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     26 package java.sql;
     27 
     28 /**
     29  * <P>The object used for executing a static SQL statement
     30  * and returning the results it produces.
     31  * <P>
     32  * By default, only one <code>ResultSet</code> object per <code>Statement</code>
     33  * object can be open at the same time. Therefore, if the reading of one
     34  * <code>ResultSet</code> object is interleaved
     35  * with the reading of another, each must have been generated by
     36  * different <code>Statement</code> objects. All execution methods in the
     37  * <code>Statement</code> interface implicitly close a statment's current
     38  * <code>ResultSet</code> object if an open one exists.
     39  *
     40  * @see Connection#createStatement
     41  * @see ResultSet
     42  */
     43 public interface Statement extends Wrapper, AutoCloseable {
     44 
     45     /**
     46      * Executes the given SQL statement, which returns a single
     47      * <code>ResultSet</code> object.
     48      *<p>
     49      * <strong>Note:</strong>This method cannot be called on a
     50      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>.
     51      * @param sql an SQL statement to be sent to the database, typically a
     52      *        static SQL <code>SELECT</code> statement
     53      * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object that contains the data produced
     54      *         by the given query; never <code>null</code>
     55      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
     56      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>, the given
     57      *            SQL statement produces anything other than a single
     58      *            <code>ResultSet</code> object, the method is called on a
     59      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>
     60      * @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
     61      * timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
     62      * method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
     63      * the currently running {@code Statement}
     64      */
     65     ResultSet executeQuery(String sql) throws SQLException;
     66 
     67     /**
     68      * Executes the given SQL statement, which may be an <code>INSERT</code>,
     69      * <code>UPDATE</code>, or <code>DELETE</code> statement or an
     70      * SQL statement that returns nothing, such as an SQL DDL statement.
     71      *<p>
     72      * <strong>Note:</strong>This method cannot be called on a
     73      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>.
     74      * @param sql an SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statement, such as <code>INSERT</code>, <code>UPDATE</code> or
     75      * <code>DELETE</code>; or an SQL statement that returns nothing,
     76      * such as a DDL statement.
     77      *
     78      * @return either (1) the row count for SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements
     79      *         or (2) 0 for SQL statements that return nothing
     80      *
     81      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
     82      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>, the given
     83      * SQL statement produces a <code>ResultSet</code> object, the method is called on a
     84      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>
     85      * @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
     86      * timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
     87      * method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
     88      * the currently running {@code Statement}
     89      */
     90     int executeUpdate(String sql) throws SQLException;
     91 
     92     /**
     93      * Releases this <code>Statement</code> object's database
     94      * and JDBC resources immediately instead of waiting for
     95      * this to happen when it is automatically closed.
     96      * It is generally good practice to release resources as soon as
     97      * you are finished with them to avoid tying up database
     98      * resources.
     99      * <P>
    100      * Calling the method <code>close</code> on a <code>Statement</code>
    101      * object that is already closed has no effect.
    102      * <P>
    103      * <B>Note:</B>When a <code>Statement</code> object is
    104      * closed, its current <code>ResultSet</code> object, if one exists, is
    105      * also closed.
    106      *
    107      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs
    108      */
    109     void close() throws SQLException;
    110 
    111     //----------------------------------------------------------------------
    112 
    113     /**
    114      * Retrieves the maximum number of bytes that can be
    115      * returned for character and binary column values in a <code>ResultSet</code>
    116      * object produced by this <code>Statement</code> object.
    117      * This limit applies only to  <code>BINARY</code>, <code>VARBINARY</code>,
    118      * <code>LONGVARBINARY</code>, <code>CHAR</code>, <code>VARCHAR</code>,
    119      * <code>NCHAR</code>, <code>NVARCHAR</code>, <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code>
    120      * and <code>LONGVARCHAR</code> columns.  If the limit is exceeded, the
    121      * excess data is silently discarded.
    122      *
    123      * @return the current column size limit for columns storing character and
    124      *         binary values; zero means there is no limit
    125      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    126      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    127      * @see #setMaxFieldSize
    128      */
    129     int getMaxFieldSize() throws SQLException;
    130 
    131     /**
    132      * Sets the limit for the maximum number of bytes that can be returned for
    133      * character and binary column values in a <code>ResultSet</code>
    134      * object produced by this <code>Statement</code> object.
    135      *
    136      * This limit applies
    137      * only to <code>BINARY</code>, <code>VARBINARY</code>,
    138      * <code>LONGVARBINARY</code>, <code>CHAR</code>, <code>VARCHAR</code>,
    139      * <code>NCHAR</code>, <code>NVARCHAR</code>, <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code> and
    140      * <code>LONGVARCHAR</code> fields.  If the limit is exceeded, the excess data
    141      * is silently discarded. For maximum portability, use values
    142      * greater than 256.
