# Interface Connection

All Superinterfaces:
  `AutoCloseable, Wrapper`

public interface Connection extends Wrapper, AutoCloseable

A connection (session) with a specific database. SQL statements are executed and results are returned within the context of a connection.

A `Connection` object's database is able to provide information describing its tables, its supported SQL grammar, its stored procedures, the capabilities of this connection, and so on. This information is obtained with the `getMetaData` method.

Note: When configuring a `Connection`, JDBC applications should use the appropriate `Connection` method such as `setAutoCommit` or `setTransactionIsolation`. Applications should not invoke SQL commands directly to change the connection's configuration when there is a JDBC method available. By default a `Connection` object is in auto-commit mode, which means that it automatically commits changes after executing each statement. If auto-commit mode has been disabled, the method `commit` must be called explicitly in order to commit changes; otherwise, database changes will not be saved.

A new `Connection` object created using the JDBC 2.1 core API has an initially empty type map associated with it. A user may enter a custom mapping for a UDT in this type map. When a UDT is retrieved from a data source with the method `ResultSet.getObject`, the `getObject` method will check the connection's type map to see if there is an entry for that UDT. If so, the `getObject` method will map the UDT to the class indicated. If there is no entry, the UDT will be mapped using the standard mapping.

A user may create a new type map, which is a `java.util.Map` object, make an entry in it, and pass it to the `java.sql` methods that can perform custom mapping. In this case, the method will use the given type map instead of the one associated with the connection.

For example, the following code fragment specifies that the SQL type `ATHLETES` will be mapped to the class `Athletes` in the Java programming language. The code fragment retrieves the type map for the `Connection` object `con`, inserts the entry into it, and then sets the type map with the new entry as the connection's type map.

         java.util.Map map = con.getTypeMap();
         map.put("mySchemaName.ATHLETES", Class.forName("Athletes"));
         con.setTypeMap(map);

Since:
  1.1
See Also:
  - `DriverManager.getConnection(String, Properties)`
  - `Statement`
  - `ResultSet`
  - `DatabaseMetaData`

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `static final int`
  `TRANSACTION_NONE`
  A constant indicating that transactions are not supported.
  `static final int`
  `TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED`
  A constant indicating that dirty reads are prevented; non-repeatable reads and phantom reads can occur.
  `static final int`
  `TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED`
  A constant indicating that dirty reads, non-repeatable reads and phantom reads can occur.
  `static final int`
  `TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ`
  A constant indicating that dirty reads and non-repeatable reads are prevented; phantom reads can occur.
  `static final int`
  `TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE`
  A constant indicating that dirty reads, non-repeatable reads and phantom reads are prevented.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `abort(Executor executor)`
  Terminates an open connection.
  `default void`
  `beginRequest()`
  Hints to the driver that a request, an independent unit of work, is beginning on this connection.
  `void`
  `clearWarnings()`
  Clears all warnings reported for this `Connection` object.
  `void`
  `close()`
  Releases this `Connection` object's database and JDBC resources immediately instead of waiting for them to be automatically released.
  `void`
  `commit()`
  Makes all changes made since the previous commit/rollback permanent and releases any database locks currently held by this `Connection` object.
  `Array`
  `createArrayOf(String typeName, Object[] elements)`
  Factory method for creating Array objects.
  `Blob`
  `createBlob()`
  Constructs an object that implements the `Blob` interface.
  `Clob`
  `createClob()`
  Constructs an object that implements the `Clob` interface.
  `NClob`
  `createNClob()`
  Constructs an object that implements the `NClob` interface.
  `SQLXML`
  `createSQLXML()`
  Constructs an object that implements the `SQLXML` interface.
  `Statement`
  `createStatement()`
  Creates a `Statement` object for sending SQL statements to the database.
  `Statement`
  `createStatement(int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency)`
  Creates a `Statement` object that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type and concurrency.
  `Statement`
  `createStatement(int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency, int resultSetHoldability)`
  Creates a `Statement` object that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability.
  `Struct`
  `createStruct(String typeName, Object[] attributes)`
  Factory method for creating Struct objects.
  `default void`
  `endRequest()`
  Hints to the driver that a request, an independent unit of work, has completed.
  `boolean`
  `getAutoCommit()`
  Retrieves the current auto-commit mode for this `Connection` object.
  `String`
  `getCatalog()`
  Retrieves this `Connection` object's current catalog name.
  `Properties`
  `getClientInfo()`
  Returns a list containing the name and current value of each client info property supported by the driver.
  `String`
  `getClientInfo(String name)`
  Returns the value of the client info property specified by name.
  `int`
  `getHoldability()`
  Retrieves the current holdability of `ResultSet` objects created using this `Connection` object.
  `DatabaseMetaData`
  `getMetaData()`
  Retrieves a `DatabaseMetaData` object that contains metadata about the database to which this `Connection` object represents a connection.
  `int`
  `getNetworkTimeout()`
  Retrieves the number of milliseconds the driver will wait for a database request to complete.
  `String`
  `getSchema()`
  Retrieves this `Connection` object's current schema name.
  `int`
  `getTransactionIsolation()`
  Retrieves this `Connection` object's current transaction isolation level.
  `Map<String,Class<?>>`
  `getTypeMap()`
  Retrieves the `Map` object associated with this `Connection` object.
  `SQLWarning`
  `getWarnings()`
  Retrieves the first warning reported by calls on this `Connection` object.
  `boolean`
  `isClosed()`
  Retrieves whether this `Connection` object has been closed.
  `boolean`
  `isReadOnly()`
  Retrieves whether this `Connection` object is in read-only mode.
  `boolean`
  `isValid(int timeout)`
  Returns true if the connection has not been closed and is still valid.
  `String`
  `nativeSQL(String sql)`
  Converts the given SQL statement into the system's native SQL grammar.
  `CallableStatement`
  `prepareCall(String sql)`
  Creates a `CallableStatement` object for calling database stored procedures.
  `CallableStatement`
  `prepareCall(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency)`
  Creates a `CallableStatement` object that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type and concurrency.
  `CallableStatement`
  `prepareCall(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency, int resultSetHoldability)`
  Creates a `CallableStatement` object that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type and concurrency.
  `PreparedStatement`
  `prepareStatement(String sql)`
  Creates a `PreparedStatement` object for sending parameterized SQL statements to the database.
  `PreparedStatement`
  `prepareStatement(String sql, int autoGeneratedKeys)`
  Creates a default `PreparedStatement` object that has the capability to retrieve auto-generated keys.
  `PreparedStatement`
  `prepareStatement(String sql, int[] columnIndexes)`
  Creates a default `PreparedStatement` object capable of returning the auto-generated keys designated by the given array.
  `PreparedStatement`
  `prepareStatement(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency)`
  Creates a `PreparedStatement` object that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type and concurrency.
  `PreparedStatement`
  `prepareStatement(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency, int resultSetHoldability)`
  Creates a `PreparedStatement` object that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability.
  `PreparedStatement`
  `prepareStatement(String sql, String[] columnNames)`
  Creates a default `PreparedStatement` object capable of returning the auto-generated keys designated by the given array.
  `void`
  `releaseSavepoint(Savepoint savepoint)`
  Removes the specified `Savepoint` and subsequent `Savepoint` objects from the current transaction.
  `void`
  `rollback()`
  Undoes all changes made in the current transaction and releases any database locks currently held by this `Connection` object.
  `void`
  `rollback(Savepoint savepoint)`
  Undoes all changes made after the given `Savepoint` object was set.
  `void`
  `setAutoCommit(boolean autoCommit)`
  Sets this connection's auto-commit mode to the given state.
  `void`
  `setCatalog(String catalog)`
  Sets the given catalog name in order to select a subspace of this `Connection` object's database in which to work.
  `void`
  `setClientInfo(String name, String value)`
  Sets the value of the client info property specified by name to the value specified by value.
  `void`
  `setClientInfo(Properties properties)`
  Sets the value of the connection's client info properties.
  `void`
  `setHoldability(int holdability)`
  Changes the default holdability of `ResultSet` objects created using this `Connection` object to the given holdability.
  `void`
  `setNetworkTimeout(Executor executor, int milliseconds)`
  Sets the maximum period a `Connection` or objects created from the `Connection` will wait for the database to reply to any one request.
  `void`
  `setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)`
  Puts this connection in read-only mode as a hint to the driver to enable database optimizations.
  `Savepoint`
  `setSavepoint()`
  Creates an unnamed savepoint in the current transaction and returns the new `Savepoint` object that represents it.
  `Savepoint`
  `setSavepoint(String name)`
  Creates a savepoint with the given name in the current transaction and returns the new `Savepoint` object that represents it.
  `void`
  `setSchema(String schema)`
  Sets the given schema name to access.
  `default void`
  `setShardingKey(ShardingKey shardingKey)`
  Specifies a shardingKey to use with this Connection
  `default void`
  `setShardingKey(ShardingKey shardingKey, ShardingKey superShardingKey)`
  Specifies a shardingKey and superShardingKey to use with this Connection
  `default boolean`
  `setShardingKeyIfValid(ShardingKey shardingKey, int timeout)`
  Sets and validates the sharding key for this connection.
  `default boolean`
  `setShardingKeyIfValid(ShardingKey shardingKey, ShardingKey superShardingKey, int timeout)`
  Sets and validates the sharding keys for this connection.
  `void`
  `setTransactionIsolation(int level)`
  Attempts to change the transaction isolation level for this `Connection` object to the one given.
  `void`
  `setTypeMap(Map<String,Class<?>> map)`
  Installs the given `TypeMap` object as the type map for this `Connection` object.

