com.sas.rio
Class MVADatabaseMetaData

com.sas.rio.MVADatabaseMetaData
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.sql.DatabaseMetaData, java.sql.Wrapper

public class MVADatabaseMetaData
implements java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

This class provides information about the database as a whole.

Many of the methods here return lists of information in ResultSets. You can use the normal ResultSet methods such as getString and getInt to retrieve the data from these ResultSets. If a given form of metadata is not available, these methods should throw a SQLException.

Some of these methods take arguments that are String patterns. These arguments all have names such as fooPattern. Within a pattern String, "%" means match any substring of 0 or more characters, and "_" means match any one character. Only metadata entries matching the search pattern are returned. If a search pattern argument is set to a null ref, it means that argument's criteria should be dropped from the search.

A SQLException will be thrown if a driver does not support a meta data method. In the case of methods that return a ResultSet, either a ResultSet (which may be empty) is returned or a SQLException is thrown.


Constructor Summary
MVADatabaseMetaData(MVAConnection connection, java.util.Properties p)
           
 
Method Summary
 boolean allProceduresAreCallable()
          Determines whether all stored procedures are callable.
 boolean allTablesAreSelectable()
          Determines whether all accessible tables are selectable.
 boolean dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit()
          Determines whether a data definition statement within a transaction forces the transaction to commit.
 boolean dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions()
          Determines whether a data definition statement within a transaction is ignored.
 boolean deletesAreDetected(int type)
          JDBC 2.0 Determines whether or not a visible row delete can be detected by calling ResultSet.rowDeleted().
 boolean doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs()
          Determines whether getMaxRowSize() includes LONGVARCHAR and LONGVARBINARY blobs.
 java.sql.ResultSet getAttributes(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String typeNamePattern, java.lang.String attributeNamePattern)
          Retrieves a description of the given attribute of the given type for a user-defined type (UDT) that is available in the given schema and catalog.
 java.sql.ResultSet getBestRowIdentifier(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table, int scope, boolean nullable)
          Retrieves a description of a table's optimal set of columns that uniquely identifies a row.
 java.sql.ResultSet getCatalogs()
          Retrieves the catalog names available in this database.
 java.lang.String getCatalogSeparator()
          Gets the separator that is being used between the catalog name and the table name.
 java.lang.String getCatalogTerm()
          Gets the preferred term for "catalog".
 java.sql.ResultSet getColumnPrivileges(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table, java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
          Gets a description of the access rights for a table's columns.
 java.sql.ResultSet getColumns(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String tableNamePattern, java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
          Gets a description of table columns available in a catalog.
 java.sql.Connection getConnection()
          JDBC 2.0 Gets the connection that produced this metadata object.
 java.sql.ResultSet getCrossReference(java.lang.String primaryCatalog, java.lang.String primarySchema, java.lang.String primaryTable, java.lang.String foreignCatalog, java.lang.String foreignSchema, java.lang.String foreignTable)
          Gets a description of the foreign key columns in the foreign key table that reference the primary key columns of the primary key table.
 int getDatabaseMajorVersion()
          Retrieves the major version number of the underlying database.
 int getDatabaseMinorVersion()
          Retrieves the minor version number of the underlying database.
 java.lang.String getDatabaseProductName()
          Gets the database product name.
 java.lang.String getDatabaseProductVersion()
          Returns the version of the MVA server.
 int getDefaultTransactionIsolation()
          Gets the default transaction isolation level for the database.
 int getDriverMajorVersion()
          Retrieves this JDBC driver's major version number.
 int getDriverMinorVersion()
          Retrieves this JDBC driver's minor version number.
 java.lang.String getDriverName()
          Retrieves the name of this JDBC driver.
 java.lang.String getDriverVersion()
          Retrieves the version number of this JDBC driver as a String.
 java.sql.ResultSet getExportedKeys(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table)
          Gets a description of a foreign key columns that reference a table's primary key columns.
 java.lang.String getExtraNameCharacters()
          Gets a string that contains all the "extra" characters that identier names can contain.
 java.lang.String getIdentifierQuoteString()
          Gets the quote string that is used to surround quoted SQL identifiers.
 java.sql.ResultSet getImportedKeys(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table)
          Gets a description of the primary key columns that are referenced by a table's foreign key columns.
 java.sql.ResultSet getIndexInfo(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table, boolean unique, boolean approximate)
          Retrieves a description of the given table's indices and statistics.
 int getJDBCMajorVersion()
          Retrieves the major JDBC version number for this driver.
 int getJDBCMinorVersion()
          Retrieves the minor JDBC version number for this driver.
 int getMaxBinaryLiteralLength()
          Returns the number of hex characters that are allowed in an inline binary literal.
 int getMaxCatalogNameLength()
          Indicates the maximum length of a catalog name.
 int getMaxCharLiteralLength()
          Returns the maximum length of a character literal.
 int getMaxColumnNameLength()
          Returns the maximum length of a column name.
 int getMaxColumnsInGroupBy()
          Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in a GROUP BY clause.
 int getMaxColumnsInIndex()
          Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in an index.
 int getMaxColumnsInOrderBy()
          Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in an ORDER BY clause.
 int getMaxColumnsInSelect()
          Determines the maximum number of columns that are allowed in a SELECT list.
 int getMaxColumnsInTable()
          Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in a table.
 int getMaxConnections()
          Indicates the maximum number of database connections that can be active concurrently.
 int getMaxCursorNameLength()
          Indicates the maximum length of a cursor name.
 int getMaxIndexLength()
          Indicates the maximum size of an index (in bytes).
 int getMaxProcedureNameLength()
          Indicates the maximum length of a procedure name.
 int getMaxRowSize()
          Indicates the maximum length of a single row.
 int getMaxSchemaNameLength()
          Indicates the maximum length of a schema name.
 int getMaxStatementLength()
          Indicates the maximum length of an SQL statement.
 int getMaxStatements()
          Indicates the maximum number of active statements that can be open to this database concurrently.
 int getMaxTableNameLength()
          Indicates the maximum length of a table name.
 int getMaxTablesInSelect()
          Indicates the maximum number of tables in a SELECT list.
 int getMaxUserNameLength()
          Indicates the maximum length of a user name.
 java.lang.String getNumericFunctions()
          Gets a comma-delimited list of math functions.
 java.sql.ResultSet getPrimaryKeys(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table)
          Retrieves a description of the given table's primary key columns.
 java.sql.ResultSet getProcedureColumns(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String procedureNamePattern, java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
          Gets a description of a catalog's stored procedure parameters and result columns.
 java.sql.ResultSet getProcedures(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String procedureNamePattern)
          Get a description of stored procedures available in a catalog.
 java.lang.String getProcedureTerm()
          Gets the preferred term for "procedure".
 int getResultSetHoldability()
          Retrieves the default holdability of this ResultSet object.
 java.sql.ResultSet getSchemas()
          Retrieves the schema names available in this database.
 java.lang.String getSchemaTerm()
          Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "schema".
 java.lang.String getSearchStringEscape()
          Gets the string that can be used to escape an underscore (_) or a percentage sign (%) in string based searches such as getTables().
 java.lang.String getSQLKeywords()
          Gets a comma-delimited list of all database-specific SQL keywords that are not SQL92 keywords.
 int getSQLStateType()
          Indicates whether the SQLSTATE returned by SQLException.getSQLState is X/Open (now known as Open Group) SQL CLI or SQL99.
 java.lang.String getStringFunctions()
          Gets a comma-delimited list of string functions.
 java.sql.ResultSet getSuperTables(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String tableNamePattern)
          Retrieves a description of the table hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database.
 java.sql.ResultSet getSuperTypes(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String typeNamePattern)
          Retrieves a description of the user-defined type (UDT) hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database.
 java.lang.String getSystemFunctions()
          Gets a comma-delimited list of system functions.
 java.sql.ResultSet getTablePrivileges(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String tableNamePattern)
          Gets a description of the access rights each table available in a catalog.
 java.sql.ResultSet getTables(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String tableNamePattern, java.lang.String[] types)
          Gets a description of the tables that are available in a catalog.
 java.sql.ResultSet getTableTypes()
          Gets the table types available in this database.
 java.lang.String getTimeDateFunctions()
          Gets a comma-delimited list of time and date functions.
 java.sql.ResultSet getTypeInfo()
          Gets a description of all the standard SQL types supported by this database.
 java.sql.ResultSet getUDTs(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String typeNamePattern, int[] types)
          JDBC 2.0 Gets a description of the user-defined types defined in a particular schema.
 java.lang.String getURL()
          Gets the URL from the MVAConnection object.
 java.lang.String getUserName()
          Gets the user name from the MVAConnection object.
 java.sql.ResultSet getVersionColumns(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table)
          Gets a description of the table columns that are automatically updated when any value in a row is updated.
