org.dbunit.dataset
Interface IDataSet

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDataSet

public interface IDataSet

Represents a collection of tables.

Since:

Feb 17, 2002

Version:

$Revision: 1.14 $

Author:

Manuel Laflamme

Method Summary

ITable	getTable(java.lang.String tableName) Returns the specified table.
ITableMetaData	getTableMetaData(java.lang.String tableName) Returns the specified table metadata.
java.lang.String[]	getTableNames() Returns names of tables in this dataset in proper sequence.
ITable[]	getTables() Deprecated. Use iterator() or reverseIterator() instead.
ITableIterator	iterator() Returns an iterator over the tables in this dataset in proper sequence.
ITableIterator	reverseIterator() Returns an iterator over the tables in this dataset in reverse sequence.

Method Detail

getTableNames

public java.lang.String[] getTableNames()
                                 throws DataSetException

Returns names of tables in this dataset in proper sequence. Multiple occurence of the same name may be returned if multiple tables having the same name are present in the dataset.

Throws:

DataSetException

getTableMetaData

public ITableMetaData getTableMetaData(java.lang.String tableName)
                                throws DataSetException

Returns the specified table metadata.

Throws:

AmbiguousTableNameException - if dataset contains multiple tables having the specified name. Use iterator() to access to all tables.

NoSuchTableException - if dataset do not contains the specified table

DataSetException

getTable

public ITable getTable(java.lang.String tableName)
                throws DataSetException

Returns the specified table.

Throws:

AmbiguousTableNameException - if dataset contains multiple tables having the specified name. Use iterator() to access to all tables.

NoSuchTableException - if dataset do not contains the specified table

DataSetException

getTables

public ITable[] getTables()
                   throws DataSetException

Deprecated. Use iterator() or reverseIterator() instead.

Returns tables in this dataset in proper sequence. Multiple tables having the same name but different data may be returned.

Throws:

DataSetException

iterator

public ITableIterator iterator()
                        throws DataSetException

Returns an iterator over the tables in this dataset in proper sequence.

Throws:

DataSetException

reverseIterator

public ITableIterator reverseIterator()
                               throws DataSetException

Returns an iterator over the tables in this dataset in reverse sequence.

Throws:

DataSetException