  ### Methods declared in interface Wrapper

  `isWrapperFor, unwrap`

- ## Field Details

  - ### TRANSACTION_NONE

    static final int TRANSACTION_NONE
    A constant indicating that transactions are not supported.
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED

    static final int TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED
    A constant indicating that dirty reads, non-repeatable reads and phantom reads can occur. This level allows a row changed by one transaction to be read by another transaction before any changes in that row have been committed (a "dirty read"). If any of the changes are rolled back, the second transaction will have retrieved an invalid row.
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED

    static final int TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED
    A constant indicating that dirty reads are prevented; non-repeatable reads and phantom reads can occur. This level only prohibits a transaction from reading a row with uncommitted changes in it.
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ

    static final int TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ
    A constant indicating that dirty reads and non-repeatable reads are prevented; phantom reads can occur. This level prohibits a transaction from reading a row with uncommitted changes in it, and it also prohibits the situation where one transaction reads a row, a second transaction alters the row, and the first transaction rereads the row, getting different values the second time (a "non-repeatable read").
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

  - ### TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE

    static final int TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE
    A constant indicating that dirty reads, non-repeatable reads and phantom reads are prevented. This level includes the prohibitions in `TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ` and further prohibits the situation where one transaction reads all rows that satisfy a `WHERE` condition, a second transaction inserts a row that satisfies that `WHERE` condition, and the first transaction rereads for the same condition, retrieving the additional "phantom" row in the second read.
    See Also:
      - Constant Field Values

- ## Method Details

  - ### createStatement

    Statement createStatement() throws SQLException
    Creates a `Statement` object for sending SQL statements to the database. SQL statements without parameters are normally executed using `Statement` objects. If the same SQL statement is executed many times, it may be more efficient to use a `PreparedStatement` object.

    Result sets created using the returned `Statement` object will by default be type `TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY` and have a concurrency level of `CONCUR_READ_ONLY`. The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by calling `getHoldability()`.

    Returns:
      a new default `Statement` object
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection

  - ### prepareStatement

    PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql) throws SQLException
    Creates a `PreparedStatement` object for sending parameterized SQL statements to the database.

    A SQL statement with or without IN parameters can be pre-compiled and stored in a `PreparedStatement` object. This object can then be used to efficiently execute this statement multiple times.

    Note: This method is optimized for handling parametric SQL statements that benefit from precompilation. If the driver supports precompilation, the method `prepareStatement` will send the statement to the database for precompilation. Some drivers may not support precompilation. In this case, the statement may not be sent to the database until the `PreparedStatement` object is executed. This has no direct effect on users; however, it does affect which methods throw certain `SQLException` objects.

    Result sets created using the returned `PreparedStatement` object will by default be type `TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY` and have a concurrency level of `CONCUR_READ_ONLY`. The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by calling `getHoldability()`.

    Parameters:
      `sql` - an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' IN parameter placeholders
    Returns:
      a new default `PreparedStatement` object containing the pre-compiled SQL statement
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection

  - ### prepareCall

    CallableStatement prepareCall(String sql) throws SQLException
    Creates a `CallableStatement` object for calling database stored procedures. The `CallableStatement` object provides methods for setting up its IN and OUT parameters, and methods for executing the call to a stored procedure.

    Note: This method is optimized for handling stored procedure call statements. Some drivers may send the call statement to the database when the method `prepareCall` is done; others may wait until the `CallableStatement` object is executed. This has no direct effect on users; however, it does affect which method throws certain SQLExceptions.

    Result sets created using the returned `CallableStatement` object will by default be type `TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY` and have a concurrency level of `CONCUR_READ_ONLY`. The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by calling `getHoldability()`.

