Java Enterprise in a Nutshell, Second Edition

Name

ConnectionFactory

Synopsis

A ConnectionFactory is obtained by a client through a JNDI namespace lookup, and is used to establish Connections with a resource.

                  
public interface ConnectionFactory extends Serializable, javax.resource.Referenceable {
// Public Instance Methods
   public abstract javax.resource.cci.Connection getConnection(
        ) throws ResourceException;  
   public abstract javax.resource.cci.Connection getConnection(
        ConnectionSpec properties) throws ResourceException;  
   public abstract ResourceAdapterMetaData getMetaData(
        ) throws ResourceException;  
   public abstract RecordFactory getRecordFactory(
        ) throws ResourceException;  
}