/* SQLInput.java -- Read SQL values from a stream
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package java.sql;

import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.math.BigDecimal;

/**
  * This interface provides methods for reading values from a stream
  * that is connected to a SQL structured or distinct type.  It is used
  * for custom mapping of user defined data types.
  *
  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  */
public interface SQLInput
{

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java
  * <code>String</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a <code>String</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract String
readString() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java
  * <code>boolean</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a <code>boolean</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract boolean
readBoolean() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java
  * <code>byte</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a <code>byte</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract byte
readByte() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java
  * <code>short</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a <code>short</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract short
readShort() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java
  * <code>int</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as an <code>int</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract int
readInt() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java
  * <code>long</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a <code>long</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract long
readLong() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java
  * <code>float</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a <code>float</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract float
readFloat() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java
  * <code>double</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a <code>double</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract double
readDouble() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java
  * <code>BigDecimal</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a <code>BigDecimal</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract BigDecimal
readBigDecimal() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java
  * byte array
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a byte array. 
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract byte[]
readBytes() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java
  * <code>java.sql.Date</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a <code>java.sql.Date</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract java.sql.Date
readDate() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java
  * <code>java.sql.Time</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a <code>java.sql.Time</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract java.sql.Time
readTime() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java
  * <code>java.sql.Timestamp</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a <code>java.sql.Timestamp</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract java.sql.Timestamp
readTimestamp() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a ASCII text
  * <code>InputStream</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as an <code>InputStream</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract InputStream
readAsciiStream() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a binary
  * <code>InputStream</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as an <code>InputStream</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract InputStream
readBinaryStream() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a character
  * <code>Reader</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a <code>Reader</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract Reader
readCharacterStream() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java
  * <code>Object</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as an <code>Object</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract Object
readObject() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java SQL
  * <code>Ref</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as an <code>Ref</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract Ref
readRef() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java SQL
  * <code>Blob</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a <code>Blob</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract Blob
readBlob() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java SQL
  * <code>Clob</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as a <code>Clob</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract Clob
readClob() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method reads the next item from the stream a Java SQL
  * <code>Array</code>.
  *
  * @return The value read from the stream as an <code>Array</code>.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract Array
readArray() throws SQLException;

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This method tests whether or not the last value read was a SQL
  * NULL value.
  *
  * @return <code>true</code> if the last value read was a NULL,
  * <code>false</code> otherwise.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract boolean
wasNull() throws SQLException;

} // interface SQLInput