    Parameters:
      `sql` - an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' parameter placeholders. Typically this statement is specified using JDBC call escape syntax.
    Returns:
      a new default `CallableStatement` object containing the pre-compiled SQL statement
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection

  - ### nativeSQL

    String nativeSQL(String sql) throws SQLException
    Converts the given SQL statement into the system's native SQL grammar. A driver may convert the JDBC SQL grammar into its system's native SQL grammar prior to sending it. This method returns the native form of the statement that the driver would have sent.
    Parameters:
      `sql` - an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' parameter placeholders
    Returns:
      the native form of this statement
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection

  - ### setAutoCommit

    void setAutoCommit(boolean autoCommit) throws SQLException
    Sets this connection's auto-commit mode to the given state. If a connection is in auto-commit mode, then all its SQL statements will be executed and committed as individual transactions. Otherwise, its SQL statements are grouped into transactions that are terminated by a call to either the method `commit` or the method `rollback`. By default, new connections are in auto-commit mode.

    The commit occurs when the statement completes. The time when the statement completes depends on the type of SQL Statement:

    - For DML statements, such as Insert, Update or Delete, and DDL statements, the statement is complete as soon as it has finished executing.
    - For Select statements, the statement is complete when the associated result set is closed.
    - For `CallableStatement` objects or for statements that return multiple results, the statement is complete when all of the associated result sets have been closed, and all update counts and output parameters have been retrieved.

    NOTE: If this method is called during a transaction and the auto-commit mode is changed, the transaction is committed. If `setAutoCommit` is called and the auto-commit mode is not changed, the call is a no-op.

    Parameters:
      `autoCommit` - `true` to enable auto-commit mode; `false` to disable it
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, setAutoCommit(true) is called while participating in a distributed transaction, or this method is called on a closed connection
    See Also:
      - `getAutoCommit()`

  - ### getAutoCommit

    boolean getAutoCommit() throws SQLException
    Retrieves the current auto-commit mode for this `Connection` object.
    Returns:
      the current state of this `Connection` object's auto-commit mode
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection
    See Also:
      - `setAutoCommit(boolean)`

  - ### commit

    void commit() throws SQLException
    Makes all changes made since the previous commit/rollback permanent and releases any database locks currently held by this `Connection` object. This method should be used only when auto-commit mode has been disabled.
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called while participating in a distributed transaction, if this method is called on a closed connection or this `Connection` object is in auto-commit mode
    See Also:
      - `setAutoCommit(boolean)`

  - ### rollback

    void rollback() throws SQLException
    Undoes all changes made in the current transaction and releases any database locks currently held by this `Connection` object. This method should be used only when auto-commit mode has been disabled.
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called while participating in a distributed transaction, this method is called on a closed connection or this `Connection` object is in auto-commit mode
    See Also:
      - `setAutoCommit(boolean)`

  - ### close

    void close() throws SQLException
    Releases this `Connection` object's database and JDBC resources immediately instead of waiting for them to be automatically released.

    Calling the method `close` on a `Connection` object that is already closed is a no-op.

    It is strongly recommended that an application explicitly commits or rolls back an active transaction prior to calling the `close` method. If the `close` method is called and there is an active transaction, the results are implementation-defined.

    Specified by:
      `close` in interface `AutoCloseable`
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs

  - ### isClosed

    boolean isClosed() throws SQLException
    Retrieves whether this `Connection` object has been closed. A connection is closed if the method `close` has been called on it or if certain fatal errors have occurred. This method is guaranteed to return `true` only when it is called after the method `Connection.close` has been called.

    This method generally cannot be called to determine whether a connection to a database is valid or invalid. A typical client can determine that a connection is invalid by catching any exceptions that might be thrown when an operation is attempted.

    Returns:
      `true` if this `Connection` object is closed; `false` if it is still open
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs

  - ### getMetaData

    DatabaseMetaData getMetaData() throws SQLException
    Retrieves a `DatabaseMetaData` object that contains metadata about the database to which this `Connection` object represents a connection. The metadata includes information about the database's tables, its supported SQL grammar, its stored procedures, the capabilities of this connection, and so on.
    Returns:
      a `DatabaseMetaData` object for this `Connection` object
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection

  - ### setReadOnly

    void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly) throws SQLException
    Puts this connection in read-only mode as a hint to the driver to enable database optimizations.

    Note: This method cannot be called during a transaction.

    Parameters:
      `readOnly` - `true` enables read-only mode; `false` disables it
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called on a closed connection or this method is called during a transaction

  - ### isReadOnly

    boolean isReadOnly() throws SQLException
    Retrieves whether this `Connection` object is in read-only mode.
    Returns:
      `true` if this `Connection` object is read-only; `false` otherwise
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection

  - ### setCatalog

    void setCatalog(String catalog) throws SQLException
    Sets the given catalog name in order to select a subspace of this `Connection` object's database in which to work.

    If the driver does not support catalogs, it will silently ignore this request.

    Calling `setCatalog` has no effect on previously created or prepared `Statement` objects. It is implementation defined whether a DBMS prepare operation takes place immediately when the `Connection` method `prepareStatement` or `prepareCall` is invoked. For maximum portability, `setCatalog` should be called before a `Statement` is created or prepared.

    Parameters:
      `catalog` - the name of a catalog (subspace in this `Connection` object's database) in which to work
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection
    See Also:
      - `getCatalog()`

  - ### getCatalog

    String getCatalog() throws SQLException
    Retrieves this `Connection` object's current catalog name.
    Returns:
      the current catalog name or `null` if there is none
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection
    See Also:
      - `setCatalog(String)`

  - ### setTransactionIsolation

    void setTransactionIsolation(int level) throws SQLException
    Attempts to change the transaction isolation level for this `Connection` object to the one given. The constants defined in the interface `Connection` are the possible transaction isolation levels.

    Note: If this method is called during a transaction, the result is implementation-defined.

    Parameters:
      `level` - one of the following `Connection` constants: `Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED`, `Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED`, `Connection.TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ`, or `Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE`. (Note that `Connection.TRANSACTION_NONE` cannot be used because it specifies that transactions are not supported.)
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called on a closed connection or the given parameter is not one of the `Connection` constants
    See Also:
      - `DatabaseMetaData.supportsTransactionIsolationLevel(int)`
      - `getTransactionIsolation()`

  - ### getTransactionIsolation

    int getTransactionIsolation() throws SQLException
    Retrieves this `Connection` object's current transaction isolation level.
    Returns:
      the current transaction isolation level, which will be one of the following constants: `Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_UNCOMMITTED`, `Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED`, `Connection.TRANSACTION_REPEATABLE_READ`, `Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE`, or `Connection.TRANSACTION_NONE`.
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection
    See Also:
      - `setTransactionIsolation(int)`

  - ### getWarnings

    SQLWarning getWarnings() throws SQLException
    Retrieves the first warning reported by calls on this `Connection` object. If there is more than one warning, subsequent warnings will be chained to the first one and can be retrieved by calling the method `SQLWarning.getNextWarning` on the warning that was retrieved previously.

    This method may not be called on a closed connection; doing so will cause an `SQLException` to be thrown.

    Note: Subsequent warnings will be chained to this SQLWarning.

