com.mapinfo.midev.xml.mws

Class Connection

java.lang.Object

com.mapinfo.midev.xml.mws.Connection

public final class Connection
extends Object

Represents a Connection in an MWS. Used for both reading and writing.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Connection(String name, IDataSourceDefinition dataSourceDefinition) Creates a Connection instance with the specified name and IDataSourceDefinition.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IDataSource	getDataSource() Returns an IDataSource instance using the IDataSourceDefinition.
IDataSourceDefinition	getDataSourceDefinition() Returns the IDataSourceDefinition.
String	getName() Returns the name of the Connection.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Connection

public Connection(String name,
                  IDataSourceDefinition dataSourceDefinition)

Creates a Connection instance with the specified name and IDataSourceDefinition. If the specified name is null this usually indicates that the Connection will not be saved in the ConnectionSet element but will instead be saved 'inline' with the DataSourceDefinition that needs the Connection.

Parameters:

name - The name of the Connection. May be null.

dataSourceDefinition - The IDataSourceDefinition that this Connection represents.

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of the Connection.

Returns:

the name of the Connection.

getDataSourceDefinition

public IDataSourceDefinition getDataSourceDefinition()

Returns the IDataSourceDefinition.

Returns:

the IDataSourceDefinition.

getDataSource

public IDataSource getDataSource()

Returns an IDataSource instance using the IDataSourceDefinition. Only one instance is created and is only created when this method is called.

Returns:

an IDataSource instance using the IDataSourceDefinition.