Interface ConnectionFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

XAConnectionFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DataSourceConnectionFactory, DataSourceXAConnectionFactory, DriverConnectionFactory, DriverManagerConnectionFactory, LocalXAConnectionFactory

public interface ConnectionFactory

Abstract factory interface for creating Connections.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Connection	createConnection()	Create a new Connection in an implementation specific fashion.

Method Details

createConnection

Connection createConnection()
                     throws SQLException

Create a new Connection in an implementation specific fashion.

Returns:

a new Connection

Throws:

SQLException - if a database error occurs creating the connection