 boolean insertsAreDetected(int type)
          JDBC 2.0 Determines whether or not a visible row insert can be detected by calling ResultSet.rowInserted().
 boolean isCatalogAtStart()
          Determines whether a catalog appears at the start of a qualified table name.
 boolean isReadOnly()
          Determines whether the connection is read-only.
 boolean locatorsUpdateCopy()
          Indicates whether updates made to a LOB are made on a copy or directly to the LOB.
 boolean nullPlusNonNullIsNull()
          Determines whether the concatenations between NULL and non-NULL values are NULL.
 boolean nullsAreSortedAtEnd()
          Determines whether NULLs are sorted at end.
 boolean nullsAreSortedAtStart()
          Determines whether NULLs are sorted at start.
 boolean nullsAreSortedHigh()
          Determines whether NULLs are sorted high.
 boolean nullsAreSortedLow()
          Determines whether NULLs are sorted low.
 boolean othersDeletesAreVisible(int type)
          JDBC 2.0 Determines whether changes made by others are visible.
 boolean othersInsertsAreVisible(int type)
          JDBC 2.0 Determines whether changes made by others are visible.
 boolean othersUpdatesAreVisible(int type)
          JDBC 2.0 Determines whether changes made by others are visible.
 boolean ownDeletesAreVisible(int type)
          JDBC 2.0 Determines whether a result set's own changes are visible.
 boolean ownInsertsAreVisible(int type)
          JDBC 2.0 Determines whether a result set's own changes are visible.
 boolean ownUpdatesAreVisible(int type)
          JDBC 2.0 Determines whether a result set's own changes are visible.
 boolean storesLowerCaseIdentifiers()
          Determines whether the database stores lowercase identifiers.
 boolean storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
          Determines whether the database stores lowercase quoted SQL identifiers.
 boolean storesMixedCaseIdentifiers()
          Determines whether the database stores mixed-case identifiers.
 boolean storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
          Determines whether the database stores mixed-case quoted SQL identifiers.
 boolean storesUpperCaseIdentifiers()
          Determines whether the database stores uppercase identifiers.
 boolean storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
          Determines whether the database stores uppercase quoted SQL identifiers.
 boolean supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn()
          Determines whether ALTER TABLE with an add column is supported.
 boolean supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn()
          Determines whether ALTER TABLE with a drop column is supported.
 boolean supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL()
          Determines whether ANSI92 entry level SQL grammar is supported.
 boolean supportsANSI92FullSQL()
          Determines whether ANSI92 full SQL grammar is supported.
 boolean supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL()
          Determines whether ANSI92 intermediate SQL grammar is supported.
 boolean supportsBatchUpdates()
          JDBC 2.0 Determines if the database supports batch updates.
 boolean supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation()
          Determines whether a data manipulation statement can contain a catalog name.
 boolean supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions()
          Determines whether an index definition statement can contain a catalog name.
 boolean supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions()
          Determines whether a privilege definition statement can contain a catalog name.
 boolean supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls()
          Determines whether a procedure call statement can contain a catalog name.
 boolean supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions()
          Determines whether a table definition statement can contain a catalog name.
 boolean supportsColumnAliasing()
          Determines whether column aliasing is supported.
 boolean supportsConvert()
          Determines whether the CONVERT function for conversions between SQL types is supported.
 boolean supportsConvert(int fromType, int toType)
          Determines whether the CONVERT function for conversions between the given SQL types from java.sql.Types is supported.
 boolean supportsCoreSQLGrammar()
          Determines whether the ODBC Core SQL grammar is supported.
 boolean supportsCorrelatedSubqueries()
          Determines whether correlated subqueries are supported.
 boolean supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions()
          Determines whether both data definition and data manipulation statements within a transaction are supported.
 boolean supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly()
          Determines whether data manipulation statements within a transaction are supported.
 boolean supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames()
          When table correlation names are supported, determines whether table correlation names must be different from the table names.
 boolean supportsExpressionsInOrderBy()
          Determines whether expressions are supported in "ORDER BY" lists.
 boolean supportsExtendedSQLGrammar()
          Determines whether the ODBC Extended SQL grammar is supported.
 boolean supportsFullOuterJoins()
          Determines whether full, nested outer joins are supported.
 boolean supportsGetGeneratedKeys()
          Retrieves whether auto-generated keys can be retrieved after a statement has been executed.
 boolean supportsGroupBy()
          Determines whether some form of the GROUP BY clause is supported.
 boolean supportsGroupByBeyondSelect()
          Determines whether a GROUP BY clause can add columns that are not in the SELECT list.
 boolean supportsGroupByUnrelated()
          Determines whether GROUP BY clause can use columns that are not in the SELECT list.
 boolean supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility()
          Determines whether the SQL Integrity Enhancement Facility is supported.
 boolean supportsLikeEscapeClause()
          Determines whether the escape character in LIKE clauses is supported.
 boolean supportsLimitedOuterJoins()
          Determines whether there is limited support for outer joins.
 boolean supportsMinimumSQLGrammar()
          Determines whether the ODBC Minimum SQL grammar is supported.
 boolean supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers()
          Determines whether the database supports mixed-case, unquoted SQL identifiers.
 boolean supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
          Determines whether the database supports mixed-case quoted SQL identifiers.
 boolean supportsMultipleOpenResults()
          Retrieves whether it is possible to have multiple ResultSet objects returned from a CallableStatement object simultaneously.
 boolean supportsMultipleResultSets()
          Determines whether multiple ResultSets from a single execute are supported.
 boolean supportsMultipleTransactions()
          Determines whether multiple transactions can be open concurrently.
 boolean supportsNamedParameters()
          Retrieves whether this database supports named parameters to callable statements.
 boolean supportsNonNullableColumns()
          Determines whether columns can support NULLs.
 boolean supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit()
          Determines whether cursors can remain open across commits.
 boolean supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback()
          Determines whether cursors can remain open across rollback.
 boolean supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit()
          Determines whether statements can remain open across commits.
 boolean supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback()
          Determines whether statements can remain open across rollbacks.
 boolean supportsOrderByUnrelated()
          Determines whether an ORDER BY clause can use columns that are not in the SELECT list.
 boolean supportsOuterJoins()
          Determines whether some form of outer join is supported.
 boolean supportsPositionedDelete()
          Determines whether positioned DELETE is supported.
 boolean supportsPositionedUpdate()
          Determines whether positioned UPDATE is supported.
 boolean supportsResultSetConcurrency(int type, int concurrency)
          JDBC 2.0 Determines if the database supports the concurrency type in combination with the given result set type.
 boolean supportsResultSetHoldability(int holdability)
          Retrieves whether this database supports the given result set holdability.
 boolean supportsResultSetType(int type)
          JDBC 2.0 Determines if the database supports the given result set type.
 boolean supportsSavepoints()
          Retrieves whether this database supports savepoints.
 boolean supportsSchemasInDataManipulation()
          Determines whether a data manipulation statementcaon contain a schema name.
 boolean supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions()
          Determines whether an index definition statement can contain a schema name.
 boolean supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions()
          Determines whether a privilege definition statement can contain a schema name.
 boolean supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls()
          Determines whether a procedure call statement can contain a schema name.
 boolean supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions()
          Determines whether a table definition statement can contain a schema name.
 boolean supportsSelectForUpdate()
          Determines whether SELECT for UPDATE is supported.
 boolean supportsStatementPooling()
          Retrieves whether this database supports statement pooling.
 boolean supportsStoredProcedures()
          Determines whether stored procedure calls that use the stored procedure escape syntax are supported.
 boolean supportsSubqueriesInComparisons()
          Determines whether subqueries in comparison expressions are supported.
 boolean supportsSubqueriesInExists()
          Determines whether subqueries in exists expressions are supported.
 boolean supportsSubqueriesInIns()
          Determines whether subqueries in "in" statements are supported.
 boolean supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds()
          Determines whether subqueries in quantified expressions are supported.
 boolean supportsTableCorrelationNames()
          Determines whether table correlation names are supported.
 boolean supportsTransactionIsolationLevel(int level)
          Determines whether the database supports the transaction isolation level.
 boolean supportsTransactions()
          Determines whether transactions are supported.
 boolean supportsUnion()
          Determines whether an SQL UNION is supported.
 boolean supportsUnionAll()
          Determines whether an SQL UNION ALL is supported.
 boolean updatesAreDetected(int type)
          JDBC 2.0 Determines whether or not a visible row update can be detected by calling ResultSet.rowUpdated().
 boolean usesLocalFilePerTable()
          Determines whether the database uses a file for each table.
 boolean usesLocalFiles()
          Determines whether the database stores each table in a local file.
 

