org.exolab.jms.tools.db
Class SchemaBrowser

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.exolab.jms.tools.db.SchemaBrowser

public class SchemaBrowser

extends java.lang.Object

This class provides methods for examining a database schema.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2005/09/04 07:16:22 $

Author:

Tim Anderson

Constructor Summary

SchemaBrowser(java.sql.Connection connection)
Construct a new SchemaBrowser.

Method Summary

Table	getTable(java.lang.String name) Returns the schema for the specified table.
boolean	getTableExists(java.lang.String table) Returns true if a table exists.
Type	getType(Attribute attribute) Returns the Type for an Attribute.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SchemaBrowser

public SchemaBrowser(java.sql.Connection connection)
              throws org.exolab.jms.persistence.PersistenceException

Construct a new SchemaBrowser.

Parameters:

connection - the JDBC connection

Throws:

org.exolab.jms.persistence.PersistenceException - if database meta-data can't be obtained

Method Detail

getTable

public Table getTable(java.lang.String name)
               throws org.exolab.jms.persistence.PersistenceException

Returns the schema for the specified table.

Parameters:

name - the table name

Returns:

the schema for the table identified by name

Throws:

org.exolab.jms.persistence.PersistenceException - if the named table doesn't exist, or the schema cannot be obtained

getType

public Type getType(Attribute attribute)
             throws org.exolab.jms.persistence.PersistenceException

Returns the Type for an Attribute.

Parameters:

attribute - the attribute

Returns:

the type

Throws:

org.exolab.jms.persistence.PersistenceException - if Attribute.getType() is invalid, or the RDBMS doesn't support the type

getTableExists

public boolean getTableExists(java.lang.String table)
                       throws org.exolab.jms.persistence.PersistenceException

Returns true if a table exists.

Parameters:

table - the name of the table