DatabaseMetaData

States that it may not be permitted to store NULL values.

States that NULL values are definitely permitted.

States that whether NULL values are permitted is unknown.

States the best row identifier is NOT a pseudo column.

States that the best row identifier is a pseudo column.

States that the remainder of the current session is used as the scope for the best row identifier.

States that best row identifier scope lasts only while the row is being used.

States that the remainder of the current transaction is used as the scope for the best row identifier.

States that the best row identifier may or may not be a pseudo column.

States that the column must not allow NULL values.

States that the column definitely allows NULL values.

States that it is unknown whether the columns may be nulled.

States that the parameter or column is an IN parameter

States that the parameter or column is an INOUT parameter

States that the parameter or column is an OUT parameter

States that the parameter or column is a column in a result set

States that the parameter of function is unknown

States that NULL values are not allowed

States that the function does not return a table

States that NULL values are allowed

States that whether NULL values are allowed is unknown

States that it is not known whether the function returns a result or a table

States that the parameter or column is a return value

States that the function returns a table.

For the column UPDATE_RULE , states that when the primary key is updated, the foreign key (imported key) is changed accordingly.

States that the evaluation of foreign key constraints is deferred (delayed until commit).

States that the evaluation of foreign key constraint is IMMEDIATE .

For the columns UPDATE_RULE and DELETE_RULE , states that if the primary key has been imported, it cannot be updated or deleted.

States that the evaluation of foreign key constraint must not be DEFERRED .

States that a primary key must not be updated when imported as a foreign key by some other table. Used for the column UPDATE_RULE .

States that when the primary key is modified (updated or deleted) the foreign (imported) key is changed to its default value. Applies to the UPDATE_RULE and DELETE_RULE columns.

States that when the primary key is modified (updated or deleted) the foreign (imported) key is changed to NULL . Applies to the UPDATE_RULE and DELETE_RULE columns.

States that the column stores IN type parameters.

States that this column stores INOUT type parameters.

States that this column stores OUT type parameters.

States that the column stores results.

States that the column stores return values.

States that type of the column is unknown.

States that NULL values are not permitted.

States that the procedure does not return a result.

States that NULL values are permitted.

States that it is unknown whether NULL values are permitted.

States that it is unknown whether or not the procedure returns a result.

States that the procedure returns a result.

States that the method DatabaseMetaData.getSQLStateType may returns an SQLSTATE value or not.

States that the value is an SQL99 SQLSTATE value.

States that the value is an SQL CLI SQLSTATE value as defined by the X/Open standard.

States that this table index is a clustered index.

States that this table index is a hashed index.

States this table's index is neither a clustered index, not a hashed index, and not a table statistics index; i.e. it is something else.

States this column has the table's statistics, and that it is returned in conjunction with the table's index description.

States that a NULL value is NOT permitted for this data type.

States that a NULL value is permitted for this data type.

States that it is unknown if a NULL value is permitted for this data type.

States that this column shall not be used for WHERE statements with a LIKE clause.

States that this column can only be used in a WHERE...LIKE statement.

States that this column does not support searches.

States that the column is searchable.

States that the version column is known to be not a pseudo column.

States that this version column is known to be a pseudo column.

States that the version column may be a pseudo column or not.

Returns whether all procedures returned by getProcedures(String, String, String) can be called by the current user.

Returns whether all the tables returned by getTables can be used by the current user in a SELECT statement.

Determine if a SQLException while autoCommit is true indicates that all open ResultSets are closed, even ones that are holdable

Returns whether a data definition statement in a transaction forces a commit of the transaction.

Returns whether the database ignores data definition statements within a transaction.

Returns whether a visible row delete can be detected by calling rowDeleted() .

Returns whether the return value of getMaxRowSize includes the SQL data types LONGVARCHAR and LONGVARBINARY .

Returns a ResultSet describing a subset of the attributes of a specified SQL User Defined Type (UDT) for a specified schema and catalog. The subset is determined by restricting to those attributes whose name matches the attributeNamePattern and whose type name matches the typeNamePattern . Each row of the ResultSet describes one attribute, and the rows are ordered by the columns TYPE_SCHEM , TYPE_NAME and ORDINAL_POSITION . Inherited attributes are not included.