Constructor Detail

MVADatabaseMetaData

public MVADatabaseMetaData(MVAConnection connection,
                           java.util.Properties p)
                    throws java.sql.SQLException
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException
Method Detail

allProceduresAreCallable

public boolean allProceduresAreCallable()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether all stored procedures are callable.

Specified by:
allProceduresAreCallable in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support stored procedures.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

allTablesAreSelectable

public boolean allTablesAreSelectable()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether all accessible tables are selectable.

Specified by:
allTablesAreSelectable in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True. All accessible tables are selectable.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getURL

public java.lang.String getURL()
                        throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets the URL from the MVAConnection object.

Specified by:
getURL in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
The URL that is obtained from the MVAConnection object.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getUserName

public java.lang.String getUserName()
                             throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets the user name from the MVAConnection object.

Specified by:
getUserName in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
The user name that is obtained from the MVAConnection object.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

isReadOnly

public boolean isReadOnly()
                   throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the connection is read-only.

Specified by:
isReadOnly in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support read-only connections.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

nullsAreSortedHigh

public boolean nullsAreSortedHigh()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether NULLs are sorted high.

Specified by:
nullsAreSortedHigh in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. NULLs are sorted low.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

nullsAreSortedLow

public boolean nullsAreSortedLow()
                          throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether NULLs are sorted low.

Specified by:
nullsAreSortedLow in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True. NULLs are sorted low.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

nullsAreSortedAtStart

public boolean nullsAreSortedAtStart()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether NULLs are sorted at start.

Specified by:
nullsAreSortedAtStart in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. NULLs are sorted low
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

nullsAreSortedAtEnd

public boolean nullsAreSortedAtEnd()
                            throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether NULLs are sorted at end.

Specified by:
nullsAreSortedAtEnd in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. NULLs are sorted low
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getDatabaseProductName

public java.lang.String getDatabaseProductName()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets the database product name.

Specified by:
getDatabaseProductName in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
The string "SAS".
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getDatabaseProductVersion

public java.lang.String getDatabaseProductVersion()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Returns the version of the MVA server.

Specified by:
getDatabaseProductVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
A string that contains the version number from the MVA server.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is thrown if an error condition is detected or if the server does not respond.

getDriverName

public java.lang.String getDriverName()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves the name of this JDBC driver.

Specified by:
getDriverName in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
JDBC driver name
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs

getDriverVersion

public java.lang.String getDriverVersion()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves the version number of this JDBC driver as a String.

Specified by:
getDriverVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
JDBC driver version
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs

getDriverMajorVersion

public int getDriverMajorVersion()
Retrieves this JDBC driver's major version number.

Specified by:
getDriverMajorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
JDBC driver major version

getDriverMinorVersion

public int getDriverMinorVersion()
Retrieves this JDBC driver's minor version number.

Specified by:
getDriverMinorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
JDBC driver minor version number

usesLocalFiles

public boolean usesLocalFiles()
                       throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the database stores each table in a local file.

Specified by:
usesLocalFiles in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

usesLocalFilePerTable

public boolean usesLocalFilePerTable()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the database uses a file for each table.

Specified by:
usesLocalFilePerTable in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers

public boolean supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the database supports mixed-case, unquoted SQL identifiers.

Specified by:
supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

storesUpperCaseIdentifiers

public boolean storesUpperCaseIdentifiers()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the database stores uppercase identifiers.

Specified by:
storesUpperCaseIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

storesLowerCaseIdentifiers

public boolean storesLowerCaseIdentifiers()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the database stores lowercase identifiers.

Specified by:
storesLowerCaseIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

storesMixedCaseIdentifiers

public boolean storesMixedCaseIdentifiers()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the database stores mixed-case identifiers.

Specified by:
storesMixedCaseIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers

public boolean supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the database supports mixed-case quoted SQL identifiers. This method is not JDBC compliant.

Specified by:
supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
false.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers

public boolean storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the database stores uppercase quoted SQL identifiers.

Specified by:
storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers

public boolean storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the database stores lowercase quoted SQL identifiers.

Specified by:
storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers

public boolean storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the database stores mixed-case quoted SQL identifiers.

Specified by:
storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getIdentifierQuoteString

public java.lang.String getIdentifierQuoteString()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets the quote string that is used to surround quoted SQL identifiers. SAS software does not support quoted identifiers, so a blank is returned. NOTE - SAS Software supports quoted ids, but only if the "dquote=ansi" option is set. The metadata will only consider what the default is, so no quoting possible. This method is not JDBC compliant.

