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Class Summary |
| Catalog |
A database catalog, sometimes known as a "database" on the database server. |
| Column |
A column is a part of a database table, holding a specific value for every
row in the table. |
| DefaultMetaDataFactory |
A default meta data factory implementation that will create default
implementations of each meta data object (Catalog, Table,
Column, etc...) |
| Function |
Will hold metadata information about a function |
| Index |
An index on a database is a kind of fast lookup-table over (usually) one or
(sometimes) more columns in a database table. |
| MetaDataResolver |
The MetaDataResolver is used to extract meta data from the database server. |
| Schema |
In database terminology, especially in the JDBC world, a Schema is a
middle level organizational container. |
| StoredProcedure |
A stored procedure is normally a piece of programming code that has
been pre-created on the server and has been compiled into some intermediate
format, to be executed by a specific command. |
| SystemTable |
Will hold metadata information about a system table |
| Table |
Table is the primary object you deal with in a database server, they contain
at least one column (often more) making the definition of the table and 0 or
more rows, which each row has a value for each column. |
| View |
A View in the database world is a kind of virtual table, defined by
a SELECT statement that is being run every time you select from the view. |