/* Struct.java -- Mapping for a SQL structured type.
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package java.sql;

import java.util.Map;

/**
  * This interface implements the standard type mapping for a SQL 
  * structured type.
  *
  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  */
public interface Struct
{

/**
  * This method returns the name of the SQL structured type for this
  * object.
  *
  * @return The SQL structured type name.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract String
getSQLTypeName() throws SQLException;

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

/**
  * This method returns the attributes of this SQL structured type.
  *
  * @return The attributes of this structure type.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If an error occurs.
  */
public abstract Object[]
getAttributes() throws SQLException;

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

/**
  * This method returns the attributes of this SQL structured type.
  * The specified map of type mappings overrides the default mappings.
  *
  * @param map The map of SQL type mappings.
  *
  * @return The attributes of this structure type.
  *
  * @exception SQLException If a error occurs.
  */
public abstract Object[]
getAttributes(Map map) throws SQLException;

} // interface Struct