The columns of the returned ResultSet object have the following names and meanings:

1. TYPE_CAT - String - the type catalog name (possibly null )
2. TYPE_SCHEM - String - the type schema name (possibly null )
3. TYPE_NAME - String - the type name
4. ATTR_NAME - String - the attribute name
5. DATA_TYPE - int - the attribute type as defined in java.sql.Types
6. ATTR_TYPE_NAME - String - the attribute type name. This depends on the data source. For a UDT the name is fully qualified. For a REF it is both fully qualified and represents the target type of the reference.
7. ATTR_SIZE - int - the column size. When referring to char and date types this value is the maximum number of characters. When referring to numeric types is is the precision.
8. DECIMAL_DIGITS - int - how many fractional digits are supported
9. NUM_PREC_RADIX - int - numeric values radix
10. NULLABLE - int - whether NULL is permitted:
    • DatabaseMetaData.attributeNoNulls - NULL values not permitted
    • DatabaseMetaData.attributeNullable - NULL values definitely permitted
    • DatabaseMetaData.attributeNullableUnknown - unknown
11. REMARKS - String - a comment describing the attribute (possibly null )
12. ATTR_DEF - String - Default value for the attribute (possibly null )
13. SQL_DATA_TYPE - int - not used
14. SQL_DATETIME_SUB - int - not used
15. CHAR_OCTET_LENGTH - int - for CHAR types, the max number of bytes in the column
16. ORDINAL_POSITION - int - The index of the column in the table (where the count starts from 1, not 0)
17. IS_NULLABLE - String - "NO" = the column does not allow NULL s, "YES" = the column allows NULL s, "" = status unknown
18. SCOPE_CATALOG - String - if the DATA_TYPE is REF , this gives the catalog of the table corresponding to the attribute's scope. NULL if the DATA_TYPE is not REF.
19. SCOPE_SCHEMA - String - if the DATA_TYPE is REF , this gives the schema of the table corresponding to the attribute's scope. NULL if the DATA_TYPE is not REF.
20. SCOPE_TABLE - String - if the DATA_TYPE is REF , this gives the name of the table corresponding to the attribute's scope. NULL if the DATA_TYPE is not REF.
21. SOURCE_DATA_TYPE - String - The source type for a user generated REF type or for a Distinct type. ( NULL if DATA_TYPE is not DISTINCT or a user generated REF)

Returns a list of a table's optimal set of columns that uniquely identify the rows. The results are ordered by SCOPE (see below).

The results are returned as a table, with one entry for each column, as follows:

1. SCOPE - short - the SCOPE of the result, as follows:
   • DatabaseMetaData.bestRowTemporary - the result is very temporary, only valid while on the current row
   • DatabaseMetaData.bestRowTransaction - the result is good for remainder of current transaction
   • DatabaseMetaData.bestRowSession - the result is good for remainder of database session
2. COLUMN_NAME - String - the column name
3. DATA_TYPE - int - the Type of the data, as defined in java.sql.Types
4. TYPE_NAME - String - the Name of the type - database dependent. For UDT types the name is fully qualified
5. COLUMN_SIZE - int - the precision of the data in the column
6. BUFFER_LENGTH - int - not used
7. DECIMAL_DIGITS - short - number of fractional digits
8. PSEUDO_COLUMN - short - whether this is a pseudo column (e.g. an Oracle ROWID ):
   • DatabaseMetaData.bestRowUnknown - it is not known whether this is a pseudo column
   • DatabaseMetaData.bestRowNotPseudo - the column is not pseudo
   • DatabaseMetaData.bestRowPseudo - the column is a pseudo column

Returns the separator that this database uses between a catalog name and table name.

Returns the term that the database vendor prefers term for "catalog".

Returns the set of catalog names available in this database. The set is returned ordered by catalog name.

Returns a list of the client info properties of the driver.

Returns a description of access rights for a table's columns. Only access rights matching the criteria for the column name are returned.

The description is returned as a ResultSet with rows of data for each access right, with columns as follows:

1. TABLE_CAT - String - the catalog name (possibly null )
2. TABLE_SCHEM - String - the schema name (possibly null )
3. TABLE_NAME - String - the table name
4. COLUMN_NAME - String - the Column name
5. GRANTOR - String - the grantor of access (possibly null )
6. PRIVILEGE - String - Access right - one of SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, REFERENCES,...
7. IS_GRANTABLE - String - "YES" implies that the receiver can grant access to others, "NO" if the receiver cannot grant access to others, null if unknown.

Returns a description of table columns available in a specified catalog. Only descriptions meeting the specified catalog, schema, table, and column names are returned.

