# Class SerialDatalink

java.lang.Object
javax.sql.rowset.serial.SerialDatalink

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable, Cloneable`

public class SerialDatalink extends Object implements Serializable, Cloneable
A serialized mapping in the Java programming language of an SQL `DATALINK` value. A `DATALINK` value references a file outside of the underlying data source that the data source manages.

`RowSet` implementations can use the method `RowSet.getURL` to retrieve a `java.net.URL` object, which can be used to manipulate the external data.

         java.net.URL url = rowset.getURL(1);

## Thread safety

A SerialDatalink is not safe for use by multiple concurrent threads. If a SerialDatalink is to be used by more than one thread then access to the SerialDatalink should be controlled by appropriate synchronization.

Since:
  1.5
See Also:
  - Serialized Form

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `SerialDatalink(URL url)`
  Constructs a new `SerialDatalink` object from the given `java.net.URL` object.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Object`
  `clone()`
  Returns a clone of this `SerialDatalink`.
  `boolean`
  `equals(Object obj)`
  Compares this `SerialDatalink` to the specified object.
  `URL`
  `getDatalink()`
  Returns a new URL that is a copy of this `SerialDatalink` object.
  `int`
  `hashCode()`
  Returns a hash code for this `SerialDatalink`.

  ### Methods declared in class Object

  `finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### SerialDatalink

    public SerialDatalink(URL url) throws SerialException
    Constructs a new `SerialDatalink` object from the given `java.net.URL` object.
    Parameters:
      `url` - the `URL` to create the `SerialDataLink` from
    Throws:
      `SerialException` - if url parameter is a null

- ## Method Details

  - ### getDatalink

    public URL getDatalink() throws SerialException
    Returns a new URL that is a copy of this `SerialDatalink` object.
    Returns:
      a copy of this `SerialDatalink` object as a `URL` object in the Java programming language.
    Throws:
      `SerialException` - if the `URL` object cannot be de-serialized

  - ### equals

    public boolean equals(Object obj)
    Compares this `SerialDatalink` to the specified object. The result is `true` if and only if the argument is not `null` and is a `SerialDatalink` object whose URL is identical to this object's URL
    Overrides:
      `equals` in class `Object`
    Parameters:
      `obj` - The object to compare this `SerialDatalink` against
    Returns:
      `true` if the given object represents a `SerialDatalink` equivalent to this SerialDatalink, `false` otherwise
    See Also:
      - `Object.hashCode()`
      - `HashMap`

  - ### hashCode

    public int hashCode()
    Returns a hash code for this `SerialDatalink`. The hash code for a `SerialDatalink` object is taken as the hash code of the `URL` it stores
    Overrides:
      `hashCode` in class `Object`
    Returns:
      a hash code value for this object.
    See Also:
      - `Object.equals(java.lang.Object)`
      - `System.identityHashCode(Object)`

  - ### clone

    public Object clone()
    Returns a clone of this `SerialDatalink`.
    Overrides:
      `clone` in class `Object`
    Returns:
      a clone of this SerialDatalink
    See Also:
      - `Cloneable`