Specified by:
getIdentifierQuoteString in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
A blank string (" ").
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getSQLKeywords

public java.lang.String getSQLKeywords()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a comma-delimited list of all database-specific SQL keywords that are not SQL92 keywords.

Specified by:
getSQLKeywords in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
An empty string (""). No additional keywords are reserved.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getNumericFunctions

public java.lang.String getNumericFunctions()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a comma-delimited list of math functions.

Specified by:
getNumericFunctions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
The string "ABS, ACOS, ASIN, ATAN, CEILING, COS, EXP, FLOOR, LOG, LOG10, MOD, POWER, RAND, ROUND, SIGN, SIN, SQRT, TAN"
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getStringFunctions

public java.lang.String getStringFunctions()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a comma-delimited list of string functions.

Specified by:
getStringFunctions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
The string "ASCII, CHAR, CONCAT, LCASE, LEFT, LTRIM, REPEAT, REPLACE, RTRIM, SOUNDEX, SPACE, SUBSTRING, UCASE"
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getSystemFunctions

public java.lang.String getSystemFunctions()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a comma-delimited list of system functions. SAS software does not support any system functions, so an empty string is returned.

Specified by:
getSystemFunctions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
An empty string ("").
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getTimeDateFunctions

public java.lang.String getTimeDateFunctions()
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a comma-delimited list of time and date functions.

Specified by:
getTimeDateFunctions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
The string "CURDATE, CURTIME, DAYNAME, DAYOFMONTH, DAYOFWEEK, DAYOFYEAR, HOUR, MINUTE, MONTH, MONTHNAME, NOW, QUARTER, SECOND, YEAR"
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getSearchStringEscape

public java.lang.String getSearchStringEscape()
                                       throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets the string that can be used to escape an underscore (_) or a percentage sign (%) in string based searches such as getTables(). SAS software does not support any escape characters for schema or table names, so an empty string is returned.

Specified by:
getSearchStringEscape in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
An empty string ("").
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getExtraNameCharacters

public java.lang.String getExtraNameCharacters()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a string that contains all the "extra" characters that identier names can contain. SAS software does not support any additional characters for names, so an empty string is returned.

Specified by:
getExtraNameCharacters in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
An empty string ("").
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn

public boolean supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether ALTER TABLE with an add column is supported.

Specified by:
supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn

public boolean supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether ALTER TABLE with a drop column is supported.

Specified by:
supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsColumnAliasing

public boolean supportsColumnAliasing()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether column aliasing is supported.

Specified by:
supportsColumnAliasing in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

nullPlusNonNullIsNull

public boolean nullPlusNonNullIsNull()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the concatenations between NULL and non-NULL values are NULL. This method is not SQL-92 compliant.

Specified by:
nullPlusNonNullIsNull in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsConvert

public boolean supportsConvert()
                        throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the CONVERT function for conversions between SQL types is supported.

Specified by:
supportsConvert in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsConvert

public boolean supportsConvert(int fromType,
                               int toType)
                        throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the CONVERT function for conversions between the given SQL types from java.sql.Types is supported.

Specified by:
supportsConvert in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsTableCorrelationNames

public boolean supportsTableCorrelationNames()
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether table correlation names are supported.

Specified by:
supportsTableCorrelationNames in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames

public boolean supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames()
                                               throws java.sql.SQLException
When table correlation names are supported, determines whether table correlation names must be different from the table names.

Specified by:
supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsExpressionsInOrderBy

public boolean supportsExpressionsInOrderBy()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether expressions are supported in "ORDER BY" lists.

Specified by:
supportsExpressionsInOrderBy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsOrderByUnrelated

public boolean supportsOrderByUnrelated()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether an ORDER BY clause can use columns that are not in the SELECT list.

Specified by:
supportsOrderByUnrelated in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsGroupBy

public boolean supportsGroupBy()
                        throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether some form of the GROUP BY clause is supported.

Specified by:
supportsGroupBy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsGroupByUnrelated

public boolean supportsGroupByUnrelated()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether GROUP BY clause can use columns that are not in the SELECT list.

Specified by:
supportsGroupByUnrelated in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsGroupByBeyondSelect

public boolean supportsGroupByBeyondSelect()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether a GROUP BY clause can add columns that are not in the SELECT list.

Specified by:
supportsGroupByBeyondSelect in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsLikeEscapeClause

public boolean supportsLikeEscapeClause()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the escape character in LIKE clauses is supported. This method is not JDBC compliant.

Specified by:
supportsLikeEscapeClause in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsMultipleResultSets

public boolean supportsMultipleResultSets()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether multiple ResultSets from a single execute are supported.

Specified by:
supportsMultipleResultSets in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsMultipleTransactions

public boolean supportsMultipleTransactions()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether multiple transactions can be open concurrently.

Specified by:
supportsMultipleTransactions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsNonNullableColumns

public boolean supportsNonNullableColumns()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether columns can support NULLs.

Specified by:
supportsNonNullableColumns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsMinimumSQLGrammar

public boolean supportsMinimumSQLGrammar()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the ODBC Minimum SQL grammar is supported.

Specified by:
supportsMinimumSQLGrammar in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsCoreSQLGrammar

public boolean supportsCoreSQLGrammar()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the ODBC Core SQL grammar is supported.

Specified by:
supportsCoreSQLGrammar in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsExtendedSQLGrammar

public boolean supportsExtendedSQLGrammar()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the ODBC Extended SQL grammar is supported.

Specified by:
supportsExtendedSQLGrammar in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL

public boolean supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether ANSI92 entry level SQL grammar is supported.

Specified by:
supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL

public boolean supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL()
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether ANSI92 intermediate SQL grammar is supported.

Specified by:
supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsANSI92FullSQL

public boolean supportsANSI92FullSQL()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether ANSI92 full SQL grammar is supported.

Specified by:
supportsANSI92FullSQL in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility

public boolean supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility()
                                             throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the SQL Integrity Enhancement Facility is supported.

Specified by:
supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsOuterJoins

public boolean supportsOuterJoins()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether some form of outer join is supported.

Specified by:
supportsOuterJoins in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsFullOuterJoins

public boolean supportsFullOuterJoins()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether full, nested outer joins are supported.

Specified by:
supportsFullOuterJoins in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsLimitedOuterJoins

public boolean supportsLimitedOuterJoins()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether there is limited support for outer joins.

Specified by:
supportsLimitedOuterJoins in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getSchemaTerm

public java.lang.String getSchemaTerm()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "schema". For SAS, this is "library".

Specified by:
getSchemaTerm in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
the vendor term for "schema"
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs

getProcedureTerm

public java.lang.String getProcedureTerm()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets the preferred term for "procedure".

Specified by:
getProcedureTerm in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
An empty string ("").
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getCatalogTerm

public java.lang.String getCatalogTerm()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets the preferred term for "catalog".

Specified by:
getCatalogTerm in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
An empty string ("").
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

isCatalogAtStart

public boolean isCatalogAtStart()
                         throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether a catalog appears at the start of a qualified table name.

Specified by:
isCatalogAtStart in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getCatalogSeparator

public java.lang.String getCatalogSeparator()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets the separator that is being used between the catalog name and the table name.

Specified by:
getCatalogSeparator in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
An empty string ("").
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSchemasInDataManipulation

public boolean supportsSchemasInDataManipulation()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether a data manipulation statementcaon contain a schema name.

