Module org.hsqldb

Class JDBCDatabaseMetaData

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.sql.DatabaseMetaData, java.sql.Wrapper

    public class JDBCDatabaseMetaData
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements java.sql.DatabaseMetaData, java.sql.Wrapper
    Comprehensive information about the database as a whole.

    This interface is implemented by driver vendors to let users know the capabilities of a Database Management System (DBMS) in combination with the driver based on JDBC technology ("JDBC driver") that is used with it. Different relational DBMSs often support different features, implement features in different ways, and use different data types. In addition, a driver may implement a feature on top of what the DBMS offers. Information returned by methods in this interface applies to the capabilities of a particular driver and a particular DBMS working together. Note that as used in this documentation, the term "database" is used generically to refer to both the driver and DBMS.

    A user for this interface is commonly a tool that needs to discover how to deal with the underlying DBMS. This is especially true for applications that are intended to be used with more than one DBMS. For example, a tool might use the method getTypeInfo to find out what data types can be used in a CREATE TABLE statement. Or a user might call the method supportsCorrelatedSubqueries to see if it is possible to use a correlated subquery or supportsBatchUpdates to see if it is possible to use batch updates.

    Some DatabaseMetaData methods return lists of information in the form of ResultSet objects. Regular ResultSet methods, such as getString and getInt, can be used to retrieve the data from these ResultSet objects. If a given form of metadata is not available, an empty ResultSet will be returned. Additional columns beyond the columns defined to be returned by the ResultSet object for a given method can be defined by the JDBC driver vendor and must be accessed by their column label.

    Some DatabaseMetaData methods take arguments that are String patterns. These arguments all have names such as fooPattern. Within a pattern String, "%" means match any substring of 0 or more characters, and "_" means match any one character. Only metadata entries matching the search pattern are returned. If a search pattern argument is set to null, that argument's criterion will be dropped from the search.

    HSQLDB-Specific Information:

    Metadata Table Production

    Starting with HSQLDB 1.7.2, the metadata table (a.k.a system table) production implementation provided in the default build filters metadata based on each SQL session user's access rights which in turn lifts the pre-HSQLDB 1.7.2 restriction that only users with the DBA role ('admin' users in older HSQLDB parlance) could expect trouble-free access to all metadata.

    Also starting with HSQLDB 1.7.2, the metadata table production implementation classes are loaded dynamically, using a precedence policy to find and load the richest producer available at runtime. In the event that no better alternative is found, the default minimal (completely restricted) provider is selected. Under this scheme, it is possible for third party packagers to create custom distributions targeted at supporting full (design-time), custom-written (proprietary / micro environment), minimal (production-time) or completely-restricted (space-constrained | device embedded | real-time | hostile environment) metadata table production scenarios. To learn more about this option, interested parties can review the documentation and source code for the org.hsqldb.dbinfo.DatabaseInformation class.

    Please also note that in addition to the metadata tables produced to directly support this class, starting with HSQLDB 1.7.2, the default build provides many additional tables covering all or most HSQLDB features, such as descriptions of the triggers and aliases defined in the database.

    For instance, in the default build, a fairly comprehensive description of each INFORMATION_SCHEMA table and each INFORMATION_SCHEMA table column is included in the REMARKS column of the getTables(...) and getColumns(...) results, which derive from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SYSTEM_TABLES and INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SYSTEM_COLUMNS, respectively.

    Since HSQLDB 2.0 the INFORMATION_SCHEMA views have been vastly expanded in compliance with the SQL:2011 Standard and report the properties of all database objects.

    Schema Metadata

    The SQL SCHEMA concept became fully supported in the HSQLDB 1.8.x series and this fact is reflected in the all subsequent versions of this class.

    Catalog Metadata

    Starting with HSQLDB 2.0, SQL standards compliance up to SQL:2008 and beyond is a major theme which is reflected in the provision of the majority of the standard-defined full-name INFORMATION_SCHEMA views.

    However, just as CATALOG semantics and handling are still considered to be implementation defined by the most recent SQL standard (SQL:2011), so is the HSQLDB CATALOG concept still in the process of being defined and refined in HSQLDB 2.x. and beyond.

    Similarly, starting with HSQLDB 2.x, from the perspective of SQL identification, an HSQLDB JDBC URL connects to a single HSQLDB database instance which consists of a single, default CATALOG named PUBLIC in which each SCHEMA instance of the database resides. The name of this catalog can be changed with the ALTER CATALOG <name> RENAME TO statement. As of version 2.1.0, HSQLDB supports qualification by the containing CATALOG of database objects at the syntactic level, but does not yet support operations such as opening, manipulating or querying against multiple database catalogs within a single session, not even in a one-at-a-time fashion.

    Index Metadata

    It must still be noted that as of the most recent release, HSQLDB continues to ignore the approximate argument of getIndexInfo() as no data is returned for CARDINALITY and PAGES coloumns.

    Notes for developers extending metadata table production

    Note that in the absence of an ORDER BY clause, queries against the metadata tables that directly support this class are expected to return rows in JDBC contract order. The reason for this is that results typically come back much faster when no "ORDER BY" clause is used.

    As such, when adding, extending or replacing a JDBC database metadata table production routine, developers need to be aware of this fact and either add the contract "ORDER BY" clause to the driving SQL or, when possible, preferably maintain rows in the contract order by correctly coding the primary index definition in the table producer class.


    (fredt@users)
    (campbell-burnet@users)
    Since:
    JDK 1.1 HSQLDB 1.9.0
    Author:
    Campbell Burnet (campbell-burnet@users dot sourceforge.net), Fred Toussi (fredt@users dot sourceforge.net)
    See Also:
    DatabaseInformation
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      static int JDBC_MAJOR  
      static int JDBC_MINOR  
      static java.lang.String THIS_VERSION  
      • Fields inherited from interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