    Returns:
      the first `SQLWarning` object or `null` if there are none
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection
    See Also:
      - `SQLWarning`

  - ### clearWarnings

    void clearWarnings() throws SQLException
    Clears all warnings reported for this `Connection` object. After a call to this method, the method `getWarnings` returns `null` until a new warning is reported for this `Connection` object.
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection

  - ### createStatement

    Statement createStatement(int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency) throws SQLException
    Creates a `Statement` object that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type and concurrency. This method is the same as the `createStatement` method above, but it allows the default result set type and concurrency to be overridden. The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by calling `getHoldability()`.
    Parameters:
      `resultSetType` - a result set type; one of `ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY`, `ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE`, or `ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE`
      `resultSetConcurrency` - a concurrency type; one of `ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY` or `ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE`
    Returns:
      a new `Statement` object that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type and concurrency
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called on a closed connection or the given parameters are not `ResultSet` constants indicating type and concurrency
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method or this method is not supported for the specified result set type and result set concurrency.
    Since:
      1.2

  - ### prepareStatement

    PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency) throws SQLException
    Creates a `PreparedStatement` object that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type and concurrency. This method is the same as the `prepareStatement` method above, but it allows the default result set type and concurrency to be overridden. The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by calling `getHoldability()`.
    Parameters:
      `sql` - a `String` object that is the SQL statement to be sent to the database; may contain one or more '?' IN parameters
      `resultSetType` - a result set type; one of `ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY`, `ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE`, or `ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE`
      `resultSetConcurrency` - a concurrency type; one of `ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY` or `ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE`
    Returns:
      a new PreparedStatement object containing the pre-compiled SQL statement that will produce `ResultSet` objects with the given type and concurrency
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called on a closed connection or the given parameters are not `ResultSet` constants indicating type and concurrency
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method or this method is not supported for the specified result set type and result set concurrency.
    Since:
      1.2

  - ### prepareCall

    CallableStatement prepareCall(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency) throws SQLException
    Creates a `CallableStatement` object that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type and concurrency. This method is the same as the `prepareCall` method above, but it allows the default result set type and concurrency to be overridden. The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by calling `getHoldability()`.
    Parameters:
      `sql` - a `String` object that is the SQL statement to be sent to the database; may contain on or more '?' parameters
      `resultSetType` - a result set type; one of `ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY`, `ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE`, or `ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE`
      `resultSetConcurrency` - a concurrency type; one of `ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY` or `ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE`
    Returns:
      a new `CallableStatement` object containing the pre-compiled SQL statement that will produce `ResultSet` objects with the given type and concurrency
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called on a closed connection or the given parameters are not `ResultSet` constants indicating type and concurrency
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method or this method is not supported for the specified result set type and result set concurrency.
    Since:
      1.2

  - ### getTypeMap

    Map<String,Class<?>> getTypeMap() throws SQLException
    Retrieves the `Map` object associated with this `Connection` object. Unless the application has added an entry, the type map returned will be empty.

    You must invoke `setTypeMap` after making changes to the `Map` object returned from `getTypeMap` as a JDBC driver may create an internal copy of the `Map` object passed to `setTypeMap`:

             Map<String,Class<?>> myMap = con.getTypeMap();
             myMap.put("mySchemaName.ATHLETES", Athletes.class);
             con.setTypeMap(myMap);

    Returns:
      the `java.util.Map` object associated with this `Connection` object
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    Since:
      1.2
    See Also:
      - `setTypeMap(Map)`

  - ### setTypeMap

    void setTypeMap(Map<String,Class<?>> map) throws SQLException
    Installs the given `TypeMap` object as the type map for this `Connection` object. The type map will be used for the custom mapping of SQL structured types and distinct types.

    You must set the values for the `TypeMap` prior to calling `setMap` as a JDBC driver may create an internal copy of the `TypeMap`:

             Map myMap<String,Class<?>> = new HashMap<String,Class<?>>();
             myMap.put("mySchemaName.ATHLETES", Athletes.class);
             con.setTypeMap(myMap);

    Parameters:
      `map` - the `java.util.Map` object to install as the replacement for this `Connection` object's default type map
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called on a closed connection or the given parameter is not a `java.util.Map` object
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    Since:
      1.2
    See Also:
      - `getTypeMap()`

  - ### setHoldability

    void setHoldability(int holdability) throws SQLException
    Changes the default holdability of `ResultSet` objects created using this `Connection` object to the given holdability. The default holdability of `ResultSet` objects can be determined by invoking `DatabaseMetaData.getResultSetHoldability()`.
    Parameters:
      `holdability` - a `ResultSet` holdability constant; one of `ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT` or `ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT`
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access occurs, this method is called on a closed connection, or the given parameter is not a `ResultSet` constant indicating holdability
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the given holdability is not supported
    Since:
      1.4
    See Also:
      - `getHoldability()`
      - `DatabaseMetaData.getResultSetHoldability()`
      - `ResultSet`

  - ### getHoldability

    int getHoldability() throws SQLException
    Retrieves the current holdability of `ResultSet` objects created using this `Connection` object.
    Returns:
      the holdability, one of `ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT` or `ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT`
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection
    Since:
      1.4
    See Also:
      - `setHoldability(int)`
      - `DatabaseMetaData.getResultSetHoldability()`
      - `ResultSet`

  - ### setSavepoint

    Savepoint setSavepoint() throws SQLException
    Creates an unnamed savepoint in the current transaction and returns the new `Savepoint` object that represents it.

    if setSavepoint is invoked outside of an active transaction, a transaction will be started at this newly created savepoint.

    Returns:
      the new `Savepoint` object
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called while participating in a distributed transaction, this method is called on a closed connection or this `Connection` object is currently in auto-commit mode
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    Since:
      1.4
    See Also:
      - `Savepoint`

  - ### setSavepoint

    Savepoint setSavepoint(String name) throws SQLException
    Creates a savepoint with the given name in the current transaction and returns the new `Savepoint` object that represents it.

    if setSavepoint is invoked outside of an active transaction, a transaction will be started at this newly created savepoint.

    Parameters:
      `name` - a `String` containing the name of the savepoint
    Returns:
      the new `Savepoint` object
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called while participating in a distributed transaction, this method is called on a closed connection or this `Connection` object is currently in auto-commit mode
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    Since:
      1.4
    See Also:
      - `Savepoint`

  - ### rollback

    void rollback(Savepoint savepoint) throws SQLException
    Undoes all changes made after the given `Savepoint` object was set.

    This method should be used only when auto-commit has been disabled.

