alvinalexander.com | career | drupal | java | mac | mysql | perl | scala | uml | unix  

Glassfish example source code file (DatabaseMetaDataWrapper.java)

This example Glassfish source code file (DatabaseMetaDataWrapper.java) is included in the DevDaily.com "Java Source Code Warehouse" project. The intent of this project is to help you "Learn Java by Example" TM.

Java - Glassfish tags/keywords

connection, connection, databasemetadata, databasemetadatawrapper, jdbc, resultset, resultset, sql, sqlexception, sqlexception, string, string

The Glassfish DatabaseMetaDataWrapper.java source code

/*
 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
 *
 * Copyright (c) 1997-2010 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 *
 * The contents of this file are subject to the terms of either the GNU
 * General Public License Version 2 only ("GPL") or the Common Development
 * and Distribution License("CDDL") (collectively, the "License").  You
 * may not use this file except in compliance with the License.  You can
 * obtain a copy of the License at
 * https://glassfish.dev.java.net/public/CDDL+GPL_1_1.html
 * or packager/legal/LICENSE.txt.  See the License for the specific
 * language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 *
 * When distributing the software, include this License Header Notice in each
 * file and include the License file at packager/legal/LICENSE.txt.
 *
 * GPL Classpath Exception:
 * Oracle designates this particular file as subject to the "Classpath"
 * exception as provided by Oracle in the GPL Version 2 section of the License
 * file that accompanied this code.
 *
 * Modifications:
 * If applicable, add the following below the License Header, with the fields
 * enclosed by brackets [] replaced by your own identifying information:
 * "Portions Copyright [year] [name of copyright owner]"
 *
 * Contributor(s):
 * If you wish your version of this file to be governed by only the CDDL or
 * only the GPL Version 2, indicate your decision by adding "[Contributor]
 * elects to include this software in this distribution under the [CDDL or GPL
 * Version 2] license."  If you don't indicate a single choice of license, a
 * recipient has the option to distribute your version of this file under
 * either the CDDL, the GPL Version 2 or to extend the choice of license to
 * its licensees as provided above.  However, if you add GPL Version 2 code
 * and therefore, elected the GPL Version 2 license, then the option applies
 * only if the new code is made subject to such option by the copyright
 * holder.
 */

package com.sun.gjc.spi.base;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DatabaseMetaData;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;

/**
 * Abstract class for wrapping DatabaseMetaData<br>
 */
public abstract class DatabaseMetaDataWrapper implements DatabaseMetaData {

    protected DatabaseMetaData databaseMetaData = null;
    protected Connection connection = null;

    /**
     * Abstract class for wrapping DatabaseMetaData
     *
     * @param con      Connection that is wrapped.<br>
     * @param metaData DatabaseMetaData that is wrapped <br>
     */
    public DatabaseMetaDataWrapper(Connection con, DatabaseMetaData metaData) {
        connection = con;
        databaseMetaData = metaData;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether the current user can call all the procedures
     * returned by the method <code>getProcedures.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean allProceduresAreCallable() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.allProceduresAreCallable();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether the current user can use all the tables returned
     * by the method <code>getTables in a SELECT
     * statement.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean allTablesAreSelectable() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.allTablesAreSelectable();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the URL for this DBMS.
     *
     * @return the URL for this DBMS or <code>null if it cannot be
     *         generated
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getURL() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getURL();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the user name as known to this database.
     *
     * @return the database user name
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getUserName() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getUserName();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database is in read-only mode.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean isReadOnly() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.isReadOnly();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether <code>NULL values are sorted high.
     * Sorted high means that <code>NULL values
     * sort higher than any other value in a domain.  In an ascending order,
     * if this method returns <code>true,  NULL values
     * will appear at the end. By contrast, the method
     * <code>nullsAreSortedAtEnd indicates whether NULL values
     * are sorted at the end regardless of sort order.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean nullsAreSortedHigh() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.nullsAreSortedHigh();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether <code>NULL values are sorted low.
     * Sorted low means that <code>NULL values
     * sort lower than any other value in a domain.  In an ascending order,
     * if this method returns <code>true,  NULL values
     * will appear at the beginning. By contrast, the method
     * <code>nullsAreSortedAtStart indicates whether NULL values
     * are sorted at the beginning regardless of sort order.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean nullsAreSortedLow() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.nullsAreSortedLow();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether <code>NULL values are sorted at the start regardless
     * of sort order.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean nullsAreSortedAtStart() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.nullsAreSortedAtStart();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether <code>NULL values are sorted at the end regardless of
     * sort order.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean nullsAreSortedAtEnd() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.nullsAreSortedAtEnd();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the name of this database product.
     *
     * @return database product name
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getDatabaseProductName() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getDatabaseProductName();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the version number of this database product.
     *
     * @return database version number
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getDatabaseProductVersion() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getDatabaseProductVersion();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the name of this JDBC driver.
     *
     * @return JDBC driver name
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getDriverName() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getDriverName();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the version number of this JDBC driver as a <code>String.
     *
     * @return JDBC driver version
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getDriverVersion() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getDriverVersion();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves this JDBC driver's major version number.
     *
     * @return JDBC driver major version
     */
    public int getDriverMajorVersion() {
        return databaseMetaData.getDriverMajorVersion();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves this JDBC driver's minor version number.
     *
     * @return JDBC driver minor version number
     */
    public int getDriverMinorVersion() {
        return databaseMetaData.getDriverMinorVersion();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database stores tables in a local file.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean usesLocalFiles() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.usesLocalFiles();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database uses a file for each table.
     *
     * @return <code>true if this database uses a local file for each table;
     *         <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean usesLocalFilePerTable() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.usesLocalFilePerTable();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as
     * case sensitive and as a result stores them in mixed case.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsMixedCaseIdentifiers();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as
     * case insensitive and stores them in upper case.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean storesUpperCaseIdentifiers() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.storesUpperCaseIdentifiers();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as
     * case insensitive and stores them in lower case.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean storesLowerCaseIdentifiers() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.storesLowerCaseIdentifiers();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as
     * case insensitive and stores them in mixed case.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean storesMixedCaseIdentifiers() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.storesMixedCaseIdentifiers();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as
     * case sensitive and as a result stores them in mixed case.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as
     * case insensitive and stores them in upper case.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.storesUpperCaseQuotedIdentifiers();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as
     * case insensitive and stores them in lower case.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.storesLowerCaseQuotedIdentifiers();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database treats mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as
     * case insensitive and stores them in mixed case.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.storesMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the string used to quote SQL identifiers.
     * This method returns a space " " if identifier quoting is not supported.
     *
     * @return the quoting string or a space if quoting is not supported
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getIdentifierQuoteString() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getIdentifierQuoteString();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a comma-separated list of all of this database's SQL keywords
     * that are NOT also SQL92 keywords.
     *
     * @return the list of this database's keywords that are not also
     *         SQL92 keywords
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getSQLKeywords() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getSQLKeywords();
    }

    /**
     * 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.
     *
     * @return the list of math functions supported by this database
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getNumericFunctions() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getNumericFunctions();
    }

    /**
     * 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.
     *
     * @return the list of string functions supported by this database
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getStringFunctions() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getStringFunctions();
    }

    /**
     * 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.
     *
     * @return a list of system functions supported by this database
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getSystemFunctions() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getSystemFunctions();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a comma-separated list of the time and date functions available
     * with this database.
     *
     * @return the list of time and date functions supported by this database
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getTimeDateFunctions() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getTimeDateFunctions();
    }

