public interface RecordFactory
The RecordFactory interface is used for creating MappedRecord and
IndexedRecord instances. Note that the RecordFactory is only used
for creation of generic record instances. A CCI implementation
provides an implementation class for the RecordFactory interface.
- Since:
- 0.8
- See Also:
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescription<E> IndexedRecord<E> createIndexedRecord(String recordName) Creates a IndexedRecord.<K,V> MappedRecord <K, V> createMappedRecord(String recordName) Creates a MappedRecord.
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Method Details
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createMappedRecord
Creates a MappedRecord. The method takes the name of the record that is to be created by the RecordFactory. The name of the record acts as a pointer to the meta information (stored in the metadata repository) for a specific record type.- Parameters:
recordName- Name of the Record- Returns:
- MappedRecord
- Throws:
ResourceException- Failed to create a MappedRecord. Example error cases are:- Invalid specification of record name
- Resource adapter internal error
- Failed to access metadata repository
NotSupportedException- Operation not supported
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createIndexedRecord
Creates a IndexedRecord. The method takes the name of the record that is to be created by the RecordFactory. The name of the record acts as a pointer to the meta information (stored in the metadata repository) for a specific record type.- Parameters:
recordName- Name of the Record- Returns:
- IndexedRecord
- Throws:
ResourceException- Failed to create an IndexedRecord. Example error cases are:- Invalid specification of record name
- Resource adapter internal error
- Failed to access metadata repository
NotSupportedException- Operation not supported
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