Module java.sql
Package java.sql

Interface SQLInput

All Known Implementing Classes:
SQLInputImpl
public interface SQLInput
An input stream that contains a stream of values representing an instance of an SQL structured type or an SQL distinct type. This interface, used only for custom mapping, is used by the driver behind the scenes, and a programmer never directly invokes SQLInput methods. The reader methods (readLong, readBytes, and so on) provide a way for an implementation of the SQLData interface to read the values in an SQLInput object. And as described in SQLData, calls to reader methods must be made in the order that their corresponding attributes appear in the SQL definition of the type. The method wasNull is used to determine whether the last value read was SQL NULL.

When the method getObject is called with an object of a class implementing the interface SQLData, the JDBC driver calls the method SQLData.getSQLType to determine the SQL type of the user-defined type (UDT) being custom mapped. The driver creates an instance of SQLInput, populating it with the attributes of the UDT. The driver then passes the input stream to the method SQLData.readSQL, which in turn calls the SQLInput reader methods in its implementation for reading the attributes from the input stream.

Since:
1.2

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Array
    readArray()
    Reads an SQL ARRAY value from the stream and returns it as an Array object in the Java programming language.
    InputStream
    readAsciiStream()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a stream of ASCII characters.
    BigDecimal
    readBigDecimal()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.math.BigDecimal object in the Java programming language.
    InputStream
    readBinaryStream()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a stream of uninterpreted bytes.
    Blob
    readBlob()
    Reads an SQL BLOB value from the stream and returns it as a Blob object in the Java programming language.
    boolean
    readBoolean()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a boolean in the Java programming language.
    byte
    readByte()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a byte in the Java programming language.
    byte[]
    readBytes()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as an array of bytes in the Java programming language.
    Reader
    readCharacterStream()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a stream of Unicode characters.
    Clob
    readClob()
    Reads an SQL CLOB value from the stream and returns it as a Clob object in the Java programming language.
    Date
    readDate()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.sql.Date object.
    double
    readDouble()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a double in the Java programming language.
    float
    readFloat()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a float in the Java programming language.
    int
    readInt()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as an int in the Java programming language.
    long
    readLong()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a long in the Java programming language.
    NClob
    readNClob()
    Reads an SQL NCLOB value from the stream and returns it as a NClob object in the Java programming language.
    String
    readNString()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a String in the Java programming language.
    Object
    readObject()
    Reads the datum at the head of the stream and returns it as an Object in the Java programming language.
    default <T> T
    readObject​(Class<T> type)
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as an Object in the Java programming language.
    Ref
    readRef()
    Reads an SQL REF value from the stream and returns it as a Ref object in the Java programming language.
    RowId
    readRowId()
    Reads an SQL ROWID value from the stream and returns it as a RowId object in the Java programming language.
    short
    readShort()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a short in the Java programming language.
    SQLXML
    readSQLXML()
    Reads an SQL XML value from the stream and returns it as a SQLXML object in the Java programming language.
    String
    readString()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a String in the Java programming language.
    Time
    readTime()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.sql.Time object.
    Timestamp
    readTimestamp()
    Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.sql.Timestamp object.
    URL
    readURL()
    Reads an SQL DATALINK value from the stream and returns it as a java.net.URL object in the Java programming language.
    boolean
    wasNull()
    Retrieves whether the last value read was SQL NULL.

  • Method Details

    • readString

      String readString() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a String in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readBoolean

      boolean readBoolean() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a boolean in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns false
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readByte

      byte readByte() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a byte in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns 0
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readShort

      short readShort() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a short in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns 0
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readInt

      int readInt() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as an int in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns 0
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readLong

      long readLong() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a long in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns 0
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readFloat

      float readFloat() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a float in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns 0
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readDouble

      double readDouble() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a double in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns 0
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readBigDecimal

      BigDecimal readBigDecimal() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.math.BigDecimal object in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readBytes

      byte[] readBytes() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as an array of bytes in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readDate

      Date readDate() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.sql.Date object.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readTime

      Time readTime() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.sql.Time object.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readTimestamp

      Timestamp readTimestamp() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.sql.Timestamp object.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readCharacterStream

      Reader readCharacterStream() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a stream of Unicode characters.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readAsciiStream

      InputStream readAsciiStream() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a stream of ASCII characters.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readBinaryStream

      InputStream readBinaryStream() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a stream of uninterpreted bytes.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readObject

      Object readObject() throws SQLException
      Reads the datum at the head of the stream and returns it as an Object in the Java programming language. The actual type of the object returned is determined by the default type mapping, and any customizations present in this stream's type map.