    /**
     * 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).
     * <p/>
     * <P>The '_' character represents any single character;
     * the '%' character represents any sequence of zero or
     * more characters.
     *
     * @return the string used to escape wildcard characters
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getSearchStringEscape() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getSearchStringEscape();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves all the "extra" characters that can be used in unquoted
     * identifier names (those beyond a-z, A-Z, 0-9 and _).
     *
     * @return the string containing the extra characters
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getExtraNameCharacters() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getExtraNameCharacters();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports <code>ALTER TABLE
     * with add column.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsAlterTableWithAddColumn();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports <code>ALTER TABLE
     * with drop column.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsAlterTableWithDropColumn();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports column aliasing.
     * <p/>
     * <P>If so, the SQL AS clause can be used to provide names for
     * computed columns or to provide alias names for columns as
     * required.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsColumnAliasing() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsColumnAliasing();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports concatenations between
     * <code>NULL and non-NULL values being
     * <code>NULL.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean nullPlusNonNullIsNull() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.nullPlusNonNullIsNull();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports the <code>CONVERT
     * function between SQL types.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsConvert() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsConvert();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports the <code>CONVERT
     * for two given SQL types.
     *
     * @param fromType the type to convert from; one of the type codes from
     *                 the class <code>java.sql.Types
     * @param toType   the type to convert to; one of the type codes from
     *                 the class <code>java.sql.Types
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see java.sql.Types
     */
    public boolean supportsConvert(int fromType, int toType) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsConvert(fromType, toType);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports table correlation names.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsTableCorrelationNames() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsTableCorrelationNames();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether, when table correlation names are supported, they
     * are restricted to being different from the names of the tables.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsDifferentTableCorrelationNames();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports expressions in
     * <code>ORDER BY lists.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsExpressionsInOrderBy() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsExpressionsInOrderBy();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports using a column that is
     * not in the <code>SELECT statement in an
     * <code>ORDER BY clause.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsOrderByUnrelated() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsOrderByUnrelated();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports some form of
     * <code>GROUP BY clause.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsGroupBy() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsGroupBy();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports using a column that is
     * not in the <code>SELECT statement in a
     * <code>GROUP BY clause.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsGroupByUnrelated() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsGroupByUnrelated();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports using columns not included in
     * the <code>SELECT statement in a GROUP BY clause
     * provided that all of the columns in the <code>SELECT statement
     * are included in the <code>GROUP BY clause.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsGroupByBeyondSelect() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsGroupByBeyondSelect();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports specifying a
     * <code>LIKE escape clause.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsLikeEscapeClause() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsLikeEscapeClause();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports getting multiple
     * <code>ResultSet objects from a single call to the
     * method <code>execute.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsMultipleResultSets() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsMultipleResultSets();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database allows having multiple
     * transactions open at once (on different connections).
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsMultipleTransactions() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsMultipleTransactions();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether columns in this database may be defined as non-nullable.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsNonNullableColumns() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsNonNullableColumns();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports the ODBC Minimum SQL grammar.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsMinimumSQLGrammar() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsMinimumSQLGrammar();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports the ODBC Core SQL grammar.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsCoreSQLGrammar() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsCoreSQLGrammar();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports the ODBC Extended SQL grammar.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsExtendedSQLGrammar() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsExtendedSQLGrammar();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports the ANSI92 entry level SQL
     * grammar.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsANSI92EntryLevelSQL();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports the ANSI92 intermediate SQL grammar supported.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports the ANSI92 full SQL grammar supported.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsANSI92FullSQL() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsANSI92FullSQL();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports the SQL Integrity
     * Enhancement Facility.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsIntegrityEnhancementFacility();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports some form of outer join.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsOuterJoins() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsOuterJoins();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports full nested outer joins.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsFullOuterJoins() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsFullOuterJoins();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database provides limited support for outer
     * joins.  (This will be <code>true if the method
     * <code>supportsFullOuterJoins returns true).
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsLimitedOuterJoins() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsLimitedOuterJoins();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "schema".
     *
     * @return the vendor term for "schema"
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getSchemaTerm() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getSchemaTerm();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "procedure".
     *
     * @return the vendor term for "procedure"
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getProcedureTerm() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getProcedureTerm();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the database vendor's preferred term for "catalog".
     *
     * @return the vendor term for "catalog"
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getCatalogTerm() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getCatalogTerm();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether a catalog appears at the start of a fully qualified
     * table name.  If not, the catalog appears at the end.
     *
     * @return <code>true if the catalog name appears at the beginning
     *         of a fully qualified table name; <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean isCatalogAtStart() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.isCatalogAtStart();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the <code>String that this database uses as the
     * separator between a catalog and table name.
     *
     * @return the separator string
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public String getCatalogSeparator() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getCatalogSeparator();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a data manipulation statement.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsSchemasInDataManipulation() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsSchemasInDataManipulation();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a procedure call statement.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsSchemasInProcedureCalls();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a table definition statement.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsSchemasInTableDefinitions();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in an index definition statement.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsSchemasInIndexDefinitions();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether a schema name can be used in a privilege definition statement.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsSchemasInPrivilegeDefinitions();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a data manipulation statement.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsCatalogsInDataManipulation();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a procedure call statement.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsCatalogsInProcedureCalls();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a table definition statement.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsCatalogsInTableDefinitions();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in an index definition statement.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsCatalogsInIndexDefinitions();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether a catalog name can be used in a privilege definition statement.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsCatalogsInPrivilegeDefinitions();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports positioned <code>DELETE
     * statements.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsPositionedDelete() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsPositionedDelete();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports positioned <code>UPDATE
     * statements.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsPositionedUpdate() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsPositionedUpdate();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports <code>SELECT FOR UPDATE
     * statements.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsSelectForUpdate() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsSelectForUpdate();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports stored procedure calls
     * that use the stored procedure escape syntax.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsStoredProcedures() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsStoredProcedures();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in comparison
     * expressions.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsSubqueriesInComparisons() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsSubqueriesInComparisons();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in
     * <code>EXISTS expressions.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsSubqueriesInExists() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsSubqueriesInExists();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in
     * <code>IN statements.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsSubqueriesInIns() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsSubqueriesInIns();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports subqueries in quantified
     * expressions.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsSubqueriesInQuantifieds();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports correlated subqueries.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsCorrelatedSubqueries() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsCorrelatedSubqueries();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports SQL <code>UNION.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsUnion() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsUnion();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports SQL <code>UNION ALL.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsUnionAll() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsUnionAll();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports keeping cursors open
     * across commits.
     *
     * @return <code>true if cursors always remain open;
     *         <code>false if they might not remain open
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsOpenCursorsAcrossCommit();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports keeping cursors open
     * across rollbacks.
     *
     * @return <code>true if cursors always remain open;
     *         <code>false if they might not remain open
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsOpenCursorsAcrossRollback();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports keeping statements open
     * across commits.
     *
     * @return <code>true if statements always remain open;
     *         <code>false if they might not remain open
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsOpenStatementsAcrossCommit();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports keeping statements open
     * across rollbacks.
     *
     * @return <code>true if statements always remain open;
     *         <code>false if they might not remain open
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsOpenStatementsAcrossRollback();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of hex characters this database allows in an
     * inline binary literal.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxBinaryLiteralLength() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxBinaryLiteralLength();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows
     * for a character literal.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxCharLiteralLength() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxCharLiteralLength();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows
     * for a column name.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxColumnNameLength() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxColumnNameLength();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in a
     * <code>GROUP BY clause.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxColumnsInGroupBy() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxColumnsInGroupBy();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in an index.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxColumnsInIndex() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxColumnsInIndex();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in an
     * <code>ORDER BY clause.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxColumnsInOrderBy() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxColumnsInOrderBy();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in a
     * <code>SELECT list.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxColumnsInSelect() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxColumnsInSelect();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of columns this database allows in a table.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxColumnsInTable() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxColumnsInTable();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of concurrent connections to this
     * database that are possible.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxConnections() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxConnections();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a
     * cursor name.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxCursorNameLength() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxCursorNameLength();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of bytes this database allows for an
     * index, including all of the parts of the index.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxIndexLength() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxIndexLength();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a
     * schema name.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxSchemaNameLength() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxSchemaNameLength();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a
     * procedure name.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxProcedureNameLength() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxProcedureNameLength();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of characters that this database allows in a
     * catalog name.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxCatalogNameLength() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxCatalogNameLength();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of bytes this database allows in
     * a single row.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxRowSize() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxRowSize();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether the return value for the method
     * <code>getMaxRowSize includes the SQL data types
     * <code>LONGVARCHAR and LONGVARBINARY.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.doesMaxRowSizeIncludeBlobs();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows in
     * an SQL statement.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxStatementLength() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxStatementLength();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of active statements to this database
     * that can be open at the same time.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxStatements() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxStatements();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows in
     * a table name.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxTableNameLength() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxTableNameLength();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of tables this database allows in a
     * <code>SELECT statement.
     *
     * @return the maximum number of tables allowed in a <code>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
     */
    public int getMaxTablesInSelect() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxTablesInSelect();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the maximum number of characters this database allows in
     * a user name.
     *
     * @return 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
     */
    public int getMaxUserNameLength() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getMaxUserNameLength();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves this database's default transaction isolation level.  The
     * possible values are defined in <code>java.sql.Connection.
     *
     * @return the default isolation level
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see java.sql.Connection
     */
    public int getDefaultTransactionIsolation() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getDefaultTransactionIsolation();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports transactions. If not, invoking the
     * method <code>commit is a noop, and the isolation level is
     * <code>TRANSACTION_NONE.
     *
     * @return <code>true if transactions are supported;
     *         <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsTransactions() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsTransactions();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports the given transaction isolation level.
     *
     * @param level one of the transaction isolation levels defined in
     *              <code>java.sql.Connection
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see java.sql.Connection
     */
    public boolean supportsTransactionIsolationLevel(int level) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsTransactionIsolationLevel(level);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports both data definition and
     * data manipulation statements within a transaction.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsDataDefinitionAndDataManipulationTransactions();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports only data manipulation
     * statements within a transaction.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsDataManipulationTransactionsOnly();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether a data definition statement within a transaction forces
     * the transaction to commit.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.dataDefinitionCausesTransactionCommit();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database ignores a data definition statement
     * within a transaction.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public boolean dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a description of the stored procedures available in the given
     * catalog.
     * <p/>
     * Only procedure descriptions matching the schema and
     * procedure name criteria are returned.  They are ordered by
     * <code>PROCEDURE_SCHEM and PROCEDURE_NAME.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each procedure description has the the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>PROCEDURE_CAT String => procedure catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>PROCEDURE_SCHEM String => procedure schema (may be null)
     * <LI>PROCEDURE_NAME String => procedure name
     * <LI> reserved for future use
     * <LI> reserved for future use
     * <LI> reserved for future use
     * <LI>REMARKS String => explanatory comment on the procedure
     * <LI>PROCEDURE_TYPE short => kind of procedure:
     * <UL>
     * <LI> procedureResultUnknown - May return a result
     * <LI> procedureNoResult - Does not return a result
     * <LI> procedureReturnsResult - Returns a result
     * </UL>
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param catalog              a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
     *                             is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                             <code>null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
     *                             the search
     * @param schemaPattern        a schema name pattern; must match the schema name
     *                             as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                             <code>null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
     *                             the search
     * @param procedureNamePattern a procedure name pattern; must match the
     *                             procedure name as it is stored in the database
     * @return <code>ResultSet - each row is a procedure description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see #getSearchStringEscape
     */
    public ResultSet getProcedures(String catalog, String schemaPattern,
                                   String procedureNamePattern) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getProcedures(catalog, schemaPattern, procedureNamePattern);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a description of the given catalog's stored procedure parameter
     * and result columns.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Only descriptions matching the schema, procedure and
     * parameter name criteria are returned.  They are ordered by
     * PROCEDURE_SCHEM and PROCEDURE_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.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each row in the ResultSet is a parameter description or
     * column description with the following fields:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>PROCEDURE_CAT String => procedure catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>PROCEDURE_SCHEM String => procedure schema (may be null)
     * <LI>PROCEDURE_NAME String => procedure name
     * <LI>COLUMN_NAME String => column/parameter name
     * <LI>COLUMN_TYPE Short => kind of column/parameter:
     * <UL>
     * <LI> procedureColumnUnknown - nobody knows
     * <LI> procedureColumnIn - IN parameter
     * <LI> procedureColumnInOut - INOUT parameter
     * <LI> procedureColumnOut - OUT parameter
     * <LI> procedureColumnReturn - procedure return value
     * <LI> procedureColumnResult - result column in ResultSet
     * </UL>
     * <LI>DATA_TYPE int => SQL type from java.sql.Types
     * <LI>TYPE_NAME String => SQL type name, for a UDT type the
     * type name is fully qualified
     * <LI>PRECISION int => precision
     * <LI>LENGTH int => length in bytes of data
     * <LI>SCALE short => scale
     * <LI>RADIX short => radix
     * <LI>NULLABLE short => can it contain NULL.
     * <UL>
     * <LI> procedureNoNulls - does not allow NULL values
     * <LI> procedureNullable - allows NULL values
     * <LI> procedureNullableUnknown - nullability unknown
     * </UL>
     * <LI>REMARKS String => comment describing parameter/column
     * </OL>
     * <p/>
     * <P>Note: Some databases may not return the column
     * descriptions for a procedure. Additional columns beyond
     * REMARKS can be defined by the database.
     *
     * @param catalog              a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
     *                             is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                             <code>null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
     *                             the search
     * @param schemaPattern        a schema name pattern; must match the schema name
     *                             as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                             <code>null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
     *                             the search
     * @param procedureNamePattern a procedure name pattern; must match the
     *                             procedure name as it is stored in the database
     * @param columnNamePattern    a column name pattern; must match the column name
     *                             as it is stored in the database
     * @return <code>ResultSet - each row describes a stored procedure parameter or
     *         column
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see #getSearchStringEscape
     */
    public ResultSet getProcedureColumns(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String procedureNamePattern,
                                         String columnNamePattern) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getProcedureColumns(catalog, schemaPattern, procedureNamePattern, columnNamePattern);
    }