The descriptions are returned as a ResultSet conforming to the following data layout, with one row per table column:

1. TABLE_CAT - String - the catalog name (possibly null )
2. TABLE_SCHEM - String - the schema name (possibly null )
3. TABLE_NAME - String - the table name
4. COLUMN_NAME - String - the column name
5. DATA_TYPE - int - the SQL type as specified in java.sql.Types
6. TYPE_NAME - String - the name of the data type, (database-dependent, UDT names are fully qualified)
7. COLUMN_SIZE - int - the column size (the precision for numeric types, max characters for char and date types)
8. BUFFER_LENGTH - int - Not used
9. DECIMAL_DIGITS - int - maximum number of fractional digits
10. NUM_PREC_RADIX - int - the radix for numerical types
11. NULLABLE - int - whether the column allows null s:
    • DatabaseMetaData.columnNoNulls = may not allow NULL s
    • DatabaseMetaData.columnNullable = does allow NULL s
    • DatabaseMetaData.columnNullableUnknown = unknown NULL status
12. REMARKS - String - A description of the column (possibly null )
13. COLUMN_DEF - String - Default value for the column (possibly null )
14. SQL_DATA_TYPE - int - not used
15. SQL_DATETIME_SUB - int - not used
16. CHAR_OCTET_LENGTH - int - maximum number of bytes in the char type columns
17. ORDINAL_POSITION - int - the column index in the table (1 based)
18. IS_NULLABLE - String - "NO" = column does not allow NULLs, "YES" = column allows NULLs, "" = NULL status unknown
19. SCOPE_CATALOG - String - if the DATA_TYPE is REF , this gives the catalog of the table corresponding to the attribute's scope. NULL if the DATA_TYPE is not REF.
20. SCOPE_SCHEMA - String - if the DATA_TYPE is REF , this gives the schema of the table corresponding to the attribute's scope. NULL if the DATA_TYPE is not REF.
21. SCOPE_TABLE - String - if the DATA_TYPE is REF , this gives the name of the table corresponding to the attribute's scope. NULL if the DATA_TYPE is not REF.
22. SOURCE_DATA_TYPE - String - The source type for a user generated REF type or for a Distinct type. ( NULL if DATA_TYPE is not DISTINCT or a user generated REF)

Returns the database connection that created this metadata.

Returns a list of foreign key columns in a given foreign key table that reference the primary key columns of a supplied primary key table. This describes how one table imports the key of another table. It would be expected to return a single foreign key - primary key pair in most cases.

The descriptions are returned as a ResultSet with one row for each foreign key, with the following layout:

1. PKTABLE_CAT - String - from the primary key table : Catalog (possibly null )
2. PKTABLE_SCHEM - String - from the primary key table : Schema (possibly null )
3. PKTABLE_NAME - String - from the primary key table : name
4. PKCOLUMN_NAME - String - from the primary key column : name
5. FKTABLE_CAT - String - from the foreign key table : the catalog name being exported (possibly null )
6. FKTABLE_SCHEM - String - from the foreign key table : the schema name being exported (possibly null )
7. FKTABLE_NAME - String - from the foreign key table : the name being exported
8. FKCOLUMN_NAME - String - from the foreign key column : the name being exported
9. KEY_SEQ - short - the sequence number (in the foreign key)
10. UPDATE_RULE - short - a value giving the rule for how to treat the corresponding foreign key when a primary key is updated:
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyNoAction - don't allow the primary key to be updated if it is imported as a foreign key
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyCascade - change the imported key to match the updated primary key
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeySetNull - set the imported key to null
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeySetDefault - set the imported key to its default value
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction
11. DELETE_RULE - short - a value giving the rule for how to treat the foreign key when the corresponding primary key is deleted:
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyNoAction - don't allow the primary key to be deleted if it is imported as a foreign key
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyCascade - delete those rows that import a deleted key
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeySetNull - set the imported key to null
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeySetDefault - set the imported key to its default value
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction
12. FK_NAME - String - the foreign key name (possibly null )
13. PK_NAME - String - the primary key name (possibly null )
14. DEFERRABILITY - short - whether foreign key constraints can be deferred until commit (see the SQL92 specification for definitions):
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyInitiallyDeferred
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyInitiallyImmediate
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyNotDeferrable

Returns the major version number of the database software.

Returns the minor version number of the database software.

Returns the name of the database software.

Returns the version number of this database software.

Returns the default transaction isolation level for this database.

Returns the JDBC driver's major version number.

Returns the JDBC driver's minor version number.

Returns the name of this JDBC driver.

Returns the version number of this JDBC driver.

