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/*
 * Firebird Open Source J2ee connector - jdbc driver
 *
 * Distributable under LGPL license.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lgpl.html
 *
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 *
 * This file was created by members of the firebird development team.
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 */

package org.firebirdsql.jdbc.field;

import java.sql.SQLException;

/**
 * Instances of this field cache data in auto-commit case if no transaction is
 * yet available and must be flushed before transaction is committed.
 * 
 * @author Roman Rokytskyy
 * @version 1.0
 */
public interface FBFlushableField {
    
    /**
     * Flush cached data to the database server.
     * 
     * @throws SQLException if something went wrong.
     */
    void flushCachedData() throws SQLException;
    
    /**
     * Get cached object.
     * 
     * @return cached object of this field.
     * 
     * @throws SQLException if something went wrong.
     */
    byte[] getCachedObject() throws SQLException;
    
}