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package java.sql;

/**
 * <p>Driver properties for making a connection. The
 * <code>DriverPropertyInfo class is of interest only to advanced programmers
 * who need to interact with a Driver via the method
 * <code>getDriverProperties to discover
 * and supply properties for connections.
 */

public class DriverPropertyInfo {

    /**
     * Constructs a <code>DriverPropertyInfo object with a  given
     * name and value.  The <code>description and choices
     * are initialized to <code>null and required is initialized
     * to <code>false.
     *
     * @param name the name of the property
     * @param value the current value, which may be null
     */
    public DriverPropertyInfo(String name, String value) {
        this.name = name;
        this.value = value;
    }

    /**
     * The name of the property.
     */
    public String name;

    /**
     * A brief description of the property, which may be null.
     */
    public String description = null;

    /**
     * The <code>required field is true if a value must be
         * supplied for this property
     * during <code>Driver.connect and false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean required = false;

    /**
     * The <code>value field specifies the current value of
         * the property, based on a combination of the information
         * supplied to the method <code>getPropertyInfo, the
     * Java environment, and the driver-supplied default values.  This field
     * may be null if no value is known.
     */
    public String value = null;

    /**
     * An array of possible values if the value for the field
         * <code>DriverPropertyInfo.value may be selected
         * from a particular set of values; otherwise null.
     */
    public String[] choices = null;
}