java.sql

Class DriverPropertyInfo

java.lang.Object

java.sql.DriverPropertyInfo

public class DriverPropertyInfo
extends Object

Driver properties for making a connection. The DriverPropertyInfo class is of interest only to advanced programmers who need to interact with a Driver via the method getDriverProperties to discover and supply properties for connections.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
String[]	choices An array of possible values if the value for the field DriverPropertyInfo.value may be selected from a particular set of values; otherwise null.
String	description A brief description of the property, which may be null.
String	name The name of the property.
boolean	required The required field is true if a value must be supplied for this property during Driver.connect and false otherwise.
String	value The value field specifies the current value of the property, based on a combination of the information supplied to the method getPropertyInfo, the Java environment, and the driver-supplied default values.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DriverPropertyInfo(String name, String value) Constructs a DriverPropertyInfo object with a given name and value.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

name

public String name

The name of the property.

description

public String description

A brief description of the property, which may be null.

required

public boolean required

The required field is true if a value must be supplied for this property during Driver.connect and false otherwise.

value

public String value

The value field specifies the current value of the property, based on a combination of the information supplied to the method getPropertyInfo, the Java environment, and the driver-supplied default values. This field may be null if no value is known.

choices

public String[] choices

An array of possible values if the value for the field DriverPropertyInfo.value may be selected from a particular set of values; otherwise null.

Constructor Detail

DriverPropertyInfo

public DriverPropertyInfo(String name,
                  String value)

Constructs a DriverPropertyInfo object with a given name and value. The description and choices are intialized to null and required is initialized to false.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property

value - the current value, which may be null