        attributeNoNulls, attributeNullable, attributeNullableUnknown, bestRowNotPseudo, bestRowPseudo, bestRowSession, bestRowTemporary, bestRowTransaction, bestRowUnknown, columnNoNulls, columnNullable, columnNullableUnknown, functionColumnIn, functionColumnInOut, functionColumnOut, functionColumnResult, functionColumnUnknown, functionNoNulls, functionNoTable, functionNullable, functionNullableUnknown, functionResultUnknown, functionReturn, functionReturnsTable, importedKeyCascade, importedKeyInitiallyDeferred, importedKeyInitiallyImmediate, importedKeyNoAction, importedKeyNotDeferrable, importedKeyRestrict, importedKeySetDefault, importedKeySetNull, procedureColumnIn, procedureColumnInOut, procedureColumnOut, procedureColumnResult, procedureColumnReturn, procedureColumnUnknown, procedureNoNulls, procedureNoResult, procedureNullable, procedureNullableUnknown, procedureResultUnknown, procedureReturnsResult, sqlStateSQL, sqlStateSQL99, sqlStateXOpen, tableIndexClustered, tableIndexHashed, tableIndexOther, tableIndexStatistic, typeNoNulls, typeNullable, typeNullableUnknown, typePredBasic, typePredChar, typePredNone, typeSearchable, versionColumnNotPseudo, versionColumnPseudo, versionColumnUnknown
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      boolean allProceduresAreCallable()
      Retrieves whether the current user can call all the procedures returned by the method getProcedures.
      boolean allTablesAreSelectable()
      Retrieves whether the current user can use all the tables returned by the method getTables in a SELECT statement.
      boolean autoCommitFailureClosesAllResultSets()
      Retrieves whether a SQLException while autoCommit is true indicates that all open ResultSets are closed, even ones that are holdable.
      boolean dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit()
      Retrieves whether a data definition statement within a transaction forces the transaction to commit.
      boolean dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions()
      Retrieves whether this database ignores a data definition statement within a transaction.
      boolean deletesAreDetected​(int type)
      Retrieves whether or not a visible row delete can be detected by calling the method ResultSet.rowDeleted.
      boolean doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs()
      Retrieves whether the return value for the method getMaxRowSize includes the SQL data types LONGVARCHAR and LONGVARBINARY.
      boolean generatedKeyAlwaysReturned()
      Retrieves whether a generated key will always be returned if the column name(s) or index(es) specified for the auto generated key column(s) are valid and the statement succeeds.
      java.sql.ResultSet getAttributes​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String typeNamePattern, java.lang.String attributeNamePattern)
      Retrieves a description of the given attribute of the given type for a user-defined type (UDT) that is available in the given schema and catalog.
      java.sql.ResultSet getBestRowIdentifier​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table, int scope, boolean nullable)
      Retrieves a description of a table's optimal set of columns that uniquely identifies a row.
      java.sql.ResultSet getCatalogs()
      Retrieves the catalog names available in this database.
      java.lang.String getCatalogSeparator()
      Retrieves the String that this database uses as the separator between a catalog and table name.
      java.lang.String getCatalogTerm()
      Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "catalog".
      java.sql.ResultSet getClientInfoProperties()
      Retrieves a list of the client info properties that the driver supports.
      java.sql.ResultSet getColumnPrivileges​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table, java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
      Retrieves a description of the access rights for a table's columns.
      java.sql.ResultSet getColumns​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String tableNamePattern, java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
      Retrieves a description of table columns available in the specified catalog.
      java.sql.Connection getConnection()
      Retrieves the connection that produced this metadata object.
      java.sql.ResultSet getCrossReference​(java.lang.String parentCatalog, java.lang.String parentSchema, java.lang.String parentTable, java.lang.String foreignCatalog, java.lang.String foreignSchema, java.lang.String foreignTable)
      Retrieves a description of the foreign key columns in the given foreign key table that reference the primary key or the columns representing a unique constraint of the parent table (could be the same or a different table).
      java.lang.String getDatabaseDefaultCollation()
      Returns the name of the default collation for database.
      int getDatabaseMajorVersion()
      Retrieves the major version number of the underlying database.
      int getDatabaseMinorVersion()
      Retrieves the minor version number of the underlying database.
      java.lang.String getDatabaseProductName()
      Retrieves the name of this database product.
      java.lang.String getDatabaseProductVersion()
      Retrieves the version number of this database product.
      int getDefaultTransactionIsolation()
      Retrieves this database's default transaction isolation level.
      int getDriverMajorVersion()
      Retrieves this JDBC driver's major version number.
      int getDriverMinorVersion()
      Retrieves this JDBC driver's minor version number.
      java.lang.String getDriverName()
      Retrieves the name of this JDBC driver.
      java.lang.String getDriverVersion()
      Retrieves the version number of this JDBC driver as a String.
      java.sql.ResultSet getExportedKeys​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table)
      Retrieves a description of the foreign key columns that reference the given table's primary key columns (the foreign keys exported by a table).
      java.lang.String getExtraNameCharacters()
      Retrieves all the "extra" characters that can be used in unquoted identifier names (those beyond a-z, A-Z, 0-9 and _).
      java.sql.ResultSet getFunctionColumns​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String functionNamePattern, java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
      Retrieves a description of the given catalog's system or user function parameters and return type.
      java.sql.ResultSet getFunctions​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String functionNamePattern)
      Retrieves a description of the system and user functions available in the given catalog.
      java.lang.String getIdentifierQuoteString()
      Retrieves the string used to quote SQL identifiers.
      java.sql.ResultSet getImportedKeys​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table)
      Retrieves a description of the primary key columns that are referenced by the given table's foreign key columns (the primary keys imported by a table).
      java.sql.ResultSet getIndexInfo​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table, boolean unique, boolean approximate)
      Retrieves a description of the given table's indices and statistics.
      int getJDBCMajorVersion()
      Retrieves the major JDBC version number for this driver.
      int getJDBCMinorVersion()
      Retrieves the minor JDBC version number for this driver.
      int getMaxBinaryLiteralLength()
      Retrieves the maximum number of hex characters this database allows in an inline binary literal.
      int getMaxCatalogNameLength()
      Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a catalog name.
      int getMaxCharLiteralLength()
      Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows for a character literal.
      int getMaxColumnNameLength()
      Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows for a column name.
      int getMaxColumnsInGroupBy()
      Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in a GROUP BY clause.
      int getMaxColumnsInIndex()
      Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in an index.
      int getMaxColumnsInOrderBy()
      Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in an ORDER BY clause.
      int getMaxColumnsInSelect()
      Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in a SELECT list.
      int getMaxColumnsInTable()
      Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in a table.
      int getMaxConnections()
      Retrieves the maximum number of concurrent connections to this database that are possible.
      int getMaxCursorNameLength()
      Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a cursor name.
      int getMaxIndexLength()
      Retrieves the maximum number of bytes this database allows for an index, including all of the parts of the index.
      long getMaxLogicalLobSize()
      Retrieves the maximum number of bytes this database allows for the logical size for a LOB.
      int getMaxProcedureNameLength()
      Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a procedure name.
      int getMaxRowSize()
      Retrieves the maximum number of bytes this database allows in a single row.
      int getMaxSchemaNameLength()
      Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a schema name.
      int getMaxStatementLength()
      Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows in an SQL statement.
      int getMaxStatements()
      Retrieves the maximum number of active statements to this database that can be open at the same time.
      int getMaxTableNameLength()
      Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows in a table name.
      int getMaxTablesInSelect()
      Retrieves the maximum number of tables this database allows in a SELECT statement.
      int getMaxUserNameLength()
      Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows in a user name.
      java.lang.String getNumericFunctions()
      Retrieves a comma-separated list of math functions available with this database.
      java.sql.ResultSet getPrimaryKeys​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table)
      Retrieves a description of the given table's primary key columns.
      java.sql.ResultSet getProcedureColumns​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String procedureNamePattern, java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
      Retrieves a description of the given catalog's stored procedure parameter and result columns.
      java.sql.ResultSet getProcedures​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String procedureNamePattern)
      Retrieves a description of the stored procedures available in the given catalog.
      java.lang.String getProcedureTerm()
      Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "procedure".
      java.sql.ResultSet getPseudoColumns​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String tableNamePattern, java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
      Retrieves a description of the pseudo or hidden columns available in a given table within the specified catalog and schema.
      int getResultSetHoldability()
      Retrieves this database's default holdability for ResultSet objects.
      java.sql.RowIdLifetime getRowIdLifetime()
      Indicates whether this data source supports the SQL ROWID type, and the lifetime for which a java.sql.RowId object remains valid.
      java.sql.ResultSet getSchemas()
      Retrieves the schema names available in this database.
      java.sql.ResultSet getSchemas​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern)
      Retrieves the schema names available in this database.
      java.lang.String getSchemaTerm()
      Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "schema".
      java.lang.String getSearchStringEscape()
      Retrieves the string that can be used to escape wildcard characters.
      java.lang.String getSQLKeywords()
      Retrieves a comma-separated list of all of this database's SQL keywords that are NOT also SQL:2003 keywords.
      int getSQLStateType()
      Indicates whether the SQLSTATE returned by SQLException.getSQLState is X/Open (now known as Open Group) SQL CLI or SQL:2003.
      java.lang.String getStringFunctions()
      Retrieves a comma-separated list of string functions available with this database.
      java.sql.ResultSet getSuperTables​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String tableNamePattern)
      Retrieves a description of the table hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database.
      java.sql.ResultSet getSuperTypes​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String typeNamePattern)
      Retrieves a description of the user-defined type (UDT) hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database.
      java.lang.String getSystemFunctions()
      Retrieves a comma-separated list of system functions available with this database.
      java.sql.ResultSet getTablePrivileges​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String tableNamePattern)
      Retrieves a description of the access rights for each table available in a catalog.
      java.sql.ResultSet getTables​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String tableNamePattern, java.lang.String[] types)
      Retrieves a description of the tables available in the given catalog.
      java.sql.ResultSet getTableTypes()
      Retrieves the table types available in this database.
      java.lang.String getTimeDateFunctions()
      Retrieves a comma-separated list of the time and date functions available with this database.
      java.sql.ResultSet getTypeInfo()
      Retrieves a description of all the data types supported by this database.
      java.sql.ResultSet getUDTs​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schemaPattern, java.lang.String typeNamePattern, int[] types)
      Retrieves a description of the user-defined types (UDTs) defined in a particular schema.
      java.lang.String getURL()
      Retrieves the URL for this DBMS.
      java.lang.String getUserName()
      Retrieves the user name as known to this database.
      java.sql.ResultSet getVersionColumns​(java.lang.String catalog, java.lang.String schema, java.lang.String table)
      Retrieves a description of a table's columns that are automatically updated when any value in a row is updated.
      boolean insertsAreDetected​(int type)
      Retrieves whether or not a visible row insert can be detected by calling the method ResultSet.rowInserted.
      boolean isCatalogAtStart()
      Retrieves whether a catalog appears at the start of a fully qualified table name.
      boolean isReadOnly()
      Retrieves whether this database is in read-only mode.
      boolean isWrapperFor​(java.lang.Class<?> iface)
      Returns true if this either implements the interface argument or is directly or indirectly a wrapper for an object that does.
      boolean locatorsUpdateCopy()
      Indicates whether updates made to a LOB are made on a copy or directly to the LOB.
      boolean nullPlusNonNullIsNull()
      Retrieves whether this database supports concatenations between NULL and non-NULL values being NULL.
      boolean nullsAreSortedAtEnd()
      Retrieves whether NULL values are sorted at the end regardless of sort order.
      boolean nullsAreSortedAtStart()
      Retrieves whether NULL values are sorted at the start regardless of sort order.
      boolean nullsAreSortedHigh()
      Retrieves whether NULL values are sorted high.
      boolean nullsAreSortedLow()
      Retrieves whether NULL values are sorted low.
      boolean othersDeletesAreVisible​(int type)
      Retrieves whether deletes made by others are visible.
      boolean othersInsertsAreVisible​(int type)
      Retrieves whether inserts made by others are visible.
      boolean othersUpdatesAreVisible​(int type)
      Retrieves whether updates made by others are visible.
      boolean ownDeletesAreVisible​(int type)
      Retrieves whether a result set's own deletes are visible.
      boolean ownInsertsAreVisible​(int type)
      Retrieves whether a result set's own inserts are visible.
      boolean ownUpdatesAreVisible​(int type)
      Retrieves whether for the given type of ResultSet object, the result set's own updates are visible.
      boolean storesLowerCaseIdentifiers()
      Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in lower case.
      boolean storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
      Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in lower case.
      boolean storesMixedCaseIdentifiers()
      Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in mixed case.
      boolean storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
      Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in mixed case.
      boolean storesUpperCaseIdentifiers()
      Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case.
      boolean storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
      Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case.
      boolean supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn()
      Retrieves whether this database supports ALTER TABLE with add column.
      boolean supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn()
      Retrieves whether this database supports ALTER TABLE with drop column.
      boolean supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL()
      Retrieves whether this database supports the ANSI92 entry level SQL grammar.
      boolean supportsANSI92FullSQL()
      Retrieves whether this database supports the ANSI92 full SQL grammar supported.
      boolean supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL()
      Retrieves whether this database supports the ANSI92 intermediate SQL grammar supported.
      boolean supportsBatchUpdates()
      Retrieves whether this database supports batch updates.
      boolean supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation()
      Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a data manipulation statement.
      boolean supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions()
      Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in an index definition statement.
      boolean supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions()
      Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a privilege definition statement.
      boolean supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls()
      Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a procedure call statement.
      boolean supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions()
      Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a table definition statement.
      boolean supportsColumnAliasing()
      Retrieves whether this database supports column aliasing.
      boolean supportsConvert()
      Retrieves whether this database supports the JDBC scalar function CONVERT for the conversion of one JDBC type to another.
      boolean supportsConvert​(int fromType, int toType)
      Retrieves whether this database supports the JDBC scalar function CONVERT for conversions between the JDBC types fromType and toType.
      boolean supportsCoreSQLGrammar()
      Retrieves whether this database supports the ODBC Core SQL grammar.
      boolean supportsCorrelatedSubqueries()
      Retrieves whether this database supports correlated subqueries.
      boolean supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions()
      Retrieves whether this database supports both data definition and data manipulation statements within a transaction.
      boolean supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly()
      Retrieves whether this database supports only data manipulation statements within a transaction.
      boolean supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames()
      Retrieves whether, when table correlation names are supported, they are restricted to being different from the names of the tables.
      boolean supportsExpressionsInOrderBy()
      Retrieves whether this database supports expressions in ORDER BY lists.
      boolean supportsExtendedSQLGrammar()
      Retrieves whether this database supports the ODBC Extended SQL grammar.
      boolean supportsFullOuterJoins()
      Retrieves whether this database supports full nested outer joins.
      boolean supportsGetGeneratedKeys()
      Retrieves whether auto-generated keys can be retrieved after a statement has been executed
      boolean supportsGroupBy()
      Retrieves whether this database supports some form of GROUP BY clause.
      boolean supportsGroupByBeyondSelect()
      Retrieves whether this database supports using columns not included in the SELECT statement in a GROUP BY clause provided that all of the columns in the SELECT statement are included in the GROUP BY clause.
      boolean supportsGroupByUnrelated()
      Retrieves whether this database supports using a column that is not in the SELECT statement in a GROUP BY clause.
      boolean supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility()
      Retrieves whether this database supports the SQL Integrity Enhancement Facility.
      boolean supportsLikeEscapeClause()
      Retrieves whether this database supports specifying a LIKE escape clause.
      boolean supportsLimitedOuterJoins()
      Retrieves whether this database provides limited support for outer joins.
      boolean supportsMinimumSQLGrammar()
      Retrieves whether this database supports the ODBC Minimum SQL grammar.
      boolean supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers()
      Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as case sensitive and as a result stores them in mixed case.
      boolean supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
      Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as case sensitive and as a result stores them in mixed case.
      boolean supportsMultipleOpenResults()
      Retrieves whether it is possible to have multiple ResultSet objects returned from a CallableStatement object simultaneously.
      boolean supportsMultipleResultSets()
      Retrieves whether this database supports getting multiple ResultSet objects from a single call to the method execute.
      boolean supportsMultipleTransactions()
      Retrieves whether this database allows having multiple transactions open at once (on different connections).
      boolean supportsNamedParameters()
      Retrieves whether this database supports named parameters to callable statements.
      boolean supportsNonNullableColumns()
      Retrieves whether columns in this database may be defined as non-nullable.
      boolean supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit()
      Retrieves whether this database supports keeping cursors open across commits.
      boolean supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback()
      Retrieves whether this database supports keeping cursors open across rollbacks.
      boolean supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit()
      Retrieves whether this database supports keeping statements open across commits.
      boolean supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback()
      Retrieves whether this database supports keeping statements open across rollbacks.
      boolean supportsOrderByUnrelated()
      Retrieves whether this database supports using a column that is not in the SELECT statement in an ORDER BY clause.
      boolean supportsOuterJoins()
      Retrieves whether this database supports some form of outer join.
      boolean supportsPositionedDelete()
      Retrieves whether this database supports positioned DELETE statements.
      boolean supportsPositionedUpdate()
      Retrieves whether this database supports positioned UPDATE statements.
      boolean supportsRefCursors()
      Retrieves whether this database supports REF CURSOR.
      boolean supportsResultSetConcurrency​(int type, int concurrency)
      Retrieves whether this database supports the given concurrency type in combination with the given result set type.
      boolean supportsResultSetHoldability​(int holdability)
      Retrieves whether this database supports the given result set holdability.
      boolean supportsResultSetType​(int type)
      Retrieves whether this database supports the given result set type.
      boolean supportsSavepoints()
      Retrieves whether this database supports savepoints.
      boolean supportsSchemasInDataManipulation()
      Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a data manipulation statement.
      boolean supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions()
      Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in an index definition statement.
      boolean supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions()
      Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a privilege definition statement.
      boolean supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls()
      Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a procedure call statement.
      boolean supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions()
      Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a table definition statement.
      boolean supportsSelectForUpdate()
      Retrieves whether this database supports SELECT FOR UPDATE statements.
      boolean supportsStatementPooling()
      Retrieves whether this database supports statement pooling.
      boolean supportsStoredFunctionsUsingCallSyntax()
      Retrieves whether this database supports invoking user-defined or vendor functions using the stored procedure escape syntax.
      boolean supportsStoredProcedures()
      Retrieves whether this database supports stored procedure calls that use the stored procedure escape syntax.
      boolean supportsSubqueriesInComparisons()
      Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in comparison expressions.
      boolean supportsSubqueriesInExists()
      Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in EXISTS expressions.
      boolean supportsSubqueriesInIns()
      Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in IN expressions.
      boolean supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds()
      Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in quantified expressions.
      boolean supportsTableCorrelationNames()
      Retrieves whether this database supports table correlation names.
      boolean supportsTransactionIsolationLevel​(int level)
      Retrieves whether this database supports the given transaction isolation level.
      boolean supportsTransactions()
      Retrieves whether this database supports transactions.
      boolean supportsUnion()
      Retrieves whether this database supports SQL UNION.
      boolean supportsUnionAll()
      Retrieves whether this database supports SQL UNION ALL.
      <T> T unwrap​(java.lang.Class<T> iface)
      Returns an object that implements the given interface to allow access to non-standard methods, or standard methods not exposed by the proxy.
      boolean updatesAreDetected​(int type)
      Retrieves whether or not a visible row update can be detected by calling the method ResultSet.rowUpdated.
      boolean usesLocalFilePerTable()
      Retrieves whether this database uses a file for each table.
      boolean usesLocalFiles()
      Retrieves whether this database stores tables in a local file.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
      • Methods inherited from interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

        supportsSharding
    • Method Detail

      • allProceduresAreCallable

        public boolean allProceduresAreCallable()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether the current user can call all the procedures returned by the method getProcedures.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        This method always returns true because the listed procedures are those which the current user can use.
        Specified by:
        allProceduresAreCallable in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • allTablesAreSelectable

        public boolean allTablesAreSelectable()
                                       throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether the current user can use all the tables returned by the method getTables in a SELECT statement.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB always reports true.

        The getTables call returns the list of tables to which the invoking user has some access rights.

        Specified by:
        allTablesAreSelectable in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getURL

        public java.lang.String getURL()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the URL for this DBMS.
        Specified by:
        getURL in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the URL for this DBMS or null if it cannot be generated
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getUserName

        public java.lang.String getUserName()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the user name as known to this database.
        Specified by:
        getUserName in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the database user name
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • isReadOnly

        public boolean isReadOnly()
                           throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database is in read-only mode.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        This makes an SQL call to the isReadOnlyDatabase function which provides correct determination of the read-only status for both local and remote database instances.
        Specified by:
        isReadOnly in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • nullsAreSortedHigh

        public boolean nullsAreSortedHigh()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether NULL values are sorted high. Sorted high means that NULL values sort higher than any other value in a domain. In an ascending order, if this method returns true, NULL values will appear at the end. By contrast, the method nullsAreSortedAtEnd indicates whether NULL values are sorted at the end regardless of sort order.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        By default HSQLDB sorts null at start and this method returns false. But a different value is returned if sql.nulls_first or sql.nulls_lasst properties have a non-default value.
        Specified by:
        nullsAreSortedHigh in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • nullsAreSortedLow

        public boolean nullsAreSortedLow()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether NULL values are sorted low. Sorted low means that NULL values sort lower than any other value in a domain. In an ascending order, if this method returns true, NULL values will appear at the beginning. By contrast, the method nullsAreSortedAtStart indicates whether NULL values are sorted at the beginning regardless of sort order.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        By default HSQLDB sorts null at start and this method returns false. But a different value is returned if sql.nulls_first or sql.nulls_lasst properties have a non-default value.
        Specified by:
        nullsAreSortedLow in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • nullsAreSortedAtStart

        public boolean nullsAreSortedAtStart()
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether NULL values are sorted at the start regardless of sort order.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        By default HSQLDB sorts null at start and this method returns true. But a different value is returned if sql.nulls_first or sql.nulls_last properties have a non-default value.

        Use NULLS LAST in the ORDER BY clause to sort null at the end.

        Specified by:
        nullsAreSortedAtStart in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • nullsAreSortedAtEnd

        public boolean nullsAreSortedAtEnd()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether NULL values are sorted at the end regardless of sort order.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        By default HSQLDB sorts null at start and this method returns false. But a different value is returned if sql.nulls_first or sql.nulls_last properties have a non-default value.

        Use NULLS LAST in the ORDER BY clause to sort null at the end.