    /**
     * 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_SCHEM and TABLE_NAME.
     * <p/>
     * Each table description has the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
     * <LI>TABLE_NAME String => table name
     * <LI>TABLE_TYPE String => table type.  Typical types are "TABLE",
     * "VIEW",	"SYSTEM TABLE", "GLOBAL TEMPORARY",
     * "LOCAL TEMPORARY", "ALIAS", "SYNONYM".
     * <LI>REMARKS String => explanatory comment on the table
     * <LI>TYPE_CAT String => the types catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>TYPE_SCHEM String => the types schema (may be null)
     * <LI>TYPE_NAME String => type name (may be null)
     * <LI>SELF_REFERENCING_COL_NAME String => name of the designated
     * "identifier" column of a typed table (may be <code>null)
     * <LI>REF_GENERATION String => specifies how values in
     * SELF_REFERENCING_COL_NAME are created. Values are
     * "SYSTEM", "USER", "DERIVED". (may be <code>null)
     * </OL>
     * <p/>
     * <P>Note: Some databases may not return information for
     * all tables.
     *
     * @param catalog          a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
     *                         is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                         <code>null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
     *                         the search
     * @param schemaPattern    a schema name pattern; must match the schema name
     *                         as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                         <code>null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
     *                         the search
     * @param tableNamePattern a table name pattern; must match the
     *                         table name as it is stored in the database
     * @param types            a list of table types to include; <code>null returns all types
     * @return <code>ResultSet - each row is a table description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see #getSearchStringEscape
     */
    public ResultSet getTables(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String tableNamePattern,
                               String types[]) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getTables(catalog, schemaPattern, tableNamePattern, types);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the schema names available in this database.  The results
     * are ordered by schema name.
     * <p/>
     * <P>The schema column is:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>TABLE_SCHEM String => schema name
     * <LI>TABLE_CATALOG String => catalog name (may be null)
     * </OL>
     *
     * @return a <code>ResultSet object in which each row is a
     *         schema decription
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public ResultSet getSchemas() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getSchemas();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the catalog names available in this database.  The results
     * are ordered by catalog name.
     * <p/>
     * <P>The catalog column is:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>TABLE_CAT String => catalog name
     * </OL>
     *
     * @return a <code>ResultSet object in which each row has a
     *         single <code>String column that is a catalog name
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public ResultSet getCatalogs() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getCatalogs();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the table types available in this database.  The results
     * are ordered by table type.
     * <p/>
     * <P>The table type is:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>TABLE_TYPE String => table type.  Typical types are "TABLE",
     * "VIEW",	"SYSTEM TABLE", "GLOBAL TEMPORARY",
     * "LOCAL TEMPORARY", "ALIAS", "SYNONYM".
     * </OL>
     *
     * @return a <code>ResultSet object in which each row has a
     *         single <code>String column that is a table type
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public ResultSet getTableTypes() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getTableTypes();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a description of table columns available in
     * the specified catalog.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Only column descriptions matching the catalog, schema, table
     * and column name criteria are returned.  They are ordered by
     * <code>TABLE_SCHEM, TABLE_NAME, and
     * <code>ORDINAL_POSITION.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each column description has the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
     * <LI>TABLE_NAME String => table name
     * <LI>COLUMN_NAME String => column name
     * <LI>DATA_TYPE int => SQL type from java.sql.Types
     * <LI>TYPE_NAME String => Data source dependent type name,
     * for a UDT the type name is fully qualified
     * <LI>COLUMN_SIZE int => column size.  For char or date
     * types this is the maximum number of characters, for numeric or
     * decimal types this is precision.
     * <LI>BUFFER_LENGTH is not used.
     * <LI>DECIMAL_DIGITS int => the number of fractional digits
     * <LI>NUM_PREC_RADIX int => Radix (typically either 10 or 2)
     * <LI>NULLABLE int => is NULL allowed.
     * <UL>
     * <LI> columnNoNulls - might not allow NULL values
     * <LI> columnNullable - definitely allows NULL values
     * <LI> columnNullableUnknown - nullability unknown
     * </UL>
     * <LI>REMARKS String => comment describing column (may be null)
     * <LI>COLUMN_DEF String => default value (may be null)
     * <LI>SQL_DATA_TYPE int => unused
     * <LI>SQL_DATETIME_SUB int => unused
     * <LI>CHAR_OCTET_LENGTH int => for char types the
     * maximum number of bytes in the column
     * <LI>ORDINAL_POSITION int	=> index of column in table
     * (starting at 1)
     * <LI>IS_NULLABLE String => "NO" means column definitely
     * does not allow NULL values; "YES" means the column might
     * allow NULL values.  An empty string means nobody knows.
     * <LI>SCOPE_CATLOG String => catalog of table that is the scope
     * of a reference attribute (<code>null if DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
     * <LI>SCOPE_SCHEMA String => schema of table that is the scope
     * of a reference attribute (<code>null if the DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
     * <LI>SCOPE_TABLE String => table name that this the scope
     * of a reference attribure (<code>null if the DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
     * <LI>SOURCE_DATA_TYPE short => source type of a distinct type or user-generated
     * Ref type, SQL type from java.sql.Types (<code>null if DATA_TYPE
     * isn't DISTINCT or user-generated REF)
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param catalog           a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
     *                          is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                          <code>null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
     *                          the search
     * @param schemaPattern     a schema name pattern; must match the schema name
     *                          as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                          <code>null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
     *                          the search
     * @param tableNamePattern  a table name pattern; must match the
     *                          table name as it is stored in the database
     * @param columnNamePattern a column name pattern; must match the column
     *                          name as it is stored in the database
     * @return <code>ResultSet - each row is a column description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see #getSearchStringEscape
     */
    public ResultSet getColumns(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String tableNamePattern,
                                String columnNamePattern) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getColumns(catalog, schemaPattern, tableNamePattern, columnNamePattern);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a description of the access rights for a table's columns.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Only privileges matching the column name criteria are
     * returned.  They are ordered by COLUMN_NAME and PRIVILEGE.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each privilige description has the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
     * <LI>TABLE_NAME String => table name
     * <LI>COLUMN_NAME String => column name
     * <LI>GRANTOR => grantor of access (may be null)
     * <LI>GRANTEE String => grantee of access
     * <LI>PRIVILEGE String => name of access (SELECT,
     * INSERT, UPDATE, REFRENCES, ...)
     * <LI>IS_GRANTABLE String => "YES" if grantee is permitted
     * to grant to others; "NO" if not; <code>null if unknown
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param catalog           a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
     *                          is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                          <code>null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
     *                          the search
     * @param schema            a schema name; must match the schema name as it is
     *                          stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                          <code>null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
     *                          the search
     * @param table             a table name; must match the table name as it is
     *                          stored in the database
     * @param columnNamePattern a column name pattern; must match the column
     *                          name as it is stored in the database
     * @return <code>ResultSet - each row is a column privilege description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see #getSearchStringEscape
     */
    public ResultSet getColumnPrivileges(String catalog, String schema, String table,
                                         String columnNamePattern) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getColumnPrivileges(catalog, schema, table, columnNamePattern);
    }

