javax.resource.cci
Interface RecordFactory

public interface RecordFactory

The RecordFactory interface is used for creating MappedRecord and IndexedRecord instances. Note that the RecordFactory is only used for creation of generic record instances. A CCI implementation provides an implementation class for the RecordFactory interface.

Since:

0.8

Author:

Rahul Sharma

See Also:

IndexedRecord, MappedRecord

Method Summary

IndexedRecord	createIndexedRecord(String recordName) Creates a IndexedRecord.
MappedRecord	createMappedRecord(String recordName) Creates a MappedRecord.

Method Detail

createMappedRecord

MappedRecord createMappedRecord(String recordName)
                                throws ResourceException

Creates a MappedRecord. The method takes the name of the record that is to be created by the RecordFactory. The name of the record acts as a pointer to the meta information (stored in the metadata repository) for a specific record type.

Parameters:

recordName - Name of the Record

Returns:

MappedRecord

Throws:

ResourceException - Failed to create a MappedRecord. Example error cases are:

• Invalid specification of record name
• Resource adapter internal error
• Failed to access metadata repository

NotSupportedException - Operation not supported

createIndexedRecord

IndexedRecord createIndexedRecord(String recordName)
                                  throws ResourceException

Creates a IndexedRecord. The method takes the name of the record that is to be created by the RecordFactory. The name of the record acts as a pointer to the meta information (stored in the metadata repository) for a specific record type.

Parameters:

recordName - Name of the Record

Returns:

IndexedRecord

Throws:

ResourceException - Failed to create an IndexedRecord. Example error cases are:

• Invalid specification of record name
• Resource adapter internal error
• Failed to access metadata repository

NotSupportedException - Operation not supported