    143      *
    144      * @param max the new column size limit in bytes; zero means there is no limit
    145      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    146      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    147      *            or the condition max >= 0 is not satisfied
    148      * @see #getMaxFieldSize
    149      */
    150     void setMaxFieldSize(int max) throws SQLException;
    151 
    152     /**
    153      * Retrieves the maximum number of rows that a
    154      * <code>ResultSet</code> object produced by this
    155      * <code>Statement</code> object can contain.  If this limit is exceeded,
    156      * the excess rows are silently dropped.
    157      *
    158      * @return the current maximum number of rows for a <code>ResultSet</code>
    159      *         object produced by this <code>Statement</code> object;
    160      *         zero means there is no limit
    161      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    162      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    163      * @see #setMaxRows
    164      */
    165     int getMaxRows() throws SQLException;
    166 
    167     /**
    168      * Sets the limit for the maximum number of rows that any
    169      * <code>ResultSet</code> object  generated by this <code>Statement</code>
    170      * object can contain to the given number.
    171      * If the limit is exceeded, the excess
    172      * rows are silently dropped.
    173      *
    174      * @param max the new max rows limit; zero means there is no limit
    175      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    176      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    177      *            or the condition max >= 0 is not satisfied
    178      * @see #getMaxRows
    179      */
    180     void setMaxRows(int max) throws SQLException;
    181 
    182     /**
    183      * Sets escape processing on or off.
    184      * If escape scanning is on (the default), the driver will do
    185      * escape substitution before sending the SQL statement to the database.
    186      *
    187      * Note: Since prepared statements have usually been parsed prior
    188      * to making this call, disabling escape processing for
    189      * <code>PreparedStatements</code> objects will have no effect.
    190      *
    191      * @param enable <code>true</code> to enable escape processing;
    192      *       <code>false</code> to disable it
    193      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    194      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    195      */
    196     void setEscapeProcessing(boolean enable) throws SQLException;
    197 
    198     /**
    199      * Retrieves the number of seconds the driver will
    200      * wait for a <code>Statement</code> object to execute.
    201      * If the limit is exceeded, a
    202      * <code>SQLException</code> is thrown.
    203      *
    204      * @return the current query timeout limit in seconds; zero means there is
    205      *         no limit
    206      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    207      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    208      * @see #setQueryTimeout
    209      */
    210     int getQueryTimeout() throws SQLException;
    211 
    212     /**
    213      * Sets the number of seconds the driver will wait for a
    214      * <code>Statement</code> object to execute to the given number of seconds.
    215      *By default there is no limit on the amount of time allowed for a running
    216      * statement to complete. If the limit is exceeded, an
    217      * <code>SQLTimeoutException</code> is thrown.
    218      * A JDBC driver must apply this limit to the <code>execute</code>,
    219      * <code>executeQuery</code> and <code>executeUpdate</code> methods.
    220      * <p>
    221      * <strong>Note:</strong> JDBC driver implementations may also apply this
    222      * limit to {@code ResultSet} methods
    223      * (consult your driver vendor documentation for details).
    224      * <p>
    225      * <strong>Note:</strong> In the case of {@code Statement} batching, it is
    226      * implementation defined as to whether the time-out is applied to
    227      * individual SQL commands added via the {@code addBatch} method or to
    228      * the entire batch of SQL commands invoked by the {@code executeBatch}
    229      * method (consult your driver vendor documentation for details).
    230      *
    231      * @param seconds the new query timeout limit in seconds; zero means
    232      *        there is no limit
    233      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    234      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    235      *            or the condition seconds >= 0 is not satisfied
    236      * @see #getQueryTimeout
    237      */
    238     void setQueryTimeout(int seconds) throws SQLException;
    239 
    240     /**
    241      * Cancels this <code>Statement</code> object if both the DBMS and
    242      * driver support aborting an SQL statement.
    243      * This method can be used by one thread to cancel a statement that
    244      * is being executed by another thread.
    245      *
    246      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    247      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    248      * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
    249      * this method
    250      */
    251     void cancel() throws SQLException;
    252 
    253     /**
    254      * Retrieves the first warning reported by calls on this <code>Statement</code> object.
    255      * Subsequent <code>Statement</code> object warnings will be chained to this
    256      * <code>SQLWarning</code> object.
    257      *
    258      * <p>The warning chain is automatically cleared each time
    259      * a statement is (re)executed. This method may not be called on a closed
    260      * <code>Statement</code> object; doing so will cause an <code>SQLException</code>
    261      * to be thrown.
    262      *
    263      * <P><B>Note:</B> If you are processing a <code>ResultSet</code> object, any
    264      * warnings associated with reads on that <code>ResultSet</code> object
    265      * will be chained on it rather than on the <code>Statement</code>
    266      * object that produced it.