        Specified by:
        nullsAreSortedAtEnd in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getDatabaseProductName

        public java.lang.String getDatabaseProductName()
                                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the name of this database product.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Returns the name of the HSQLDB engine.
        Specified by:
        getDatabaseProductName in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        database product name
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getDatabaseProductVersion

        public java.lang.String getDatabaseProductVersion()
                                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the version number of this database product.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Returns the full version string.
        Specified by:
        getDatabaseProductVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        database version number
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getDriverName

        public java.lang.String getDriverName()
                                       throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the name of this JDBC driver.
        Specified by:
        getDriverName in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        JDBC driver name
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getDriverVersion

        public java.lang.String getDriverVersion()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the version number of this JDBC driver as a String.
        Specified by:
        getDriverVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        JDBC driver version
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getDriverMajorVersion

        public int getDriverMajorVersion()
        Retrieves this JDBC driver's major version number.
        Specified by:
        getDriverMajorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        JDBC driver major version
      • getDriverMinorVersion

        public int getDriverMinorVersion()
        Retrieves this JDBC driver's minor version number.
        Specified by:
        getDriverMinorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        JDBC driver minor version number
      • usesLocalFiles

        public boolean usesLocalFiles()
                               throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database stores tables in a local file.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From HSQLDB 1.7.2 it is assumed that this refers to data being stored by the JDBC client. This method always returns false.
        Specified by:
        usesLocalFiles in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • usesLocalFilePerTable

        public boolean usesLocalFilePerTable()
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database uses a file for each table.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not use a file for each table. This method always returns false.
        Specified by:
        usesLocalFilePerTable in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if this database uses a local file for each table; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers

        public boolean supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers()
                                             throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as case sensitive and as a result stores them in mixed case.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case. It treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim; this method always returns false.
        Specified by:
        supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • storesUpperCaseIdentifiers

        public boolean storesUpperCaseIdentifiers()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case. It treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        storesUpperCaseIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • storesLowerCaseIdentifiers

        public boolean storesLowerCaseIdentifiers()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in lower case.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case. It treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim; this method always returns false.
        Specified by:
        storesLowerCaseIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • storesMixedCaseIdentifiers

        public boolean storesMixedCaseIdentifiers()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in mixed case.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case. It treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim; this method always returns false.
        Specified by:
        storesMixedCaseIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers

        public boolean supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as case sensitive and as a result stores them in mixed case.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case. It treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers

        public boolean storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case. It treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim; this method always returns false.
        Specified by:
        storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers

        public boolean storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in lower case.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case. It treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim; this method always returns false.
        Specified by:
        storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers

        public boolean storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
                                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in mixed case.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case. It treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim; this method always returns false.
        Specified by:
        storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getIdentifierQuoteString

        public java.lang.String getIdentifierQuoteString()
                                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the string used to quote SQL identifiers. This method returns a space " " if identifier quoting is not supported.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB uses the standard SQL identifier quote character (the double quote character); this method always returns ".
        Specified by:
        getIdentifierQuoteString in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the quoting string or a space if quoting is not supported
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getSQLKeywords

        public java.lang.String getSQLKeywords()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a comma-separated list of all of this database's SQL keywords that are NOT also SQL:2003 keywords.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        The list is empty. However, HSQLDB also supports SQL:2008 keywords and disallows them for database object names without double quoting.
        Specified by:
        getSQLKeywords in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the list of this database's keywords that are not also SQL:2003 keywords
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getNumericFunctions

        public java.lang.String getNumericFunctions()
                                             throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a comma-separated list of math functions available with this database. These are the Open /Open CLI math function names used in the JDBC function escape clause.
        Specified by:
        getNumericFunctions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the list of math functions supported by this database
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getStringFunctions

        public java.lang.String getStringFunctions()
                                            throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a comma-separated list of string functions available with this database. These are the Open Group CLI string function names used in the JDBC function escape clause.
        Specified by:
        getStringFunctions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the list of string functions supported by this database
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getSystemFunctions

        public java.lang.String getSystemFunctions()
                                            throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a comma-separated list of system functions available with this database. These are the Open Group CLI system function names used in the JDBC function escape clause.
        Specified by:
        getSystemFunctions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        a list of system functions supported by this database
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getTimeDateFunctions

        public java.lang.String getTimeDateFunctions()
                                              throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a comma-separated list of the time and date functions available with this database.
        Specified by:
        getTimeDateFunctions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the list of time and date functions supported by this database
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getSearchStringEscape

        public java.lang.String getSearchStringEscape()
                                               throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the string that can be used to escape wildcard characters. This is the string that can be used to escape '_' or '%' in the catalog search parameters that are a pattern (and therefore use one of the wildcard characters).

        The '_' character represents any single character; the '%' character represents any sequence of zero or more characters.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB uses the "\" character to escape wildcard characters.
        Specified by:
        getSearchStringEscape in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the string used to escape wildcard characters
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getExtraNameCharacters

        public java.lang.String getExtraNameCharacters()
                                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves all the "extra" characters that can be used in unquoted identifier names (those beyond a-z, A-Z, 0-9 and _).

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        By default HSQLDB does not support using any "extra" characters in unquoted identifier names; this method always returns the empty String.
        Specified by:
        getExtraNameCharacters in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the string containing the extra characters
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn

        public boolean supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn()
                                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports ALTER TABLE with add column.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports this type of ALTER TABLE statement; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn

        public boolean supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn()
                                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports ALTER TABLE with drop column.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports this type of ALTER TABLE statement; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsColumnAliasing

        public boolean supportsColumnAliasing()
                                       throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports column aliasing.

        If so, the SQL AS clause can be used to provide names for computed columns or to provide alias names for columns as required.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports column aliasing; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsColumnAliasing in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • nullPlusNonNullIsNull

        public boolean nullPlusNonNullIsNull()
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports concatenations between NULL and non-NULL values being NULL.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        By default HSQLDB returns NULL when NULL and non-NULL values are concatenated. By default this method returns false. But a different value is returned if the sql.concat_nulls property has a non-default value.
        Specified by:
        nullPlusNonNullIsNull in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsConvert

        public boolean supportsConvert()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports the JDBC scalar function CONVERT for the conversion of one JDBC type to another. The JDBC types are the generic SQL data types defined in java.sql.Types.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports conversions; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsConvert in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsConvert

        public boolean supportsConvert​(int fromType,
                                       int toType)
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports the JDBC scalar function CONVERT for conversions between the JDBC types fromType and toType. The JDBC types are the generic SQL data types defined in java.sql.Types.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB 2.0 supports conversion according to SQL standards. In addition, it supports conversion between values of BOOLEAN and BIT types.
        Specified by:
        supportsConvert in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        fromType - the type to convert from; one of the type codes from the class java.sql.Types
        toType - the type to convert to; one of the type codes from the class java.sql.Types
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        See Also:
        Types
      • supportsTableCorrelationNames

        public boolean supportsTableCorrelationNames()
                                              throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports table correlation names.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports table correlation names; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsTableCorrelationNames in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames

        public boolean supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames()
                                                       throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether, when table correlation names are supported, they are restricted to being different from the names of the tables.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not require that table correlation names are different from the names of the tables; this method always returns false.
        Specified by:
        supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsExpressionsInOrderBy

        public boolean supportsExpressionsInOrderBy()
                                             throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports expressions in ORDER BY lists.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports expressions in ORDER BY lists; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsExpressionsInOrderBy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsOrderByUnrelated

        public boolean supportsOrderByUnrelated()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports using a column that is not in the SELECT statement in an ORDER BY clause.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports using a column that is not in the SELECT statement in an ORDER BY clause; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsOrderByUnrelated in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsGroupBy

        public boolean supportsGroupBy()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports some form of GROUP BY clause.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports using the GROUP BY clause; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsGroupBy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsGroupByUnrelated

        public boolean supportsGroupByUnrelated()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports using a column that is not in the SELECT statement in a GROUP BY clause.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports using a column that is not in the SELECT statement in a GROUP BY clause; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsGroupByUnrelated in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsGroupByBeyondSelect

        public boolean supportsGroupByBeyondSelect()
                                            throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports using columns not included in the SELECT statement in a GROUP BY clause provided that all of the columns in the SELECT statement are included in the GROUP BY clause.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports using columns not included in the SELECT statement in a GROUP BY clause provided that all of the columns in the SELECT statement are included in the GROUP BY clause; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsGroupByBeyondSelect in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsLikeEscapeClause

        public boolean supportsLikeEscapeClause()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports specifying a LIKE escape clause.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports specifying a LIKE escape clause; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsLikeEscapeClause in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsMultipleResultSets

        public boolean supportsMultipleResultSets()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports getting multiple ResultSet objects from a single call to the method execute.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB 2.0 supports getting multiple ResultSet objects from a single call to the method execute of the CallableStatement interface; this method returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsMultipleResultSets in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsMultipleTransactions

        public boolean supportsMultipleTransactions()
                                             throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database allows having multiple transactions open at once (on different connections).

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB allows having multiple transactions open at once (on different connections); this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsMultipleTransactions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsNonNullableColumns

        public boolean supportsNonNullableColumns()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether columns in this database may be defined as non-nullable.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the specification of non-nullable columns; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsNonNullableColumns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsMinimumSQLGrammar

        public boolean supportsMinimumSQLGrammar()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports the ODBC Minimum SQL grammar.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports the ODBC Minimum SQL grammar; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsMinimumSQLGrammar in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsCoreSQLGrammar

        public boolean supportsCoreSQLGrammar()
                                       throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports the ODBC Core SQL grammar.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports the ODBC Core SQL grammar; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsCoreSQLGrammar in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsExtendedSQLGrammar

        public boolean supportsExtendedSQLGrammar()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports the ODBC Extended SQL grammar.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports the ODBC Extended SQL grammar; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsExtendedSQLGrammar in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL

        public boolean supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL()
                                            throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports the ANSI92 entry level SQL grammar.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports the ANSI92 entry level SQL grammar; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL

        public boolean supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL()
                                              throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports the ANSI92 intermediate SQL grammar supported.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports the ANSI92 intermediate SQL grammar; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsANSI92FullSQL

        public boolean supportsANSI92FullSQL()
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports the ANSI92 full SQL grammar supported.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports the ANSI92 full SQL grammar. The exceptions, such as support for ASSERTION, are not considered grammar issues. This method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsANSI92FullSQL in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility

        public boolean supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility()
                                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports the SQL Integrity Enhancement Facility.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        This method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsOuterJoins

        public boolean supportsOuterJoins()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports some form of outer join.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports outer joins; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsOuterJoins in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsFullOuterJoins

        public boolean supportsFullOuterJoins()
                                       throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports full nested outer joins.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports full nested outer joins; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsFullOuterJoins in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsLimitedOuterJoins

        public boolean supportsLimitedOuterJoins()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database provides limited support for outer joins. (This will be true if the method supportsFullOuterJoins returns true).

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the LEFT OUTER join syntax; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsLimitedOuterJoins in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getSchemaTerm

        public java.lang.String getSchemaTerm()
                                       throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "schema".

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Starting with 1.8.0, HSQLDB supports schemas.
        Specified by:
        getSchemaTerm in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the vendor term for "schema"
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getProcedureTerm

        public java.lang.String getProcedureTerm()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "procedure".

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports declaration of functions or procedures directly in SQL.
        Specified by:
        getProcedureTerm in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the vendor term for "procedure"
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getCatalogTerm

        public java.lang.String getCatalogTerm()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "catalog".

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB uses the standard name CATALOG.
        Specified by:
        getCatalogTerm in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the vendor term for "catalog"
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • isCatalogAtStart

        public boolean isCatalogAtStart()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a catalog appears at the start of a fully qualified table name. If not, the catalog appears at the end.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        When allowed, a catalog appears at the start of a fully qualified table name; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        isCatalogAtStart in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if the catalog name appears at the beginning of a fully qualified table name; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getCatalogSeparator

        public java.lang.String getCatalogSeparator()
                                             throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the String that this database uses as the separator between a catalog and table name.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        When used, a catalog name is separated with period; this method always returns a period
        Specified by:
        getCatalogSeparator in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the separator string
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsSchemasInDataManipulation

        public boolean supportsSchemasInDataManipulation()
                                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a data manipulation statement.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports schemas where allowed by the standard; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsSchemasInDataManipulation in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls

        public boolean supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls()
                                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a procedure call statement.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports schemas where allowed by the standard; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions

        public boolean supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions()
                                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a table definition statement.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports schemas where allowed by the standard; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions

        public boolean supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions()
                                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in an index definition statement.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports schemas where allowed by the standard; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions

        public boolean supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions()
                                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a privilege definition statement.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports schemas where allowed by the standard; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation

        public boolean supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation()
                                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a data manipulation statement.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports catalog names where allowed by the standard; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls

        public boolean supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls()
                                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a procedure call statement.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports catalog names where allowed by the standard; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions

        public boolean supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions()
                                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a table definition statement.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports catalog names where allowed by the standard; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions

        public boolean supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions()
                                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in an index definition statement.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports catalog names where allowed by the standard; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions

        public boolean supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions()
                                                       throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a privilege definition statement.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        From 2.0, HSQLDB supports catalog names where allowed by the standard; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsPositionedDelete

        public boolean supportsPositionedDelete()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports positioned DELETE statements.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB 2.0 supports updatable result sets; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsPositionedDelete in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsPositionedUpdate

        public boolean supportsPositionedUpdate()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports positioned UPDATE statements.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB 2.0 supports updatable result sets; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsPositionedUpdate in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsSelectForUpdate

        public boolean supportsSelectForUpdate()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports SELECT FOR UPDATE statements.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB 2.0 supports updatable result sets; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsSelectForUpdate in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsStoredProcedures

        public boolean supportsStoredProcedures()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports stored procedure calls that use the stored procedure escape syntax.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports calling public static Java methods in the context of SQL Stored Procedures; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsStoredProcedures in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsSubqueriesInComparisons

        public boolean supportsSubqueriesInComparisons()
                                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in comparison expressions.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB has always supported subqueries in comparison expressions; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsSubqueriesInComparisons in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsSubqueriesInExists

        public boolean supportsSubqueriesInExists()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in EXISTS expressions.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB has always supported subqueries in EXISTS expressions; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsSubqueriesInExists in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsSubqueriesInIns

