All Superinterfaces:: Wrapper

All Known Subinterfaces:: RowSetMetaData

All Known Implementing Classes:: RowSetMetaDataImpl

public interface ResultSetMetaData extends Wrapper

An object that can be used to get information about the types and properties of the columns in a ResultSet object. The following code fragment creates the ResultSet object rs, creates the ResultSetMetaData object rsmd, and uses rsmd to find out how many columns rs has and whether the first column in rs can be used in a WHERE clause.


     ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT a, b, c FROM TABLE2");
     ResultSetMetaData rsmd = rs.getMetaData();
     int numberOfColumns = rsmd.getColumnCount();
     boolean b = rsmd.isSearchable(1);

Since:: 1.1

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type

Field

Description

static final int

columnNoNulls

The constant indicating that a column does not allow NULL values.

static final int

columnNullable

The constant indicating that a column allows NULL values.

static final int

columnNullableUnknown

The constant indicating that the nullability of a column's values is unknown.
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

String

getCatalogName(int column)

Gets the designated column's table's catalog name.

String

getColumnClassName(int column)

Returns the fully-qualified name of the Java class whose instances are manufactured if the method ResultSet.getObject is called to retrieve a value from the column.

int

getColumnCount()

Returns the number of columns in this ResultSet object.

int

getColumnDisplaySize(int column)

Indicates the designated column's normal maximum width in characters.

String

getColumnLabel(int column)

Gets the designated column's suggested title for use in printouts and displays.

String

getColumnName(int column)

Get the designated column's name.

int

getColumnType(int column)

Retrieves the designated column's SQL type.

String

getColumnTypeName(int column)

Retrieves the designated column's database-specific type name.

int

getPrecision(int column)

Get the designated column's specified column size.

int

getScale(int column)

Gets the designated column's number of digits to right of the decimal point. 0 is returned for data types where the scale is not applicable.

String

getSchemaName(int column)

Get the designated column's table's schema.

String

getTableName(int column)

Gets the designated column's table name.

boolean

isAutoIncrement(int column)

Indicates whether the designated column is automatically numbered.

boolean

isCaseSensitive(int column)

Indicates whether a column's case matters.

boolean

isCurrency(int column)

Indicates whether the designated column is a cash value.

boolean

isDefinitelyWritable(int column)

Indicates whether a write on the designated column will definitely succeed.

int

isNullable(int column)

Indicates the nullability of values in the designated column.

boolean

isReadOnly(int column)

Indicates whether the designated column is definitely not writable.

boolean

isSearchable(int column)

Indicates whether the designated column can be used in a where clause.

boolean

isSigned(int column)

Indicates whether values in the designated column are signed numbers.

boolean

isWritable(int column)

Indicates whether it is possible for a write on the designated column to succeed.

Methods declared in interface java.sql.Wrapper
isWrapperFor, unwrap

Field Details
- columnNoNulls
  static final int columnNoNulls
  
  The constant indicating that a column does not allow NULL values.
  
  See Also:
  
  Constant Field Values
- columnNullable
  static final int columnNullable
  
  The constant indicating that a column allows NULL values.
  
  See Also:
  
  Constant Field Values
- columnNullableUnknown
  static final int columnNullableUnknown
  
  The constant indicating that the nullability of a column's values is unknown.
  
  See Also:
  
  Constant Field Values
Method Details
- getColumnCount
  
  int getColumnCount() throws SQLException
  
  Returns the number of columns in this ResultSet object.
  
  Returns:
  
  the number of columns
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- isAutoIncrement
  
  boolean isAutoIncrement(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Indicates whether the designated column is automatically numbered.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  true if so; false otherwise
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- isCaseSensitive
  
  boolean isCaseSensitive(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Indicates whether a column's case matters.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  true if so; false otherwise
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- isSearchable
  
  boolean isSearchable(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Indicates whether the designated column can be used in a where clause.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  true if so; false otherwise
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- isCurrency
  
  boolean isCurrency(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Indicates whether the designated column is a cash value.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  true if so; false otherwise
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- isNullable
  
  int isNullable(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Indicates the nullability of values in the designated column.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  the nullability status of the given column; one of columnNoNulls, columnNullable or columnNullableUnknown
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- isSigned
  
  boolean isSigned(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Indicates whether values in the designated column are signed numbers.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  true if so; false otherwise
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- getColumnDisplaySize
  
  int getColumnDisplaySize(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Indicates the designated column's normal maximum width in characters.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  the normal maximum number of characters allowed as the width of the designated column
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- getColumnLabel
  
  String getColumnLabel(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Gets the designated column's suggested title for use in printouts and displays. The suggested title is usually specified by the SQL AS clause. If a SQL AS is not specified, the value returned from getColumnLabel will be the same as the value returned by the getColumnName method.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  the suggested column title
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- getColumnName
  
  String getColumnName(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Get the designated column's name.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  column name
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- getSchemaName
  
  String getSchemaName(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Get the designated column's table's schema.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  schema name or "" if not applicable
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- getPrecision
  
  int getPrecision(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Get the designated column's specified column size. For numeric data, this is the maximum precision. For character data, this is the length in characters. For datetime datatypes, this is the length in characters of the String representation (assuming the maximum allowed precision of the fractional seconds component). For binary data, this is the length in bytes. For the ROWID datatype, this is the length in bytes. 0 is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  precision
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- getScale
  
  int getScale(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Gets the designated column's number of digits to right of the decimal point. 0 is returned for data types where the scale is not applicable.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  scale
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- getTableName
  
  String getTableName(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Gets the designated column's table name.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  table name or "" if not applicable
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- getCatalogName
  
  String getCatalogName(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Gets the designated column's table's catalog name.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  the name of the catalog for the table in which the given column appears or "" if not applicable
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- getColumnType
  int getColumnType(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Retrieves the designated column's SQL type.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  SQL type from java.sql.Types
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
  
  See Also:
  
  Types
- getColumnTypeName
  
  String getColumnTypeName(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Retrieves the designated column's database-specific type name.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  type name used by the database. If the column type is a user-defined type, then a fully-qualified type name is returned.
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- isReadOnly
  
  boolean isReadOnly(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Indicates whether the designated column is definitely not writable.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  true if so; false otherwise
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- isWritable
  
  boolean isWritable(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Indicates whether it is possible for a write on the designated column to succeed.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  true if so; false otherwise
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- isDefinitelyWritable
  
  boolean isDefinitelyWritable(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Indicates whether a write on the designated column will definitely succeed.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  true if so; false otherwise
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- getColumnClassName
  
  String getColumnClassName(int column) throws SQLException
  
  Returns the fully-qualified name of the Java class whose instances are manufactured if the method ResultSet.getObject is called to retrieve a value from the column. ResultSet.getObject may return a subclass of the class returned by this method.
  
  Parameters:
  
  column - the first column is 1, the second is 2, ...
  
  Returns:
  
  the fully-qualified name of the class in the Java programming language that would be used by the method ResultSet.getObject to retrieve the value in the specified column. This is the class name used for custom mapping.
  
  Throws:
  
  SQLException - if a database access error occurs
  
  Since:
  
  1.2

Interface ResultSetMetaData

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods declared in interface java.sql.Wrapper

Field Details

columnNoNulls

columnNullable

columnNullableUnknown

Method Details

getColumnCount

isAutoIncrement

isCaseSensitive

isSearchable

isCurrency

isNullable

isSigned

getColumnDisplaySize

getColumnLabel

getColumnName

getSchemaName

getPrecision

getScale

getTableName

getCatalogName

getColumnType

getColumnTypeName

isReadOnly

isWritable

isDefinitelyWritable

getColumnClassName