    267      *
    268      * @return the first <code>SQLWarning</code> object or <code>null</code>
    269      *         if there are no warnings
    270      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    271      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    272      */
    273     SQLWarning getWarnings() throws SQLException;
    274 
    275     /**
    276      * Clears all the warnings reported on this <code>Statement</code>
    277      * object. After a call to this method,
    278      * the method <code>getWarnings</code> will return
    279      * <code>null</code> until a new warning is reported for this
    280      * <code>Statement</code> object.
    281      *
    282      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    283      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    284      */
    285     void clearWarnings() throws SQLException;
    286 
    287     /**
    288      * Sets the SQL cursor name to the given <code>String</code>, which
    289      * will be used by subsequent <code>Statement</code> object
    290      * <code>execute</code> methods. This name can then be
    291      * used in SQL positioned update or delete statements to identify the
    292      * current row in the <code>ResultSet</code> object generated by this
    293      * statement.  If the database does not support positioned update/delete,
    294      * this method is a noop.  To insure that a cursor has the proper isolation
    295      * level to support updates, the cursor's <code>SELECT</code> statement
    296      * should have the form <code>SELECT FOR UPDATE</code>.  If
    297      * <code>FOR UPDATE</code> is not present, positioned updates may fail.
    298      *
    299      * <P><B>Note:</B> By definition, the execution of positioned updates and
    300      * deletes must be done by a different <code>Statement</code> object than
    301      * the one that generated the <code>ResultSet</code> object being used for
    302      * positioning. Also, cursor names must be unique within a connection.
    303      *
    304      * @param name the new cursor name, which must be unique within
    305      *             a connection
    306      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    307      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    308      * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    309      */
    310     void setCursorName(String name) throws SQLException;
    311 
    312     //----------------------- Multiple Results --------------------------
    313 
    314     /**
    315      * Executes the given SQL statement, which may return multiple results.
    316      * In some (uncommon) situations, a single SQL statement may return
    317      * multiple result sets and/or update counts.  Normally you can ignore
    318      * this unless you are (1) executing a stored procedure that you know may
    319      * return multiple results or (2) you are dynamically executing an
    320      * unknown SQL string.
    321      * <P>
    322      * The <code>execute</code> method executes an SQL statement and indicates the
    323      * form of the first result.  You must then use the methods
    324      * <code>getResultSet</code> or <code>getUpdateCount</code>
    325      * to retrieve the result, and <code>getMoreResults</code> to
    326      * move to any subsequent result(s).
    327      * <p>
    328      *<strong>Note:</strong>This method cannot be called on a
    329      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>.
    330      * @param sql any SQL statement
    331      * @return <code>true</code> if the first result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
    332      *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there are
    333      *         no results
    334      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    335      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>,
    336      * the method is called on a
    337      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>
    338      * @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
    339      * timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
    340      * method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
    341      * the currently running {@code Statement}
    342      * @see #getResultSet
    343      * @see #getUpdateCount
    344      * @see #getMoreResults
    345      */
    346     boolean execute(String sql) throws SQLException;
    347 
    348     /**
    349      *  Retrieves the current result as a <code>ResultSet</code> object.
    350      *  This method should be called only once per result.
    351      *
    352      * @return the current result as a <code>ResultSet</code> object or
    353      * <code>null</code> if the result is an update count or there are no more results
    354      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    355      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    356      * @see #execute
    357      */
    358     ResultSet getResultSet() throws SQLException;
    359 
    360     /**
    361      *  Retrieves the current result as an update count;
    362      *  if the result is a <code>ResultSet</code> object or there are no more results, -1
    363      *  is returned. This method should be called only once per result.
    364      *
    365      * @return the current result as an update count; -1 if the current result is a
    366      * <code>ResultSet</code> object or there are no more results
    367      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    368      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    369      * @see #execute
    370      */
    371     int getUpdateCount() throws SQLException;
    372 
    373     /**
    374      * Moves to this <code>Statement</code> object's next result, returns
    375      * <code>true</code> if it is a <code>ResultSet</code> object, and
    376      * implicitly closes any current <code>ResultSet</code>
    377      * object(s) obtained with the method <code>getResultSet</code>.
    378      *
    379      * <P>There are no more results when the following is true:
    380      * <PRE>
    381      *     // stmt is a Statement object
    382      *     ((stmt.getMoreResults() == false) && (stmt.getUpdateCount() == -1))
    383      * </PRE>
    384      *
    385      * @return <code>true</code> if the next result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
    386      *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there are
    387      *         no more results
    388      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    389      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    390      * @see #execute
    391      */
    392     boolean getMoreResults() throws SQLException;
    393 
    394 
    395     //--------------------------JDBC 2.0-----------------------------
    396 
    397 
    398     /**
    399      * Gives the driver a hint as to the direction in which
    400      * rows will be processed in <code>ResultSet</code>
    401      * objects created using this <code>Statement</code> object.  The
    402      * default value is <code>ResultSet.FETCH_FORWARD</code>.
