Package org.apache.commons.dbcp

Interface ConnectionFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

XAConnectionFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DataSourceConnectionFactory, DataSourceXAConnectionFactory, DriverConnectionFactory, DriverManagerConnectionFactory, LocalXAConnectionFactory

public interface ConnectionFactory

Abstract factory interface for creating Connections.

Version:

$Revision: 491655 $ $Date: 2007-01-01 17:05:30 -0500 (Mon, 01 Jan 2007) $

Author:

Rodney Waldhoff

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