ * A {@code DriverAction} implementation is not intended to be used
+ * directly by applications. A JDBC Driver  may choose
+ * to create its {@code DriverAction} implementation in a private class
+ * to avoid it being called directly.
+ * <p>
+ * The JDBC driver's static initialization block must call
+ * {@linkplain DriverManager#registerDriver(java.sql.Driver, java.sql.DriverAction) } in order
+ * to inform {@code DriverManager} which {@code DriverAction} implementation to
+ * call when the JDBC driver is de-registered.
+ * @since 1.8
+ */
+public interface DriverAction {
+    /**
+     * Method called by
+     * {@linkplain DriverManager#deregisterDriver(Driver) }
+     *  to notify the JDBC driver that it was de-registered.
+     * <p>
+     * The {@code deregister} method is intended only to be used by JDBC Drivers
+     * and not by applications.  JDBC drivers are recommended to not implement
+     * {@code DriverAction} in a public class.  If there are active
+     * connections to the database at the time that the {@code deregister}
+     * method is called, it is implementation specific as to whether the
+     * connections are closed or allowed to continue. Once this method is
+     * called, it is implementation specific as to whether the driver may
+     * limit the ability to create new connections to the database, invoke
+     * other {@code Driver} methods or throw a {@code SQLException}.
+     * Consult your JDBC driver's documentation for additional information
+     * on its behavior.
+     * @see DriverManager#registerDriver(java.sql.Driver, java.sql.DriverAction)
+     * @see DriverManager#deregisterDriver(Driver)
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    void deregister();
+
+}