    /**
     * 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.)
     * <p/>
     * <P>Only privileges matching the schema and table name
     * criteria are returned.  They are ordered by TABLE_SCHEM,
     * TABLE_NAME, and PRIVILEGE.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each privilige description has the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
     * <LI>TABLE_NAME String => table name
     * <LI>GRANTOR => grantor of access (may be null)
     * <LI>GRANTEE String => grantee of access
     * <LI>PRIVILEGE String => name of access (SELECT,
     * INSERT, UPDATE, REFRENCES, ...)
     * <LI>IS_GRANTABLE String => "YES" if grantee is permitted
     * to grant to others; "NO" if not; <code>null if unknown
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param catalog          a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
     *                         is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                         <code>null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
     *                         the search
     * @param schemaPattern    a schema name pattern; must match the schema name
     *                         as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                         <code>null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
     *                         the search
     * @param tableNamePattern a table name pattern; must match the
     *                         table name as it is stored in the database
     * @return <code>ResultSet - each row is a table privilege description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see #getSearchStringEscape
     */
    public ResultSet getTablePrivileges(String catalog, String schemaPattern,
                                        String tableNamePattern) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getTablePrivileges(catalog, schemaPattern, tableNamePattern);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a description of a table's optimal set of columns that
     * uniquely identifies a row. They are ordered by SCOPE.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each column description has the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>SCOPE short => actual scope of result
     * <UL>
     * <LI> bestRowTemporary - very temporary, while using row
     * <LI> bestRowTransaction - valid for remainder of current transaction
     * <LI> bestRowSession - valid for remainder of current session
     * </UL>
     * <LI>COLUMN_NAME String => column name
     * <LI>DATA_TYPE int => SQL data type from java.sql.Types
     * <LI>TYPE_NAME String => Data source dependent type name,
     * for a UDT the type name is fully qualified
     * <LI>COLUMN_SIZE int => precision
     * <LI>BUFFER_LENGTH int => not used
     * <LI>DECIMAL_DIGITS short	 => scale
     * <LI>PSEUDO_COLUMN short => is this a pseudo column
     * like an Oracle ROWID
     * <UL>
     * <LI> bestRowUnknown - may or may not be pseudo column
     * <LI> bestRowNotPseudo - is NOT a pseudo column
     * <LI> bestRowPseudo - is a pseudo column
     * </UL>
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param catalog  a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
     *                 is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                 <code>null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
     *                 the search
     * @param schema   a schema name; must match the schema name
     *                 as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                 <code>null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
     *                 the search
     * @param table    a table name; must match the table name as it is stored
     *                 in the database
     * @param scope    the scope of interest; use same values as SCOPE
     * @param nullable include columns that are nullable.
     * @return <code>ResultSet - each row is a column description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public ResultSet getBestRowIdentifier(String catalog, String schema, String table, int scope,
                                          boolean nullable) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getBestRowIdentifier(catalog, schema, table, scope, nullable);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a description of a table's columns that are automatically
     * updated when any value in a row is updated.  They are
     * unordered.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each column description has the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>SCOPE short => is not used
     * <LI>COLUMN_NAME String => column name
     * <LI>DATA_TYPE int => SQL data type from java.sql.Types
     * <LI>TYPE_NAME String => Data source-dependent type name
     * <LI>COLUMN_SIZE int => precision
     * <LI>BUFFER_LENGTH int => length of column value in bytes
     * <LI>DECIMAL_DIGITS short	 => scale
     * <LI>PSEUDO_COLUMN short => whether this is pseudo column
     * like an Oracle ROWID
     * <UL>
     * <LI> versionColumnUnknown - may or may not be pseudo column
     * <LI> versionColumnNotPseudo - is NOT a pseudo column
     * <LI> versionColumnPseudo - is a pseudo column
     * </UL>
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param catalog a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
     *                is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                <code>null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
     *                the search
     * @param schema  a schema name; must match the schema name
     *                as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                <code>null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
     *                the search
     * @param table   a table name; must match the table name as it is stored
     *                in the database
     * @return a <code>ResultSet object in which each row is a
     *         column description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public ResultSet getVersionColumns(String catalog, String schema, String table) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getVersionColumns(catalog, schema, table);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a description of the given table's primary key columns.  They
     * are ordered by COLUMN_NAME.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each primary key column description has the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
     * <LI>TABLE_NAME String => table name
     * <LI>COLUMN_NAME String => column name
     * <LI>KEY_SEQ short => sequence number within primary key
     * <LI>PK_NAME String => primary key name (may be null)
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param catalog a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
     *                is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                <code>null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
     *                the search
     * @param schema  a schema name; must match the schema name
     *                as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                <code>null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
     *                the search
     * @param table   a table name; must match the table name as it is stored
     *                in the database
     * @return <code>ResultSet - each row is a primary key column description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public ResultSet getPrimaryKeys(String catalog, String schema, String table) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getPrimaryKeys(catalog, schema, table);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a description of the primary key columns that are
     * referenced by a 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.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each primary key column description has the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>PKTABLE_CAT String => primary key table catalog
     * being imported (may be <code>null)
     * <LI>PKTABLE_SCHEM String => primary key table schema
     * being imported (may be <code>null)
     * <LI>PKTABLE_NAME String => primary key table name
     * being imported
     * <LI>PKCOLUMN_NAME String => primary key column name
     * being imported
     * <LI>FKTABLE_CAT String => foreign key table catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>FKTABLE_SCHEM String => foreign key table schema (may be null)
     * <LI>FKTABLE_NAME String => foreign key table name
     * <LI>FKCOLUMN_NAME String => foreign key column name
     * <LI>KEY_SEQ short => sequence number within a foreign key
     * <LI>UPDATE_RULE short => What happens to a
     * foreign key when the primary key is updated:
     * <UL>
     * <LI> importedNoAction - do not allow update of primary
     * key if it has been imported
     * <LI> importedKeyCascade - change imported key to agree
     * with primary key update
     * <LI> importedKeySetNull - change imported key to NULL
     * if its primary key has been updated
     * <LI> importedKeySetDefault - change imported key to default values
     * if its primary key has been updated
     * <LI> importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction
     * (for ODBC 2.x compatibility)
     * </UL>
     * <LI>DELETE_RULE short => What happens to
     * the foreign key when primary is deleted.
     * <UL>
     * <LI> importedKeyNoAction - do not allow delete of primary
     * key if it has been imported
     * <LI> importedKeyCascade - delete rows that import a deleted key
     * <LI> importedKeySetNull - change imported key to NULL if
     * its primary key has been deleted
     * <LI> importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction
     * (for ODBC 2.x compatibility)
     * <LI> importedKeySetDefault - change imported key to default if
     * its primary key has been deleted
     * </UL>
     * <LI>FK_NAME String => foreign key name (may be null)
     * <LI>PK_NAME String => primary key name (may be null)
     * <LI>DEFERRABILITY short => can the evaluation of foreign key
     * constraints be deferred until commit
     * <UL>
     * <LI> importedKeyInitiallyDeferred - see SQL92 for definition
     * <LI> importedKeyInitiallyImmediate - see SQL92 for definition
     * <LI> importedKeyNotDeferrable - see SQL92 for definition
     * </UL>
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param catalog a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
     *                is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                <code>null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
     *                the search
     * @param schema  a schema name; must match the schema name
     *                as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                <code>null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
     *                the search
     * @param table   a table name; must match the table name as it is stored
     *                in the database
     * @return <code>ResultSet - each row is a primary key column description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see #getExportedKeys
     */
    public ResultSet getImportedKeys(String catalog, String schema, String table) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getImportedKeys(catalog, schema, 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).  They are ordered by FKTABLE_CAT, FKTABLE_SCHEM,
     * FKTABLE_NAME, and KEY_SEQ.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each foreign key column description has the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>PKTABLE_CAT String => primary key table catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>PKTABLE_SCHEM String => primary key table schema (may be null)
     * <LI>PKTABLE_NAME String => primary key table name
     * <LI>PKCOLUMN_NAME String => primary key column name
     * <LI>FKTABLE_CAT String => foreign key table catalog (may be null)
     * being exported (may be <code>null)
     * <LI>FKTABLE_SCHEM String => foreign key table schema (may be null)
     * being exported (may be <code>null)
     * <LI>FKTABLE_NAME String => foreign key table name
     * being exported
     * <LI>FKCOLUMN_NAME String => foreign key column name
     * being exported
     * <LI>KEY_SEQ short => sequence number within foreign key
     * <LI>UPDATE_RULE short => What happens to
     * foreign key when primary is updated:
     * <UL>
     * <LI> importedNoAction - do not allow update of primary
     * key if it has been imported
     * <LI> importedKeyCascade - change imported key to agree
     * with primary key update
     * <LI> importedKeySetNull - change imported key to NULL if
     * its primary key has been updated
     * <LI> importedKeySetDefault - change imported key to default values
     * if its primary key has been updated
     * <LI> importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction
     * (for ODBC 2.x compatibility)
     * </UL>
     * <LI>DELETE_RULE short => What happens to
     * the foreign key when primary is deleted.
     * <UL>
     * <LI> importedKeyNoAction - do not allow delete of primary
     * key if it has been imported
     * <LI> importedKeyCascade - delete rows that import a deleted key
     * <LI> importedKeySetNull - change imported key to NULL if
     * its primary key has been deleted
     * <LI> importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction
     * (for ODBC 2.x compatibility)
     * <LI> importedKeySetDefault - change imported key to default if
     * its primary key has been deleted
     * </UL>
     * <LI>FK_NAME String => foreign key name (may be null)
     * <LI>PK_NAME String => primary key name (may be null)
     * <LI>DEFERRABILITY short => can the evaluation of foreign key
     * constraints be deferred until commit
     * <UL>
     * <LI> importedKeyInitiallyDeferred - see SQL92 for definition
     * <LI> importedKeyInitiallyImmediate - see SQL92 for definition
     * <LI> importedKeyNotDeferrable - see SQL92 for definition
     * </UL>
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param catalog a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
     *                is stored in this database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                <code>null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
     *                the search
     * @param schema  a schema name; must match the schema name
     *                as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                <code>null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
     *                the search
     * @param table   a table name; must match the table name as it is stored
     *                in this database
     * @return a <code>ResultSet object in which each row is a
     *         foreign key column description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see #getImportedKeys
     */
    public ResultSet getExportedKeys(String catalog, String schema, String table) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getExportedKeys(catalog, schema, table);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a description of the foreign key columns in the given foreign key
     * table that reference the primary key columns of the given primary key
     * table (describe how one table imports another's key). This
     * should normally return a single foreign key/primary key pair because
     * most tables import a foreign key from a table only once.  They
     * are ordered by FKTABLE_CAT, FKTABLE_SCHEM, FKTABLE_NAME, and
     * KEY_SEQ.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each foreign key column description has the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>PKTABLE_CAT String => primary key table catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>PKTABLE_SCHEM String => primary key table schema (may be null)
     * <LI>PKTABLE_NAME String => primary key table name
     * <LI>PKCOLUMN_NAME String => primary key column name
     * <LI>FKTABLE_CAT String => foreign key table catalog (may be null)
     * being exported (may be <code>null)
     * <LI>FKTABLE_SCHEM String => foreign key table schema (may be null)
     * being exported (may be <code>null)
     * <LI>FKTABLE_NAME String => foreign key table name
     * being exported
     * <LI>FKCOLUMN_NAME String => foreign key column name
     * being exported
     * <LI>KEY_SEQ short => sequence number within foreign key
     * <LI>UPDATE_RULE short => What happens to
     * foreign key when primary is updated:
     * <UL>
     * <LI> importedNoAction - do not allow update of primary
     * key if it has been imported
     * <LI> importedKeyCascade - change imported key to agree
     * with primary key update
     * <LI> importedKeySetNull - change imported key to NULL if
     * its primary key has been updated
     * <LI> importedKeySetDefault - change imported key to default values
     * if its primary key has been updated
     * <LI> importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction
     * (for ODBC 2.x compatibility)
     * </UL>
     * <LI>DELETE_RULE short => What happens to
     * the foreign key when primary is deleted.
     * <UL>
     * <LI> importedKeyNoAction - do not allow delete of primary
     * key if it has been imported
     * <LI> importedKeyCascade - delete rows that import a deleted key
     * <LI> importedKeySetNull - change imported key to NULL if
     * its primary key has been deleted
     * <LI> importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction
     * (for ODBC 2.x compatibility)
     * <LI> importedKeySetDefault - change imported key to default if
     * its primary key has been deleted
     * </UL>
     * <LI>FK_NAME String => foreign key name (may be null)
     * <LI>PK_NAME String => primary key name (may be null)
     * <LI>DEFERRABILITY short => can the evaluation of foreign key
     * constraints be deferred until commit
     * <UL>
     * <LI> importedKeyInitiallyDeferred - see SQL92 for definition
     * <LI> importedKeyInitiallyImmediate - see SQL92 for definition
     * <LI> importedKeyNotDeferrable - see SQL92 for definition
     * </UL>
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param primaryCatalog a catalog name; must match the catalog name
