org.apache.cocoon.ojb.odmg.components
Interface ODMG

All Superinterfaces:

Component

All Known Implementing Classes:

ODMGImpl

public interface ODMG

extends Component

Interface component to the ODMG Implementation. It is used to get the ODMG Implementation object to interact with object database through ODMG API.

Version:

CVS $Id: ODMG.java 155367 2005-02-25 20:22:13Z vgritsenko $

Author:

Giacomo Pati

Field Summary

static String

ROLE The ROLE

Method Summary

org.odmg.Implementation	getInstance() Get a ODMG Instance with default settings.
org.odmg.Implementation	getInstance(int mode) Get a ODMG Instance with a default connection definition and a Database operation mode.
org.odmg.Implementation	getInstance(String connection) Get a ODMG Instance with a specific connection definition.
org.odmg.Implementation	getInstance(String connection, int mode) Get a ODMG Instance with a specific connection definition and a Database operation mode.

Field Detail

ROLE

public static final String ROLE

The ROLE

Method Detail

getInstance

public org.odmg.Implementation getInstance()
                                    throws org.odmg.ODMGException

Get a ODMG Instance with default settings.

Returns:

a ODMG Implementation Object

Throws:

org.odmg.ODMGException - DOCUMENT ME!

getInstance

public org.odmg.Implementation getInstance(String connection)
                                    throws org.odmg.ODMGException

Get a ODMG Instance with a specific connection definition.

Parameters:

connection - The connection name to be used (OJB specific connection name)

Returns:

a ODMG Implementation Object

Throws:

org.odmg.ODMGException - DOCUMENT ME!

getInstance

public org.odmg.Implementation getInstance(String connection,
                                           int mode)
                                    throws org.odmg.ODMGException

Get a ODMG Instance with a specific connection definition and a Database operation mode.

Parameters:

connection - The connection name to be used (OJB specific connection name)

mode - The Database operation mode

Returns:

a ODMG Implementation Object

Throws:

org.odmg.ODMGException - DOCUMENT ME!

getInstance

public org.odmg.Implementation getInstance(int mode)
                                    throws org.odmg.ODMGException

Get a ODMG Instance with a default connection definition and a Database operation mode.

Parameters:

mode - The Database operation mode

Returns:

a ODMG Implementation Object

Throws:

org.odmg.ODMGException - DOCUMENT ME!