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17 package org.apache.ws.jaxme.sqls;
18
19 import java.util.Iterator JavaDoc;
20
21
22 /** <p>Interface of a database schema.</p>
23  *
24  * @author <a HREF="mailto:joe@ispsoft.de">Jochen Wiedmann</a>
25  */
26 public interface Schema {
27    public interface Name extends SQLFactory.Ident {
28    }
29
30    /** <p>Returns the {@link org.apache.ws.jaxme.sqls.SQLFactory}
31     * that created this instance of Schema.</p>
32     */
33    public SQLFactory getSQLFactory();
34
35    /** <p>Returns the schema name.</p>
36     */
37    public Name getName();
38
39    /** <p>Creates a new table with the given name in the schema.</p>
40     */
41    public Table newTable(String JavaDoc pName);
42
43    /** <p>Creates a new table with the given name in the schema.</p>
44     */
45    public Table newTable(Table.Name pName);
46
47    /** <p>Returns the table with the given name or null, if no such table exists
48     * in the schema.</p>
49     */
50    public Table getTable(Table.Name pName);
51
52    /** <p>Returns the table with the given name or null, if no such table exists
53     * in the schema.</p>
54     */
55    public Table getTable(String JavaDoc pName);
56
57    /** <p>Returns an {@link Iterator} to all tables in the schema.</p>
58     */
59    public Iterator JavaDoc getTables();
60 }
61
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