     *                       as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a
     *                       catalog; <code>null means drop catalog name from the selection criteria
     * @param primarySchema  a schema name; must match the schema name as
     *                       it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                       <code>null means drop schema name from the selection criteria
     * @param primaryTable   the name of the table that exports the key; must match
     *                       the table name as it is stored in the database
     * @param foreignCatalog a catalog name; must match the catalog name as
     *                       it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a
     *                       catalog; <code>null means drop catalog name from the selection criteria
     * @param foreignSchema  a schema name; must match the schema name as it
     *                       is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                       <code>null means drop schema name from the selection criteria
     * @param foreignTable   the name of the table that imports the key; must match
     *                       the table name as it is stored in the database
     * @return <code>ResultSet - each row is a foreign key column description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see #getImportedKeys
     */
    public ResultSet getCrossReference(String primaryCatalog, String primarySchema, String primaryTable,
                                       String foreignCatalog, String foreignSchema, String foreignTable)
            throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getCrossReference(primaryCatalog, primarySchema, primaryTable,
                foreignCatalog, foreignSchema, foreignTable);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a description of all the standard SQL 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.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each type description has the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>TYPE_NAME String => Type name
     * <LI>DATA_TYPE int => SQL data type from java.sql.Types
     * <LI>PRECISION int => maximum precision
     * <LI>LITERAL_PREFIX String => prefix used to quote a literal
     * (may be <code>null)
     * <LI>LITERAL_SUFFIX String => suffix used to quote a literal
     * (may be <code>null)
     * <LI>CREATE_PARAMS String => parameters used in creating
     * the type (may be <code>null)
     * <LI>NULLABLE short => can you use NULL for this type.
     * <UL>
     * <LI> typeNoNulls - does not allow NULL values
     * <LI> typeNullable - allows NULL values
     * <LI> typeNullableUnknown - nullability unknown
     * </UL>
     * <LI>CASE_SENSITIVE boolean=> is it case sensitive.
     * <LI>SEARCHABLE short => can you use "WHERE" based on this type:
     * <UL>
     * <LI> typePredNone - No support
     * <LI> typePredChar - Only supported with WHERE .. LIKE
     * <LI> typePredBasic - Supported except for WHERE .. LIKE
     * <LI> typeSearchable - Supported for all WHERE ..
     * </UL>
     * <LI>UNSIGNED_ATTRIBUTE boolean => is it unsigned.
     * <LI>FIXED_PREC_SCALE boolean => can it be a money value.
     * <LI>AUTO_INCREMENT boolean => can it be used for an
     * auto-increment value.
     * <LI>LOCAL_TYPE_NAME String => localized version of type name
     * (may be <code>null)
     * <LI>MINIMUM_SCALE short => minimum scale supported
     * <LI>MAXIMUM_SCALE short => maximum scale supported
     * <LI>SQL_DATA_TYPE int => unused
     * <LI>SQL_DATETIME_SUB int => unused
     * <LI>NUM_PREC_RADIX int => usually 2 or 10
     * </OL>
     *
     * @return a <code>ResultSet object in which each row is an SQL
     *         type description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public ResultSet getTypeInfo() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getTypeInfo();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a description of the given table's indices and statistics. They are
     * ordered by NON_UNIQUE, TYPE, INDEX_NAME, and ORDINAL_POSITION.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each index column description has the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
     * <LI>TABLE_NAME String => table name
     * <LI>NON_UNIQUE boolean => Can index values be non-unique.
     * false when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
     * <LI>INDEX_QUALIFIER String => index catalog (may be null);
     * <code>null when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
     * <LI>INDEX_NAME String => index name; null when TYPE is
     * tableIndexStatistic
     * <LI>TYPE short => index type:
     * <UL>
     * <LI> tableIndexStatistic - this identifies table statistics that are
     * returned in conjuction with a table's index descriptions
     * <LI> tableIndexClustered - this is a clustered index
     * <LI> tableIndexHashed - this is a hashed index
     * <LI> tableIndexOther - this is some other style of index
     * </UL>
     * <LI>ORDINAL_POSITION short => column sequence number
     * within index; zero when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
     * <LI>COLUMN_NAME String => column name; null when TYPE is
     * tableIndexStatistic
     * <LI>ASC_OR_DESC String => column sort sequence, "A" => ascending,
     * "D" => descending, may be <code>null if sort sequence is not supported;
     * <code>null when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
     * <LI>CARDINALITY int => 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.
     * <LI>PAGES int => When TYPE is  tableIndexStatisic then
     * this is the number of pages used for the table, otherwise it
     * is the number of pages used for the current index.
     * <LI>FILTER_CONDITION String => Filter condition, if any.
     * (may be <code>null)
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param catalog     a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
     *                    is stored in this database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                    <code>null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
     *                    the search
     * @param schema      a schema name; must match the schema name
     *                    as it is stored in this database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                    <code>null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
     *                    the search
     * @param table       a table name; must match the table name as it is stored
     *                    in this database
     * @param unique      when true, return only indices for unique values;
     *                    when false, return indices regardless of whether unique or not
     * @param approximate when true, result is allowed to reflect approximate
     *                    or out of data values; when false, results are requested to be
     *                    accurate
     * @return <code>ResultSet - each row is an index column description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     */
    public ResultSet getIndexInfo(String catalog, String schema, String table, boolean unique,
                                  boolean approximate) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getIndexInfo(catalog, schema, table, unique, approximate);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports the given result set type.
     *
     * @param type defined in <code>java.sql.ResultSet
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see java.sql.Connection
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean supportsResultSetType(int type) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsResultSetType(type);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports the given concurrency type
     * in combination with the given result set type.
     *
     * @param type        defined in <code>java.sql.ResultSet
     * @param concurrency type defined in <code>java.sql.ResultSet
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see java.sql.Connection
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean supportsResultSetConcurrency(int type, int concurrency) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsResultSetConcurrency(type, concurrency);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether for the given type of <code>ResultSet object,
     * the result set's own updates are visible.
     *
     * @param type the <code>ResultSet type; one of
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
     * @return <code>true if updates are visible for the given result set type;
     *         <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean ownUpdatesAreVisible(int type) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.ownUpdatesAreVisible(type);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether a result set's own deletes are visible.
     *
     * @param type the <code>ResultSet type; one of
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
     * @return <code>true if deletes are visible for the given result set type;
     *         <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean ownDeletesAreVisible(int type) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.ownDeletesAreVisible(type);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether a result set's own inserts are visible.
     *
     * @param type the <code>ResultSet type; one of
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
     * @return <code>true if inserts are visible for the given result set type;
     *         <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean ownInsertsAreVisible(int type) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.ownInsertsAreVisible(type);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether updates made by others are visible.
     *
     * @param type the <code>ResultSet type; one of
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
     * @return <code>true if updates made by others
     *         are visible for the given result set type;
     *         <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean othersUpdatesAreVisible(int type) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.othersUpdatesAreVisible(type);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether deletes made by others are visible.
     *
     * @param type the <code>ResultSet type; one of
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
     * @return <code>true if deletes made by others
     *         are visible for the given result set type;
     *         <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean othersDeletesAreVisible(int type) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.othersDeletesAreVisible(type);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether inserts made by others are visible.
     *
     * @param type the <code>ResultSet type; one of
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
     * @return <code>true if inserts made by others
     *         are visible for the given result set type;
     *         <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean othersInsertsAreVisible(int type) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.othersInsertsAreVisible(type);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether or not a visible row update can be detected by
     * calling the method <code>ResultSet.rowUpdated.
     *
     * @param type the <code>ResultSet type; one of
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
     * @return <code>true if changes are detected by the result set type;
     *         <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean updatesAreDetected(int type) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.updatesAreDetected(type);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether or not a visible row delete can be detected by
     * calling the method <code>ResultSet.rowDeleted.  If the method
     * <code>deletesAreDetected returns false, it means that
     * deleted rows are removed from the result set.
     *
     * @param type the <code>ResultSet type; one of
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
     * @return <code>true if deletes are detected by the given result set type;
     *         <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean deletesAreDetected(int type) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.deletesAreDetected(type);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether or not a visible row insert can be detected
     * by calling the method <code>ResultSet.rowInserted.
     *
     * @param type the <code>ResultSet type; one of
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY,
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, or
     *             <code>ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
     * @return <code>true if changes are detected by the specified result
     *         set type; <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean insertsAreDetected(int type) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.insertsAreDetected(type);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports batch updates.
     *
     * @return <code>true if this database supports batch upcates;
     *         <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public boolean supportsBatchUpdates() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsBatchUpdates();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a description of the user-defined types (UDTs) defined
     * in a particular schema.  Schema-specific UDTs may have type
     * <code>JAVA_OBJECT, STRUCT,
     * or <code>DISTINCT.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Only types matching the catalog, schema, type name and type
     * criteria are returned.  They are ordered by DATA_TYPE, 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.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each type description has the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>TYPE_CAT String => the type's catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>TYPE_SCHEM String => type's schema (may be null)
     * <LI>TYPE_NAME String => type name
     * <LI>CLASS_NAME String => Java class name
     * <LI>DATA_TYPE int => type value defined in java.sql.Types.
     * One of JAVA_OBJECT, STRUCT, or DISTINCT
     * <LI>REMARKS String => explanatory comment on the type
     * <LI>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 (<code>null if DATA_TYPE is not
     * DISTINCT or not STRUCT with REFERENCE_GENERATION = USER_DEFINED)
     * </OL>
     * <p/>
     * <P>Note: If the driver does not support UDTs, an empty
     * result set is returned.
     *
     * @param catalog         a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
     *                        is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                        <code>null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
     *                        the search
     * @param schemaPattern   a schema pattern name; must match the schema name
     *                        as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                        <code>null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
     *                        the search
     * @param typeNamePattern a type name pattern; must match the type name
     *                        as it is stored in the database; may be a fully qualified name
     * @param types           a list of user-defined types (JAVA_OBJECT,
     *                        STRUCT, or DISTINCT) to include; <code>null returns all types
     * @return <code>ResultSet object in which each row describes a UDT
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public ResultSet getUDTs(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String typeNamePattern, int[] types) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getUDTs(catalog, schemaPattern, typeNamePattern, types);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the connection that produced this metadata object.
     * <p/>
     *
     * @return the connection that produced this metadata object
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.2
     */
    public Connection getConnection() throws SQLException {
        return connection;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the actual connection that produced this metadata object<br>
     *
     * @return Connection
     * @throws SQLException
     */
    public Connection getActualConnection() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getConnection();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports savepoints.
     *
     * @return <code>true if savepoints are supported;
     *         <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public boolean supportsSavepoints() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsSavepoints();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports named parameters to callable
     * statements.
     *
     * @return <code>true if named parameters are supported;
     *         <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public boolean supportsNamedParameters() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsNamedParameters();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether it is possible to have multiple <code>ResultSet objects
     * returned from a <code>CallableStatement object
     * simultaneously.
     *
     * @return <code>true if a CallableStatement object
     *         can return multiple <code>ResultSet objects
     *         simultaneously; <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a datanase access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public boolean supportsMultipleOpenResults() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsMultipleOpenResults();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether auto-generated keys can be retrieved after
     * a statement has been executed.
     *
     * @return <code>true if auto-generated keys can be retrieved
     *         after a statement has executed; <code>false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public boolean supportsGetGeneratedKeys() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsGetGeneratedKeys();
    }