    Parameters:
      `savepoint` - the `Savepoint` object to roll back to
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called while participating in a distributed transaction, this method is called on a closed connection, the `Savepoint` object is no longer valid, or this `Connection` object is currently in auto-commit mode
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    Since:
      1.4
    See Also:
      - `Savepoint`
      - `rollback()`

  - ### releaseSavepoint

    void releaseSavepoint(Savepoint savepoint) throws SQLException
    Removes the specified `Savepoint` and subsequent `Savepoint` objects from the current transaction. Any reference to the savepoint after it have been removed will cause an `SQLException` to be thrown.
    Parameters:
      `savepoint` - the `Savepoint` object to be removed
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called on a closed connection or the given `Savepoint` object is not a valid savepoint in the current transaction
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    Since:
      1.4

  - ### createStatement

    Statement createStatement(int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency, int resultSetHoldability) throws SQLException
    Creates a `Statement` object that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability. This method is the same as the `createStatement` method above, but it allows the default result set type, concurrency, and holdability to be overridden.
    Parameters:
      `resultSetType` - one of the following `ResultSet` constants: `ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY`, `ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE`, or `ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE`
      `resultSetConcurrency` - one of the following `ResultSet` constants: `ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY` or `ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE`
      `resultSetHoldability` - one of the following `ResultSet` constants: `ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT` or `ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT`
    Returns:
      a new `Statement` object that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called on a closed connection or the given parameters are not `ResultSet` constants indicating type, concurrency, and holdability
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method or this method is not supported for the specified result set type, result set holdability and result set concurrency.
    Since:
      1.4
    See Also:
      - `ResultSet`

  - ### prepareStatement

    PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency, int resultSetHoldability) throws SQLException
    Creates a `PreparedStatement` object that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability.

    This method is the same as the `prepareStatement` method above, but it allows the default result set type, concurrency, and holdability to be overridden.

    Parameters:
      `sql` - a `String` object that is the SQL statement to be sent to the database; may contain one or more '?' IN parameters
      `resultSetType` - one of the following `ResultSet` constants: `ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY`, `ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE`, or `ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE`
      `resultSetConcurrency` - one of the following `ResultSet` constants: `ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY` or `ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE`
      `resultSetHoldability` - one of the following `ResultSet` constants: `ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT` or `ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT`
    Returns:
      a new `PreparedStatement` object, containing the pre-compiled SQL statement, that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called on a closed connection or the given parameters are not `ResultSet` constants indicating type, concurrency, and holdability
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method or this method is not supported for the specified result set type, result set holdability and result set concurrency.
    Since:
      1.4
    See Also:
      - `ResultSet`

  - ### prepareCall

    CallableStatement prepareCall(String sql, int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency, int resultSetHoldability) throws SQLException
    Creates a `CallableStatement` object that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type and concurrency. This method is the same as the `prepareCall` method above, but it allows the default result set type, result set concurrency type and holdability to be overridden.
    Parameters:
      `sql` - a `String` object that is the SQL statement to be sent to the database; may contain on or more '?' parameters
      `resultSetType` - one of the following `ResultSet` constants: `ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY`, `ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE`, or `ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE`
      `resultSetConcurrency` - one of the following `ResultSet` constants: `ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY` or `ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE`
      `resultSetHoldability` - one of the following `ResultSet` constants: `ResultSet.HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT` or `ResultSet.CLOSE_CURSORS_AT_COMMIT`
    Returns:
      a new `CallableStatement` object, containing the pre-compiled SQL statement, that will generate `ResultSet` objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called on a closed connection or the given parameters are not `ResultSet` constants indicating type, concurrency, and holdability
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method or this method is not supported for the specified result set type, result set holdability and result set concurrency.
    Since:
      1.4
    See Also:
      - `ResultSet`

  - ### prepareStatement

    PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, int autoGeneratedKeys) throws SQLException
    Creates a default `PreparedStatement` object that has the capability to retrieve auto-generated keys. The given constant tells the driver whether it should make auto-generated keys available for retrieval. This parameter is ignored if the SQL statement is not an `INSERT` statement, or an SQL statement able to return auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).

    Note: This method is optimized for handling parametric SQL statements that benefit from precompilation. If the driver supports precompilation, the method `prepareStatement` will send the statement to the database for precompilation. Some drivers may not support precompilation. In this case, the statement may not be sent to the database until the `PreparedStatement` object is executed. This has no direct effect on users; however, it does affect which methods throw certain SQLExceptions.

    Result sets created using the returned `PreparedStatement` object will by default be type `TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY` and have a concurrency level of `CONCUR_READ_ONLY`. The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by calling `getHoldability()`.

    Parameters:
      `sql` - an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' IN parameter placeholders
      `autoGeneratedKeys` - a flag indicating whether auto-generated keys should be returned; one of `Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS` or `Statement.NO_GENERATED_KEYS`
    Returns:
      a new `PreparedStatement` object, containing the pre-compiled SQL statement, that will have the capability of returning auto-generated keys
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called on a closed connection or the given parameter is not a `Statement` constant indicating whether auto-generated keys should be returned
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method with a constant of Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS
    Since:
      1.4

  - ### prepareStatement

    PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, int[] columnIndexes) throws SQLException
    Creates a default `PreparedStatement` object capable of returning the auto-generated keys designated by the given array. This array contains the indexes of the columns in the target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be made available. The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement is not an `INSERT` statement, or an SQL statement able to return auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).

    An SQL statement with or without IN parameters can be pre-compiled and stored in a `PreparedStatement` object. This object can then be used to efficiently execute this statement multiple times.

    Note: This method is optimized for handling parametric SQL statements that benefit from precompilation. If the driver supports precompilation, the method `prepareStatement` will send the statement to the database for precompilation. Some drivers may not support precompilation. In this case, the statement may not be sent to the database until the `PreparedStatement` object is executed. This has no direct effect on users; however, it does affect which methods throw certain SQLExceptions.

    Result sets created using the returned `PreparedStatement` object will by default be type `TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY` and have a concurrency level of `CONCUR_READ_ONLY`. The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by calling `getHoldability()`.

    Parameters:
      `sql` - an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' IN parameter placeholders
      `columnIndexes` - an array of column indexes indicating the columns that should be returned from the inserted row or rows
    Returns:
      a new `PreparedStatement` object, containing the pre-compiled statement, that is capable of returning the auto-generated keys designated by the given array of column indexes
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    Since:
      1.4

  - ### prepareStatement

    PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql, String[] columnNames) throws SQLException
    Creates a default `PreparedStatement` object capable of returning the auto-generated keys designated by the given array. This array contains the names of the columns in the target table that contain the auto-generated keys that should be returned. The driver will ignore the array if the SQL statement is not an `INSERT` statement, or an SQL statement able to return auto-generated keys (the list of such statements is vendor-specific).

    An SQL statement with or without IN parameters can be pre-compiled and stored in a `PreparedStatement` object. This object can then be used to efficiently execute this statement multiple times.

    Note: This method is optimized for handling parametric SQL statements that benefit from precompilation. If the driver supports precompilation, the method `prepareStatement` will send the statement to the database for precompilation. Some drivers may not support precompilation. In this case, the statement may not be sent to the database until the `PreparedStatement` object is executed. This has no direct effect on users; however, it does affect which methods throw certain SQLExceptions.