Returns a list of the foreign key columns that reference the primary key columns of a specified table (the foreign keys exported by a table).

The list is returned as a ResultSet with a row for each of the foreign key columns, ordered by FKTABLE_CAT , FKTABLE_SCHEM , FKTABLE_NAME , and KEY_SEQ , with the format for each row being:

1. PKTABLE_CAT - String - from the primary key table : the catalog (possibly null )
2. PKTABLE_SCHEM - String - from the primary key table : the schema (possibly null )
3. PKTABLE_NAME - String - from the primary key table : the name
4. PKCOLUMN_NAME - String - from the primary key column : the name
5. FKTABLE_CAT - String - from the foreign key table : the catalog name being exported (possibly null )
6. FKTABLE_SCHEM - String - from the foreign key table : the schema name being exported (possibly null )
7. FKTABLE_NAME - String - from the foreign key table : the name being exported
8. FKCOLUMN_NAME - String - from the foreign key column : the name being exported
9. KEY_SEQ - short - the sequence number (in the foreign key)
10. UPDATE_RULE - short - a value giving the rule for how to treat the foreign key when the corresponding primary key is updated:
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyNoAction - don't allow the primary key to be updated if it is imported as a foreign key
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyCascade - change the imported key to match the primary key update
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeySetNull - set the imported key to null
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeySetDefault - set the imported key to its default value
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction
11. DELETE_RULE - short - how to treat the foreign key when the corresponding primary key is deleted:
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyNoAction - don't allow the primary key to be deleted if it is imported as a foreign key
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyCascade - the deletion should also delete rows that import a deleted key
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeySetNull - the deletion sets the imported key to null
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeySetDefault - the deletion sets the imported key to its default value
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction
12. FK_NAME - String - the foreign key name (possibly null )
13. PK_NAME - String - the primary key name (possibly null )
14. DEFERRABILITY - short - defines whether the foreign key constraints can be deferred until commit (see the SQL92 specification for definitions):
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyInitiallyDeferred
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyInitiallyImmediate
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyNotDeferrable

Returns a string of characters that may be used in unquoted identifier names. The characters a-z , A-Z , 0-9 and _ are always permitted.

Returns a description according to the given catalog's system or user function parameters and return type.

Returns a description of the system and user functions available according to the given catalog.

Returns the string used to quote SQL identifiers. Returns " " (space) if identifier quoting not supported.

Returns a list columns in a table that are both primary keys and referenced by the table's foreign key columns (that is, the primary keys imported by a table).

The list returned is a ResultSet with a row entry for each primary key column, ordered by PKTABLE_CAT , PKTABLE_SCHEM , PKTABLE_NAME , and KEY_SEQ , with the following format:

1. PKTABLE_CAT - String - primary key catalog name being imported (possibly null )
2. PKTABLE_SCHEM - String - primary key schema name being imported (possibly null )
3. PKTABLE_NAME - String - primary key table name being imported
4. PKCOLUMN_NAME - String - primary key column name being imported
5. FKTABLE_CAT - String - foreign key table catalog name (possibly null )
6. FKTABLE_SCHEM - String - foreign key table schema name (possibly null )
7. FKTABLE_NAME - String - foreign key table name
8. FKCOLUMN_NAME - String - foreign key column name
9. KEY_SEQ - short - sequence number (in the foreign key)
10. UPDATE_RULE - short - how to treat the foreign key when the corresponding primary key is updated:
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyNoAction - don't allow any update of the primary key if it is imported as a foreign key
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyCascade - change imported key to match the primary key update
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeySetNull - set the imported key to null
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeySetDefault - set the imported key to its default value
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction
11. DELETE_RULE - short - how to treat the foreign key when the corresponding primary key is deleted:
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyNoAction - don't allow the primary key to be deleted if it is imported as a foreign key
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyCascade - delete those rows that import a deleted key
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeySetNull - set the imported key to null
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeySetDefault - set the imported key to its default value
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyRestrict - same as importedKeyNoAction
12. FK_NAME - String - foreign key name (possibly null )
13. PK_NAME - String - primary key name (possibly null )
14. DEFERRABILITY - short - defines whether foreign key constraints can be deferred until commit (see SQL92 specification for definitions):
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyInitiallyDeferred
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyInitiallyImmediate
    • DatabaseMetaData.importedKeyNotDeferrable

Returns a list of indices and statistics for a specified table.