    /**
     * 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.
     * <p/>
     * 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.
     * <p/>
     * If a UDT does not have a direct super type, it is not listed here.
     * A row of the <code>ResultSet object returned by this method
     * describes the designated UDT and a direct supertype. A row has the following
     * columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>TYPE_CAT String => the UDT's catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>TYPE_SCHEM String => UDT's schema (may be null)
     * <LI>TYPE_NAME String => type name of the UDT
     * <LI>SUPERTYPE_CAT String => the direct super type's catalog
     * (may be <code>null)
     * <LI>SUPERTYPE_SCHEM String => the direct super type's schema
     * (may be <code>null)
     * <LI>SUPERTYPE_NAME String => the direct super type's name
     * </OL>
     * <p/>
     * <P>Note: If the driver does not support type hierarchies, an
     * empty result set is returned.
     *
     * @param catalog         a catalog name; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                        <code>null means drop catalog name from the selection criteria
     * @param schemaPattern   a schema name pattern; "" retrieves those
     *                        without a schema
     * @param typeNamePattern a UDT name pattern; may be a fully-qualified
     *                        name
     * @return a <code>ResultSet object in which a row gives information
     *         about the designated UDT
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public ResultSet getSuperTypes(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String typeNamePattern) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getSuperTypes(catalog, schemaPattern, typeNamePattern);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a description of the table hierarchies defined in a particular
     * schema in this database.
     * <p/>
     * <P>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.
     * <p/>
     * <P>Each type description has the following columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>TABLE_CAT String => the type's catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>TABLE_SCHEM String => type's schema (may be null)
     * <LI>TABLE_NAME String => type name
     * <LI>SUPERTABLE_NAME String => the direct super type's name
     * </OL>
     * <p/>
     * <P>Note: If the driver does not support type hierarchies, an
     * empty result set is returned.
     *
     * @param catalog          a catalog name; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                         <code>null means drop catalog name from the selection criteria
     * @param schemaPattern    a schema name pattern; "" retrieves those
     *                         without a schema
     * @param tableNamePattern a table name pattern; may be a fully-qualified
     *                         name
     * @return a <code>ResultSet object in which each row is a type description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public ResultSet getSuperTables(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String tableNamePattern) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getSuperTables(catalog, schemaPattern, tableNamePattern);
    }