        public boolean supportsSubqueriesInIns()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in IN expressions.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB has always supported subqueries in IN statements; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsSubqueriesInIns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds

        public boolean supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds()
                                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in quantified expressions.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB has always supported subqueries in quantified expressions; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsCorrelatedSubqueries

        public boolean supportsCorrelatedSubqueries()
                                             throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports correlated subqueries.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB has always supported correlated subqueries; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsCorrelatedSubqueries in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsUnion

        public boolean supportsUnion()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports SQL UNION.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports SQL UNION; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsUnion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsUnionAll

        public boolean supportsUnionAll()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports SQL UNION ALL.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports SQL UNION ALL; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsUnionAll in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit

        public boolean supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit()
                                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports keeping cursors open across commits.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB 2.0 supports keeping cursors open across commits. This method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if cursors always remain open; false if they might not remain open
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback

        public boolean supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback()
                                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports keeping cursors open across rollbacks.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB 2.0 closes open cursors at rollback. This method always returns false.
        Specified by:
        supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if cursors always remain open; false if they might not remain open
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit

        public boolean supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit()
                                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports keeping statements open across commits.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports keeping statements open across commits; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if statements always remain open; false if they might not remain open
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback

        public boolean supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback()
                                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports keeping statements open across rollbacks.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports keeping statements open across rollbacks; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if statements always remain open; false if they might not remain open
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxBinaryLiteralLength

        public int getMaxBinaryLiteralLength()
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of hex characters this database allows in an inline binary literal.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not impose a "known" limit. The limit is subject to memory availability; this method always returns 0.
        Specified by:
        getMaxBinaryLiteralLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        max the maximum length (in hex characters) for a binary literal; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxCharLiteralLength

        public int getMaxCharLiteralLength()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows for a character literal.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not impose a "known" limit. The limit is subject to memory availability; this method always returns 0.
        Specified by:
        getMaxCharLiteralLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of characters allowed for a character literal; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxColumnNameLength

        public int getMaxColumnNameLength()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows for a column name.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Starting with 2.0, HSQLDB implements the SQL standard, which is 128 for all names.
        Specified by:
        getMaxColumnNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of characters allowed for a column name; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxColumnsInGroupBy

        public int getMaxColumnsInGroupBy()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in a GROUP BY clause.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not impose a "known" limit. The limit is subject to memory availability; this method always returns 0.
        Specified by:
        getMaxColumnsInGroupBy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of columns allowed; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxColumnsInIndex

        public int getMaxColumnsInIndex()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in an index.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not impose a "known" limit. The limit is subject to memory availability; this method always returns 0.
        Specified by:
        getMaxColumnsInIndex in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of columns allowed; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxColumnsInOrderBy

        public int getMaxColumnsInOrderBy()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in an ORDER BY clause.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not impose a "known" limit. The limit is subject to memory availability; this method always returns 0.
        Specified by:
        getMaxColumnsInOrderBy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of columns allowed; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxColumnsInSelect

        public int getMaxColumnsInSelect()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in a SELECT list.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not impose a "known" limit. The limit is subject to memory availability; this method always returns 0.
        Specified by:
        getMaxColumnsInSelect in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of columns allowed; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxColumnsInTable

        public int getMaxColumnsInTable()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in a table.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not impose a "known" limit. The limit is subject to memory availability; this method always returns 0.
        Specified by:
        getMaxColumnsInTable in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of columns allowed; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxConnections

        public int getMaxConnections()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of concurrent connections to this database that are possible.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not impose a "known" limit. The limit is subject to memory availability; this method always returns 0.
        Specified by:
        getMaxConnections in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of active connections possible at one time; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxCursorNameLength

        public int getMaxCursorNameLength()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a cursor name.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Starting with 2.0, HSQLDB implements the SQL standard, which is 128 for all names.
        Specified by:
        getMaxCursorNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of characters allowed in a cursor name; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxIndexLength

        public int getMaxIndexLength()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of bytes this database allows for an index, including all of the parts of the index.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not impose a "known" limit. The limit is subject to memory and disk availability; this method always returns 0.
        Specified by:
        getMaxIndexLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of bytes allowed; this limit includes the composite of all the constituent parts of the index; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxSchemaNameLength

        public int getMaxSchemaNameLength()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a schema name.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Starting with 2.0, HSQLDB implements the SQL standard, which is 128 for all names.
        Specified by:
        getMaxSchemaNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of characters allowed in a schema name; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxProcedureNameLength

        public int getMaxProcedureNameLength()
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a procedure name.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Starting with 2.0, HSQLDB implements the SQL standard, which is 128 for all names.
        Specified by:
        getMaxProcedureNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of characters allowed in a procedure name; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxCatalogNameLength

        public int getMaxCatalogNameLength()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a catalog name.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Starting with 2.0, HSQLDB implements the SQL standard, which is 128 for all names.
        Specified by:
        getMaxCatalogNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of characters allowed in a catalog name; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxRowSize

        public int getMaxRowSize()
                          throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of bytes this database allows in a single row.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not impose a "known" limit. The limit is subject to memory and disk availability; this method always returns 0.
        Specified by:
        getMaxRowSize in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of bytes allowed for a row; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs

        public boolean doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether the return value for the method getMaxRowSize includes the SQL data types LONGVARCHAR and LONGVARBINARY.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Including 2.0, getMaxRowSize() always returns 0, indicating that the maximum row size is unknown or has no limit. This applies to the above types as well; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxStatementLength

        public int getMaxStatementLength()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows in an SQL statement.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not impose a "known" limit. The limit is subject to memory availability; this method always returns 0.
        Specified by:
        getMaxStatementLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of characters allowed for an SQL statement; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxStatements

        public int getMaxStatements()
                             throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of active statements to this database that can be open at the same time.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not impose a "known" limit. The limit is subject to memory availability; this method always returns 0.
        Specified by:
        getMaxStatements in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of statements that can be open at one time; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxTableNameLength

        public int getMaxTableNameLength()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows in a table name.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Up to and including 1.8.0.x, HSQLDB did not impose a "known" limit. Th hard limit was the maximum length of a java.lang.String (java.lang.Integer.MAX_VALUE); this method always returned 0. Starting with 2.0, HSQLDB implements the SQL standard, which is 128 for all names.
        Specified by:
        getMaxTableNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of characters allowed for a table name; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxTablesInSelect

        public int getMaxTablesInSelect()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of tables this database allows in a SELECT statement.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not impose a "known" limit. The limit is subject to memory availability; this method always returns 0.
        Specified by:
        getMaxTablesInSelect in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of tables allowed in a SELECT statement; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getMaxUserNameLength

        public int getMaxUserNameLength()
                                 throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows in a user name.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Starting with 2.0, HSQLDB implements the SQL standard, which is 128 for all names.
        Specified by:
        getMaxUserNameLength in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of characters allowed for a user name; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getDefaultTransactionIsolation

        public int getDefaultTransactionIsolation()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves this database's default transaction isolation level. The possible values are defined in java.sql.Connection.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Default isolation mode in version 2.0 is TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED.
        Specified by:
        getDefaultTransactionIsolation in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the default isolation level
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        See Also:
        JDBCConnection
      • supportsTransactions

        public boolean supportsTransactions()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports transactions. If not, invoking the method commit is a noop, and the isolation level is TRANSACTION_NONE.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports transactions; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsTransactions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if transactions are supported; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsTransactionIsolationLevel

        public boolean supportsTransactionIsolationLevel​(int level)
                                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports the given transaction isolation level.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports all levels.
        Specified by:
        supportsTransactionIsolationLevel in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        level - one of the transaction isolation levels defined in java.sql.Connection
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        See Also:
        JDBCConnection
      • supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions

        public boolean supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions()
                                                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports both data definition and data manipulation statements within a transaction.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB does not support a mix of both data definition and data manipulation statements within a transaction. DDL commits the current transaction before proceeding; this method always returns false.
        Specified by:
        supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly

        public boolean supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly()
                                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports only data manipulation statements within a transaction.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports only data manipulation statements within a transaction. DDL commits the current transaction before proceeding, while DML does not; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit

        public boolean dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit()
                                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a data definition statement within a transaction forces the transaction to commit.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Including 2.0, a data definition statement within a transaction forces the transaction to commit; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions

        public boolean dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions()
                                                    throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database ignores a data definition statement within a transaction.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Including 2.0, a data definition statement is not ignored within a transaction. Rather, a data definition statement within a transaction forces the transaction to commit; this method always returns false.
        Specified by:
        dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getProcedures

        public java.sql.ResultSet getProcedures​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                                java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                                java.lang.String procedureNamePattern)
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the stored procedures available in the given catalog.

        Only procedure descriptions matching the schema and procedure name criteria are returned. They are ordered by PROCEDURE_CAT, PROCEDURE_SCHEM, PROCEDURE_NAME and SPECIFIC_ NAME.

        Each procedure description has the following columns:

        1. PROCEDURE_CAT String => procedure catalog (may be null)
        2. PROCEDURE_SCHEM String => procedure schema (may be null)
        3. PROCEDURE_NAME String => procedure name
        4. reserved for future use (HSQLDB-specific: NUM_INPUT_PARAMS)
        5. reserved for future use (HSQLDB-specific: NUM_OUTPUT_PARAMS)
        6. reserved for future use (HSQLDB-specific: NUM_RESULT_SETS)
        7. REMARKS String => explanatory comment on the procedure
        8. PROCEDURE_TYPE short => kind of procedure:
          • procedureResultUnknown - Cannot determine if a return value will be returned
          • procedureNoResult - Does not return a return value
          • procedureReturnsResult - Returns a return value
        9. SPECIFIC_NAME String => The name which uniquely identifies this procedure within its schema.

        A user may not have permissions to execute any of the procedures that are returned by getProcedures

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the SQL Standard. It treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive in SQL and stores them in upper case; it treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim. All JDBCDatabaseMetaData methods perform case-sensitive comparison between name (pattern) arguments and the corresponding identifier values as they are stored in the database. Therefore, care must be taken to specify name arguments precisely (including case) as they are stored in the database.

        In version 2.0, the rows returned by this method are based on rows in the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.ROUTINES table.

        Specified by:
        getProcedures in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        procedureNamePattern - a procedure name pattern; must match the procedure name as it is stored in the database
        Returns:
        ResultSet - each row is a procedure description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        See Also:
        getSearchStringEscape()
      • getProcedureColumns

        public java.sql.ResultSet getProcedureColumns​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                                      java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                                      java.lang.String procedureNamePattern,
                                                      java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
                                               throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the given catalog's stored procedure parameter and result columns.

        Only descriptions matching the schema, procedure and parameter name criteria are returned. They are ordered by PROCEDURE_CAT, PROCEDURE_SCHEM, PROCEDURE_NAME and SPECIFIC_NAME. Within this, the return value, if any, is first. Next are the parameter descriptions in call order. The column descriptions follow in column number order.

        Each row in the ResultSet is a parameter description or column description with the following fields:

        1. PROCEDURE_CAT String => procedure catalog (may be null)
        2. PROCEDURE_SCHEM String => procedure schema (may be null)
        3. PROCEDURE_NAME String => procedure name
        4. COLUMN_NAME String => column/parameter name
        5. COLUMN_TYPE Short => kind of column/parameter:
          • procedureColumnUnknown - nobody knows
          • procedureColumnIn - IN parameter
          • procedureColumnInOut - INOUT parameter
          • procedureColumnOut - OUT parameter
          • procedureColumnReturn - procedure return value
          • procedureColumnResult - result column in ResultSet
        6. DATA_TYPE int => SQL type from java.sql.Types
        7. TYPE_NAME String => SQL type name, for a UDT type the type name is fully qualified
        8. PRECISION int => precision
        9. LENGTH int => length in bytes of data
        10. SCALE short => scale - null is returned for data types where SCALE is not applicable.
        11. RADIX short => radix
        12. NULLABLE short => can it contain NULL.
          • procedureNoNulls - does not allow NULL values
          • procedureNullable - allows NULL values
          • procedureNullableUnknown - nullability unknown
        13. REMARKS String => comment describing parameter/column
        14. COLUMN_DEF String => default value for the column, which should be interpreted as a string when the value is enclosed in single quotes (may be null)
          • The string NULL (not enclosed in quotes) - if NULL was specified as the default value
          • TRUNCATE (not enclosed in quotes) - if the specified default value cannot be represented without truncation
          • NULL - if a default value was not specified
        15. SQL_DATA_TYPE int => Reserved for future use

          HSQLDB-specific: CLI type from SQL 2003 Table 37, tables 6-9 Annex A1, and/or addenda in other documents, such as:
          SQL 2003 Part 9: Management of External Data (SQL/MED) : DATALINK
          SQL 2003 Part 14: XML-Related Specifications (SQL/XML) : XML

        16. SQL_DATETIME_SUB int => reserved for future use

          HSQLDB-specific: CLI SQL_DATETIME_SUB from SQL 2003 Table 37

        17. CHAR_OCTET_LENGTH int => the maximum length of binary and character based columns. For any other datatype the returned value is a NULL
        18. ORDINAL_POSITION int => the ordinal position, starting from 1, for the input and output parameters for a procedure. A value of 0 is returned if this row describes the procedure's return value. For result set columns, it is the ordinal position of the column in the result set starting from 1. If there are multiple result sets, the column ordinal positions are implementation defined.
        19. IS_NULLABLE String => ISO rules are used to determine the nullability for a column.
          • YES --- if the parameter or result column can include NULLs
          • NO --- if the parameter or result column cannot include NULLs
          • empty string --- if the nullability for the parameter or result column is unknown
        20. SPECIFIC_NAME String => the name which uniquely identifies this procedure within its schema.

        Note: Some databases may not return the column descriptions for a procedure. Additional columns beyond SPECIFIC_NAME can be defined by the database and must be accessed by their column name.