    403      * <P>
    404      * Note that this method sets the default fetch direction for
    405      * result sets generated by this <code>Statement</code> object.
    406      * Each result set has its own methods for getting and setting
    407      * its own fetch direction.
    408      *
    409      * @param direction the initial direction for processing rows
    410      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    411      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    412      * or the given direction
    413      * is not one of <code>ResultSet.FETCH_FORWARD</code>,
    414      * <code>ResultSet.FETCH_REVERSE</code>, or <code>ResultSet.FETCH_UNKNOWN</code>
    415      * @since 1.2
    416      * @see #getFetchDirection
    417      */
    418     void setFetchDirection(int direction) throws SQLException;
    419 
    420     /**
    421      * Retrieves the direction for fetching rows from
    422      * database tables that is the default for result sets
    423      * generated from this <code>Statement</code> object.
    424      * If this <code>Statement</code> object has not set
    425      * a fetch direction by calling the method <code>setFetchDirection</code>,
    426      * the return value is implementation-specific.
    427      *
    428      * @return the default fetch direction for result sets generated
    429      *          from this <code>Statement</code> object
    430      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    431      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    432      * @since 1.2
    433      * @see #setFetchDirection
    434      */
    435     int getFetchDirection() throws SQLException;
    436 
    437     /**
    438      * Gives the JDBC driver a hint as to the number of rows that should
    439      * be fetched from the database when more rows are needed for
    440      * <code>ResultSet</code> objects genrated by this <code>Statement</code>.
    441      * If the value specified is zero, then the hint is ignored.
    442      * The default value is zero.
    443      *
    444      * @param rows the number of rows to fetch
    445      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    446      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
    447      *        condition  <code>rows >= 0</code> is not satisfied.
    448      * @since 1.2
    449      * @see #getFetchSize
    450      */
    451     void setFetchSize(int rows) throws SQLException;
    452 
    453     /**
    454      * Retrieves the number of result set rows that is the default
    455      * fetch size for <code>ResultSet</code> objects
    456      * generated from this <code>Statement</code> object.
    457      * If this <code>Statement</code> object has not set
    458      * a fetch size by calling the method <code>setFetchSize</code>,
    459      * the return value is implementation-specific.
    460      *
    461      * @return the default fetch size for result sets generated
    462      *          from this <code>Statement</code> object
    463      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    464      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    465      * @since 1.2
    466      * @see #setFetchSize
    467      */
    468     int getFetchSize() throws SQLException;
    469 
    470     /**
    471      * Retrieves the result set concurrency for <code>ResultSet</code> objects
    472      * generated by this <code>Statement</code> object.
    473      *
    474      * @return either <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY</code> or
    475      * <code>ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE</code>
    476      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    477      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    478      * @since 1.2
    479      */
    480     int getResultSetConcurrency() throws SQLException;
    481 
    482     /**
    483      * Retrieves the result set type for <code>ResultSet</code> objects
    484      * generated by this <code>Statement</code> object.
    485      *
    486      * @return one of <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY</code>,
    487      * <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE</code>, or
    488      * <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE</code>
    489      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    490      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    491      * @since 1.2
    492      */
    493     int getResultSetType()  throws SQLException;
    494 
    495     /**
    496      * Adds the given SQL command to the current list of commmands for this
    497      * <code>Statement</code> object. The commands in this list can be
    498      * executed as a batch by calling the method <code>executeBatch</code>.
    499      * <P>
    500      *<strong>Note:</strong>This method cannot be called on a
    501      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>.
    502      * @param sql typically this is a SQL <code>INSERT</code> or
    503      * <code>UPDATE</code> statement
    504      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    505      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>, the
    506      * driver does not support batch updates, the method is called on a
    507      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>
    508      * @see #executeBatch
    509      * @see DatabaseMetaData#supportsBatchUpdates
    510      * @since 1.2
    511      */
    512     void addBatch( String sql ) throws SQLException;
    513 
    514     /**
    515      * Empties this <code>Statement</code> object's current list of
    516      * SQL commands.
    517      * <P>
    518      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    519      *  this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
    520      * driver does not support batch updates
    521      * @see #addBatch
    522      * @see DatabaseMetaData#supportsBatchUpdates
    523      * @since 1.2
    524      */
    525     void clearBatch() throws SQLException;
    526 
    527     /**
    528      * Submits a batch of commands to the database for execution and
    529      * if all commands execute successfully, returns an array of update counts.
    530      * The <code>int</code> elements of the array that is returned are ordered
    531      * to correspond to the commands in the batch, which are ordered
    532      * according to the order in which they were added to the batch.