    /**
     * 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.
     * <p/>
     * Descriptions are returned only for attributes of UDTs matching the
     * catalog, schema, type, and attribute name criteria. They are ordered by
     * TYPE_SCHEM, TYPE_NAME and ORDINAL_POSITION. This description
     * does not contain inherited attributes.
     * <p/>
     * The <code>ResultSet object that is returned has the following
     * columns:
     * <OL>
     * <LI>TYPE_CAT String => type catalog (may be null)
     * <LI>TYPE_SCHEM String => type schema (may be null)
     * <LI>TYPE_NAME String => type name
     * <LI>ATTR_NAME String => attribute name
     * <LI>DATA_TYPE int => attribute type SQL type from java.sql.Types
     * <LI>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.
     * <LI>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.
     * <LI>DECIMAL_DIGITS int => the number of fractional digits
     * <LI>NUM_PREC_RADIX int => Radix (typically either 10 or 2)
     * <LI>NULLABLE int => whether NULL is allowed
     * <UL>
     * <LI> attributeNoNulls - might not allow NULL values
     * <LI> attributeNullable - definitely allows NULL values
     * <LI> attributeNullableUnknown - nullability unknown
     * </UL>
     * <LI>REMARKS String => comment describing column (may be null)
     * <LI>ATTR_DEF String => default value (may be null)
     * <LI>SQL_DATA_TYPE int => unused
     * <LI>SQL_DATETIME_SUB int => unused
     * <LI>CHAR_OCTET_LENGTH int => for char types the
     * maximum number of bytes in the column
     * <LI>ORDINAL_POSITION int	=> index of column in table
     * (starting at 1)
     * <LI>IS_NULLABLE String => "NO" means column definitely
     * does not allow NULL values; "YES" means the column might
     * allow NULL values.  An empty string means unknown.
     * <LI>SCOPE_CATALOG String => catalog of table that is the
     * scope of a reference attribute (<code>null if DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
     * <LI>SCOPE_SCHEMA String => schema of table that is the
     * scope of a reference attribute (<code>null if DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
     * <LI>SCOPE_TABLE String => table name that is the scope of a
     * reference attribute (<code>null if the DATA_TYPE isn't REF)
     * <LI>SOURCE_DATA_TYPE short => source type of a distinct type or user-generated
     * Ref type,SQL type from java.sql.Types (<code>null if DATA_TYPE
     * isn't DISTINCT or user-generated REF)
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param catalog              a catalog name; must match the catalog name as it
     *                             is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a catalog;
     *                             <code>null means that the catalog name should not be used to narrow
     *                             the search
     * @param schemaPattern        a schema name pattern; must match the schema name
     *                             as it is stored in the database; "" retrieves those without a schema;
     *                             <code>null means that the schema name should not be used to narrow
     *                             the search
     * @param typeNamePattern      a type name pattern; must match the
     *                             type name as it is stored in the database
     * @param attributeNamePattern an attribute name pattern; must match the attribute
     *                             name as it is declared in the database
     * @return a <code>ResultSet object in which each row is an
     *         attribute description
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public ResultSet getAttributes(String catalog, String schemaPattern, String typeNamePattern,
                                   String attributeNamePattern) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getAttributes(catalog, schemaPattern, typeNamePattern, attributeNamePattern);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports the given result set holdability.
     *
     * @param holdability one of the following constants:
     *                    <code>ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT or
     *                    <code>ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @see java.sql.Connection
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public boolean supportsResultSetHoldability(int holdability) throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsResultSetHoldability(holdability);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the default holdability of this <code>ResultSet
     * object.
     *
     * @return the default holdability; either
     *         <code>ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT or
     *         <code>ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public int getResultSetHoldability() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getResultSetHoldability();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the major version number of the underlying database.
     *
     * @return the underlying database's major version
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public int getDatabaseMajorVersion() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getDatabaseMajorVersion();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the minor version number of the underlying database.
     *
     * @return underlying database's minor version
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public int getDatabaseMinorVersion() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getDatabaseMinorVersion();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the major JDBC version number for this
     * driver.
     *
     * @return JDBC version major number
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public int getJDBCMajorVersion() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getJDBCMajorVersion();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the minor JDBC version number for this
     * driver.
     *
     * @return JDBC version minor number
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public int getJDBCMinorVersion() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getJDBCMinorVersion();
    }

