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package javax.sql;

import java.sql.SQLException;

/**
 * An interface for the creation of {@code ConnectionPoolDataSource} objects.
 * Used internally within the package.
 * 
 * A class which implements the {@code ConnectionPoolDataSource} interface is
 * typically registered with a JNDI naming service directory and is retrieved
 * from there by name.
 */
public interface ConnectionPoolDataSource extends CommonDataSource {

    /**
     * Creates a connection to a database which can then be used as a pooled
     * connection.
     *
     * @return a {@code PooledConnection} which represents the connection to the
     *         database.
     * @throws SQLException
     *             if there is a problem accessing the database.
     */
    public PooledConnection getPooledConnection() throws SQLException;

    /**
     * Creates a connection to a database, using the supplied user name and
     * password, which can then be used as a pooled connection.
     *
     * @param theUser
     *            the a user name for the database login.
     * @param thePassword
     *            the password associated with the user identified by {@code
     *            theUser}.
     * @return a {@code PooledConnection} object which represents the connection
     *         to the database.
     * @throws SQLException
     *             if there is a problem accessing the database.
     */
    public PooledConnection getPooledConnection(String theUser,
            String thePassword) throws SQLException;
}