    533      * The elements in the array returned by the method <code>executeBatch</code>
    534      * may be one of the following:
    535      * <OL>
    536      * <LI>A number greater than or equal to zero -- indicates that the
    537      * command was processed successfully and is an update count giving the
    538      * number of rows in the database that were affected by the command's
    539      * execution
    540      * <LI>A value of <code>SUCCESS_NO_INFO</code> -- indicates that the command was
    541      * processed successfully but that the number of rows affected is
    542      * unknown
    543      * <P>
    544      * If one of the commands in a batch update fails to execute properly,
    545      * this method throws a <code>BatchUpdateException</code>, and a JDBC
    546      * driver may or may not continue to process the remaining commands in
    547      * the batch.  However, the driver's behavior must be consistent with a
    548      * particular DBMS, either always continuing to process commands or never
    549      * continuing to process commands.  If the driver continues processing
    550      * after a failure, the array returned by the method
    551      * <code>BatchUpdateException.getUpdateCounts</code>
    552      * will contain as many elements as there are commands in the batch, and
    553      * at least one of the elements will be the following:
    554      * <P>
    555      * <LI>A value of <code>EXECUTE_FAILED</code> -- indicates that the command failed
    556      * to execute successfully and occurs only if a driver continues to
    557      * process commands after a command fails
    558      * </OL>
    559      * <P>
    560      * The possible implementations and return values have been modified in
    561      * the Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, version 1.3 to
    562      * accommodate the option of continuing to proccess commands in a batch
    563      * update after a <code>BatchUpdateException</code> obejct has been thrown.
    564      *
    565      * @return an array of update counts containing one element for each
    566      * command in the batch.  The elements of the array are ordered according
    567      * to the order in which commands were added to the batch.
    568      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    569      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the
    570      * driver does not support batch statements. Throws {@link BatchUpdateException}
    571      * (a subclass of <code>SQLException</code>) if one of the commands sent to the
    572      * database fails to execute properly or attempts to return a result set.
    573      * @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
    574      * timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
    575      * method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
    576      * the currently running {@code Statement}
    577      *
    578      * @see #addBatch
    579      * @see DatabaseMetaData#supportsBatchUpdates
    580      * @since 1.2
    581      */
    582     int[] executeBatch() throws SQLException;
    583 
    584     /**
    585      * Retrieves the <code>Connection</code> object
    586      * that produced this <code>Statement</code> object.
    587      * @return the connection that produced this statement
    588      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    589      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    590      * @since 1.2
    591      */
    592     Connection getConnection()  throws SQLException;
    593 
    594   //--------------------------JDBC 3.0-----------------------------
    595 
    596     /**
    597      * The constant indicating that the current <code>ResultSet</code> object
    598      * should be closed when calling <code>getMoreResults</code>.
    599      *
    600      * @since 1.4
    601      */
    602     int CLOSE_CURRENT_RESULT = 1;
    603 
    604     /**
    605      * The constant indicating that the current <code>ResultSet</code> object
    606      * should not be closed when calling <code>getMoreResults</code>.
    607      *
    608      * @since 1.4
    609      */
    610     int KEEP_CURRENT_RESULT = 2;
    611 
    612     /**
    613      * The constant indicating that all <code>ResultSet</code> objects that
    614      * have previously been kept open should be closed when calling
    615      * <code>getMoreResults</code>.
    616      *
    617      * @since 1.4
    618      */
    619     int CLOSE_ALL_RESULTS = 3;
    620 
    621     /**
    622      * The constant indicating that a batch statement executed successfully
    623      * but that no count of the number of rows it affected is available.
    624      *
    625      * @since 1.4
    626      */
    627     int SUCCESS_NO_INFO = -2;
    628 
    629     /**
    630      * The constant indicating that an error occured while executing a
    631      * batch statement.
    632      *
    633      * @since 1.4
    634      */
    635     int EXECUTE_FAILED = -3;
    636 
    637     /**
    638      * The constant indicating that generated keys should be made
    639      * available for retrieval.
    640      *
    641      * @since 1.4
    642      */
    643     int RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS = 1;
    644 
    645     /**
    646      * The constant indicating that generated keys should not be made
    647      * available for retrieval.
    648      *
    649      * @since 1.4
    650      */
    651     int NO_GENERATED_KEYS = 2;
    652 
    653     /**
    654      * Moves to this <code>Statement</code> object's next result, deals with
    655      * any current <code>ResultSet</code> object(s) according  to the instructions
    656      * specified by the given flag, and returns
    657      * <code>true</code> if the next result is a <code>ResultSet</code> object.
