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diff --git a/libjava/java/sql/Driver.java b/libjava/java/sql/Driver.java deleted file mode 100644 index 61e03e1a1d4..00000000000 --- a/libjava/java/sql/Driver.java +++ /dev/null @@ -1,137 +0,0 @@ -/* Driver.java -- A JDBC driver - Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. - -This file is part of GNU Classpath. - -GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify -it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by -the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) -any later version. - -GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but -WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of -MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU -General Public License for more details. - -You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License -along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the -Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA -02111-1307 USA. - -As a special exception, if you link this library with other files to -produce an executable, this library does not by itself cause the -resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License. -This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the -executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */ - - -package java.sql; - -import java.util.Properties; - -/** - * This interface specifies a mechanism for accessing a JDBC database - * driver. When the class implementing this method is loaded, it should - * register an instance of itself with the <code>DriverManager</code> in - * a static initializer. - * <p> - * Because the <code>DriverManager</code> might attempt to use several - * drivers to find one that can connect to the requested database, - * this driver should not cause large numbers of classes and code to - * be loaded. If another driver is the one that ends up performing the - * request, any loading done by this driver would be wasted. - * - * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com) - */ -public interface Driver -{ - -/** - * This method returns the major version number of the driver. - * - * @return The major version number of the driver. - */ -public abstract int -getMajorVersion(); - -/*************************************************************************/ - -/** - * This method returns the minor version number of the driver. - * - * @return The minor version number of the driver. - */ -public abstract int -getMinorVersion(); - -/*************************************************************************/ - -/** - * This method tests whether or not the driver is JDBC compliant. This - * method should only return <code>true</code> if the driver has been - * certified as JDBC compliant. - * - * @return <code>true</code> if the driver has been certified JDBC compliant, - * <code>false</code> otherwise. - */ -public abstract boolean -jdbcCompliant(); - -/*************************************************************************/ - -/** - * This method returns an array of possible properties that could be - * used to connect to the specified database. - * - * @param url The URL string of the database to connect to. - * @param properties The list of properties the caller is planning to use - * to connect to the database. - * - * @return A list of possible additional properties for a connection to this - * database. This list may be empty. - * - * @exception SQLException If an error occurs. - */ -public abstract DriverPropertyInfo[] -getPropertyInfo(String url, Properties properties) throws SQLException; - -/*************************************************************************/ - -/** - * This method tests whether or not the driver believes it can connect to - * the specified database. The driver should only test whether it - * understands and accepts the URL. It should not necessarily attempt to - * probe the database for a connection. - * - * @param The database URL string. - * - * @return <code>true</code> if the drivers can connect to the database, - * <code>false</code> otherwise. - * - * @exception SQLException If an error occurs. - */ -public abstract boolean -acceptsURL(String url) throws SQLException; - -/*************************************************************************/ - -/** - * This method connects to the specified database using the connection - * properties supplied. If the driver does not understand the database - * URL, it should return <code>null</code> instead of throwing an - * exception since the <code>DriverManager</code> will probe a driver - * in this manner. - * - * @param url The URL string for this connection. - * @param properties The list of database connection properties. - * - * @return A <code>Connection</code> object for the newly established - * connection, or <code>null</code> if the URL is not understood. - * - * @exception SQLException If an error occurs. - */ -public abstract Connection -connect(String url, Properties properties) throws SQLException; - -} // interface Driver - |