javax.resource.cci
Interface ConnectionFactory

All Superinterfaces:

Referenceable, Serializable

public interface ConnectionFactory
extends Serializable, Referenceable

The ConnectionFactory provides an interface for getting a Connection from the Resource adapter. The application retrieves a reference to the ConnectionFactory through a JNDI lookup. ConnectionFactory extends java.io.Serializable and javax.resource.Referenceable in order to support JNDI lookup.

Method Summary

Connection	getConnection() Gets a connection from the resource adapter.
Connection	getConnection(ConnectionSpec properties) Gets a connection from the resource adapter.
ResourceAdapterMetaData	getMetaData() Gets metadata for the resource adapter.
RecordFactory	getRecordFactory() Gets a RecordFactory instance for use in creating Record objects.

Methods inherited from interface javax.resource.Referenceable

setReference

Methods inherited from interface javax.naming.Referenceable

getReference

Method Detail

getConnection

Connection getConnection()
                         throws ResourceException

Gets a connection from the resource adapter. When using this method the client does not pass any security information, and wants the container to manage sign-on. This is called container managed sign-on.

Throws:

ResourceException

getConnection

Connection getConnection(ConnectionSpec properties)
                         throws ResourceException

Gets a connection from the resource adapter. When using this method the client passes in the security information. This is called component managed sign-on.

Throws:

ResourceException

getRecordFactory

RecordFactory getRecordFactory()
                               throws ResourceException

Gets a RecordFactory instance for use in creating Record objects.

Throws:

ResourceException

getMetaData

ResourceAdapterMetaData getMetaData()
                                    throws ResourceException

Gets metadata for the resource adapter. This call does not require an active connection.

Throws:

ResourceException