    658      *
    659      * <P>There are no more results when the following is true:
    660      * <PRE>
    661      *     // stmt is a Statement object
    662      *     ((stmt.getMoreResults(current) == false) && (stmt.getUpdateCount() == -1))
    663      * </PRE>
    664      *
    665      * @param current one of the following <code>Statement</code>
    666      *        constants indicating what should happen to current
    667      *        <code>ResultSet</code> objects obtained using the method
    668      *        <code>getResultSet</code>:
    669      *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_CURRENT_RESULT</code>,
    670      *        <code>Statement.KEEP_CURRENT_RESULT</code>, or
    671      *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_ALL_RESULTS</code>
    672      * @return <code>true</code> if the next result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
    673      *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there are no
    674      *         more results
    675      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    676      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code> or the argument
    677          *         supplied is not one of the following:
    678      *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_CURRENT_RESULT</code>,
    679      *        <code>Statement.KEEP_CURRENT_RESULT</code> or
    680      *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_ALL_RESULTS</code>
    681      *@exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if
    682      * <code>DatabaseMetaData.supportsMultipleOpenResults</code> returns
    683      * <code>false</code> and either
    684      *        <code>Statement.KEEP_CURRENT_RESULT</code> or
    685      *        <code>Statement.CLOSE_ALL_RESULTS</code> are supplied as
    686      * the argument.
    687      * @since 1.4
    688      * @see #execute
    689      */
    690     boolean getMoreResults(int current) throws SQLException;
    691 
    692     /**
    693      * Retrieves any auto-generated keys created as a result of executing this
    694      * <code>Statement</code> object. If this <code>Statement</code> object did
    695      * not generate any keys, an empty <code>ResultSet</code>
    696      * object is returned.
    697      *
    698      *<p><B>Note:</B>If the columns which represent the auto-generated keys were not specified,
    699      * the JDBC driver implementation will determine the columns which best represent the auto-generated keys.
    700      *
    701      * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object containing the auto-generated key(s)
    702      *         generated by the execution of this <code>Statement</code> object
    703      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    704      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    705      * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    706      * @since 1.4
    707      */
    708     ResultSet getGeneratedKeys() throws SQLException;
    709 
    710     /**
    711      * Executes the given SQL statement and signals the driver with the
    712      * given flag about whether the
    713      * auto-generated keys produced by this <code>Statement</code> object
    714      * should be made available for retrieval.  The driver will ignore the
    715      * flag if the SQL statement
    716      * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
    717      * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
    718      *<p>
    719      * <strong>Note:</strong>This method cannot be called on a
    720      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>.
    721      * @param sql an SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statement, such as <code>INSERT</code>, <code>UPDATE</code> or
    722      * <code>DELETE</code>; or an SQL statement that returns nothing,
    723      * such as a DDL statement.
    724      *
    725      * @param autoGeneratedKeys a flag indicating whether auto-generated keys
    726      *        should be made available for retrieval;
    727      *         one of the following constants:
    728      *         <code>Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS</code>
    729      *         <code>Statement.NO_GENERATED_KEYS</code>
    730      * @return either (1) the row count for SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements
    731      *         or (2) 0 for SQL statements that return nothing
    732      *
    733      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    734      *  this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>, the given
    735      *            SQL statement returns a <code>ResultSet</code> object,
    736      *            the given constant is not one of those allowed, the method is called on a
    737      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>
    738      * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
    739      * this method with a constant of Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS
    740      * @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
    741      * timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
    742      * method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
    743      * the currently running {@code Statement}
    744      * @since 1.4
    745      */
    746     int executeUpdate(String sql, int autoGeneratedKeys) throws SQLException;
    747 
    748     /**
    749      * Executes the given SQL statement and signals the driver that the
    750      * auto-generated keys indicated in the given array should be made available
    751      * for retrieval.   This array contains the indexes of the columns in the
    752      * target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made
    753      * available. The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement
    754      * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
    755      * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
    756      *<p>
    757      * <strong>Note:</strong>This method cannot be called on a
    758      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>.
    759      * @param sql an SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statement, such as <code>INSERT</code>, <code>UPDATE</code> or
    760      * <code>DELETE</code>; or an SQL statement that returns nothing,
    761      * such as a DDL statement.
    762      *
    763      * @param columnIndexes an array of column indexes indicating the columns
    764      *        that should be returned from the inserted row
    765      * @return either (1) the row count for SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements
    766      *         or (2) 0 for SQL statements that return nothing
    767      *
    768      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    769      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>, the SQL
    770      * statement returns a <code>ResultSet</code> object,the second argument
    771      * supplied to this method is not an
    772      * <code>int</code> array whose elements are valid column indexes, the method is called on a
    773      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>
    774      * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    775      * @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
    776      * timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
    777      * method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
    778      * the currently running {@code Statement}
    779      * @since 1.4
    780      */
    781     int executeUpdate(String sql, int columnIndexes[]) throws SQLException;
    782 
    783     /**
    784      * Executes the given SQL statement and signals the driver that the
    785      * auto-generated keys indicated in the given array should be made available
    786      * for retrieval.   This array contains the names of the columns in the
    787      * target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made
    788      * available. The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement
    789      * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
    790      * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
    791      *<p>
    792      * <strong>Note:</strong>This method cannot be called on a
    793      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>.
