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package javax.resource.cci;
/** The javax.resource.cci.Record interface is the base
* interface for the representation of an input or output to the
* execute methods defined on an Interaction.
*
* The Record interface can be extended to form a one of the
* following representations:
*
* - MappedRecord: A key-value pair based collection represents
* a record. This interface is based on the
java.util.Map
* - IndexedRecord:An ordered and indexed collection represents
* a record. This interface is based on the
java.util.List.
* - JavaBean based representation of an EIS abstraction: An
* example is a custom record generated to represent a purchase
* order in an ERP system.
*
-
javax.resource.cci.ResultSet: This interface
* extends both java.sql.ResultSet and
* javax.resource.cci.Record. A ResultSet
* represents tabular data.
*
*
* A MappedRecord or IndexedRecord can contain another Record. This
* means that MappedRecord and IndexedRecord can be used to create
* a hierarchical structure of any arbitrary depth. A basic Java
* type is used as the leaf element of a hierarchical structure
* represented by a MappedRecord or IndexedRecord.
*
* @author Rahul Sharma
* @version 0.8
* @see javax.resource.cci.Interaction
* @see java.sql.ResultSet
**/
public interface Record extends java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable
{
/** Gets the name of the Record.
*
* @return String representing name of the Record
**/
public String getRecordName();
/** Sets the name of the Record.
*
* @param name Name of the Record
**/
public void setRecordName(String name);
/** Sets a short description string for the Record. This property
* is used primarily by application development tools.
*
* @param description Description of the Record
**/
public void setRecordShortDescription(String description);
/** Gets a short description string for the Record. This property
* is used primarily by application development tools.
*
* @return String representing a short description of the Record
**/
public String getRecordShortDescription();
/** Check if this instance is equal to another Record.
* @param other The other object
* @return true if two instances are equal
**/
public boolean equals(Object other);
/** Returns the hash code for the Record instance.
*
* @return hash code
**/
public int hashCode();
/** Creates and returns a copy of this object. The precise
* meaning of "copy" may depend on the class of the object.
*
* @return a clone of this instance.
* @throws CloneNotSupportedException
* If the object's class does not support the
* Cloneable interface Subclasses that override the
* clone method can also throw this exception to
* indicate that an instance cannot be cloned.
**/
public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException;
}