The list is returned as a ResultSet , with one row for each index or statistic. The list is ordered by NON_UNIQUE , TYPE , INDEX_NAME , and ORDINAL_POSITION . Each row has the following format:

1. TABLE_CAT - String - table catalog name (possibly null )
2. TABLE_SCHEM - String - table schema name (possibly null )
3. TABLE_NAME - String - The table name
4. NON_UNIQUE - boolean - true when index values can be non-unique. Must be false when the TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
5. INDEX_QUALIFIER - String : index catalog name. null when the TYPE is 'tableIndexStatistic'
6. INDEX_NAME - String : index name. null when TYPE is 'tableIndexStatistic'
7. TYPE - short - the index type. One of:
   • DatabaseMetaData.tableIndexStatistic - table statistics returned with Index descriptions
   • DatabaseMetaData.tableIndexClustered - a clustered Index
   • DatabaseMetaData.tableIndexHashed - a hashed Index
   • DatabaseMetaData.tableIndexOther - other style of Index
8. ORDINAL_POSITION - short - column sequence within Index. 0 when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
9. COLUMN_NAME - String - the column name. null when TYPE is tableIndexStatistic
10. ASC_OR_DESC - String - column sort sequence. null if sequencing not supported or TYPE is tableIndexStatistic; otherwise "A" means sort ascending and "D" means sort descending.
11. CARDINALITY - int - Number of unique values in the Index. If TYPE is tableIndexStatistic, this is number of rows in the table.
12. PAGES - int - Number of pages for current Index. If TYPE is tableIndexStatistic, this is number of pages used for the table.
13. FILTER_CONDITION - String - Filter condition. (possibly null)

Returns this driver's major JDBC version number.

Returns the minor JDBC version number for this driver.

Get the maximum number of hex characters in an in-line binary literal for this database.

Returns the maximum size of a catalog name in this database.

Returns the maximum size for a character literal in this database.

Returns the maximum size for a Column name for this database.

Get the maximum number of columns in a GROUP BY clause for this database.

Returns the maximum number of columns in an Index for this database.

Returns the maximum number of columns in an ORDER BY clause for this database.

Returns the maximum number of columns in a SELECT list for this database.

Returns the maximum number of columns in a table for this database.

Returns the database's maximum number of concurrent connections.

Returns the maximum length of a cursor name for this database.

Returns the maximum length in bytes for an Index for this database. This covers all the parts of a composite index.

Returns the maximum number of characters for a procedure name in this database.

Returns the maximum number of bytes within a single row for this database.

Returns the maximum number of characters in a schema name for this database.

Returns the maximum number of characters in an SQL statement for this database.

Get the maximum number of simultaneously open active statements for this database.

Returns the maximum size for a table name in the database.

Returns the maximum number of tables permitted in a SELECT statement for the database.

Returns the maximum number of characters in a user name for the database.

Returns a list of the math functions available with this database. These are used in the JDBC function escape clause and are the Open Group CLI math function names.

Returns a list of the primary key columns of a specified table.

The list is returned as a ResultSet with one row for each primary key column, ordered by COLUMN_NAME , with each row having the structure as follows:

1. TABLE_CAT - String - table catalog name (possibly null)
2. TABLE_SCHEM - String - table schema name (possibly null)
3. TABLE_NAME - String - The table name
4. COLUMN_NAME - String - The column name
5. KEY_SEQ - short - the sequence number for this column in the primary key
6. PK_NAME - String - the primary key name (possibly null)

Returns a list of parameter and result columns for the stored procedures belonging to a specified catalog.

The list is returned as a ResultSet with one row for each parameter or result column. The data is ordered by PROCEDURE_SCHEM and PROCEDURE_NAME , while for each procedure, the return value (if any) is first, followed by the parameters in the order they appear in the stored procedure call, followed by ResultSet columns in column number order. Each row has the following structure:

1. PROCEDURE_CAT - String - the procedure catalog name
2. PROCEDURE_SCHEM - String - the procedure schema name (possibly null)
3. PROCEDURE_NAME - String - the procedure name
4. COLUMN_NAME - String - the name of the column
5. COLUMN_TYPE - short - the kind of column or parameter, as follows:
   • DatabaseMetaData.procedureColumnUnknown - type unknown
   • DatabaseMetaData.procedureColumnIn - an IN parameter
   • DatabaseMetaData.procedureColumnInOut - an INOUT parameter
   • DatabaseMetaData.procedureColumnOut - an OUT parameter
   • DatabaseMetaData.procedureColumnReturn - a return value
   • DatabaseMetaData.procedureReturnsResult - a result column in a result set
6. DATA_TYPE - int - the SQL type of the data, as in java.sql.Types
7. TYPE_NAME - String - the SQL type name, for a UDT it is fully qualified
8. PRECISION - int - the precision
9. LENGTH - int - the length of the data in bytes
10. SCALE - short - the scale for numeric types
11. RADIX - short - the Radix for numeric data (typically 2 or 10)
12. NULLABLE - short - can the data contain null :
    • DatabaseMetaData.procedureNoNulls - NULL s not permitted
    • DatabaseMetaData.procedureNullable - NULL s are permitted
    • DatabaseMetaData.procedureNullableUnknown - NULL status unknown
13. REMARKS - String - an explanatory comment about the data item

