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25 
26 package java.sql;
27 
28 /**
29  * Interface for JDBC classes which provide the ability to retrieve the delegate instance when the instance
30  * in question is in fact a proxy class.
31  * <p>
32  * The wrapper pattern is employed by many JDBC driver implementations to provide extensions beyond
33  * the traditional JDBC API that are specific to a data source. Developers may wish to gain access to
34  * these resources that are wrapped (the delegates) as  proxy class instances representing the
35  * the actual resources. This interface describes a standard mechanism to access
36  * these wrapped resources
37  * represented by their proxy, to permit direct access to the resource delegates.
38  *
39  * @since 1.6
40  */
41 
42 public interface Wrapper {
43 
44     /**
45      * Returns an object that implements the given interface to allow access to
46      * non-standard methods, or standard methods not exposed by the proxy.
47      *
48      * If the receiver implements the interface then the result is the receiver
49      * or a proxy for the receiver. If the receiver is a wrapper
50      * and the wrapped object implements the interface then the result is the
51      * wrapped object or a proxy for the wrapped object. Otherwise return the
52      * the result of calling <code>unwrap</code> recursively on the wrapped object
53      * or a proxy for that result. If the receiver is not a
54      * wrapper and does not implement the interface, then an <code>SQLException</code> is thrown.
55      *
56      * @param iface A Class defining an interface that the result must implement.
57      * @return an object that implements the interface. May be a proxy for the actual implementing object.
58      * @throws java.sql.SQLException If no object found that implements the interface
59      * @since 1.6
60      */
unwrap(java.lang.Class<T> iface)61         <T> T unwrap(java.lang.Class<T> iface) throws java.sql.SQLException;
62 
63     /**
64      * Returns true if this either implements the interface argument or is directly or indirectly a wrapper
65      * for an object that does. Returns false otherwise. If this implements the interface then return true,
66      * else if this is a wrapper then return the result of recursively calling <code>isWrapperFor</code> on the wrapped
67      * object. If this does not implement the interface and is not a wrapper, return false.
68      * This method should be implemented as a low-cost operation compared to <code>unwrap</code> so that
69      * callers can use this method to avoid expensive <code>unwrap</code> calls that may fail. If this method
70      * returns true then calling <code>unwrap</code> with the same argument should succeed.
71      *
72      * @param iface a Class defining an interface.
73      * @return true if this implements the interface or directly or indirectly wraps an object that does.
74      * @throws java.sql.SQLException  if an error occurs while determining whether this is a wrapper
75      * for an object with the given interface.
76      * @since 1.6
77      */
isWrapperFor(java.lang.Class<?> iface)78     boolean isWrapperFor(java.lang.Class<?> iface) throws java.sql.SQLException;
79 
80 }
81