org.exolab.core.foundation
Interface DatabaseManagerIfc

public interface DatabaseManagerIfc

The DatabaseManager interface defines the creation point for the database. It simply has one method, open, which returns a reference to a DatabaseIfc instance

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2000/02/22 07:37:55 $

Author:

Jim Alateras

Method Summary

DatabaseIfc

create(java.lang.String name, java.util.Properties props) Open a Database with the specified name.

Method Detail

create

public DatabaseIfc create(java.lang.String name,
                          java.util.Properties props)
                   throws FailedToCreateDatabaseException

Open a Database with the specified name. If the database does not exist then attemtp to create it before opening it.If it cannot do either then throw the FailedToCreateDatabase exception

The input parameter 'props' holds vendor specific properties which can be used during the creation. The clietn can pass a null props param.

Parameters:

name - name of the database

props - vendor specific properties

Returns:

Databaseifc created or opened database

Throws:

FailedToCreateDatabaseException