        The PRECISION column represents the specified column size for the given column. 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. Null is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the SQL Standard. It treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive in SQL and stores them in upper case; it treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim. All JDBCDatabaseMetaData methods perform case-sensitive comparison between name (pattern) arguments and the corresponding identifier values as they are stored in the database. Therefore, care must be taken to specify name arguments precisely (including case) as they are stored in the database.
        Specified by:
        getProcedureColumns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        procedureNamePattern - a procedure name pattern; must match the procedure name as it is stored in the database
        columnNamePattern - a column name pattern; must match the column name as it is stored in the database
        Returns:
        ResultSet - each row describes a stored procedure parameter or column
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        See Also:
        getSearchStringEscape()
      • getTables

        public java.sql.ResultSet getTables​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                            java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                            java.lang.String tableNamePattern,
                                            java.lang.String[] types)
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the tables available in the given catalog. Only table descriptions matching the catalog, schema, table name and type criteria are returned. They are ordered by TABLE_TYPE, TABLE_CAT, TABLE_SCHEM and TABLE_NAME.

        Each table description has the following columns:

        1. TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
        2. TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
        3. TABLE_NAME String => table name
        4. TABLE_TYPE String => table type. Typical types are "TABLE", "VIEW", "SYSTEM TABLE", "GLOBAL TEMPORARY", "LOCAL TEMPORARY", "ALIAS", "SYNONYM".
        5. REMARKS String => explanatory comment on the table (may be null)
        6. TYPE_CAT String => the types catalog (may be null)
        7. TYPE_SCHEM String => the types schema (may be null)
        8. TYPE_NAME String => type name (may be null)
        9. SELF_REFERENCING_COL_NAME String => name of the designated "identifier" column of a typed table (may be null)
        10. REF_GENERATION String => specifies how values in SELF_REFERENCING_COL_NAME are created. Values are "SYSTEM", "USER", "DERIVED". (may be null)

        Note: Some databases may not return information for all tables.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the SQL Standard. It treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive in SQL and stores them in upper case; it treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim. All JDBCDatabaseMetaData methods perform case-sensitive comparison between name (pattern) arguments and the corresponding identifier values as they are stored in the database. Therefore, care must be taken to specify name arguments precisely (including case) as they are stored in the database.

        HSQLDB returns extra information on TEXT tables in the REMARKS column.

        HSQLDB includes the JDBC3 columns TYPE_CAT, TYPE_SCHEM, TYPE_NAME and SELF_REFERENCING_COL_NAME in anticipation of JDBC3 compliant tools.

        Since 1.7.2, this feature is supported by default.

        Specified by:
        getTables in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        tableNamePattern - a table name pattern; must match the table name as it is stored in the database
        types - a list of table types, which must be from the list of table types returned from getTableTypes(), to include; null returns all types
        Returns:
        ResultSet - each row is a table description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        See Also:
        getSearchStringEscape()
      • getSchemas

        public java.sql.ResultSet getSchemas()
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the schema names available in this database. The results are ordered by TABLE_CATALOG and TABLE_SCHEM.

        The schema columns are:

        1. TABLE_SCHEM String => schema name
        2. TABLE_CATALOG String => catalog name (may be null)

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Starting with 1.8.0, the list of schemas is returned.
        Specified by:
        getSchemas in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        a ResultSet object in which each row is a schema description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getCatalogs

        public java.sql.ResultSet getCatalogs()
                                       throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the catalog names available in this database. The results are ordered by catalog name.

        The catalog column is:

        1. TABLE_CAT String => catalog name

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Since 1.7.2, this feature is supported by default.
        Specified by:
        getCatalogs in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        a ResultSet object in which each row has a single String column that is a catalog name
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getTableTypes

        public java.sql.ResultSet getTableTypes()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the table types available in this database. The results are ordered by table type.

        The table type is:

        1. TABLE_TYPE String => table type. Typical types are "TABLE", "VIEW", "SYSTEM TABLE", "GLOBAL TEMPORARY", "LOCAL TEMPORARY", "ALIAS", "SYNONYM".

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Since 1.7.1, HSQLDB reports: "TABLE", "VIEW" and "GLOBAL TEMPORARY" types. Since 1.7.2, this feature is supported by default.
        Specified by:
        getTableTypes in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        a ResultSet object in which each row has a single String column that is a table type
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getColumns

        public java.sql.ResultSet getColumns​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                             java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                             java.lang.String tableNamePattern,
                                             java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of table columns available in the specified catalog.

        Only column descriptions matching the catalog, schema, table and column name criteria are returned. They are ordered by TABLE_CAT,TABLE_SCHEM, TABLE_NAME, and ORDINAL_POSITION.

        Each column description has the following columns:

        1. TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
        2. TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
        3. TABLE_NAME String => table name
        4. COLUMN_NAME String => column name
        5. DATA_TYPE int => SQL type from java.sql.Types
        6. TYPE_NAME String => Data source dependent type name, for a UDT the type name is fully qualified
        7. COLUMN_SIZE int => column size.
        8. BUFFER_LENGTH is not used.
        9. DECIMAL_DIGITS int => the number of fractional digits. Null is returned for data types where DECIMAL_DIGITS is not applicable.
        10. NUM_PREC_RADIX int => Radix (typically either 10 or 2)
        11. NULLABLE int => is NULL allowed.
          • columnNoNulls - might not allow NULL values
          • columnNullable - definitely allows NULL values
          • columnNullableUnknown - nullability unknown
        12. REMARKS String => comment describing column (may be null)
        13. COLUMN_DEF String => default value for the column, which should be interpreted as a string when the value is enclosed in single quotes (may be null)
        14. SQL_DATA_TYPE int => unused

          HSQLDB-specific: CLI type from SQL 2003 Table 37, tables 6-9 Annex A1, and/or addendums in other documents, such as:
          SQL 2003 Part 9: Management of External Data (SQL/MED) : DATALINK
          SQL 2003 Part 14: XML-Related Specifications (SQL/XML) : XML

        15. SQL_DATETIME_SUB int => unused (HSQLDB-specific: SQL 2003 CLI datetime/interval subcode)
        16. CHAR_OCTET_LENGTH int => for char types the maximum number of bytes in the column
        17. ORDINAL_POSITION int => index of column in table (starting at 1)
        18. IS_NULLABLE String => ISO rules are used to determine the nullability for a column.
          • YES --- if the column can include NULLs
          • NO --- if the column cannot include NULLs
          • empty string --- if the nullability for the column is unknown
        19. SCOPE_CATALOG String => catalog of table that is the scope of a reference attribute (null if DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
        20. SCOPE_SCHEMA String => schema of table that is the scope of a reference attribute (null if the DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
        21. SCOPE_TABLE String => table name that this the scope of a reference attribute (null if the DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
        22. SOURCE_DATA_TYPE short => source type of a distinct type or user-generated Ref type, SQL type from java.sql.Types (null if DATA_TYPE isn't DISTINCT or user-generated REF)
        23. IS_AUTOINCREMENT String => Indicates whether this column is auto incremented
          • YES --- if the column is auto incremented
          • NO --- if the column is not auto incremented
          • empty string --- if it cannot be determined whether the column is auto incremented
        24. IS_GENERATEDCOLUMN String => Indicates whether this is a generated column
          • YES --- if this a generated column
          • NO --- if this not a generated column
          • empty string --- if it cannot be determined whether this is a generated column

        The COLUMN_SIZE column specifies the column size for the given column. 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. Null is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the SQL Standard. It treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive in SQL and stores them in upper case; it treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim. All JDBCDatabaseMetaData methods perform case-sensitive comparison between name (pattern) arguments and the corresponding identifier values as they are stored in the database. Therefore, care must be taken to specify name arguments precisely (including case) as they are stored in the database.

        This feature is supported by default.

        Specified by:
        getColumns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        tableNamePattern - a table name pattern; must match the table name as it is stored in the database
        columnNamePattern - a column name pattern; must match the column name as it is stored in the database
        Returns:
        ResultSet - each row is a column description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        See Also:
        getSearchStringEscape()
      • getColumnPrivileges

        public java.sql.ResultSet getColumnPrivileges​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                                      java.lang.String schema,
                                                      java.lang.String table,
                                                      java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
                                               throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the access rights for a table's columns.

        Only privileges matching the column name criteria are returned. They are ordered by COLUMN_NAME and PRIVILEGE.

        Each privilege description has the following columns:

        1. TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
        2. TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
        3. TABLE_NAME String => table name
        4. COLUMN_NAME String => column name
        5. GRANTOR String => grantor of access (may be null)
        6. GRANTEE String => grantee of access
        7. PRIVILEGE String => name of access (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, REFERENCES, ...)
        8. IS_GRANTABLE String => "YES" if grantee is permitted to grant to others; "NO" if not; null if unknown

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the SQL Standard. It treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive in SQL and stores them in upper case; it treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim. All JDBCDatabaseMetaData methods perform case-sensitive comparison between name (pattern) arguments and the corresponding identifier values as they are stored in the database. Therefore, care must be taken to specify name arguments precisely (including case) as they are stored in the database.

        This feature is supported by default.

        Specified by:
        getColumnPrivileges in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schema - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        table - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored in the database
        columnNamePattern - a column name pattern; must match the column name as it is stored in the database
        Returns:
        ResultSet - each row is a column privilege description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        See Also:
        getSearchStringEscape()
      • getTablePrivileges

        public java.sql.ResultSet getTablePrivileges​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                                     java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                                     java.lang.String tableNamePattern)
                                              throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the access rights for each table available in a catalog. Note that a table privilege applies to one or more columns in the table. It would be wrong to assume that this privilege applies to all columns (this may be true for some systems but is not true for all.)

        Only privileges matching the schema and table name criteria are returned. They are ordered by TABLE_CAT, TABLE_SCHEM, TABLE_NAME, and PRIVILEGE.

        Each privilege description has the following columns:

        1. TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
        2. TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
        3. TABLE_NAME String => table name
        4. GRANTOR String => grantor of access (may be null)
        5. GRANTEE String => grantee of access
        6. PRIVILEGE String => name of access (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, REFERENCES, ...)
        7. IS_GRANTABLE String => "YES" if grantee is permitted to grant to others; "NO" if not; null if unknown

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the SQL Standard. It treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive in SQL and stores them in upper case; it treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim. All JDBCDatabaseMetaData methods perform case-sensitive comparison between name (pattern) arguments and the corresponding identifier values as they are stored in the database. Therefore, care must be taken to specify name arguments precisely (including case) as they are stored in the database.
        Specified by:
        getTablePrivileges in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        tableNamePattern - a table name pattern; must match the table name as it is stored in the database
        Returns:
        ResultSet - each row is a table privilege description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        See Also:
        getSearchStringEscape()
      • getBestRowIdentifier

        public java.sql.ResultSet getBestRowIdentifier​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                                       java.lang.String schema,
                                                       java.lang.String table,
                                                       int scope,
                                                       boolean nullable)
                                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of a table's optimal set of columns that uniquely identifies a row. They are ordered by SCOPE.

        Each column description has the following columns:

        1. SCOPE short => actual scope of result
          • bestRowTemporary - very temporary, while using row
          • bestRowTransaction - valid for remainder of current transaction
          • bestRowSession - valid for remainder of current session
        2. COLUMN_NAME String => column name
        3. DATA_TYPE int => SQL data type from java.sql.Types
        4. TYPE_NAME String => Data source dependent type name, for a UDT the type name is fully qualified
        5. COLUMN_SIZE int => precision
        6. BUFFER_LENGTH int => not used
        7. DECIMAL_DIGITS short => scale - Null is returned for data types where DECIMAL_DIGITS is not applicable.
        8. PSEUDO_COLUMN short => is this a pseudo column like an Oracle ROWID
          • bestRowUnknown - may or may not be pseudo column
          • bestRowNotPseudo - is NOT a pseudo column
          • bestRowPseudo - is a pseudo column

        The COLUMN_SIZE column represents the specified column size for the given column. 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. Null is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the SQL Standard. It treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive in SQL and stores them in upper case; it treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim. All JDBCDatabaseMetaData methods perform case-sensitive comparison between name (pattern) arguments and the corresponding identifier values as they are stored in the database. Therefore, care must be taken to specify name arguments precisely (including case) as they are stored in the database.

        If the name of a column is defined in the database without double quotes, an all-uppercase name must be specified when calling this method. Otherwise, the name must be specified in the exact case of the column definition in the database.

        Specified by:
        getBestRowIdentifier in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schema - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        table - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored in the database
        scope - the scope of interest; use same values as SCOPE
        nullable - include columns that are nullable.
        Returns:
        ResultSet - each row is a column description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getVersionColumns

        public java.sql.ResultSet getVersionColumns​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                                    java.lang.String schema,
                                                    java.lang.String table)
                                             throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of a table's columns that are automatically updated when any value in a row is updated. They are unordered.

        Each column description has the following columns:

        1. SCOPE short => is not used
        2. COLUMN_NAME String => column name
        3. DATA_TYPE int => SQL data type from java.sql.Types
        4. TYPE_NAME String => Data source-dependent type name
        5. COLUMN_SIZE int => precision
        6. BUFFER_LENGTH int => length of column value in bytes
        7. DECIMAL_DIGITS short => scale - Null is returned for data types where DECIMAL_DIGITS is not applicable.
        8. PSEUDO_COLUMN short => whether this is pseudo column like an Oracle ROWID
          • versionColumnUnknown - may or may not be pseudo column
          • versionColumnNotPseudo - is NOT a pseudo column
          • versionColumnPseudo - is a pseudo column

        The COLUMN_SIZE column represents the specified column size for the given column. 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. Null is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB 2.5.0 and later returns information on auto-updated TIMESTAMP columns defined with ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, and the columns of SYSTEM_TIME periods. Columns defined as GENERATED AS IDENTITY, SEQUENCE, or an expression are not returned as they are not always automatically updated when other columns in a row are updated.
        Specified by:
        getVersionColumns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schema - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        table - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored in the database
        Returns:
        a ResultSet object in which each row is a column description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getPrimaryKeys

        public java.sql.ResultSet getPrimaryKeys​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                                 java.lang.String schema,
                                                 java.lang.String table)
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the given table's primary key columns. They are ordered by COLUMN_NAME.