Specified by:
supportsSchemasInDataManipulation in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls

public boolean supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether a procedure call statement can contain a schema name.

Specified by:
supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support stored procedures.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions

public boolean supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether a table definition statement can contain a schema name.

Specified by:
supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions

public boolean supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether an index definition statement can contain a schema name.

Specified by:
supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions

public boolean supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions()
                                              throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether a privilege definition statement can contain a schema name.

Specified by:
supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support privileges.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation

public boolean supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether a data manipulation statement can contain a catalog name.

Specified by:
supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support SQL catalogs.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls

public boolean supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether a procedure call statement can contain a catalog name.

Specified by:
supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support SQL catalogs.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions

public boolean supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether a table definition statement can contain a catalog name.

Specified by:
supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support SQL catalogs.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions

public boolean supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether an index definition statement can contain a catalog name.

Specified by:
supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support SQL catalogs.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions

public boolean supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions()
                                               throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether a privilege definition statement can contain a catalog name.

Specified by:
supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support SQL catalogs.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsPositionedDelete

public boolean supportsPositionedDelete()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether positioned DELETE is supported.

Specified by:
supportsPositionedDelete in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsPositionedUpdate

public boolean supportsPositionedUpdate()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether positioned UPDATE is supported.

Specified by:
supportsPositionedUpdate in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSelectForUpdate

public boolean supportsSelectForUpdate()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether SELECT for UPDATE is supported.

Specified by:
supportsSelectForUpdate in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsStoredProcedures

public boolean supportsStoredProcedures()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether stored procedure calls that use the stored procedure escape syntax are supported.

Specified by:
supportsStoredProcedures in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSubqueriesInComparisons

public boolean supportsSubqueriesInComparisons()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether subqueries in comparison expressions are supported.

Specified by:
supportsSubqueriesInComparisons in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSubqueriesInExists

public boolean supportsSubqueriesInExists()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether subqueries in exists expressions are supported.

Specified by:
supportsSubqueriesInExists in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSubqueriesInIns

public boolean supportsSubqueriesInIns()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether subqueries in "in" statements are supported.

Specified by:
supportsSubqueriesInIns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds

public boolean supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether subqueries in quantified expressions are supported.

Specified by:
supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsCorrelatedSubqueries

public boolean supportsCorrelatedSubqueries()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether correlated subqueries are supported.

Specified by:
supportsCorrelatedSubqueries in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsUnion

public boolean supportsUnion()
                      throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether an SQL UNION is supported.

Specified by:
supportsUnion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsUnionAll

public boolean supportsUnionAll()
                         throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether an SQL UNION ALL is supported.

Specified by:
supportsUnionAll in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit

public boolean supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether cursors can remain open across commits.

Specified by:
supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support transactions.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback

public boolean supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether cursors can remain open across rollback.

Specified by:
supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support transactions.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit

public boolean supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether statements can remain open across commits.

Specified by:
supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback

public boolean supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback()
                                             throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether statements can remain open across rollbacks.

Specified by:
supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True. SAS software does not support transactions.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxBinaryLiteralLength

public int getMaxBinaryLiteralLength()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException
Returns the number of hex characters that are allowed in an inline binary literal.

Specified by:
getMaxBinaryLiteralLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. There is no limit.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxCharLiteralLength

public int getMaxCharLiteralLength()
                            throws java.sql.SQLException
Returns the maximum length of a character literal.

Specified by:
getMaxCharLiteralLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
32767.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxColumnNameLength

public int getMaxColumnNameLength()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Returns the maximum length of a column name.

Specified by:
getMaxColumnNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
32.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxColumnsInGroupBy

public int getMaxColumnsInGroupBy()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in a GROUP BY clause.

Specified by:
getMaxColumnsInGroupBy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. There is no limit.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxColumnsInIndex

public int getMaxColumnsInIndex()
                         throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in an index.

Specified by:
getMaxColumnsInIndex in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. There is no limit.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxColumnsInOrderBy

public int getMaxColumnsInOrderBy()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in an ORDER BY clause.

Specified by:
getMaxColumnsInOrderBy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. There is no limit.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxColumnsInSelect

public int getMaxColumnsInSelect()
                          throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines the maximum number of columns that are allowed in a SELECT list.

Specified by:
getMaxColumnsInSelect in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. There is no limit.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxColumnsInTable

public int getMaxColumnsInTable()
                         throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum number of columns that are allowed in a table.

Specified by:
getMaxColumnsInTable in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. There is no limit.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxConnections

public int getMaxConnections()
                      throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum number of database connections that can be active concurrently.

Specified by:
getMaxConnections in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. There is no limit.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxCursorNameLength

public int getMaxCursorNameLength()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum length of a cursor name.

Specified by:
getMaxCursorNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. SAS software does not support cursors.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxIndexLength

public int getMaxIndexLength()
                      throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum size of an index (in bytes).

Specified by:
getMaxIndexLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. There is no limit.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxSchemaNameLength

public int getMaxSchemaNameLength()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum length of a schema name.

Specified by:
getMaxSchemaNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
8.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxProcedureNameLength

public int getMaxProcedureNameLength()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum length of a procedure name.

Specified by:
getMaxProcedureNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. SAS software does not support stored procedures.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxCatalogNameLength

public int getMaxCatalogNameLength()
                            throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum length of a catalog name.

Specified by:
getMaxCatalogNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. SAS software does not support SQL catalogs.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxRowSize

public int getMaxRowSize()
                  throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum length of a single row.

Specified by:
getMaxRowSize in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. There is no limit.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs

public boolean doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether getMaxRowSize() includes LONGVARCHAR and LONGVARBINARY blobs.

Specified by:
doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxStatementLength

public int getMaxStatementLength()
                          throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum length of an SQL statement.

Specified by:
getMaxStatementLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. There is no limit.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxStatements

public int getMaxStatements()
                     throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum number of active statements that can be open to this database concurrently.

Specified by:
getMaxStatements in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. There is no limit.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxTableNameLength

public int getMaxTableNameLength()
                          throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum length of a table name.

Specified by:
getMaxTableNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
32.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxTablesInSelect

public int getMaxTablesInSelect()
                         throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum number of tables in a SELECT list.

Specified by:
getMaxTablesInSelect in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
0. There is no limit.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getMaxUserNameLength

public int getMaxUserNameLength()
                         throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates the maximum length of a user name.

Specified by:
getMaxUserNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
8.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getDefaultTransactionIsolation

public int getDefaultTransactionIsolation()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets the default transaction isolation level for the database.

Specified by:
getDefaultTransactionIsolation in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
java.sql.Connection.TRANSACTION_NONE
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsTransactions

public boolean supportsTransactions()
                             throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether transactions are supported.

Specified by:
supportsTransactions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsTransactionIsolationLevel

public boolean supportsTransactionIsolationLevel(int level)
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether the database supports the transaction isolation level.

Specified by:
supportsTransactionIsolationLevel in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True if the transaction isolation level is set to java.sql.Connection.TRANSACTION_NONE, else False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions

public boolean supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions()
                                                              throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether both data definition and data manipulation statements within a transaction are supported.

