DatabaseMetaData (Java Platform SE 8 )

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default 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.

ResultSet getAttributes(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String typeNamePattern, 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.

ResultSet getBestRowIdentifier(String catalog, String schema, String table, int scope, boolean nullable)

Retrieves a description of a table's optimal set of columns that uniquely identifies a row.

ResultSet getCatalogs()

Retrieves the catalog names available in this database.

String getCatalogSeparator()

Retrieves the String that this database uses as the separator between a catalog and table name.

String getCatalogTerm()

Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "catalog".

ResultSet getClientInfoProperties()

Retrieves a list of the client info properties that the driver supports.

ResultSet getColumnPrivileges(String catalog, String schema, String table, String columnNamePattern)

Retrieves a description of the access rights for a table's columns.

ResultSet getColumns(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String tableNamePattern, String columnNamePattern)

Retrieves a description of table columns available in the specified catalog.

Connection getConnection()

Retrieves the connection that produced this metadata object.

ResultSet getCrossReference(String parentCatalog, String parentSchema, String parentTable, String foreignCatalog, String foreignSchema, 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).

int getDatabaseMajorVersion()

Retrieves the major version number of the underlying database.

int getDatabaseMinorVersion()

Retrieves the minor version number of the underlying database.

String getDatabaseProductName()

Retrieves the name of this database product.

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.

String getDriverName()

Retrieves the name of this JDBC driver.

String getDriverVersion()

Retrieves the version number of this JDBC driver as a String.

ResultSet getExportedKeys(String catalog, String schema, 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).

String getExtraNameCharacters()

Retrieves all the "extra" characters that can be used in unquoted identifier names (those beyond a-z, A-Z, 0-9 and _).

ResultSet getFunctionColumns(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String functionNamePattern, String columnNamePattern)

Retrieves a description of the given catalog's system or user function parameters and return type.

ResultSet getFunctions(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String functionNamePattern)

Retrieves a description of the system and user functions available in the given catalog.

String getIdentifierQuoteString()

Retrieves the string used to quote SQL identifiers.

ResultSet getImportedKeys(String catalog, String schema, 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).

ResultSet getIndexInfo(String catalog, String schema, 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.

default 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.

String getNumericFunctions()

Retrieves a comma-separated list of math functions available with this database.

ResultSet getPrimaryKeys(String catalog, String schema, String table)

Retrieves a description of the given table's primary key columns.

ResultSet getProcedureColumns(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String procedureNamePattern, String columnNamePattern)

Retrieves a description of the given catalog's stored procedure parameter and result columns.

ResultSet getProcedures(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String procedureNamePattern)

Retrieves a description of the stored procedures available in the given catalog.

String getProcedureTerm()

Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "procedure".

ResultSet getPseudoColumns(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String tableNamePattern, 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.

RowIdLifetime getRowIdLifetime()

Indicates whether or not this data source supports the SQL ROWID type, and if so the lifetime for which a RowId object remains valid.

ResultSet getSchemas()

Retrieves the schema names available in this database.

ResultSet getSchemas(String catalog, String schemaPattern)

Retrieves the schema names available in this database.

String getSchemaTerm()

Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "schema".

String getSearchStringEscape()

Retrieves the string that can be used to escape wildcard characters.

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.

String getStringFunctions()

Retrieves a comma-separated list of string functions available with this database.

ResultSet getSuperTables(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String tableNamePattern)

Retrieves a description of the table hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database.

ResultSet getSuperTypes(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String typeNamePattern)

Retrieves a description of the user-defined type (UDT) hierarchies defined in a particular schema in this database.

String getSystemFunctions()

Retrieves a comma-separated list of system functions available with this database.

ResultSet getTablePrivileges(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String tableNamePattern)

Retrieves a description of the access rights for each table available in a catalog.

ResultSet getTables(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String tableNamePattern, String[] types)

Retrieves a description of the tables available in the given catalog.

ResultSet getTableTypes()

Retrieves the table types available in this database.

String getTimeDateFunctions()

Retrieves a comma-separated list of the time and date functions available with this database.

ResultSet getTypeInfo()

Retrieves a description of all the data types supported by this database.

ResultSet getUDTs(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String typeNamePattern, int[] types)

Retrieves a description of the user-defined types (UDTs) defined in a particular schema.

String getURL()

Retrieves the URL for this DBMS.

String getUserName()

Retrieves the user name as known to this database.

ResultSet getVersionColumns(String catalog, String schema, 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 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.

default 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.

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.