        Each primary key column description has the following columns:

        1. TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
        2. TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
        3. TABLE_NAME String => table name
        4. COLUMN_NAME String => column name
        5. KEY_SEQ short => sequence number within primary key( a value of 1 represents the first column of the primary key, a value of 2 would represent the second column within the primary key).
        6. PK_NAME String => primary key name (may be null)

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the SQL Standard. It treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive in SQL and stores them in upper case; it treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim. All JDBCDatabaseMetaData methods perform case-sensitive comparison between name (pattern) arguments and the corresponding identifier values as they are stored in the database. Therefore, care must be taken to specify name arguments precisely (including case) as they are stored in the database.
        Specified by:
        getPrimaryKeys in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schema - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        table - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored in the database
        Returns:
        ResultSet - each row is a primary key column description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        See Also:
        supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers(), storesUpperCaseIdentifiers()
      • getImportedKeys

        public java.sql.ResultSet getImportedKeys​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                                  java.lang.String schema,
                                                  java.lang.String table)
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the primary key columns that are referenced by the given table's foreign key columns (the primary keys imported by a table). They are ordered by PKTABLE_CAT, PKTABLE_SCHEM, PKTABLE_NAME, and KEY_SEQ.

        Each primary key column description has the following columns:

        1. PKTABLE_CAT String => primary key table catalog being imported (may be null)
        2. PKTABLE_SCHEM String => primary key table schema being imported (may be null)
        3. PKTABLE_NAME String => primary key table name being imported
        4. PKCOLUMN_NAME String => primary key column name being imported
        5. FKTABLE_CAT String => foreign key table catalog (may be null)
        6. FKTABLE_SCHEM String => foreign key table schema (may be null)
        7. FKTABLE_NAME String => foreign key table name
        8. FKCOLUMN_NAME String => foreign key column name
        9. KEY_SEQ short => sequence number within a foreign key( a value of 1 represents the first column of the foreign key, a value of 2 would represent the second column within the foreign key).
        10. UPDATE_RULE short => What happens to a foreign key when the primary key is updated:
          • importedNoAction - do not allow update of primary key if it has been imported
          • importedKeyCascade - change imported key to agree with primary key update
          • importedKeySetNull - change imported key to NULL if its primary key has been updated
          • importedKeySetDefault - change imported key to default values if its primary key has been updated
          • importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction (for ODBC 2.x compatibility)
        11. DELETE_RULE short => What happens to the foreign key when primary is deleted.
          • importedKeyNoAction - do not allow delete of primary key if it has been imported
          • importedKeyCascade - delete rows that import a deleted key
          • importedKeySetNull - change imported key to NULL if its primary key has been deleted
          • importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction (for ODBC 2.x compatibility)
          • importedKeySetDefault - change imported key to default if its primary key has been deleted
        12. FK_NAME String => foreign key name (may be null)
        13. PK_NAME String => primary key name (may be null)
        14. DEFERRABILITY short => can the evaluation of foreign key constraints be deferred until commit
          • importedKeyInitiallyDeferred - see SQL92 for definition
          • importedKeyInitiallyImmediate - see SQL92 for definition
          • importedKeyNotDeferrable - see SQL92 for definition

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the SQL Standard. It treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive in SQL and stores them in upper case; it treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim. All JDBCDatabaseMetaData methods perform case-sensitive comparison between name (pattern) arguments and the corresponding identifier values as they are stored in the database. Therefore, care must be taken to specify name arguments precisely (including case) as they are stored in the database.
        Specified by:
        getImportedKeys in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schema - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        table - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored in the database
        Returns:
        ResultSet - each row is a primary key column description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        See Also:
        getExportedKeys(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String), supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers(), storesUpperCaseIdentifiers()
      • getExportedKeys

        public java.sql.ResultSet getExportedKeys​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                                  java.lang.String schema,
                                                  java.lang.String table)
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the foreign key columns that reference the given table's primary key columns (the foreign keys exported by a table). They are ordered by FKTABLE_CAT, FKTABLE_SCHEM, FKTABLE_NAME, and KEY_SEQ.

        Each foreign key column description has the following columns:

        1. PKTABLE_CAT String => primary key table catalog (may be null)
        2. PKTABLE_SCHEM String => primary key table schema (may be null)
        3. PKTABLE_NAME String => primary key table name
        4. PKCOLUMN_NAME String => primary key column name
        5. FKTABLE_CAT String => foreign key table catalog (may be null) being exported (may be null)
        6. FKTABLE_SCHEM String => foreign key table schema (may be null) being exported (may be null)
        7. FKTABLE_NAME String => foreign key table name being exported
        8. FKCOLUMN_NAME String => foreign key column name being exported
        9. KEY_SEQ short => sequence number within foreign key( a value of 1 represents the first column of the foreign key, a value of 2 would represent the second column within the foreign key).
        10. UPDATE_RULE short => What happens to foreign key when primary is updated:
          • importedNoAction - do not allow update of primary key if it has been imported
          • importedKeyCascade - change imported key to agree with primary key update
          • importedKeySetNull - change imported key to NULL if its primary key has been updated
          • importedKeySetDefault - change imported key to default values if its primary key has been updated
          • importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction (for ODBC 2.x compatibility)
        11. DELETE_RULE short => What happens to the foreign key when primary is deleted.
          • importedKeyNoAction - do not allow delete of primary key if it has been imported
          • importedKeyCascade - delete rows that import a deleted key
          • importedKeySetNull - change imported key to NULL if its primary key has been deleted
          • importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction (for ODBC 2.x compatibility)
          • importedKeySetDefault - change imported key to default if its primary key has been deleted
        12. FK_NAME String => foreign key name (may be null)
        13. PK_NAME String => primary key name (may be null)
        14. DEFERRABILITY short => can the evaluation of foreign key constraints be deferred until commit
          • importedKeyInitiallyDeferred - see SQL92 for definition
          • importedKeyInitiallyImmediate - see SQL92 for definition
          • importedKeyNotDeferrable - see SQL92 for definition

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the SQL Standard. It treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive in SQL and stores them in upper case; it treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim. All JDBCDatabaseMetaData methods perform case-sensitive comparison between name (pattern) arguments and the corresponding identifier values as they are stored in the database. Therefore, care must be taken to specify name arguments precisely (including case) as they are stored in the database.
        Specified by:
        getExportedKeys in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in this database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schema - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        table - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored in this database
        Returns:
        a ResultSet object in which each row is a foreign key column description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        See Also:
        getImportedKeys(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String), supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers(), storesUpperCaseIdentifiers()
      • getCrossReference

        public java.sql.ResultSet getCrossReference​(java.lang.String parentCatalog,
                                                    java.lang.String parentSchema,
                                                    java.lang.String parentTable,
                                                    java.lang.String foreignCatalog,
                                                    java.lang.String foreignSchema,
                                                    java.lang.String foreignTable)
                                             throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the foreign key columns in the given foreign key table that reference the primary key or the columns representing a unique constraint of the parent table (could be the same or a different table). The number of columns returned from the parent table must match the number of columns that make up the foreign key. They are ordered by FKTABLE_CAT, FKTABLE_SCHEM, FKTABLE_NAME, and KEY_SEQ.

        Each foreign key column description has the following columns:

        1. PKTABLE_CAT String => parent key table catalog (may be null)
        2. PKTABLE_SCHEM String => parent key table schema (may be null)
        3. PKTABLE_NAME String => parent key table name
        4. PKCOLUMN_NAME String => parent key column name
        5. FKTABLE_CAT String => foreign key table catalog (may be null) being exported (may be null)
        6. FKTABLE_SCHEM String => foreign key table schema (may be null) being exported (may be null)
        7. FKTABLE_NAME String => foreign key table name being exported
        8. FKCOLUMN_NAME String => foreign key column name being exported
        9. KEY_SEQ short => sequence number within foreign key( a value of 1 represents the first column of the foreign key, a value of 2 would represent the second column within the foreign key).
        10. UPDATE_RULE short => What happens to foreign key when parent key is updated:
          • importedNoAction - do not allow update of parent key if it has been imported
          • importedKeyCascade - change imported key to agree with parent key update
          • importedKeySetNull - change imported key to NULL if its parent key has been updated
          • importedKeySetDefault - change imported key to default values if its parent key has been updated
          • importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction (for ODBC 2.x compatibility)
        11. DELETE_RULE short => What happens to the foreign key when parent key is deleted.
          • importedKeyNoAction - do not allow delete of parent key if it has been imported
          • importedKeyCascade - delete rows that import a deleted key
          • importedKeySetNull - change imported key to NULL if its primary key has been deleted
          • importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction (for ODBC 2.x compatibility)
          • importedKeySetDefault - change imported key to default if its parent key has been deleted
        12. FK_NAME String => foreign key name (may be null)
        13. PK_NAME String => parent key name (may be null)
        14. DEFERRABILITY short => can the evaluation of foreign key constraints be deferred until commit
          • importedKeyInitiallyDeferred - see SQL92 for definition
          • importedKeyInitiallyImmediate - see SQL92 for definition
          • importedKeyNotDeferrable - see SQL92 for definition

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the SQL Standard. It treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive in SQL and stores them in upper case; it treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim. All JDBCDatabaseMetaData methods perform case-sensitive comparison between name (pattern) arguments and the corresponding identifier values as they are stored in the database. Therefore, care must be taken to specify name arguments precisely (including case) as they are stored in the database.
        Specified by:
        getCrossReference in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        parentCatalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means drop catalog name from the selection criteria
        parentSchema - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means drop schema name from the selection criteria
        parentTable - the name of the table that exports the key; must match the table name as it is stored in the database
        foreignCatalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means drop catalog name from the selection criteria
        foreignSchema - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means drop schema name from the selection criteria
        foreignTable - the name of the table that imports the key; must match the table name as it is stored in the database
        Returns:
        ResultSet - each row is a foreign key column description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        See Also:
        getImportedKeys(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String), supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers(), storesUpperCaseIdentifiers()
      • getTypeInfo

        public java.sql.ResultSet getTypeInfo()
                                       throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of all the data types supported by this database. They are ordered by DATA_TYPE and then by how closely the data type maps to the corresponding JDBC SQL type.

        If the database supports SQL distinct types, then getTypeInfo() will return a single row with a TYPE_NAME of DISTINCT and a DATA_TYPE of Types.DISTINCT. If the database supports SQL structured types, then getTypeInfo() will return a single row with a TYPE_NAME of STRUCT and a DATA_TYPE of Types.STRUCT.

        If SQL distinct or structured types are supported, then information on the individual types may be obtained from the getUDTs() method.

        Each type description has the following columns:

        1. TYPE_NAME String => Type name
        2. DATA_TYPE int => SQL data type from java.sql.Types
        3. PRECISION int => maximum precision
        4. LITERAL_PREFIX String => prefix used to quote a literal (may be null)
        5. LITERAL_SUFFIX String => suffix used to quote a literal (may be null)
        6. CREATE_PARAMS String => parameters used in creating the type (may be null)
        7. NULLABLE short => can you use NULL for this type.
          • typeNoNulls - does not allow NULL values
          • typeNullable - allows NULL values
          • typeNullableUnknown - nullability unknown
        8. CASE_SENSITIVE boolean=> is it case sensitive.
        9. SEARCHABLE short => can you use "WHERE" based on this type:
          • typePredNone - No support
          • typePredChar - Only supported with WHERE .. LIKE
          • typePredBasic - Supported except for WHERE .. LIKE
          • typeSearchable - Supported for all WHERE ..
        10. UNSIGNED_ATTRIBUTE boolean => is it unsigned.
        11. FIXED_PREC_SCALE boolean => can it be a money value.
        12. AUTO_INCREMENT boolean => can it be used for an auto-increment value.
        13. LOCAL_TYPE_NAME String => localized version of type name (may be null)
        14. MINIMUM_SCALE short => minimum scale supported
        15. MAXIMUM_SCALE short => maximum scale supported
        16. SQL_DATA_TYPE int => unused
        17. SQL_DATETIME_SUB int => unused
        18. NUM_PREC_RADIX int => usually 2 or 10

        The PRECISION column represents the maximum column size that the server supports for the given datatype. 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. Null is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        This feature is supported.
        Specified by:
        getTypeInfo in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        a ResultSet object in which each row is an SQL type description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • getIndexInfo

        public java.sql.ResultSet getIndexInfo​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                               java.lang.String schema,
                                               java.lang.String table,
                                               boolean unique,
                                               boolean approximate)
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the given table's indices and statistics. They are ordered by NON_UNIQUE, TYPE, INDEX_NAME, and ORDINAL_POSITION.

        Each index column description has the following columns:

        1. TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
        2. TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
        3. TABLE_NAME String => table name
        4. NON_UNIQUE boolean => Can index values be non-unique. false when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
        5. INDEX_QUALIFIER String => index catalog (may be null); null when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
        6. INDEX_NAME String => index name; null when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
        7. TYPE short => index type:
          • tableIndexStatistic - this identifies table statistics that are returned in conjunction with a table's index descriptions
          • tableIndexClustered - this is a clustered index
          • tableIndexHashed - this is a hashed index
          • tableIndexOther - this is some other style of index
        8. ORDINAL_POSITION short => column sequence number within index; zero when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
        9. COLUMN_NAME String => column name; null when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
        10. ASC_OR_DESC String => column sort sequence, "A" => ascending, "D" => descending, may be null if sort sequence is not supported; null when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
        11. CARDINALITY long => When TYPE is tableIndexStatistic, then this is the number of rows in the table; otherwise, it is the number of unique values in the index.
        12. PAGES long => When TYPE is tableIndexStatistic then this is the number of pages used for the table, otherwise it is the number of pages used for the current index.
        13. FILTER_CONDITION String => Filter condition, if any. (may be null)