Specified by:
supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support transactions.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly

public boolean supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly()
                                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether data manipulation statements within a transaction are supported.

Specified by:
supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support transactions.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit

public boolean dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit()
                                              throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether a data definition statement within a transaction forces the transaction to commit.

Specified by:
dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support transactions.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions

public boolean dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions()
                                            throws java.sql.SQLException
Determines whether a data definition statement within a transaction is ignored.

Specified by:
dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
False. SAS software does not support transactions.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getProcedures

public java.sql.ResultSet getProcedures(java.lang.String catalog,
                                        java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                        java.lang.String procedureNamePattern)
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
Get a description of stored procedures available in a catalog. This method is not supported.

Specified by:
getProcedures in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getProcedureColumns

public java.sql.ResultSet getProcedureColumns(java.lang.String catalog,
                                              java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                              java.lang.String procedureNamePattern,
                                              java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
                                       throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a description of a catalog's stored procedure parameters and result columns. This method is not supported.

Specified by:
getProcedureColumns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getTables

public java.sql.ResultSet getTables(java.lang.String catalog,
                                    java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                    java.lang.String tableNamePattern,
                                    java.lang.String[] types)
                             throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a description of the tables that are available in a catalog.

Only table descriptions that match the catalog, schema, table name, and type criteria are returned. The rows are ordered by TABLE_TYPE, TABLE_SCHEM and TABLE_NAME.

Each table description contains the following columns:

Column nameData typeDescription
CATALOGStringThe table catalog (can be NULL)
SCHEMAStringThe table schema (can be NULL)
TABLEStringThe table name
TYPEStringThe table type
COMMENTStringAn explanatory comment regarding the table
table_passStringA non-standard column returning the password protection of the table. The returned column values would be one of NULL, READ, WRITE, ALTER values. A NULL is returned if no passwords are defined for the table. Since this is a non-standard result, this column must be referenced by name.

Specified by:
getTables in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
catalog - A catalog name. An empty string ("") retrieves the rows that do not have a catalog.
schemaPattern - A schema name pattern. An empty string ("") retrieves the rows that do not have a schema.
tableNamePattern - A table name pattern.
types - A list of table types to include. A value of NULL returns all types.
Returns:
ResultSet in which each row is a table description.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is thrown if there is no connection to server or if an IO exception is detected.

getSchemas

public java.sql.ResultSet getSchemas()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves the schema names available in this database. The results are ordered by schema name. A SAS schema is a LIBREF.

The schema column is:

  1. TABLE_SCHEM String => schema name

Specified by:
getSchemas in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
a ResultSet object in which each row is a schema description
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs

getCatalogs

public java.sql.ResultSet getCatalogs()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves the catalog names available in this database. The results are ordered by catalog name. SAS does not support catalogs, so the returned result set will always be empty.

The catalog column is:

  1. TABLE_CAT String => catalog name

Specified by:
getCatalogs in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
an empty ResultSet object. A single column String column that is a catalog name.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs

getTableTypes

public java.sql.ResultSet getTableTypes()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets the table types available in this database. The results are ordered by table type.

The table type is:

Column name Data type Description
TYPE String The table type

Specified by:
getTableTypes in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
ResultSet in which each row has a single String column that is a table type.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception may be thrown.

getColumns

public java.sql.ResultSet getColumns(java.lang.String catalog,
                                     java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                     java.lang.String tableNamePattern,
                                     java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
                              throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a description of table columns available in a catalog.

Only column descriptions matching the catalog, schema, table and column name criteria are returned. The descriptions are ordered by TABLE_SCHEM, TABLE_NAME and ORDINAL_POSITION.

Each column description contains the following columns:

Column name Data type Description
CATALOG String A table catalog (can be NULL)
SCHEMA String A table schema (can be NULL)
TABLE String A table name
NAME String A column name
SQLTYPE short An SQL type from java.sql.Types
TYPE String A data-source-dependent format name including format width and decimal
SIZE int The column size (For char or date types, this is the maximum number of characters; for numeric or decimal types, this is precision.)
EMPTY NULL Not used
SCALE int The number of fractional digits
RADIX int The radix (typically either 10 or 2)
NULLABLE int Constants that state whether NULL is allowed:
  • columnNoNulls - NULL values can possibly not be allowed
  • columnNullable - NULL values are allowed
  • columnNullableUnknown - Nullability is unknown
COMMENT String A comment describing the column (can be NULL)
DEFAULT String The default value (can be NULL)
EMPTY2 int Not used
EMPTY3 int Not used
MAX int For char types, this is the maximum number of bytes in the column
POSITION int The index of the column in the table (starting at 1)
NOTKNOWN String Strings that state whether NULL is allowed:
  • "NO" means that the column definitely does not allow NULL values
  • "YES" means that the column might allow NULL values
  • An empty string ("") means unknown

Specified by:
getColumns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
catalog - A catalog name. An empty string ("") retrieves the rows that do not have a catalog.
schemaPattern - A schema name pattern. An empty string ("") retrieves the rows that do not have a schema.
tableNamePattern - A table name pattern. For password protected tables the parameter will be of the form myTable(pw=XXXX).
columnNamePattern - A column name pattern.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception may be thrown.

getColumnPrivileges

public java.sql.ResultSet getColumnPrivileges(java.lang.String catalog,
                                              java.lang.String schema,
                                              java.lang.String table,
                                              java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
                                       throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a description of the access rights for a table's columns. This method is not supported.

Specified by:
getColumnPrivileges in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getTablePrivileges

public java.sql.ResultSet getTablePrivileges(java.lang.String catalog,
                                             java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                             java.lang.String tableNamePattern)
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a description of the access rights each table available in a catalog. This method is not supported.

Specified by:
getTablePrivileges in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getBestRowIdentifier

public java.sql.ResultSet getBestRowIdentifier(java.lang.String catalog,
                                               java.lang.String schema,
                                               java.lang.String table,
                                               int scope,
                                               boolean nullable)
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves a description of a table's optimal set of columns that uniquely identifies a row. They are ordered by SCOPE.

Each column description has the following columns:

  1. SCOPE short => actual scope of result
    • bestRowTemporary - very temporary, while using row
    • bestRowTransaction - valid for remainder of current transaction
    • bestRowSession - valid for remainder of current session
  2. COLUMN_NAME String => column name
  3. DATA_TYPE int => SQL data type from java.sql.Types
  4. TYPE_NAME String => Data source dependent type name, for a UDT the type name is fully qualified
  5. COLUMN_SIZE int => precision
  6. BUFFER_LENGTH int => not used
  7. DECIMAL_DIGITS short => scale
  8. PSEUDO_COLUMN short => is this a pseudo column like an Oracle ROWID
    • bestRowUnknown - may or may not be pseudo column
    • bestRowNotPseudo - is NOT a pseudo column
    • bestRowPseudo - is a pseudo column
  9. format String => SAS format. Non standard column. Must be retrieved with column name, not column position.

Specified by:
getBestRowIdentifier in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
schema - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
table - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored in the database
scope - the scope of interest; use same values as SCOPE
nullable - include columns that are nullable.
Returns:
ResultSet - each row is a column description
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs

getVersionColumns

public java.sql.ResultSet getVersionColumns(java.lang.String catalog,
                                            java.lang.String schema,
                                            java.lang.String table)
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a description of the table columns that are automatically updated when any value in a row is updated. This method is not supported.

