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#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdbc_XArray_idl__
#define __com_sun_star_sdbc_XArray_idl__

#ifndef __com_sun_star_uno_XInterface_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/uno/XInterface.idl>
#endif

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module container {
 published interface XNameAccess;
};};};};

#ifndef __com_sun_star_sdbc_SQLException_idl__
#include <com/sun/star/sdbc/SQLException.idl>
#endif

 module com {  module sun {  module star {  module sdbc {

 published interface XResultSet;


/** is used for mapping the SQL type
    <member scope= "com::sun::star::sdbc">DataType::ARRAY</member>
    .
    By default, an
    <code>Array</code>
    is a transaction duration
    reference to an SQL array. By default, an

    <code>Array</code>

    is implemented using a SQL LOCATOR(array) internally.
 */
published interface XArray: com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
{

    /** returns the SQL type name of the elements in
        the array designated by this
        <code>Array</code>
        object.
        <p>
        If the elements are a built-in type, it returns
        the database-specific type name of the elements.
        If the elements are a user-defined type (UDT),
        this method returns the fully-qualified SQL type name.
        </p>
        @returns
            a String that is the database-specific name for a built-in base type or the fully-qualified SQL type name for a base type that is a UDT

        @throws SQLException
            if a database access error occurs.
     */
    string getBaseTypeName() raises (SQLException);

      //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** returns the SDBC type of the elements in the array designated
        by this
        <code>Array</code>
        object.
        @returns
            a constant from the SDBC types that is the type code for the elements in the array designated by this Array object.
        @throws SQLException
            if a database access error occurs.
     */
    long getBaseType() raises (SQLException);

    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** retrieves the contents of the SQL array designated by this
                <code>Array</code>
             object, using the specified
             <code>typeMap</code>
             for type map customizations.
             <p>
             If the base type of the array does not match a user-defined type
             in
             <code>typeMap</code>
             , the standard mapping is used instead.

             @param typeMap
                is a map object that contains mappings of SQL type names to
                services. If the
                <code>typeMap</code>
                is
                <NULL/>
                , the type-map
                    associated with the connection for customizations of the type-mappings
                 is used.

             @returns
                an sequence that contains the ordered elements
                of the SQL array designated by this object.

             @throws SQLException
                if an error occurs while attempting to access the array.
     */
    sequence<any> getArray([in]com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess typeMap)
        raises (SQLException);

      //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** returns an array containing a slice of the SQL array, beginning with the
                specified
             <code>index</code>
             and containing up to
             <code>count</code>
                successive elements of the SQL array.

             @param index
                is the array index of the first element to retrieve;
                the first element is at index 1.
                @param count
                is the number of successive SQL array elements to retrieve.
             @param typeMap
                is a map object that contains mappings of SQL type names to
                services. If the
                <code>typeMap</code>
                is
                <NULL/>
                , the type-map
                   associated with the connection for customizations of the type-mappings
                is used.
             @returns
                an array containing up to
                <code>count</code>
                consecutive elements
                   of the SQL array, beginning with element
                <code>index</code>
                .
                @throws SQLException
                if an error occurs while attempting to access the array.
     */
    sequence<any> getArrayAtIndex([in]long index,
                                  [in]long count,
                                  [in]com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess
                                                                      typeMap)
            raises (SQLException);

      //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** returns a result set that contains the elements of the array
        designated by this
        <code>Array</code>
        object and uses the given
        <code>typeMap</code>
        to map the array elements.  If the base
        type of the array does not match a user-defined type in
        <code>typeMap</code>
        or the
        <code>typeMap</code>
        is
        <NULL/>
        ,
        the connection type mapping is used instead.


        <p>
        The result set contains one row for each array element, with
        two columns in each row.  The second column stores the element
        value; the first column stores the index into the array for
        that element (with the first array element being at index 1).
        The rows are in ascending order corresponding to
        the order of the indices.
        </p>

        @param  typeMap
            contains mapping of SQL user-defined types to classes in the UNO programming language
        @returns
            a ResultSet object containing one row for each of the elements in the array designated by this Array object,
            with the rows in ascending order based on the indices.
        @throws SQLException
            if a database access error occurs.
     */
    XResultSet getResultSet([in]com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess typeMap)
        raises (SQLException);

      //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /** returns a result set holding the elements of the subarray that
        starts at index
        <code>index</code>
        and contains up to
        <code>count</code>
        successive elements. This method uses the given
        <code>typeMap</code>
        to map the array elements. If the base
        type of the array does not match a user-defined type in
        <code>typeMap</code>
        or the
        <code>typeMap</code>
        is
        <NULL/>
        ,
        the connection type mapping is used instead.


        <p>
        The result set contains one row for each array element, with
        two columns in each row.  The second column stores the element
        value; the first column stores the index into the array for
        that element (with the first array element being at index 1).
        The rows are in ascending order corresponding to
        the order of the indices.
        </p>
        @param index
            the array index of the first element to retrieve; the first element is at index 1.
        @param count
            the number of successive SQL array elements to retrieve,
        @param typeMap
            the Map object that contains the mapping of SQL type names to classes in the UNO programming language.
        @returns
            a ResultSet object containing up to count consecutive elements of the SQL array
            designated by this Array object, starting at index index.
        @throws SQLException
            if a database access error occurs.
     */
    XResultSet getResultSetAtIndex([in]long index,
                                   [in]long count,
                                   [in]com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess typeMap)
        raises (SQLException);
};

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}; }; }; };

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#endif