source: trunk/gcc/libjava/java/sql/SQLOutput.java

/* SQLOutput.java -- Write SQL values to a stream
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package java.sql;

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.net.URL;

/**
 * This interface provides methods for writing Java types to a SQL stream.
 * It is used for implemented custom type mappings for user defined data
 * types.
 *
 * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
 */
public interface SQLOutput 
{
  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java <code>String</code>
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeString(String x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java <code>boolean</code>
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeBoolean(boolean x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java <code>byte</code>
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeByte(byte x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java <code>short</code>
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeShort(short x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java <code>int</code>
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeInt(int x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java <code>long</code>
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeLong(long x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java <code>float</code>
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeFloat(float x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java <code>double</code>
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeDouble(double x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java <code>BigDecimal</code>
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeBigDecimal(BigDecimal x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java <code>byte</code> array
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeBytes(byte[] x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java <code>java.sql.Date</code> 
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeDate(Date x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java <code>java.sql.Time</code> 
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeTime(Time x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java <code>java.sql.Timestamp</code> 
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeTimestamp(Timestamp x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java character stream
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeCharacterStream(Reader x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified ASCII text stream
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeAsciiStream(InputStream x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified uninterpreted binary byte stream
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeBinaryStream(InputStream x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java <code>SQLData</code> object
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeObject(SQLData x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java SQL <code>Ref</code> object
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeRef(Ref x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java SQL <code>Blob</code> object
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeBlob(Blob x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java SQL <code>Clob</code> object
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeClob(Clob x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java SQL <code>Struct</code> object
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeStruct(Struct x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * This method writes the specified Java SQL <code>Array</code> object
   * to the SQL stream.
   *
   * @param value The value to write to the stream.
   * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
   */
  public void writeArray(Array x) throws SQLException;

  /**
   * @since 1.4
   */
  public void writeURL(URL x) throws SQLException;
}