Specified by:
getVersionColumns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
An exception is always thrown. No columns are automatically updated.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getPrimaryKeys

public java.sql.ResultSet getPrimaryKeys(java.lang.String catalog,
                                         java.lang.String schema,
                                         java.lang.String table)
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves a description of the given table's primary key columns. They are ordered by COLUMN_NAME.

Each primary key column description has the following columns:

  1. TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
  2. TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
  3. TABLE_NAME String => table name
  4. COLUMN_NAME String => column name
  5. KEY_SEQ short => sequence number within primary key
  6. PK_NAME String => primary key name (may be null)

Specified by:
getPrimaryKeys in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
schema - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
table - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored in the database
Returns:
ResultSet - each row is a primary key column description
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs

getImportedKeys

public java.sql.ResultSet getImportedKeys(java.lang.String catalog,
                                          java.lang.String schema,
                                          java.lang.String table)
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a description of the primary key columns that are referenced by a table's foreign key columns. This method is not supported.

Specified by:
getImportedKeys in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getExportedKeys

public java.sql.ResultSet getExportedKeys(java.lang.String catalog,
                                          java.lang.String schema,
                                          java.lang.String table)
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a description of a foreign key columns that reference a table's primary key columns. This method is not supported.

Specified by:
getExportedKeys in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getCrossReference

public java.sql.ResultSet getCrossReference(java.lang.String primaryCatalog,
                                            java.lang.String primarySchema,
                                            java.lang.String primaryTable,
                                            java.lang.String foreignCatalog,
                                            java.lang.String foreignSchema,
                                            java.lang.String foreignTable)
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a description of the foreign key columns in the foreign key table that reference the primary key columns of the primary key table. This method is not supported.

Specified by:
getCrossReference in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown.

getTypeInfo

public java.sql.ResultSet getTypeInfo()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException
Gets a description of all the standard SQL types supported by this database. They are ordered by DATA_TYPE and then by how closely the data type maps to the corresponding JDBC SQL type.

Each type description has the following columns:

Column nameData typeDescription
TYPE_NAMEStringType name
DATA_TYPEshortSQL data type from java.sql.Types
PRECISIONintmaximum precision
LITERAL_PREFIXStringprefix used to quote a literal (may be null)
LITERAL_SUFFIXStringsuffix used to quote a literal (may be null)
CREATE_PARAMSStringparameters used in creating the type (may be null)
NULLABLEshortcan you use NULL for this type ?
  • typeNullable - allows NULL values
  • typeNullableUnknown - nullability unknown
CASE_SENSITIVEbooleanis it case sensitive ?
SEARCHABLEshortcan you use "WHERE" based on this type:
  • typePredNone - No support
  • typePredChar - Only supported with WHERE .. LIKE
  • typePredBasic - Supported except for WHERE .. LIKE
  • typeSearchable - Supported for all WHERE ..
UNSIGNED_ATTRIBUTEbooleanis it unsigned ?
FIXED_PREC_SCALEbooleancan it be a money value ?
AUTO_INCREMENTbooleancan it be used for an auto-increment value ?
LOCAL_TYPE_NAMEStringLocalized version of type name (may be null)
MINIMUM_SCALEshortminimum scale supported
MAXIMUM_SCALEshortmaximum scale supported
SQL_DATA_TYPEintunused
SQL_DATETIME_SUBintunused
NUM_PREC_RADIXintusually 2 or 10

Specified by:
getTypeInfo in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
ResultSet in which each row is an SQL type definition.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface, but it is never thrown.

getIndexInfo

public java.sql.ResultSet getIndexInfo(java.lang.String catalog,
                                       java.lang.String schema,
                                       java.lang.String table,
                                       boolean unique,
                                       boolean approximate)
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves a description of the given table's indices and statistics. They are ordered by NON_UNIQUE, TYPE, INDEX_NAME, and ORDINAL_POSITION.

Each index column description has the following columns:

  1. TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
  2. TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
  3. TABLE_NAME String => table name
  4. NON_UNIQUE boolean => Can index values be non-unique. false when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
  5. INDEX_QUALIFIER String => index catalog (may be null); null when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
  6. INDEX_NAME String => index name; null when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
  7. TYPE short => index type:
    • tableIndexStatistic - this identifies table statistics that are returned in conjunction with a table's index descriptions
    • tableIndexClustered - this is a clustered index
    • tableIndexHashed - this is a hashed index
    • tableIndexOther - this is some other style of index
  8. ORDINAL_POSITION short => column sequence number within index; zero when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
  9. COLUMN_NAME String => column name; null when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
  10. ASC_OR_DESC String => column sort sequence, "A" => ascending, "D" => descending, may be null if sort sequence is not supported; null when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
  11. CARDINALITY int => When TYPE is tableIndexStatistic, then this is the number of rows in the table; otherwise, it is the number of unique values in the index.
  12. PAGES int => When TYPE is tableIndexStatisic then this is the number of pages used for the table, otherwise it is the number of pages used for the current index.
  13. FILTER_CONDITION String => Filter condition, if any. (may be null)

Specified by:
getIndexInfo in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in this database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
schema - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is stored in this database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
table - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored in this database
unique - when true, return only indices for unique values; when false, return indices regardless of whether unique or not
approximate - when true, result is allowed to reflect approximate or out of data values; when false, results are requested to be accurate
Returns:
ResultSet - each row is an index column description
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs

supportsResultSetType

public boolean supportsResultSetType(int type)
                              throws java.sql.SQLException
JDBC 2.0 Determines if the database supports the given result set type.

Specified by:
supportsResultSetType in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
type - The type defined in java.sql.ResultSet
Returns:
True if the type is TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE or TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, else, returns False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.
See Also:
MVAConnection

supportsResultSetConcurrency

public boolean supportsResultSetConcurrency(int type,
                                            int concurrency)
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
JDBC 2.0 Determines if the database supports the concurrency type in combination with the given result set type.

Specified by:
supportsResultSetConcurrency in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
type - The type defined in java.sql.ResultSet.
concurrency - type The concurrency type defined in java.sql.ResultSet.
Returns:
True if the resultset type is TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE or TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY and if the concurrency type is CONCUR_UPDATABLE or CONCUR_READ_ONLY, else returns False.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.
See Also:
MVAConnection

ownUpdatesAreVisible

public boolean ownUpdatesAreVisible(int type)
                             throws java.sql.SQLException
JDBC 2.0 Determines whether a result set's own changes are visible.

Specified by:
ownUpdatesAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
result - set type. The type defined in java.sql.ResultSet.
Returns:
True. Own changes are visible.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

ownDeletesAreVisible

public boolean ownDeletesAreVisible(int type)
                             throws java.sql.SQLException
JDBC 2.0 Determines whether a result set's own changes are visible.

Specified by:
ownDeletesAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
result - set type. The type defined in java.sql.ResultSet.
Returns:
True. Own changes are visible.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

ownInsertsAreVisible

public boolean ownInsertsAreVisible(int type)
                             throws java.sql.SQLException
JDBC 2.0 Determines whether a result set's own changes are visible.

Specified by:
ownInsertsAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
result - set type. The type defined in java.sql.ResultSet.
Returns:
True. Own changes are visible.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

othersUpdatesAreVisible

public boolean othersUpdatesAreVisible(int type)
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
JDBC 2.0 Determines whether changes made by others are visible.