    Result sets created using the returned `PreparedStatement` object will by default be type `TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY` and have a concurrency level of `CONCUR_READ_ONLY`. The holdability of the created result sets can be determined by calling `getHoldability()`.

    Parameters:
      `sql` - an SQL statement that may contain one or more '?' IN parameter placeholders
      `columnNames` - an array of column names indicating the columns that should be returned from the inserted row or rows
    Returns:
      a new `PreparedStatement` object, containing the pre-compiled statement, that is capable of returning the auto-generated keys designated by the given array of column names
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    Since:
      1.4

  - ### createClob

    Clob createClob() throws SQLException
    Constructs an object that implements the `Clob` interface. The object returned initially contains no data. The `setAsciiStream`, `setCharacterStream` and `setString` methods of the `Clob` interface may be used to add data to the `Clob`.
    Returns:
      An object that implements the `Clob` interface
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if an object that implements the `Clob` interface can not be constructed, this method is called on a closed connection or a database access error occurs.
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this data type
    Since:
      1.6

  - ### createBlob

    Blob createBlob() throws SQLException
    Constructs an object that implements the `Blob` interface. The object returned initially contains no data. The `setBinaryStream` and `setBytes` methods of the `Blob` interface may be used to add data to the `Blob`.
    Returns:
      An object that implements the `Blob` interface
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if an object that implements the `Blob` interface can not be constructed, this method is called on a closed connection or a database access error occurs.
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this data type
    Since:
      1.6

  - ### createNClob

    NClob createNClob() throws SQLException
    Constructs an object that implements the `NClob` interface. The object returned initially contains no data. The `setAsciiStream`, `setCharacterStream` and `setString` methods of the `NClob` interface may be used to add data to the `NClob`.
    Returns:
      An object that implements the `NClob` interface
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if an object that implements the `NClob` interface can not be constructed, this method is called on a closed connection or a database access error occurs.
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this data type
    Since:
      1.6

  - ### createSQLXML

    SQLXML createSQLXML() throws SQLException
    Constructs an object that implements the `SQLXML` interface. The object returned initially contains no data. The `createXmlStreamWriter` object and `setString` method of the `SQLXML` interface may be used to add data to the `SQLXML` object.
    Returns:
      An object that implements the `SQLXML` interface
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if an object that implements the `SQLXML` interface can not be constructed, this method is called on a closed connection or a database access error occurs.
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this data type
    Since:
      1.6

  - ### isValid

    boolean isValid(int timeout) throws SQLException
    Returns true if the connection has not been closed and is still valid. The driver shall submit a query on the connection or use some other mechanism that positively verifies the connection is still valid when this method is called.

    The query submitted by the driver to validate the connection shall be executed in the context of the current transaction.

    Parameters:
      `timeout` - The time in seconds to wait for the database operation used to validate the connection to complete. If the timeout period expires before the operationcompletes, this method returns false. A value of 0 indicates a timeout is not applied to the database operation.
    Returns:
      true if the connection is valid, false otherwise
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if the value supplied for `timeout` is less than 0
    Since:
      1.6
    See Also:
      - `DatabaseMetaData.getClientInfoProperties()`

  - ### setClientInfo

    void setClientInfo(String name, String value) throws SQLClientInfoException
    Sets the value of the client info property specified by name to the value specified by value.

    Applications may use the `DatabaseMetaData.getClientInfoProperties` method to determine the client info properties supported by the driver and the maximum length that may be specified for each property.

    The driver stores the value specified in a suitable location in the database. For example in a special register, session parameter, or system table column. For efficiency the driver may defer setting the value in the database until the next time a statement is executed or prepared. Other than storing the client information in the appropriate place in the database, these methods shall not alter the behavior of the connection in anyway. The values supplied to these methods are used for accounting, diagnostics and debugging purposes only.

    The driver shall generate a warning if the client info name specified is not recognized by the driver.

    If the value specified to this method is greater than the maximum length for the property the driver may either truncate the value and generate a warning or generate a `SQLClientInfoException`. If the driver generates a `SQLClientInfoException`, the value specified was not set on the connection.

    The following are standard client info properties. Drivers are not required to support these properties however if the driver supports a client info property that can be described by one of the standard properties, the standard property name should be used.

    - ApplicationName - The name of the application currently utilizing the connection
    - ClientUser - The name of the user that the application using the connection is performing work for. This may not be the same as the user name that was used in establishing the connection.
    - ClientHostname - The hostname of the computer the application using the connection is running on.
    Parameters:
      `name` - The name of the client info property to set
      `value` - The value to set the client info property to. If the value is null, the current value of the specified property is cleared.
    Throws:
      `SQLClientInfoException` - if the database server returns an error while setting the client info value on the database server or this method is called on a closed connection
    Since:
      1.6

  - ### setClientInfo

    void setClientInfo(Properties properties) throws SQLClientInfoException
    Sets the value of the connection's client info properties. The `Properties` object contains the names and values of the client info properties to be set. The set of client info properties contained in the properties list replaces the current set of client info properties on the connection. If a property that is currently set on the connection is not present in the properties list, that property is cleared. Specifying an empty properties list will clear all of the properties on the connection. See `setClientInfo (String, String)` for more information.

    If an error occurs in setting any of the client info properties, a `SQLClientInfoException` is thrown. The `SQLClientInfoException` contains information indicating which client info properties were not set. The state of the client information is unknown because some databases do not allow multiple client info properties to be set atomically. For those databases, one or more properties may have been set before the error occurred.

    Parameters:
      `properties` - the list of client info properties to set
    Throws:
      `SQLClientInfoException` - if the database server returns an error while setting the clientInfo values on the database server or this method is called on a closed connection
    Since:
      1.6
    See Also:
      - `setClientInfo(String, String)`

  - ### getClientInfo

    String getClientInfo(String name) throws SQLException
    Returns the value of the client info property specified by name. This method may return null if the specified client info property has not been set and does not have a default value. This method will also return null if the specified client info property name is not supported by the driver.

    Applications may use the `DatabaseMetaData.getClientInfoProperties` method to determine the client info properties supported by the driver.

    Parameters:
      `name` - The name of the client info property to retrieve
    Returns:
      The value of the client info property specified
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if the database server returns an error when fetching the client info value from the database or this method is called on a closed connection
    Since:
      1.6
    See Also:
      - `DatabaseMetaData.getClientInfoProperties()`

  - ### getClientInfo

    Properties getClientInfo() throws SQLException
    Returns a list containing the name and current value of each client info property supported by the driver. The value of a client info property may be null if the property has not been set and does not have a default value.
    Returns:
      A `Properties` object that contains the name and current value of each of the client info properties supported by the driver.
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if the database server returns an error when fetching the client info values from the database or this method is called on a closed connection
    Since:
      1.6

  - ### createArrayOf

    Array createArrayOf(String typeName, Object[] elements) throws SQLException
    Factory method for creating Array objects.