      A type map is registered with the stream by the JDBC driver before the stream is passed to the application.

      When the datum at the head of the stream is an SQL NULL, the method returns null. If the datum is an SQL structured or distinct type, it determines the SQL type of the datum at the head of the stream. If the stream's type map has an entry for that SQL type, the driver constructs an object of the appropriate class and calls the method SQLData.readSQL on that object, which reads additional data from the stream, using the protocol described for that method.

      Returns:
      the datum at the head of the stream as an Object in the Java programming language;null if the datum is SQL NULL
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readRef

      Ref readRef() throws SQLException
      Reads an SQL REF value from the stream and returns it as a Ref object in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      a Ref object representing the SQL REF value at the head of the stream; null if the value read is SQL NULL
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readBlob

      Blob readBlob() throws SQLException
      Reads an SQL BLOB value from the stream and returns it as a Blob object in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      a Blob object representing data of the SQL BLOB value at the head of the stream; null if the value read is SQL NULL
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readClob

      Clob readClob() throws SQLException
      Reads an SQL CLOB value from the stream and returns it as a Clob object in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      a Clob object representing data of the SQL CLOB value at the head of the stream; null if the value read is SQL NULL
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readArray

      Array readArray() throws SQLException
      Reads an SQL ARRAY value from the stream and returns it as an Array object in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      an Array object representing data of the SQL ARRAY value at the head of the stream; null if the value read is SQL NULL
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • wasNull

      boolean wasNull() throws SQLException
      Retrieves whether the last value read was SQL NULL.
      Returns:
      true if the most recently read SQL value was SQL NULL; false otherwise
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.2

    • readURL

      URL readURL() throws SQLException
      Reads an SQL DATALINK value from the stream and returns it as a java.net.URL object in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      a java.net.URL object.
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs, or if a URL is malformed
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.4

    • readNClob

      NClob readNClob() throws SQLException
      Reads an SQL NCLOB value from the stream and returns it as a NClob object in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      a NClob object representing data of the SQL NCLOB value at the head of the stream; null if the value read is SQL NULL
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.6

    • readNString

      String readNString() throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a String in the Java programming language. It is intended for use when accessing NCHAR,NVARCHAR and LONGNVARCHAR columns.
      Returns:
      the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.6

    • readSQLXML

      SQLXML readSQLXML() throws SQLException
      Reads an SQL XML value from the stream and returns it as a SQLXML object in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      a SQLXML object representing data of the SQL XML value at the head of the stream; null if the value read is SQL NULL
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.6

    • readRowId

      RowId readRowId() throws SQLException
      Reads an SQL ROWID value from the stream and returns it as a RowId object in the Java programming language.
      Returns:
      a RowId object representing data of the SQL ROWID value at the head of the stream; null if the value read is SQL NULL
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.6

    • readObject

      default <T> T readObject​(Class<T> type) throws SQLException
      Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as an Object in the Java programming language. The actual type of the object returned is determined by the specified Java data type, and any customizations present in this stream's type map.

      A type map is registered with the stream by the JDBC driver before the stream is passed to the application.

      When the attribute at the head of the stream is an SQL NULL the method returns null. If the attribute is an SQL structured or distinct type, it determines the SQL type of the attribute at the head of the stream. If the stream's type map has an entry for that SQL type, the driver constructs an object of the appropriate class and calls the method SQLData.readSQL on that object, which reads additional data from the stream, using the protocol described for that method.

      The default implementation will throw SQLFeatureNotSupportedException

      Type Parameters:
      T - the type of the class modeled by this Class object
      Parameters:
      type - Class representing the Java data type to convert the attribute to.
      Returns:
      the attribute at the head of the stream as an Object in the Java programming language;null if the attribute is SQL NULL
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      SQLFeatureNotSupportedException - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
      Since:
      1.8