    794      * @param sql an SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statement, such as <code>INSERT</code>, <code>UPDATE</code> or
    795      * <code>DELETE</code>; or an SQL statement that returns nothing,
    796      * such as a DDL statement.
    797      * @param columnNames an array of the names of the columns that should be
    798      *        returned from the inserted row
    799      * @return either the row count for <code>INSERT</code>, <code>UPDATE</code>,
    800      *         or <code>DELETE</code> statements, or 0 for SQL statements
    801      *         that return nothing
    802      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    803      *  this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>, the SQL
    804      *            statement returns a <code>ResultSet</code> object, the
    805      *            second argument supplied to this method is not a <code>String</code> array
    806      *            whose elements are valid column names, the method is called on a
    807      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>
    808      * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    809      * @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
    810      * timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
    811      * method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
    812      * the currently running {@code Statement}
    813      * @since 1.4
    814      */
    815     int executeUpdate(String sql, String columnNames[]) throws SQLException;
    816 
    817     /**
    818      * Executes the given SQL statement, which may return multiple results,
    819      * and signals the driver that any
    820      * auto-generated keys should be made available
    821      * for retrieval.  The driver will ignore this signal if the SQL statement
    822      * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
    823      * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
    824      * <P>
    825      * In some (uncommon) situations, a single SQL statement may return
    826      * multiple result sets and/or update counts.  Normally you can ignore
    827      * this unless you are (1) executing a stored procedure that you know may
    828      * return multiple results or (2) you are dynamically executing an
    829      * unknown SQL string.
    830      * <P>
    831      * The <code>execute</code> method executes an SQL statement and indicates the
    832      * form of the first result.  You must then use the methods
    833      * <code>getResultSet</code> or <code>getUpdateCount</code>
    834      * to retrieve the result, and <code>getMoreResults</code> to
    835      * move to any subsequent result(s).
    836      *<p>
    837      *<strong>Note:</strong>This method cannot be called on a
    838      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>.
    839      * @param sql any SQL statement
    840      * @param autoGeneratedKeys a constant indicating whether auto-generated
    841      *        keys should be made available for retrieval using the method
    842      *        <code>getGeneratedKeys</code>; one of the following constants:
    843      *        <code>Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS</code> or
    844      *        <code>Statement.NO_GENERATED_KEYS</code>
    845      * @return <code>true</code> if the first result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
    846      *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there are
    847      *         no results
    848      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    849      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>, the second
    850      *         parameter supplied to this method is not
    851      *         <code>Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS</code> or
    852      *         <code>Statement.NO_GENERATED_KEYS</code>,
    853      * the method is called on a
    854      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>
    855      * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
    856      * this method with a constant of Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS
    857      * @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
    858      * timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
    859      * method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
    860      * the currently running {@code Statement}
    861      * @see #getResultSet
    862      * @see #getUpdateCount
    863      * @see #getMoreResults
    864      * @see #getGeneratedKeys
    865      *
    866      * @since 1.4
    867      */
    868     boolean execute(String sql, int autoGeneratedKeys) throws SQLException;
    869 
    870     /**
    871      * Executes the given SQL statement, which may return multiple results,
    872      * and signals the driver that the
    873      * auto-generated keys indicated in the given array should be made available
    874      * for retrieval.  This array contains the indexes of the columns in the
    875      * target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made
    876      * available.  The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement
    877      * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
    878      * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
    879      * <P>
    880      * Under some (uncommon) situations, a single SQL statement may return
    881      * multiple result sets and/or update counts.  Normally you can ignore
    882      * this unless you are (1) executing a stored procedure that you know may
    883      * return multiple results or (2) you are dynamically executing an
    884      * unknown SQL string.
    885      * <P>
    886      * The <code>execute</code> method executes an SQL statement and indicates the
    887      * form of the first result.  You must then use the methods
    888      * <code>getResultSet</code> or <code>getUpdateCount</code>
    889      * to retrieve the result, and <code>getMoreResults</code> to
    890      * move to any subsequent result(s).
    891      *<p>
    892      * <strong>Note:</strong>This method cannot be called on a
    893      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>.
