org.exolab.jms.tools.db
Class SchemaBrowser

java.lang.Object
  org.exolab.jms.tools.db.SchemaBrowser

public class SchemaBrowser
extends java.lang.Object

This class provides methods for examining a database schema

Version:

$Revision: 1.5 $ $Date: 2003/08/07 13:33:11 $

Author:

Tim Anderson

Constructor Summary

SchemaBrowser(java.sql.Connection connection)
Construct a new SchemaBrowser

Method Summary

Table	getTable(java.lang.String name) Returns the schema for the specified table
boolean	getTableExists(java.lang.String table) Returns true if a table exists
Type	getType(Attribute attribute) Returns the Type for an Attribute

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SchemaBrowser

public SchemaBrowser(java.sql.Connection connection)
              throws PersistenceException

Construct a new SchemaBrowser

Parameters:

connection - the JDBC connection

Throws:

PersistenceException - if database meta-data can't be obtained

Method Detail

getTable

public Table getTable(java.lang.String name)
               throws PersistenceException

Returns the schema for the specified table

Parameters:

name - the table name

Returns:

the schema for the table identified by name

Throws:

PersistenceException - if the named table doesn't exist, or the schema cannot be obtained

getType

public Type getType(Attribute attribute)
             throws PersistenceException

Returns the Type for an Attribute

Parameters:

attribute - the attribute

Returns:

the type

Throws:

PersistenceException - if Attribute.getType() is invalid, or the RDBMS doesn't support the type

getTableExists

public boolean getTableExists(java.lang.String table)
                       throws PersistenceException

Returns true if a table exists

Parameters:

table - the name of the table

Throws:

PersistenceException