oracle.jdbc
Interface OracleTypeMetaData.Array

All Superinterfaces:

OracleTypeMetaData

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayDescriptor

Enclosing interface:

OracleTypeMetaData

public static interface OracleTypeMetaData.Array
extends OracleTypeMetaData

This nested interfacet defines additional methods for array types

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface oracle.jdbc.OracleTypeMetaData

OracleTypeMetaData.Array, OracleTypeMetaData.ArrayStorage, OracleTypeMetaData.Kind, OracleTypeMetaData.Opaque, OracleTypeMetaData.Struct

Method Summary

OracleTypeMetaData.ArrayStorage	getArrayStorage() Return the database type of the array.
String	getBaseName() In case the elements are named types the fully qualified name of their type.Otherwise, return type name used by the database
int	getBaseType() Return element's type code.
long	getMaxLength() Return the maximun number of elements this array object can hold.

Methods inherited from interface oracle.jdbc.OracleTypeMetaData

getKind, getName, getSchemaName, getSQLName, getTypeCode, getTypeCodeName

Method Detail

getBaseType

int getBaseType()
                throws SQLException

Return element's type code.

Returns:

the type code of elements of the array

Throws:

SQLException

getBaseName

String getBaseName()
                   throws SQLException

In case the elements are named types the fully qualified name of their type.Otherwise, return type name used by the database

Returns:

the name of the base type.

Throws:

SQLException - if the element's type is not named.

getArrayStorage

OracleTypeMetaData.ArrayStorage getArrayStorage()
                                                throws SQLException

Return the database type of the array. The possible return values ArrayStorage.VARRAY and ArrayStorage.NESTED_TABLE.

Returns:

how the array is stored in the database

Throws:

SQLException

getMaxLength

long getMaxLength()
                  throws SQLException

Return the maximun number of elements this array object can hold.

Returns:

the maximum array size; return 0 if no limit.

Throws:

SQLException