    Note: When `createArrayOf` is used to create an array object that maps to a primitive data type, then it is implementation-defined whether the `Array` object is an array of that primitive data type or an array of `Object`.

    Note: The JDBC driver is responsible for mapping the elements `Object` array to the default JDBC SQL type defined in java.sql.Types for the given class of `Object`. The default mapping is specified in Appendix B of the JDBC specification. If the resulting JDBC type is not the appropriate type for the given typeName then it is implementation defined whether an `SQLException` is thrown or the driver supports the resulting conversion.

    Parameters:
      `typeName` - the SQL name of the type the elements of the array map to. The typeName is a database-specific name which may be the name of a built-in type, a user-defined type or a standard SQL type supported by this database. This is the value returned by `Array.getBaseTypeName`
      `elements` - the elements that populate the returned object
    Returns:
      an Array object whose elements map to the specified SQL type
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database error occurs, the JDBC type is not appropriate for the typeName and the conversion is not supported, the typeName is null or this method is called on a closed connection
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this data type
    Since:
      1.6

  - ### createStruct

    Struct createStruct(String typeName, Object[] attributes) throws SQLException
    Factory method for creating Struct objects.
    Parameters:
      `typeName` - the SQL type name of the SQL structured type that this `Struct` object maps to. The typeName is the name of a user-defined type that has been defined for this database. It is the value returned by `Struct.getSQLTypeName`.
      `attributes` - the attributes that populate the returned object
    Returns:
      a Struct object that maps to the given SQL type and is populated with the given attributes
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database error occurs, the typeName is null or this method is called on a closed connection
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this data type
    Since:
      1.6

  - ### setSchema

    void setSchema(String schema) throws SQLException
    Sets the given schema name to access.

    If the driver does not support schemas, it will silently ignore this request.

    Calling `setSchema` has no effect on previously created or prepared `Statement` objects. It is implementation defined whether a DBMS prepare operation takes place immediately when the `Connection` method `prepareStatement` or `prepareCall` is invoked. For maximum portability, `setSchema` should be called before a `Statement` is created or prepared.

    Parameters:
      `schema` - the name of a schema in which to work
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection
    Since:
      1.7
    See Also:
      - `getSchema()`

  - ### getSchema

    String getSchema() throws SQLException
    Retrieves this `Connection` object's current schema name.
    Returns:
      the current schema name or `null` if there is none
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed connection
    Since:
      1.7
    See Also:
      - `setSchema(String)`

  - ### abort

    void abort(Executor executor) throws SQLException
    Terminates an open connection. Calling `abort` results in:
    - The connection marked as closed
    - Closes any physical connection to the database
    - Releases resources used by the connection
    - Insures that any thread that is currently accessing the connection will either progress to completion or throw an `SQLException`.

    Calling `abort` marks the connection closed and releases any resources. Calling `abort` on a closed connection is a no-op.

    It is possible that the aborting and releasing of the resources that are held by the connection can take an extended period of time. When the `abort` method returns, the connection will have been marked as closed and the `Executor` that was passed as a parameter to abort may still be executing tasks to release resources.

    Parameters:
      `executor` - The `Executor` implementation which will be used by `abort`.
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or the `executor` is `null`
    Since:
      1.7
    See Also:
      - `Executor`

  - ### setNetworkTimeout

    void setNetworkTimeout(Executor executor, int milliseconds) throws SQLException
    Sets the maximum period a `Connection` or objects created from the `Connection` will wait for the database to reply to any one request. If any request remains unanswered, the waiting method will return with a `SQLException`, and the `Connection` or objects created from the `Connection` will be marked as closed. Any subsequent use of the objects, with the exception of the `close`, `isClosed` or `Connection.isValid` methods, will result in a `SQLException`.

    Note: This method is intended to address a rare but serious condition where network partitions can cause threads issuing JDBC calls to hang uninterruptedly in socket reads, until the OS TCP-TIMEOUT (typically 10 minutes). This method is related to the `abort()` method which provides an administrator thread a means to free any such threads in cases where the JDBC connection is accessible to the administrator thread. The `setNetworkTimeout` method will cover cases where there is no administrator thread, or it has no access to the connection. This method is severe in it's effects, and should be given a high enough value so it is never triggered before any more normal timeouts, such as transaction timeouts.

    JDBC driver implementations may also choose to support the `setNetworkTimeout` method to impose a limit on database response time, in environments where no network is present.

    Drivers may internally implement some or all of their API calls with multiple internal driver-database transmissions, and it is left to the driver implementation to determine whether the limit will be applied always to the response to the API call, or to any single request made during the API call.

    This method can be invoked more than once, such as to set a limit for an area of JDBC code, and to reset to the default on exit from this area. Invocation of this method has no impact on already outstanding requests.

    The `Statement.setQueryTimeout()` timeout value is independent of the timeout value specified in `setNetworkTimeout`. If the query timeout expires before the network timeout then the statement execution will be canceled. If the network is still active the result will be that both the statement and connection are still usable. However if the network timeout expires before the query timeout or if the statement timeout fails due to network problems, the connection will be marked as closed, any resources held by the connection will be released and both the connection and statement will be unusable.

    When the driver determines that the `setNetworkTimeout` timeout value has expired, the JDBC driver marks the connection closed and releases any resources held by the connection.

    Parameters:
      `executor` - The `Executor` implementation which will be used by `setNetworkTimeout`.
      `milliseconds` - The time in milliseconds to wait for the database operation to complete. If the JDBC driver does not support milliseconds, the JDBC driver will round the value up to the nearest second. If the timeout period expires before the operation completes, a SQLException will be thrown. A value of 0 indicates that there is not timeout for database operations.
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs, this method is called on a closed connection, the `executor` is `null`, or the value specified for `seconds` is less than 0.
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    Since:
      1.7
    See Also:
      - `Statement.setQueryTimeout(int)`
      - `getNetworkTimeout()`
      - `abort(Executor)`
      - `Executor`

  - ### getNetworkTimeout

    int getNetworkTimeout() throws SQLException
    Retrieves the number of milliseconds the driver will wait for a database request to complete. If the limit is exceeded, a `SQLException` is thrown.
    Returns:
      the current timeout limit in milliseconds; zero means there is no limit
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if a database access error occurs or this method is called on a closed `Connection`
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the JDBC driver does not support this method
    Since:
      1.7
    See Also:
      - `setNetworkTimeout(Executor, int)`

  - ### beginRequest

    default void beginRequest() throws SQLException
    Hints to the driver that a request, an independent unit of work, is beginning on this connection. Each request is independent of all other requests with regard to state local to the connection either on the client or the server. Work done between `beginRequest`, `endRequest` pairs does not depend on any other work done on the connection either as part of another request or outside of any request. A request may include multiple transactions. There may be dependencies on committed database state as that is not local to the connection.

