org.exolab.castor.jdo

Interface DataObjects

All Superinterfaces:

Referenceable, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

JDOManager

public interface DataObjects
extends Referenceable, Serializable

A factory for Database connections. This object is used to define the database to use and to open up database connections using the getDatabase() method.

This object can be serialized or bound to a JNDI namespace.

Version:

$Revision: 7124 $ $Date: 2004-10-05 16:15:56 -0600 (Tue, 05 Oct 2004) $

Author:

Assaf Arkin

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Database	getDatabase() Opens and returns a connection to the database.
String	getDatabaseName() Returns the name of this database.
String	getDescription() Returns the description of this database.
void	setDescription(String description) Sets the description of this database.

Methods inherited from interface javax.naming.Referenceable

getReference

Method Detail

getDatabase

Database getDatabase()
                     throws PersistenceException

Opens and returns a connection to the database.

Returns:

An open connection to the database

Throws:

DatabaseNotFoundException - Attempted to open a database that does not exist

PersistenceException - Database access failed

setDescription

void setDescription(String description)

Sets the description of this database.

Parameters:

description - The description of this database

getDescription

String getDescription()

Returns the description of this database.

Returns:

The description of this database

getDatabaseName

String getDatabaseName()

Returns the name of this database.

Returns:

The name of this database