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the SQL Standard. It treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive in SQL and stores them in upper case; it treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim. All JDBCDatabaseMetaData methods perform case-sensitive comparison between name (pattern) arguments and the corresponding identifier values as they are stored in the database. Therefore, care must be taken to specify name arguments precisely (including case) as they are stored in the database.
        Specified by:
        getIndexInfo in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in this database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schema - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is stored in this database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        table - a table name; must match the table name as it is stored in this database
        unique - when true, return only indices for unique values; when false, return indices regardless of whether unique or not
        approximate - when true, result is allowed to reflect approximate or out of data values; when false, results are requested to be accurate
        Returns:
        ResultSet - each row is an index column description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
      • supportsResultSetType

        public boolean supportsResultSetType​(int type)
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports the given result set type.
        Specified by:
        supportsResultSetType in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        type - defined in java.sql.ResultSet
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.2
        See Also:
        JDBCConnection
      • supportsResultSetConcurrency

        public boolean supportsResultSetConcurrency​(int type,
                                                    int concurrency)
                                             throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports the given concurrency type in combination with the given result set type.
        Specified by:
        supportsResultSetConcurrency in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        type - defined in java.sql.ResultSet
        concurrency - type defined in java.sql.ResultSet
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.2
        See Also:
        JDBCConnection
      • ownUpdatesAreVisible

        public boolean ownUpdatesAreVisible​(int type)
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether for the given type of ResultSet object, the result set's own updates are visible.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Updates to ResultSet rows are not visible after moving from the updated row.
        Specified by:
        ownUpdatesAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        type - the ResultSet type; one of ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
        Returns:
        true if updates are visible for the given result set type; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.2
      • ownDeletesAreVisible

        public boolean ownDeletesAreVisible​(int type)
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a result set's own deletes are visible.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Rows deleted from the ResultSet are still visible after moving from the deleted row.
        Specified by:
        ownDeletesAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        type - the ResultSet type; one of ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
        Returns:
        true if deletes are visible for the given result set type; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.2
      • ownInsertsAreVisible

        public boolean ownInsertsAreVisible​(int type)
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a result set's own inserts are visible.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Rows added to a ResultSet are not visible after moving from the insert row; this method always returns false.
        Specified by:
        ownInsertsAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        type - the ResultSet type; one of ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
        Returns:
        true if inserts are visible for the given result set type; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.2
      • othersUpdatesAreVisible

        public boolean othersUpdatesAreVisible​(int type)
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether updates made by others are visible.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Updates made by other connections or the same connection while the ResultSet is open are not visible in the ResultSet.
        Specified by:
        othersUpdatesAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        type - the ResultSet type; one of ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
        Returns:
        true if updates made by others are visible for the given result set type; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.2
      • othersDeletesAreVisible

        public boolean othersDeletesAreVisible​(int type)
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether deletes made by others are visible.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Deletes made by other connections or the same connection while the ResultSet is open are not visible in the ResultSet.
        Specified by:
        othersDeletesAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        type - the ResultSet type; one of ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
        Returns:
        true if deletes made by others are visible for the given result set type; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.2
      • othersInsertsAreVisible

        public boolean othersInsertsAreVisible​(int type)
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether inserts made by others are visible.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Inserts made by other connections or the same connection while the ResultSet is open are not visible in the ResultSet.
        Specified by:
        othersInsertsAreVisible in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        type - the ResultSet type; one of ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
        Returns:
        true if inserts made by others are visible for the given result set type; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.2
      • updatesAreDetected

        public boolean updatesAreDetected​(int type)
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether or not a visible row update can be detected by calling the method ResultSet.rowUpdated.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Updates made to the rows of the ResultSet are not detected by calling the ResultSet.rowUpdated.
        Specified by:
        updatesAreDetected in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        type - the ResultSet type; one of ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
        Returns:
        true if changes are detected by the result set type; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.2
      • deletesAreDetected

        public boolean deletesAreDetected​(int type)
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether or not a visible row delete can be detected by calling the method ResultSet.rowDeleted. If the method deletesAreDetected returns false, it means that deleted rows are removed from the result set.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Deletes made to the rows of the ResultSet are not detected by calling the ResultSet.rowDeleted.
        Specified by:
        deletesAreDetected in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        type - the ResultSet type; one of ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
        Returns:
        true if deletes are detected by the given result set type; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.2
      • insertsAreDetected

        public boolean insertsAreDetected​(int type)
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether or not a visible row insert can be detected by calling the method ResultSet.rowInserted.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Inserts made into the ResultSet are not visible and thus not detected by calling the ResultSet.rowInserted.
        Specified by:
        insertsAreDetected in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        type - the ResultSet type; one of ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY, ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
        Returns:
        true if changes are detected by the specified result set type; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.2
      • supportsBatchUpdates

        public boolean supportsBatchUpdates()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports batch updates.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports batch updates; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsBatchUpdates in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if this database supports batch updates; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.2
      • getUDTs

        public java.sql.ResultSet getUDTs​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                          java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                          java.lang.String typeNamePattern,
                                          int[] types)
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the user-defined types (UDTs) defined in a particular schema. Schema-specific UDTs may have type JAVA_OBJECT, STRUCT, or DISTINCT.

        Only types matching the catalog, schema, type name and type criteria are returned. They are ordered by DATA_TYPE, TYPE_CAT, TYPE_SCHEM and TYPE_NAME. The type name parameter may be a fully-qualified name. In this case, the catalog and schemaPattern parameters are ignored.

        Each type description has the following columns:

        1. TYPE_CAT String => the type's catalog (may be null)
        2. TYPE_SCHEM String => type's schema (may be null)
        3. TYPE_NAME String => type name
        4. CLASS_NAME String => Java class name
        5. DATA_TYPE int => type value defined in java.sql.Types. One of JAVA_OBJECT, STRUCT, or DISTINCT
        6. REMARKS String => explanatory comment on the type
        7. BASE_TYPE short => type code of the source type of a DISTINCT type or the type that implements the user-generated reference type of the SELF_REFERENCING_COLUMN of a structured type as defined in java.sql.Types (null if DATA_TYPE is not DISTINCT or not STRUCT with REFERENCE_GENERATION = USER_DEFINED)

        Note: If the driver does not support UDTs, an empty result set is returned.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the SQL Standard. It treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive in SQL and stores them in upper case; it treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim. All JDBCDatabaseMetaData methods perform case-sensitive comparison between name (pattern) arguments and the corresponding identifier values as they are stored in the database. Therefore, care must be taken to specify name arguments precisely (including case) as they are stored in the database.

        Starting with 2.0, DISTICT types are supported and are reported by this method.

        Specified by:
        getUDTs in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schemaPattern - a schema pattern name; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        typeNamePattern - a type name pattern; must match the type name as it is stored in the database; may be a fully qualified name
        types - a list of user-defined types (JAVA_OBJECT, STRUCT, or DISTINCT) to include; null returns all types
        Returns:
        ResultSet object in which each row describes a UDT
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.2
        See Also:
        getSearchStringEscape()
      • getConnection

        public java.sql.Connection getConnection()
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the connection that produced this metadata object.
        Specified by:
        getConnection in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the connection that produced this metadata object
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.2
      • supportsSavepoints

        public boolean supportsSavepoints()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports savepoints.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        This SQL feature is supported through JDBC as well as SQL.
        Specified by:
        supportsSavepoints in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if savepoints are supported; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
      • supportsNamedParameters

        public boolean supportsNamedParameters()
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports named parameters to callable statements.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports JDBC named parameters to callable statements; this method returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsNamedParameters in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if named parameters are supported; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
      • supportsMultipleOpenResults

        public boolean supportsMultipleOpenResults()
                                            throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether it is possible to have multiple ResultSet objects returned from a CallableStatement object simultaneously.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports multiple ResultSet objects returned from a CallableStatement; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsMultipleOpenResults in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if a CallableStatement object can return multiple ResultSet objects simultaneously; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
      • supportsGetGeneratedKeys

        public boolean supportsGetGeneratedKeys()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether auto-generated keys can be retrieved after a statement has been executed

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports retrieval of autogenerated keys through the JDBC interface; this method always returns true.
        Specified by:
        supportsGetGeneratedKeys in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if auto-generated keys can be retrieved after a statement has executed; false otherwise

        If true is returned, the JDBC driver must support the returning of auto-generated keys for at least SQL INSERT statements

        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
      • getSuperTypes

        public java.sql.ResultSet getSuperTypes​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                                java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                                java.lang.String typeNamePattern)
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the user-defined type (UDT) hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database. Only the immediate super type/ sub type relationship is modeled.

        Only supertype information for UDTs matching the catalog, schema, and type name is returned. The type name parameter may be a fully-qualified name. When the UDT name supplied is a fully-qualified name, the catalog and schemaPattern parameters are ignored.

        If a UDT does not have a direct super type, it is not listed here. A row of the ResultSet object returned by this method describes the designated UDT and a direct supertype. A row has the following columns:

        1. TYPE_CAT String => the UDT's catalog (may be null)
        2. TYPE_SCHEM String => UDT's schema (may be null)
        3. TYPE_NAME String => type name of the UDT
        4. SUPERTYPE_CAT String => the direct super type's catalog (may be null)
        5. SUPERTYPE_SCHEM String => the direct super type's schema (may be null)
        6. SUPERTYPE_NAME String => the direct super type's name

        Note: If the driver does not support type hierarchies, an empty result set is returned.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB supports the SQL Standard. It treats unquoted identifiers as case insensitive in SQL and stores them in upper case; it treats quoted identifiers as case sensitive and stores them verbatim. All JDBCDatabaseMetaData methods perform case-sensitive comparison between name (pattern) arguments and the corresponding identifier values as they are stored in the database. Therefore, care must be taken to specify name arguments precisely (including case) as they are stored in the database.

        From 2.0, this feature is supported by default and return supertypes for DOMAIN and DISTINCT types.

        Specified by:
        getSuperTypes in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means drop catalog name from the selection criteria
        schemaPattern - a schema name pattern; "" retrieves those without a schema
        typeNamePattern - a UDT name pattern; may be a fully-qualified name
        Returns:
        a ResultSet object in which a row gives information about the designated UDT
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
        See Also:
        getSearchStringEscape()
      • getSuperTables

        public java.sql.ResultSet getSuperTables​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                                 java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                                 java.lang.String tableNamePattern)
                                          throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the table hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database.

        Only supertable information for tables matching the catalog, schema and table name are returned. The table name parameter may be a fully- qualified name, in which case, the catalog and schemaPattern parameters are ignored. If a table does not have a super table, it is not listed here. Supertables have to be defined in the same catalog and schema as the sub tables. Therefore, the type description does not need to include this information for the supertable.

        Each type description has the following columns:

        1. TABLE_CAT String => the type's catalog (may be null)
        2. TABLE_SCHEM String => type's schema (may be null)
        3. TABLE_NAME String => type name
        4. SUPERTABLE_NAME String => the direct super type's name

        Note: If the driver does not support type hierarchies, an empty result set is returned.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        This method is intended for tables of structured types. From 2.0 this method returns an empty ResultSet.
        Specified by:
        getSuperTables in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means drop catalog name from the selection criteria
        schemaPattern - a schema name pattern; "" retrieves those without a schema
        tableNamePattern - a table name pattern; may be a fully-qualified name
        Returns:
        a ResultSet object in which each row is a type description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
        See Also:
        getSearchStringEscape()
      • getAttributes

        public java.sql.ResultSet getAttributes​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                                java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                                java.lang.String typeNamePattern,
                                                java.lang.String attributeNamePattern)
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the given attribute of the given type for a user-defined type (UDT) that is available in the given schema and catalog.

        Descriptions are returned only for attributes of UDTs matching the catalog, schema, type, and attribute name criteria. They are ordered by TYPE_CAT, TYPE_SCHEM, TYPE_NAME and ORDINAL_POSITION. This description does not contain inherited attributes.

        The ResultSet object that is returned has the following columns:

        1. TYPE_CAT String => type catalog (may be null)
        2. TYPE_SCHEM String => type schema (may be null)
        3. TYPE_NAME String => type name
        4. ATTR_NAME String => attribute name
        5. DATA_TYPE int => attribute type SQL type from java.sql.Types
        6. ATTR_TYPE_NAME String => Data source dependent type name. For a UDT, the type name is fully qualified. For a REF, the type name is fully qualified and represents the target type of the reference type.
        7. ATTR_SIZE int => column size. For char or date types this is the maximum number of characters; for numeric or decimal types this is precision.
        8. DECIMAL_DIGITS int => the number of fractional digits. Null is returned for data types where DECIMAL_DIGITS is not applicable.
        9. NUM_PREC_RADIX int => Radix (typically either 10 or 2)
        10. NULLABLE int => whether NULL is allowed
          • attributeNoNulls - might not allow NULL values
          • attributeNullable - definitely allows NULL values
          • attributeNullableUnknown - nullability unknown
        11. REMARKS String => comment describing column (may be null)
        12. ATTR_DEF String => default value (may be null)
        13. SQL_DATA_TYPE int => unused
        14. SQL_DATETIME_SUB int => unused
        15. CHAR_OCTET_LENGTH int => for char types the maximum number of bytes in the column
        16. ORDINAL_POSITION int => index of the attribute in the UDT (starting at 1)
        17. IS_NULLABLE String => ISO rules are used to determine the nullability for an attribute.
          • YES --- if the attribute can include NULLs
          • NO --- if the attribute cannot include NULLs
          • empty string --- if the nullability for the attribute is unknown
        18. SCOPE_CATALOG String => catalog of table that is the scope of a reference attribute (null if DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
        19. SCOPE_SCHEMA String => schema of table that is the scope of a reference attribute (null if DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
        20. SCOPE_TABLE String => table name that is the scope of a reference attribute (null if the DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
        21. SOURCE_DATA_TYPE short => source type of a distinct type or user-generated Ref type, SQL type from java.sql.Types (null if DATA_TYPE isn't DISTINCT or user-generated REF)

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        This method is intended for attributes of structured types. From 2.0 this method returns an empty ResultSet.
        Specified by:
        getAttributes in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        typeNamePattern - a type name pattern; must match the type name as it is stored in the database
        attributeNamePattern - an attribute name pattern; must match the attribute name as it is declared in the database
        Returns:
        a ResultSet object in which each row is an attribute description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
        See Also:
        getSearchStringEscape()
      • supportsResultSetHoldability

        public boolean supportsResultSetHoldability​(int holdability)
                                             throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports the given result set holdability.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB returns true for both alternatives.
        Specified by:
        supportsResultSetHoldability in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        holdability - one of the following constants: ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT or ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
        See Also:
        JDBCConnection
      • getResultSetHoldability

        public int getResultSetHoldability()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves this database's default holdability for ResultSet objects.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB defaults to HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT for CONSUR_READ_ONLY ResultSet objects. If the ResultSet concurrency is CONCUR_UPDATABLE, then holdability is is enforced as CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT.
        Specified by:
        getResultSetHoldability in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the default holdability; either ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT or ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
      • getDatabaseMajorVersion

        public int getDatabaseMajorVersion()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the major version number of the underlying database.
        Specified by:
        getDatabaseMajorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the underlying database's major version
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
      • getDatabaseMinorVersion

        public int getDatabaseMinorVersion()
                                    throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the minor version number of the underlying database.
        Specified by:
        getDatabaseMinorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        underlying database's minor version
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
      • getJDBCMajorVersion

        public int getJDBCMajorVersion()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the major JDBC version number for this driver.
        Specified by:
        getJDBCMajorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        JDBC version major number
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
      • getJDBCMinorVersion

        public int getJDBCMinorVersion()
                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the minor JDBC version number for this driver.
        Specified by:
        getJDBCMinorVersion in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        JDBC version minor number
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
      • getSQLStateType

        public int getSQLStateType()
                            throws java.sql.SQLException
        Indicates whether the SQLSTATE returned by SQLException.getSQLState is X/Open (now known as Open Group) SQL CLI or SQL:2003.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        HSQLDB returns sqlStateSQL under JDBC4 which is equivalent to JDBC3 value of sqlStateSQL99.
        Specified by:
        getSQLStateType in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the type of SQLSTATE; one of: sqlStateXOpen or sqlStateSQL
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
      • locatorsUpdateCopy

        public boolean locatorsUpdateCopy()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Indicates whether updates made to a LOB are made on a copy or directly to the LOB.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Updates to a LOB are made directly. This means the lobs in an updatable ResultSet can be updated and the change is applied when the updateRow() method is applied. Lobs created by calling the Connection methods createClob() and createBlob() can be updated. The lob can then be sent to the database in a PreparedStatement with an UPDATE or INSERT SQL statement.
        Specified by:
        locatorsUpdateCopy in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if updates are made to a copy of the LOB; false if updates are made directly to the LOB
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
      • supportsStatementPooling

        public boolean supportsStatementPooling()
                                         throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports statement pooling.