Specified by:
othersUpdatesAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
result - set type. The type defined in java.sql.ResultSet.
Returns:
False. Changes made by others are not visible.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

othersDeletesAreVisible

public boolean othersDeletesAreVisible(int type)
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
JDBC 2.0 Determines whether changes made by others are visible.

Specified by:
othersDeletesAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
result - set type. The type defined in java.sql.ResultSet.
Returns:
False. Changes made by others are not visible.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

othersInsertsAreVisible

public boolean othersInsertsAreVisible(int type)
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
JDBC 2.0 Determines whether changes made by others are visible.

Specified by:
othersInsertsAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
result - set type. The type defined in java.sql.ResultSet.
Returns:
False. Changes made by others are not visible.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

updatesAreDetected

public boolean updatesAreDetected(int type)
                           throws java.sql.SQLException
JDBC 2.0 Determines whether or not a visible row update can be detected by calling ResultSet.rowUpdated().

Specified by:
updatesAreDetected in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
result - set type. The type defined in java.sql.ResultSet.
Returns:
False. Updates are not detected.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

deletesAreDetected

public boolean deletesAreDetected(int type)
                           throws java.sql.SQLException
JDBC 2.0 Determines whether or not a visible row delete can be detected by calling ResultSet.rowDeleted(). If deletesAreDetected() returns false, then deleted rows are removed from the result set.

Specified by:
deletesAreDetected in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
result - set type. The type defined in java.sql.ResultSet.
Returns:
False. Deletes are not detected.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

insertsAreDetected

public boolean insertsAreDetected(int type)
                           throws java.sql.SQLException
JDBC 2.0 Determines whether or not a visible row insert can be detected by calling ResultSet.rowInserted().

Specified by:
insertsAreDetected in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
result - set type. The type defined in java.sql.ResultSet.
Returns:
False. Inserts are not detected.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

supportsBatchUpdates

public boolean supportsBatchUpdates()
                             throws java.sql.SQLException
JDBC 2.0 Determines if the database supports batch updates.

Specified by:
supportsBatchUpdates in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
True. Batch updates are supported as sequential queuing of update calls.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

getUDTs

public java.sql.ResultSet getUDTs(java.lang.String catalog,
                                  java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                  java.lang.String typeNamePattern,
                                  int[] types)
                           throws java.sql.SQLException
JDBC 2.0 Gets a description of the user-defined types defined in a particular schema. Schema specific UDTs may have type JAVA_OBJECT, STRUCT, or DISTINCT.

Specified by:
getUDTs in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Parameters:
catalog - a catalog name; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means drop catalog name from the selection criteria
schemaPattern - a schema name pattern; "" retrieves those without a schema
typeNamePattern - a type name pattern; may be a fully qualified name
types - a list of user-named types to include (JAVA_OBJECT, STRUCT, or DISTINCT); null returns all types
Returns:
An empty ResultSet object.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

getConnection

public java.sql.Connection getConnection()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
JDBC 2.0 Gets the connection that produced this metadata object.

Specified by:
getConnection in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
An MVAConnection object.
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is required by the interface but it is never thrown.

getAttributes

public java.sql.ResultSet getAttributes(java.lang.String catalog,
                                        java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                        java.lang.String typeNamePattern,
                                        java.lang.String attributeNamePattern)
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves a description of the given attribute of the given type for a user-defined type (UDT) that is available in the given schema and catalog. Empty method implementation for JDK1.4 compliance.

Specified by:
getAttributes in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown to indicate the method is not implemented.

getDatabaseMajorVersion

public int getDatabaseMajorVersion()
                            throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves the major version number of the underlying database.

Specified by:
getDatabaseMajorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
the underlying database's major version
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
Since:
1.4

getDatabaseMinorVersion

public int getDatabaseMinorVersion()
                            throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves the minor version number of the underlying database.

Specified by:
getDatabaseMinorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
underlying database's minor version
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
Since:
1.4

getJDBCMajorVersion

public int getJDBCMajorVersion()
                        throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves the major JDBC version number for this driver.

Specified by:
getJDBCMajorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
JDBC version major number
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
Since:
1.4

getJDBCMinorVersion

public int getJDBCMinorVersion()
                        throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves the minor JDBC version number for this driver.

Specified by:
getJDBCMinorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Returns:
JDBC version major number
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
Since:
1.4

getResultSetHoldability

public int getResultSetHoldability()
                            throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves the default holdability of this ResultSet object. Empty method implementation for JDK1.4 compliance.

Specified by:
getResultSetHoldability in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown to indicate the method is not implemented.

getSQLStateType

public int getSQLStateType()
                    throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates whether the SQLSTATE returned by SQLException.getSQLState is X/Open (now known as Open Group) SQL CLI or SQL99. Empty method implementation for JDK1.4 compliance.

Specified by:
getSQLStateType in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown to indicate the method is not implemented.

getSuperTables

public java.sql.ResultSet getSuperTables(java.lang.String catalog,
                                         java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                         java.lang.String tableNamePattern)
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves a description of the table hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database. Empty method implementation for JDK1.4 compliance.

Specified by:
getSuperTables in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown to indicate the method is not implemented.

getSuperTypes

public java.sql.ResultSet getSuperTypes(java.lang.String catalog,
                                        java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                        java.lang.String typeNamePattern)
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves a description of the user-defined type (UDT) hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database. Empty method implementation for JDK1.4 compliance.

Specified by:
getSuperTypes in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown to indicate the method is not implemented.

locatorsUpdateCopy

public boolean locatorsUpdateCopy()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Indicates whether updates made to a LOB are made on a copy or directly to the LOB. Empty method implementation for JDK1.4 compliance.

Specified by:
locatorsUpdateCopy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown to indicate the method is not implemented.

supportsGetGeneratedKeys

public boolean supportsGetGeneratedKeys()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves whether auto-generated keys can be retrieved after a statement has been executed. Empty method implementation for JDK1.4 compliance.

Specified by:
supportsGetGeneratedKeys in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown to indicate the method is not implemented.

supportsMultipleOpenResults

public boolean supportsMultipleOpenResults()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves whether it is possible to have multiple ResultSet objects returned from a CallableStatement object simultaneously. Empty method implementation for JDK1.4 compliance.

Specified by:
supportsMultipleOpenResults in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown to indicate the method is not implemented.

supportsNamedParameters

public boolean supportsNamedParameters()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves whether this database supports named parameters to callable statements. Empty method implementation for JDK1.4 compliance.

Specified by:
supportsNamedParameters in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown to indicate the method is not implemented.

supportsResultSetHoldability

public boolean supportsResultSetHoldability(int holdability)
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves whether this database supports the given result set holdability. Empty method implementation for JDK1.4 compliance.

Specified by:
supportsResultSetHoldability in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown to indicate the method is not implemented.

supportsSavepoints

public boolean supportsSavepoints()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves whether this database supports savepoints. Empty method implementation for JDK1.4 compliance.

Specified by:
supportsSavepoints in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown to indicate the method is not implemented.

supportsStatementPooling

public boolean supportsStatementPooling()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
Retrieves whether this database supports statement pooling. Empty method implementation for JDK1.4 compliance.

Specified by:
supportsStatementPooling in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
Throws:
java.sql.SQLException - This exception is always thrown to indicate the method is not implemented.



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