tim@129: /**
tim@129:  * Title:           ResultSet, $Header: /share/gdi/SDI-Suite/Repository/projekte/BSH-GDI/genericViewer/src/main/java/de/conterra/bsh/gdi/gnviewer/datasources/ResultSet.java,v 1.2 2008/01/30 12:38:34 blume Exp $
tim@129:  * Source:          $Source: /share/gdi/SDI-Suite/Repository/projekte/BSH-GDI/genericViewer/src/main/java/de/conterra/bsh/gdi/gnviewer/datasources/ResultSet.java,v $
tim@129:  * created by:      Stefan Blume (blume)
tim@129:  * erstellt am:     21.11.2007
tim@129:  * Copyright:       con terra GmbH, 2005
tim@129:  *
tim@129:  * modified by:     $Author: blume $
tim@129:  * modified on:     $Date: 2008/01/30 12:38:34 $
tim@129:  * Version:         $Revision: 1.2 $
tim@129:  * TAG:             $Name:  $
tim@129:  * locked from:     $Locker:  $
tim@129:  * CVS State:       $State: Exp $
tim@129:  * Project:         $ProjectName$
tim@129:  */
tim@129: package de.intevation.gnv.geobackend.sde.datasources;
tim@129: 
tim@129: import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
tim@129: 
tim@129: /**
tim@129:  * The class <code>ResultSet</code> fulfills the following purposes:
tim@129:  * <ol>
tim@129:  * <li>Providing an abstract object for dealing with result sets.</li>
tim@129:  * </ol>
tim@129:  *
tim@129:  * @author blume
tim@129:  * @version 1.0
tim@129:  * @serial 1.0
tim@129:  * @see
tim@129:  * @since 21.11.2007 09:26:53
tim@129:  */
tim@129: public abstract class ResultSet {
tim@129: 
tim@129:     /**
tim@129:      * Default Logging instance
tim@129:      */
tim@129:     private static Logger sLogger = Logger.getLogger(ResultSet.class);
tim@129: 
tim@129:     /**
tim@129:      * Returns the number of hits.
tim@129:      *
tim@129:      * @return count of results.
tim@129:      */
tim@129:     public abstract int getCount();
tim@129: 
tim@129:     /**
tim@129:      * Returns the number of columns returned through the query.
tim@129:      *
tim@129:      * @return the number of columns.
tim@129:      */
tim@129:     public abstract int getNumberOfColumns();
tim@129: 
tim@129:     /**
tim@129:      * A ResultSet can tell about the concrete definition of each column.
tim@129:      * This method returns an array of {@link de.conterra.bsh.gdi.gnviewer.datasources.ColDefinition}-Objects.
tim@129:      *
tim@129:      * @return the definitions describing the result set.
tim@129:      */
tim@129:     public abstract ColDefinition[] getColumnDefinitions();
tim@129: 
tim@129:     /**
tim@129:      * Returns an array of Rows. The rows contain the "content" of the current ResultSet.
tim@129:      *
tim@129:      * @return the results itself.
tim@129:      */
tim@129:     public abstract Row[] getResults();
tim@129: 
tim@129: }