Returns the database vendor's preferred name for "procedure".

Returns a list of the stored procedures available in a specified catalog.

The list is returned as a ResultSet with one row for each stored procedure, ordered by PROCEDURE_SCHEM and PROCEDURE_NAME, with the data in each row as follows:

1. PROCEDURE_CAT - String : the procedure catalog name
2. PROCEDURE_SCHEM - String : the procedure schema name (possibly null )
3. PROCEDURE_NAME - String : the procedure name
4. Reserved
5. Reserved
6. Reserved
7. REMARKS - String - information about the procedure
8. PROCEDURE_TYPE - short : one of:
   • DatabaseMetaData.procedureResultUnknown - procedure may return a result
   • DatabaseMetaData.procedureNoResult - procedure does not return a result
   • DatabaseMetaData.procedureReturnsResult - procedure definitely returns a result

Returns the result set's default holdability.

Returns the lifetime for which a RowId object remains valid if this data source supports the SQL ROWID type

Returns a list of all the SQL keywords that are NOT also SQL92 keywords for the database.

States the type of SQLState value returned by SQLException.getSQLState . This can either be the X/Open (now known as Open Group) SQL CLI form or the SQL99 form.

Returns the database vendor's preferred term for "schema".

Returns the schema names ordered by TABLE_CATALOG and TABLE_SCHEMA.

Returns a list of the schema names in the database. The list is returned as a ResultSet , ordered by the schema name, with one row per schema in the following format:

1. TABLE_SCHEM - String - the schema name
2. TABLE_CATALOG - String - the catalog name (possibly null )

Returns the string that is used to escape wildcard characters. This string is used to escape the '_' and '%' wildcard characters in catalog search pattern strings. '_' is used to represent any single character while '%' is used for a sequence of zero or more characters.

Returns a list of string functions available with the database. These functions are used in JDBC function escape clause and follow the Open Group CLI string function names definition.

Returns a listing of the hierarchies of tables in a specified schema in the database.

The listing only contains entries for tables that have a super table. Super tables and corresponding subtables must be defined in the same catalog and schema. The list is returned as a ResultSet , with one row for each table that has a super table, in the following format:

1. TABLE_CAT - String - table catalog name (possibly null )
2. TABLE_SCHEM - String - Table schema name (possibly null )
3. TABLE_NAME - String - The table name
4. SUPER TABLE_NAME - String - The super table name

Returns the User Defined Type (UDT) hierarchies for a given schema. Only the immediate parent/child relationship is described. If a UDT does not have a direct supertype, it is not listed.

The listing is returned as a ResultSet where there is one row for a specific UDT which describes its supertype, with the data organized in columns as follows:

1. TYPE_CAT - String - the UDT catalog name (possibly null )
2. TYPE_SCHEM - String - the UDT schema name (possibly null )
3. TYPE_NAME - String - the UDT type name
4. SUPER TYPE_CAT - String - direct supertype's catalog name (possibly null )
5. SUPER TYPE_SCHEM - String - direct supertype's schema name (possibly null )
6. SUPER TYPE_NAME - String - direct supertype's name

Returns a list of system functions available with the database. These are names used in the JDBC function escape clause and are Open Group CLI function names.

Returns a description of access rights for each table present in a catalog. Table privileges can apply to one or more columns in the table - but are not guaranteed to apply to all columns.

The privileges are returned as a ResultSet , with one row for each privilege, ordered by TABLE_SCHEM , TABLE_NAME , PRIVILEGE , and each row has data as defined in the following column definitions:

1. TABLE_CAT - String - table catalog name (possibly null )
2. TABLE_SCHEM - String - Table schema name (possibly null )
3. TABLE_NAME - String - The table name
4. GRANTOR - String - who granted the access
5. GRANTEE - String - who received the access grant
6. PRIVILEGE - String - the type of access granted - one of SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, REFERENCES,...
7. IS_GRANTABLE - String - "YES" implies the grantee can grant access to others, "NO" implies guarantee cannot grant access to others, null means this status is unknown

Returns a list of table types supported by the database.

