Java EE 5 SDK

javax.resource.cci
Interface RecordFactory


public interface RecordFactory

The RecordFactory interface is used for creating MappedRecord and IndexedRecord instances. Note that the RecordFactory is only used for creation of generic record instances. A CCI implementation provides an implementation class for the RecordFactory interface.

Since:
0.8
Author:
Rahul Sharma
See Also:
IndexedRecord, MappedRecord

Method Summary
 IndexedRecord createIndexedRecord(String recordName)
          Creates a IndexedRecord.
 MappedRecord createMappedRecord(String recordName)
          Creates a MappedRecord.
 

Method Detail

createMappedRecord

MappedRecord createMappedRecord(String recordName)
                                throws ResourceException
Creates a MappedRecord. The method takes the name of the record that is to be created by the RecordFactory. The name of the record acts as a pointer to the meta information (stored in the metadata repository) for a specific record type.

Parameters:
recordName - Name of the Record
Returns:
MappedRecord
Throws:
ResourceException - Failed to create a MappedRecord. Example error cases are:
  • Invalid specification of record name
  • Resource adapter internal error
  • Failed to access metadata repository
NotSupportedException - Operation not supported

createIndexedRecord

IndexedRecord createIndexedRecord(String recordName)
                                  throws ResourceException
Creates a IndexedRecord. The method takes the name of the record that is to be created by the RecordFactory. The name of the record acts as a pointer to the meta information (stored in the metadata repository) for a specific record type.

Parameters:
recordName - Name of the Record
Returns:
IndexedRecord
Throws:
ResourceException - Failed to create an IndexedRecord. Example error cases are:
  • Invalid specification of record name
  • Resource adapter internal error
  • Failed to access metadata repository
NotSupportedException - Operation not supported

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