        HSQLDB-Specific Information:

        Starting with 2.0, HSQLDB supports statement pooling.
        Specified by:
        supportsStatementPooling in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.4, HSQLDB 1.7
      • getRowIdLifetime

        public java.sql.RowIdLifetime getRowIdLifetime()
                                                throws java.sql.SQLException
        Indicates whether this data source supports the SQL ROWID type, and the lifetime for which a java.sql.RowId object remains valid.

        The returned int values have the following relationship:

        
             ROWID_UNSUPPORTED < ROWID_VALID_OTHER < ROWID_VALID_TRANSACTION
                 < ROWID_VALID_SESSION < ROWID_VALID_FOREVER
         
        so conditional logic such as
        
             if (metadata.getRowIdLifetime() > DatabaseMetaData.ROWID_VALID_TRANSACTION)
         
        can be used. Valid Forever means valid across all Sessions, and valid for a Session means valid across all its contained Transactions.
        Specified by:
        getRowIdLifetime in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the status indicating the lifetime of a RowId
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.6, HSQLDB 1.9
      • getSchemas

        public java.sql.ResultSet getSchemas​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                             java.lang.String schemaPattern)
                                      throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the schema names available in this database. The results are ordered by TABLE_CATALOG and TABLE_SCHEM.

        The schema columns are:

        1. TABLE_SCHEM String => schema name
        2. TABLE_CATALOG String => catalog name (may be null)
        Specified by:
        getSchemas in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database;"" retrieves those without a catalog; null means catalog name should not be used to narrow down the search.
        schemaPattern - a schema name; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; null means schema name should not be used to narrow down the search.
        Returns:
        a ResultSet object in which each row is a schema description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.6, HSQLDB 1.9
        See Also:
        getSearchStringEscape()
      • supportsStoredFunctionsUsingCallSyntax

        public boolean supportsStoredFunctionsUsingCallSyntax()
                                                       throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports invoking user-defined or vendor functions using the stored procedure escape syntax.
        Specified by:
        supportsStoredFunctionsUsingCallSyntax in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.6, HSQLDB 1.9
      • autoCommitFailureClosesAllResultSets

        public boolean autoCommitFailureClosesAllResultSets()
                                                     throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a SQLException while autoCommit is true indicates that all open ResultSets are closed, even ones that are holdable. When a SQLException occurs while autocommit is true, it is vendor specific whether the JDBC driver responds with a commit operation, a rollback operation, or by doing neither a commit nor a rollback. A potential result of this difference is in whether or not holdable ResultSets are closed.
        Specified by:
        autoCommitFailureClosesAllResultSets in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.6, HSQLDB 1.9
      • getClientInfoProperties

        public java.sql.ResultSet getClientInfoProperties()
                                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a list of the client info properties that the driver supports. The result set contains the following columns
        1. NAME String=> The name of the client info property
        2. MAX_LEN int=> The maximum length of the value for the property
        3. DEFAULT_VALUE String=> The default value of the property
        4. DESCRIPTION String=> A description of the property. This will typically contain information as to where this property is stored in the database.

        The ResultSet is sorted by the NAME column

        Specified by:
        getClientInfoProperties in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        A ResultSet object; each row is a supported client info property
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.6, HSQLDB 1.9
      • getFunctions

        public java.sql.ResultSet getFunctions​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                               java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                               java.lang.String functionNamePattern)
                                        throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the system and user functions available in the given catalog.

        Only system and user function descriptions matching the schema and function name criteria are returned. They are ordered by FUNCTION_CAT, FUNCTION_SCHEM, FUNCTION_NAME and SPECIFIC_ NAME.

        Each function description has the following columns:

        1. FUNCTION_CAT String => function catalog (may be null)
        2. FUNCTION_SCHEM String => function schema (may be null)
        3. FUNCTION_NAME String => function name. This is the name used to invoke the function
        4. REMARKS String => explanatory comment on the function
        5. FUNCTION_TYPE short => kind of function:
          • functionResultUnknown - Cannot determine if a return value or table will be returned
          • functionNoTable- Does not return a table
          • functionReturnsTable - Returns a table
        6. SPECIFIC_NAME String => the name which uniquely identifies this function within its schema. This is a user specified, or DBMS generated, name that may be different then the FUNCTION_NAME for example with overload functions

        A user may not have permission to execute any of the functions that are returned by getFunctions

        Specified by:
        getFunctions in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        functionNamePattern - a function name pattern; must match the function name as it is stored in the database
        Returns:
        ResultSet - each row is a function description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.6, HSQLDB 1.9
        See Also:
        getSearchStringEscape()
      • getFunctionColumns

        public java.sql.ResultSet getFunctionColumns​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                                     java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                                     java.lang.String functionNamePattern,
                                                     java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
                                              throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the given catalog's system or user function parameters and return type.

        Only descriptions matching the schema, function and parameter name criteria are returned. They are ordered by FUNCTION_CAT, FUNCTION_SCHEM, FUNCTION_NAME and SPECIFIC_ NAME. Within this, the return value, if any, is first. Next are the parameter descriptions in call order. The column descriptions follow in column number order.

        Each row in the ResultSet is a parameter description, column description or return type description with the following fields:

        1. FUNCTION_CAT String => function catalog (may be null)
        2. FUNCTION_SCHEM String => function schema (may be null)
        3. FUNCTION_NAME String => function name. This is the name used to invoke the function
        4. COLUMN_NAME String => column/parameter name
        5. COLUMN_TYPE Short => kind of column/parameter:
          • functionColumnUnknown - nobody knows
          • functionColumnIn - IN parameter
          • functionColumnInOut - INOUT parameter
          • functionColumnOut - OUT parameter
          • functionColumnReturn - function return value
          • functionColumnResult - Indicates that the parameter or column is a column in the ResultSet
        6. DATA_TYPE int => SQL type from java.sql.Types
        7. TYPE_NAME String => SQL type name, for a UDT type the type name is fully qualified
        8. PRECISION int => precision
        9. LENGTH int => length in bytes of data
        10. SCALE short => scale - null is returned for data types where SCALE is not applicable.
        11. RADIX short => radix
        12. NULLABLE short => can it contain NULL.
          • functionNoNulls - does not allow NULL values
          • functionNullable - allows NULL values
          • functionNullableUnknown - nullability unknown
        13. REMARKS String => comment describing column/parameter
        14. CHAR_OCTET_LENGTH int => the maximum length of binary and character based parameters or columns. For any other datatype the returned value is a NULL
        15. ORDINAL_POSITION int => the ordinal position, starting from 1, for the input and output parameters. A value of 0 is returned if this row describes the function's return value. For result set columns, it is the ordinal position of the column in the result set starting from 1.
        16. IS_NULLABLE String => ISO rules are used to determine the nullability for a parameter or column.
          • YES --- if the parameter or column can include NULLs
          • NO --- if the parameter or column cannot include NULLs
          • empty string --- if the nullability for the parameter or column is unknown
        17. SPECIFIC_NAME String => the name which uniquely identifies this function within its schema. This is a user specified, or DBMS generated, name that may be different then the FUNCTION_NAME for example with overload functions

        The PRECISION column represents the specified column size for the given parameter or column. 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. Null is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.

        Specified by:
        getFunctionColumns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        functionNamePattern - a procedure name pattern; must match the function name as it is stored in the database
        columnNamePattern - a parameter name pattern; must match the parameter or column name as it is stored in the database
        Returns:
        ResultSet - each row describes a user function parameter, column or return type
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.6, HSQLDB 1.9
        See Also:
        getSearchStringEscape()
      • unwrap

        public <T> T unwrap​(java.lang.Class<T> iface)
                     throws java.sql.SQLException
        Returns an object that implements the given interface to allow access to non-standard methods, or standard methods not exposed by the proxy. The result may be either the object found to implement the interface or a proxy for that object. If the receiver implements the interface then that is the object. If the receiver is a wrapper and the wrapped object implements the interface then that is the object. Otherwise the object is the result of calling unwrap recursively on the wrapped object. If the receiver is not a wrapper and does not implement the interface, then an SQLException is thrown.
        Specified by:
        unwrap in interface java.sql.Wrapper
        Parameters:
        iface - A Class defining an interface that the result must implement.
        Returns:
        an object that implements the interface. May be a proxy for the actual implementing object.
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - If no object found that implements the interface
        Since:
        JDK 1.6, HSQLDB 1.9
      • isWrapperFor

        public boolean isWrapperFor​(java.lang.Class<?> iface)
                             throws java.sql.SQLException
        Returns true if this either implements the interface argument or is directly or indirectly a wrapper for an object that does. Returns false otherwise. If this implements the interface then return true, else if this is a wrapper then return the result of recursively calling isWrapperFor on the wrapped object. If this does not implement the interface and is not a wrapper, return false. This method should be implemented as a low-cost operation compared to unwrap so that callers can use this method to avoid expensive unwrap calls that may fail. If this method returns true then calling unwrap with the same argument should succeed.
        Specified by:
        isWrapperFor in interface java.sql.Wrapper
        Parameters:
        iface - a Class defining an interface.
        Returns:
        true if this implements the interface or directly or indirectly wraps an object that does.
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if an error occurs while determining whether this is a wrapper for an object with the given interface.
        Since:
        JDK 1.6, HSQLDB 1.9
      • getPseudoColumns

        public java.sql.ResultSet getPseudoColumns​(java.lang.String catalog,
                                                   java.lang.String schemaPattern,
                                                   java.lang.String tableNamePattern,
                                                   java.lang.String columnNamePattern)
                                            throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves a description of the pseudo or hidden columns available in a given table within the specified catalog and schema. Pseudo or hidden columns may not always be stored within a table and are not visible in a ResultSet unless they are specified in the query's outermost SELECT list. Pseudo or hidden columns may not necessarily be able to be modified. If there are no pseudo or hidden columns, an empty ResultSet is returned.

        Only column descriptions matching the catalog, schema, table and column name criteria are returned. They are ordered by TABLE_CAT,TABLE_SCHEM, TABLE_NAME and COLUMN_NAME.

        Each column description has the following columns:

        1. TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
        2. TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
        3. TABLE_NAME String => table name
        4. COLUMN_NAME String => column name
        5. DATA_TYPE int => SQL type from java.sql.Types
        6. COLUMN_SIZE int => column size.
        7. DECIMAL_DIGITS int => the number of fractional digits. Null is returned for data types where DECIMAL_DIGITS is not applicable.
        8. NUM_PREC_RADIX int => Radix (typically either 10 or 2)
        9. COLUMN_USAGE String => The allowed usage for the column. The value returned will correspond to the enum name returned by PseudoColumnUsage.name()
        10. REMARKS String => comment describing column (may be null)
        11. CHAR_OCTET_LENGTH int => for char types the maximum number of bytes in the column
        12. IS_NULLABLE String => ISO rules are used to determine the nullability for a column.
          • YES --- if the column can include NULLs
          • NO --- if the column cannot include NULLs
          • empty string --- if the nullability for the column is unknown

        The COLUMN_SIZE column specifies the column size for the given column. 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. Null is returned for data types where the column size is not applicable.

        Specified by:
        getPseudoColumns in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Parameters:
        catalog - a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog; null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow the search
        schemaPattern - a schema name pattern; must match the schema name as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema; null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow the search
        tableNamePattern - a table name pattern; must match the table name as it is stored in the database
        columnNamePattern - a column name pattern; must match the column name as it is stored in the database
        Returns:
        ResultSet - each row is a column description
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.7, HSQLDB 2.0.1
        See Also:
        PseudoColumnUsage
      • generatedKeyAlwaysReturned

        public boolean generatedKeyAlwaysReturned()
                                           throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether a generated key will always be returned if the column name(s) or index(es) specified for the auto generated key column(s) are valid and the statement succeeds. The key that is returned may or may not be based on the column(s) for the auto generated key. Consult your JDBC driver documentation for additional details.
        Specified by:
        generatedKeyAlwaysReturned in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if so; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        JDK 1.7, HSQLDB 2.0.1
      • getMaxLogicalLobSize

        public long getMaxLogicalLobSize()
                                  throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves the maximum number of bytes this database allows for the logical size for a LOB.
        Specified by:
        getMaxLogicalLobSize in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        the maximum number of bytes allowed; a result of zero means that there is no limit or the limit is not known
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        1.8
      • supportsRefCursors

        public boolean supportsRefCursors()
                                   throws java.sql.SQLException
        Retrieves whether this database supports REF CURSOR.
        Specified by:
        supportsRefCursors in interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData
        Returns:
        true if this database supports REF CURSOR; false otherwise
        Throws:
        java.sql.SQLException - if a database access error occurs
        Since:
        1.8
      • getDatabaseDefaultCollation

        public java.lang.String getDatabaseDefaultCollation()
        Returns the name of the default collation for database.
        Returns:
        name of collation