The list is returned as a ResultSet with one row per table type, ordered by the table type. The information in the ResultSet is structured into a single column per row, as follows:

1. TABLE_TYPE - String - the table type. Typical names include "TABLE" , "VIEW" , " SYSTEM TABLE" , "ALIAS" , "SYNONYM" , "GLOBAL TEMPORARY"

Returns a description of the tables in a specified catalog.

The descriptions are returned as rows in a ResultSet , one row for each Table. The ResultSet is ordered by TABLE_TYPE , TABLE_SCHEM and TABLE_NAME . Each row in the ResultSet consists of a series of columns as follows:

1. TABLE_CAT - String - table catalog name (possibly null )
2. TABLE_SCHEM - String - Table schema name (possibly null )
3. TABLE_NAME - String - The table name
4. TABLE_TYPE - String - Typical names include "TABLE", "VIEW", "SYSTEM TABLE", "ALIAS", "SYNONYM", "GLOBAL TEMPORARY"
5. REMARKS - String - A comment describing the table
6. TYPE_CAT - String - the 'Types' catalog(possibly null )
7. TYPE_SCHEM - String - the 'Types' schema(possibly null )
8. TYPE_NAME - String - the 'Types' name (possibly null )
9. SELF_REFERENCING_COL_NAME - String - the name of a designated identifier column in a typed table (possibly null )
10. REF_GENERATION - String - one of the following values : "SYSTEM" | "USER" | "DERIVED" - specifies how values in the SELF_REFERENCING_COL_NAME are created (possibly null )

Returns a list of time and date functions available for the database.

Get a list of the standard SQL types supported by this database. The list is returned as a ResultSet , with one row for each type, ordered by the DATA_TYPE value, where the data in each row is structured into the following columns:

1. TYPE_NAME - String : the type name
2. DATA_TYPE - int : the SQL data type value as defined in java.sql.Types
3. PRECISION - int - the maximum precision of the type
4. LITERAL_PREFIX - String : the prefix to be used when quoting a literal value (possibly null )
5. LITERAL_SUFFIX - String : the suffix to be used when quoting a literal value (possibly null )
6. CREATE_PARAMS - String : params used when creating the type (possibly null )
7. NULLABLE - short : shows if the value is nullable:
   • DatabaseMetaData.typeNoNulls : NULL s not permitted
   • DatabaseMetaData.typeNullable : NULL s are permitted
   • DatabaseMetaData.typeNullableUnknown : NULL status unknown
8. CASE_SENSITIVE - boolean : true if the type is case sensitive
9. SEARCHABLE - short : how this type can be used with WHERE clauses:
   • DatabaseMetaData.typePredNone - WHERE clauses cannot be used
   • DatabaseMetaData.typePredChar - support for WHERE...LIKE only
   • DatabaseMetaData.typePredBasic - support except for WHERE...LIKE
   • DatabaseMetaData.typeSearchable - support for all WHERE clauses
10. UNSIGNED_ATTRIBUTE - boolean - the type is unsigned or not
11. FIXED_PREC_SCALE - boolean - fixed precision = it can be used as a money value
12. AUTO_INCREMENT - boolean - can be used as an auto-increment value
13. LOCAL_TYPE_NAME - String - a localized version of the type name (possibly null )
14. MINIMUM_SCALE - short - the minimum scale supported
15. MAXIMUM_SCALE - short - the maximum scale supported
16. SQL_DATA_TYPE - int - not used
17. SQL_DATETIME_SUB - int - not used
18. NUM_PREC_RADIX - int - number radix (typically 2 or 10)

Returns a description of the User Defined Types (UDTs) defined in a given schema, which includes the types DISTINCT , STRUCT and JAVA_OBJECT .

The types matching the supplied the specified catalog, schema, type name and type are returned as rows in a ResultSet with columns of information as follows:

1. TABLE_CAT - String - catalog name (possibly null )
2. TABLE_SCHEM - String - schema name (possibly null )
3. TABLE_NAME - String - The table name
4. CLASS_NAME - String - The Java class name
5. DATA_TYPE - int - The SQL type as specified in java.sql.Types . One of DISTINCT, STRUCT, and JAVA_OBJECT
6. REMARKS - String - A comment which describes the type
7. BASE_TYPE - short - A type code. For a DISTINCT type, the source type. For a structured type this is the type that implements the user generated reference type of the SELF_REFERENCING_COLUMN . This is defined in java.sql.Types , and will be null if the DATA_TYPE does not match these criteria.

