Module java.sql
Package java.sql

Interface ParameterMetaData

All Superinterfaces:
Wrapper
public interface ParameterMetaData extends Wrapper
An object that can be used to get information about the types and properties for each parameter marker in a PreparedStatement object. For some queries and driver implementations, the data that would be returned by a ParameterMetaData object may not be available until the PreparedStatement has been executed.

Some driver implementations may not be able to provide information about the types and properties for each parameter marker in a CallableStatement object.

Since:
1.4

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final int
    parameterModeIn
    The constant indicating that the parameter's mode is IN.
    static final int
    parameterModeInOut
    The constant indicating that the parameter's mode is INOUT.
    static final int
    parameterModeOut
    The constant indicating that the parameter's mode is OUT.
    static final int
    parameterModeUnknown
    The constant indicating that the mode of the parameter is unknown.
    static final int
    parameterNoNulls
    The constant indicating that a parameter will not allow NULL values.
    static final int
    parameterNullable
    The constant indicating that a parameter will allow NULL values.
    static final int
    parameterNullableUnknown
    The constant indicating that the nullability of a parameter is unknown.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getParameterClassName(int param)
    Retrieves the fully-qualified name of the Java class whose instances should be passed to the method PreparedStatement.setObject.
    int
    getParameterCount()
    Retrieves the number of parameters in the PreparedStatement object for which this ParameterMetaData object contains information.
    int
    getParameterMode(int param)
    Retrieves the designated parameter's mode.
    int
    getParameterType(int param)
    Retrieves the designated parameter's SQL type.
    String
    getParameterTypeName(int param)
    Retrieves the designated parameter's database-specific type name.
    int
    getPrecision(int param)
    Retrieves the designated parameter's specified column size.
    int
    getScale(int param)
    Retrieves the designated parameter's number of digits to right of the decimal point. 0 is returned for data types where the scale is not applicable.
    int
    isNullable(int param)
    Retrieves whether null values are allowed in the designated parameter.
    boolean
    isSigned(int param)
    Retrieves whether values for the designated parameter can be signed numbers.

    Methods declared in interface java.sql.Wrapper

    isWrapperFor, unwrap

  • Field Details

    • parameterNoNulls

      static final int parameterNoNulls
      The constant indicating that a parameter will not allow NULL values.
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    • parameterNullable

      static final int parameterNullable
      The constant indicating that a parameter will allow NULL values.
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    • parameterNullableUnknown

      static final int parameterNullableUnknown
      The constant indicating that the nullability of a parameter is unknown.
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    • parameterModeUnknown

      static final int parameterModeUnknown
      The constant indicating that the mode of the parameter is unknown.
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    • parameterModeIn

      static final int parameterModeIn
      The constant indicating that the parameter's mode is IN.
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    • parameterModeInOut

      static final int parameterModeInOut
      The constant indicating that the parameter's mode is INOUT.
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    • parameterModeOut

      static final int parameterModeOut
      The constant indicating that the parameter's mode is OUT.
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  • Method Details

    • getParameterCount

      int getParameterCount() throws SQLException
      Retrieves the number of parameters in the PreparedStatement object for which this ParameterMetaData object contains information.
      Returns:
      the number of parameters
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      Since:
      1.4

    • isNullable

      int isNullable(int param) throws SQLException
      Retrieves whether null values are allowed in the designated parameter.
      Parameters:
      param - the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
      Returns:
      the nullability status of the given parameter; one of ParameterMetaData.parameterNoNulls, ParameterMetaData.parameterNullable, or ParameterMetaData.parameterNullableUnknown
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      Since:
      1.4

    • isSigned

      boolean isSigned(int param) throws SQLException
      Retrieves whether values for the designated parameter can be signed numbers.
      Parameters:
      param - the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
      Returns:
      true if so; false otherwise
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      Since:
      1.4

    • getPrecision

      int getPrecision(int param) throws SQLException
      Retrieves the designated parameter's specified column size.

      The returned value represents the maximum column size for the given parameter. For numeric data, this is the maximum precision. For character data, this is the length in characters. For datetime datatypes, this is the length in characters of the String representation (assuming the maximum allowed precision of the fractional seconds component). For binary data, this is the length in bytes. For the ROWID datatype, this is the length in bytes. 0 is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.

      Parameters:
      param - the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
      Returns:
      precision
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      Since:
      1.4

    • getScale

      int getScale(int param) throws SQLException
      Retrieves the designated parameter's number of digits to right of the decimal point. 0 is returned for data types where the scale is not applicable.
      Parameters:
      param - the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
      Returns:
      scale
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      Since:
      1.4

    • getParameterType

      int getParameterType(int param) throws SQLException
      Retrieves the designated parameter's SQL type.
      Parameters:
      param - the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
      Returns:
      SQL type from java.sql.Types
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      Since:
      1.4
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    • getParameterTypeName

      String getParameterTypeName(int param) throws SQLException
      Retrieves the designated parameter's database-specific type name.
      Parameters:
      param - the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
      Returns:
      type the name used by the database. If the parameter type is a user-defined type, then a fully-qualified type name is returned.
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      Since:
      1.4

    • getParameterClassName

      String getParameterClassName(int param) throws SQLException
      Retrieves the fully-qualified name of the Java class whose instances should be passed to the method PreparedStatement.setObject.
      Parameters:
      param - the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
      Returns:
      the fully-qualified name of the class in the Java programming language that would be used by the method PreparedStatement.setObject to set the value in the specified parameter. This is the class name used for custom mapping.
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      Since:
      1.4

    • getParameterMode

      int getParameterMode(int param) throws SQLException
      Retrieves the designated parameter's mode.
      Parameters:
      param - the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
      Returns:
      mode of the parameter; one of ParameterMetaData.parameterModeIn, ParameterMetaData.parameterModeOut, or ParameterMetaData.parameterModeInOut ParameterMetaData.parameterModeUnknown.
      Throws:
      SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      Since:
      1.4