Package org.springframework.jdbc.support
Interface DatabaseMetaDataCallback
public interface DatabaseMetaDataCallback
A callback interface used by the JdbcUtils class. Implementations of this interface perform the actual work of extracting database meta-data, but don't need to worry about exception handling. SQLExceptions will be caught and handled correctly by the JdbcUtils class.- Author:
- Thomas Risberg
- See Also:
JdbcUtils.extractDatabaseMetaData(javax.sql.DataSource, org.springframework.jdbc.support.DatabaseMetaDataCallback)
Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description ObjectprocessMetaData(DatabaseMetaData dbmd)Implementations must implement this method to process the meta-data passed in.
Method Detail
processMetaData
Object processMetaData(DatabaseMetaData dbmd) throws SQLException, MetaDataAccessException
Implementations must implement this method to process the meta-data passed in. Exactly what the implementation chooses to do is up to it.- Parameters:
dbmd- the DatabaseMetaData to process- Returns:
- a result object extracted from the meta-data (can be an arbitrary object, as needed by the implementation)
- Throws:
SQLException- if a SQLException is encountered getting column values (that is, there's no need to catch SQLException)MetaDataAccessException- in case of other failures while extracting meta-data (for example, reflection failure)