If the driver does not support UDTs, the ResultSet is empty.

Returns the URL for this database.

Determine the user name as known by the database.

Returns which of a table's columns are automatically updated when any value in a row is updated.

The result is laid-out in the following columns:

1. SCOPE - short - not used
2. COLUMN_NAME - String - Column name
3. DATA_TYPE - int - The SQL data type, as defined in java.sql.Types
4. TYPE_NAME - String - The SQL type name, data source dependent
5. COLUMN_SIZE - int - Precision for numeric types
6. BUFFER_LENGTH - int - Length of a column value in bytes
7. DECIMAL_DIGITS - short - Number of digits after the decimal point
8. PSEUDO_COLUMN - short - If this is a pseudo-column (for example, an Oracle ROWID ):
   • DatabaseMetaData.bestRowUnknown - don't know whether this is a pseudo column
   • DatabaseMetaData.bestRowNotPseudo - column is not pseudo
   • DatabaseMetaData.bestRowPseudo - column is a pseudo column

Determines whether a visible row insert can be detected by calling ResultSet.rowInserted .

Determine whether a fully qualified table name is prefixed or suffixed to a fully qualified table name.

Determines whether the database is in read-only mode.

Determines whether updates are made to a copy of, or directly on, Large Objects ( LOB s).

Determines whether the database handles concatenations between NULL and non- NULL values by producing a NULL output.

Determines whether NULL values are always sorted to the end of sorted results regardless of requested sort order. This means that they will appear at the end of sorted lists whatever other non- NULL values may be present.

Determines whether NULL values are always sorted at the start of the sorted list, irrespective of the sort order. This means that they appear at the start of sorted lists, whatever other values may be present.

Determines whether NULL values are sorted high - i.e. they are sorted as if they are higher than any other values.

Determines whether NULL values are sorted low - i.e. they are sorted as if they are lower than any other values.

Determines whether deletes made by others are visible, for a specified ResultSet type.

Determines whether inserts made by others are visible, for a specified ResultSet type.

Determines whether updates made by others are visible, for a specified ResultSet type.

Determines whether a ResultSet can see its own deletes, for a specified ResultSet type.

Determines whether a ResultSet can see its own inserts, for a specified ResultSet type.

Determines whether a ResultSet can see its own updates, for a specified ResultSet type.

Determines whether the database treats SQL identifiers that are in mixed case (and unquoted) as case insensitive. If true then the database stores them in lower case.

Determines whether the database considers mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in lower case.

Determines whether the database considers mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in mixed case.

Determines whether the database considers identifiers as case insensitive if they are mixed case quoted SQL. The database stores them in mixed case.

Determines whether the database considers mixed case unquoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case.

Determines whether the database considers mixed case quoted SQL identifiers as case insensitive and stores them in upper case.

Determines whether the database supports the ANSI92 entry level SQL grammar.

Determines whether the database supports the ANSI92 full SQL grammar.

Determines whether the database supports the ANSI92 intermediate SQL Grammar.

Determines whether the database supports ALTER TABLE operation with ADD COLUMN .

Determines whether the database supports ALTER TABLE operation with DROP COLUMN .

Determines whether the database supports batch updates.

Determines whether catalog names may be used in data manipulation statements.

Determines whether catalog names can be used in index definition statements.

Determines whether catalog names can be used in privilege definition statements.

Determines whether catalog names can be used in procedure call statements.

Determines whether catalog names may be used in table definition statements.

Determines whether the database supports column aliasing.

If aliasing is supported, then the SQL AS clause is used to provide names for computed columns and provide alias names for columns.

Determines whether the database supports CONVERT operation for two supplied SQL types.

Determines whether the database supports the CONVERT operation between SQL types.

Determines whether the database supports the Core SQL Grammar for ODBC.

Determines whether the database supports correlated sub-queries.

Determines whether the database allows both data definition and data manipulation statements inside a transaction.

Determines whether the database only allows data manipulation statements inside a transaction.

Determines whether table correlation names are required to be different from the names of the tables, when they are supported.

Determines whether expressions in ORDER BY lists are supported.

Determines whether the Extended SQL Grammar for ODBC is supported.

Determines whether the database supports full nested outer joins.