    /**
     * Indicates whether the SQLSTATE returned by <code>SQLException.getSQLState
     * is X/Open (now known as Open Group) SQL CLI or SQL99.
     *
     * @return the type of SQLSTATE; one of:
     *         sqlStateXOpen or
     *         sqlStateSQL99
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public int getSQLStateType() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.getSQLStateType();
    }

    /**
     * Indicates whether updates made to a LOB are made on a copy or directly
     * to the LOB.
     *
     * @return <code>true if updates are made to a copy of the LOB;
     *         <code>false if updates are made directly to the LOB
     * @throws java.sql.SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public boolean locatorsUpdateCopy() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.locatorsUpdateCopy();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves whether this database supports statement pooling.
     *
     * @return <code>true if so; false otherwise
     * @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public boolean supportsStatementPooling() throws SQLException {
        return databaseMetaData.supportsStatementPooling();
    }
}

Other Glassfish examples (source code examples)

Here is a short list of links related to this Glassfish DatabaseMetaDataWrapper.java source code file:

... this post is sponsored by my books ...

#1 New Release!

FP Best Seller

 

new blog posts

 

Copyright 1998-2021 Alvin Alexander, alvinalexander.com
All Rights Reserved.

A percentage of advertising revenue from
pages under the /java/jwarehouse URI on this website is
paid back to open source projects.