    Local state is defined as any state associated with a Connection that is local to the current Connection either in the client or the database that is not transparently reproducible.

    Calls to `beginRequest` and `endRequest` are not nested. Multiple calls to `beginRequest` without an intervening call to `endRequest` is not an error. The first `beginRequest` call marks the start of the request and subsequent calls are treated as a no-op

    Use of `beginRequest` and `endRequest` is optional, vendor specific and should largely be transparent. In particular implementations may detect conditions that indicate dependence on other work such as an open transaction. It is recommended though not required that implementations throw a `SQLException` if there is an active transaction and `beginRequest` is called. Using these methods may improve performance or provide other benefits. Consult your vendors documentation for additional information.

    It is recommended to enclose each unit of work in `beginRequest`, `endRequest` pairs such that there is no open transaction at the beginning or end of the request and no dependency on local state that crosses request boundaries. Committed database state is not local.

    API Note:
      This method is to be used by Connection pooling managers.

      The pooling manager should call `beginRequest` on the underlying connection prior to returning a connection to the caller.

      The pooling manager does not need to call `beginRequest` if:

      - The connection pool caches `PooledConnection` objects
      - Returns a logical connection handle when `getConnection` is called by the application
      - The logical `Connection` is closed by calling `Connection.close` prior to returning the `PooledConnection` to the cache.
    Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation is a no-op.
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if an error occurs
    Since:
      9
    See Also:
      - `endRequest()`
      - `PooledConnection`

  - ### endRequest

    default void endRequest() throws SQLException
    Hints to the driver that a request, an independent unit of work, has completed. Calls to `beginRequest` and `endRequest` are not nested. Multiple calls to `endRequest` without an intervening call to `beginRequest` is not an error. The first `endRequest` call marks the request completed and subsequent calls are treated as a no-op. If `endRequest` is called without an initial call to `beginRequest` is a no-op.

    The exact behavior of this method is vendor specific. In particular implementations may detect conditions that indicate dependence on other work such as an open transaction. It is recommended though not required that implementations throw a `SQLException` if there is an active transaction and `endRequest` is called.

    API Note:
      This method is to be used by Connection pooling managers.

      The pooling manager should call `endRequest` on the underlying connection when the applications returns the connection back to the connection pool.

      The pooling manager does not need to call `endRequest` if:

      - The connection pool caches `PooledConnection` objects
      - Returns a logical connection handle when `getConnection` is called by the application
      - The logical `Connection` is closed by calling `Connection.close` prior to returning the `PooledConnection` to the cache.
    Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation is a no-op.
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if an error occurs
    Since:
      9
    See Also:
      - `beginRequest()`
      - `PooledConnection`

  - ### setShardingKeyIfValid

    default boolean setShardingKeyIfValid(ShardingKey shardingKey, ShardingKey superShardingKey, int timeout) throws SQLException
    Sets and validates the sharding keys for this connection. A `null` value may be specified for the sharding Key. The validity of a `null` sharding key is vendor-specific. Consult your vendor's documentation for additional information.
    API Note:
      This method validates that the sharding keys are valid for the `Connection`. The timeout value indicates how long the driver should wait for the `Connection` to verify that the sharding key is valid before `setShardingKeyIfValid` returns false.
    Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation will throw a `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException`.
    Parameters:
      `shardingKey` - the sharding key to be validated against this connection. The sharding key may be `null`
      `superShardingKey` - the super sharding key to be validated against this connection. The super sharding key may be `null`.
      `timeout` - time in seconds before which the validation process is expected to be completed, otherwise the validation process is aborted. A value of 0 indicates the validation process will not time out.
    Returns:
      true if the connection is valid and the sharding keys are valid and set on this connection; false if the sharding keys are not valid or the timeout period expires before the operation completes.
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if an error occurs while performing this validation; a `superShardingKey` is specified without a `shardingKey`; this method is called on a closed `connection`; or the `timeout` value is negative.
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the driver does not support sharding
    Since:
      9
    See Also:
      - `ShardingKey`
      - `ShardingKeyBuilder`

  - ### setShardingKeyIfValid

    default boolean setShardingKeyIfValid(ShardingKey shardingKey, int timeout) throws SQLException
    Sets and validates the sharding key for this connection. A `null` value may be specified for the sharding Key. The validity of a `null` sharding key is vendor-specific. Consult your vendor's documentation for additional information.
    API Note:
      This method validates that the sharding key is valid for the `Connection`. The timeout value indicates how long the driver should wait for the `Connection` to verify that the sharding key is valid before `setShardingKeyIfValid` returns false.
    Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation will throw a `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException`.
    Parameters:
      `shardingKey` - the sharding key to be validated against this connection. The sharding key may be `null`
      `timeout` - time in seconds before which the validation process is expected to be completed,else the validation process is aborted. A value of 0 indicates the validation process will not time out.
    Returns:
      true if the connection is valid and the sharding key is valid to be set on this connection; false if the sharding key is not valid or the timeout period expires before the operation completes.
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if there is an error while performing this validation; this method is called on a closed `connection`; or the `timeout` value is negative.
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the driver does not support sharding
    Since:
      9
    See Also:
      - `ShardingKey`
      - `ShardingKeyBuilder`

  - ### setShardingKey

    default void setShardingKey(ShardingKey shardingKey, ShardingKey superShardingKey) throws SQLException
    Specifies a shardingKey and superShardingKey to use with this Connection
    API Note:
      This method sets the specified sharding keys but does not require a round trip to the database to validate that the sharding keys are valid for the `Connection`.
    Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation will throw a `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException`.
    Parameters:
      `shardingKey` - the sharding key to set on this connection. The sharding key may be `null`
      `superShardingKey` - the super sharding key to set on this connection. The super sharding key may be `null`
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if an error occurs setting the sharding keys; this method is called on a closed `connection`; or a `superShardingKey` is specified without a `shardingKey`
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the driver does not support sharding
    Since:
      9
    See Also:
      - `ShardingKey`
      - `ShardingKeyBuilder`

  - ### setShardingKey

    default void setShardingKey(ShardingKey shardingKey) throws SQLException
    Specifies a shardingKey to use with this Connection
    API Note:
      This method sets the specified sharding key but does not require a round trip to the database to validate that the sharding key is valid for the `Connection`.
    Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation will throw a `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException`.
    Parameters:
      `shardingKey` - the sharding key to set on this connection. The sharding key may be `null`
    Throws:
      `SQLException` - if an error occurs setting the sharding key; or this method is called on a closed `connection`
      `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` - if the driver does not support sharding
    Since:
      9
    See Also:
      - `ShardingKey`
      - `ShardingKeyBuilder`