    894      * @param sql any SQL statement
    895      * @param columnIndexes an array of the indexes of the columns in the
    896      *        inserted row that should be  made available for retrieval by a
    897      *        call to the method <code>getGeneratedKeys</code>
    898      * @return <code>true</code> if the first result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
    899      *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there
    900      *         are no results
    901      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    902      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>, the
    903      *            elements in the <code>int</code> array passed to this method
    904      *            are not valid column indexes, the method is called on a
    905      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>
    906      * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    907      * @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
    908      * timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
    909      * method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
    910      * the currently running {@code Statement}
    911      * @see #getResultSet
    912      * @see #getUpdateCount
    913      * @see #getMoreResults
    914      *
    915      * @since 1.4
    916      */
    917     boolean execute(String sql, int columnIndexes[]) throws SQLException;
    918 
    919     /**
    920      * Executes the given SQL statement, which may return multiple results,
    921      * and signals the driver that the
    922      * auto-generated keys indicated in the given array should be made available
    923      * for retrieval. This array contains the names of the columns in the
    924      * target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made
    925      * available.  The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement
    926      * is not an <code>INSERT</code> statement, or an SQL statement able to return
    927      * auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).
    928      * <P>
    929      * In some (uncommon) situations, a single SQL statement may return
    930      * multiple result sets and/or update counts.  Normally you can ignore
    931      * this unless you are (1) executing a stored procedure that you know may
    932      * return multiple results or (2) you are dynamically executing an
    933      * unknown SQL string.
    934      * <P>
    935      * The <code>execute</code> method executes an SQL statement and indicates the
    936      * form of the first result.  You must then use the methods
    937      * <code>getResultSet</code> or <code>getUpdateCount</code>
    938      * to retrieve the result, and <code>getMoreResults</code> to
    939      * move to any subsequent result(s).
    940      *<p>
    941      * <strong>Note:</strong>This method cannot be called on a
    942      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>.
    943      * @param sql any SQL statement
    944      * @param columnNames an array of the names of the columns in the inserted
    945      *        row that should be made available for retrieval by a call to the
    946      *        method <code>getGeneratedKeys</code>
    947      * @return <code>true</code> if the next result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
    948      *         object; <code>false</code> if it is an update count or there
    949      *         are no more results
    950      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs,
    951      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>,the
    952      *          elements of the <code>String</code> array passed to this
    953      *          method are not valid column names, the method is called on a
    954      * <code>PreparedStatement</code> or <code>CallableStatement</code>
    955      * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    956      * @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
    957      * timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
    958      * method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
    959      * the currently running {@code Statement}
    960      * @see #getResultSet
    961      * @see #getUpdateCount
    962      * @see #getMoreResults
    963      * @see #getGeneratedKeys
    964      *
    965      * @since 1.4
    966      */
    967     boolean execute(String sql, String columnNames[]) throws SQLException;
    968 
    969    /**
    970      * Retrieves the result set holdability for <code>ResultSet</code> objects
    971      * generated by this <code>Statement</code> object.
    972      *
    973      * @return either <code>ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT</code> or
    974      *         <code>ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT</code>
    975      * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
    976      * this method is called on a closed <code>Statement</code>
    977      *
    978      * @since 1.4
    979      */
    980     int getResultSetHoldability() throws SQLException;
    981 
    982     /**
    983      * Retrieves whether this <code>Statement</code> object has been closed. A <code>Statement</code> is closed if the
    984      * method close has been called on it, or if it is automatically closed.
    985      * @return true if this <code>Statement</code> object is closed; false if it is still open
    986      * @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs
    987      * @since 1.6
    988      */
    989     boolean isClosed() throws SQLException;
    990 
    991         /**
    992          * Requests that a <code>Statement</code> be pooled or not pooled.  The value
    993          * specified is a hint to the statement pool implementation indicating
    994          * whether the applicaiton wants the statement to be pooled.  It is up to
    995          * the statement pool manager as to whether the hint is used.
    996          * <p>
    997          * The poolable value of a statement is applicable to both internal
    998          * statement caches implemented by the driver and external statement caches
    999          * implemented by application servers and other applications.
   1000          * <p>
   1001          * By default, a <code>Statement</code> is not poolable when created, and
   1002          * a <code>PreparedStatement</code> and <code>CallableStatement</code>
   1003          * are poolable when created.
   1004          * <p>
   1005          * @param poolable              requests that the statement be pooled if true and
   1006          *                                              that the statement not be pooled if false
   1007          * <p>
   1008          * @throws SQLException if this method is called on a closed
   1009          * <code>Statement</code>
   1010          * <p>
   1011          * @since 1.6
   1012          */
   1013         void setPoolable(boolean poolable)
   1014                 throws SQLException;
   1015 
   1016         /**
   1017          * Returns a  value indicating whether the <code>Statement</code>
   1018          * is poolable or not.
   1019          * <p>
   1020          * @return              <code>true</code> if the <code>Statement</code>
   1021          * is poolable; <code>false</code> otherwise
   1022          * <p>
   1023          * @throws SQLException if this method is called on a closed
   1024          * <code>Statement</code>
   1025          * <p>
   1026          * @since 1.6
   1027          * <p>
   1028          * @see java.sql.Statement#setPoolable(boolean) setPoolable(boolean)
   1029          */
   1030         boolean isPoolable()
   1031                 throws SQLException;
   1032 
   1033 }
   1034