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  package java.sql;
  
  import java.math.BigDecimal;
  import java.util.Calendar;
  import java.io.Reader;
  import java.io.InputStream;
  
  /**
   * An object that represents a precompiled SQL statement.
   * <P>A SQL statement is precompiled and stored in a
   * <code>PreparedStatement</code> object. This object can then be used to
   * efficiently execute this statement multiple times.
   *
   * <P><B>Note:</B> The setter methods (<code>setShort</code>, <code>setString</code>,
   * and so on) for setting IN parameter values
   * must specify types that are compatible with the defined SQL type of
   * the input parameter. For instance, if the IN parameter has SQL type
   * <code>INTEGER</code>, then the method <code>setInt</code> should be used.
   *
   * <p>If arbitrary parameter type conversions are required, the method
   * <code>setObject</code> should be used with a target SQL type.
   * <P>
   * In the following example of setting a parameter, <code>con</code> represents
   * an active connection:
   * <PRE>
   *   PreparedStatement pstmt = con.prepareStatement("UPDATE EMPLOYEES
   *                                     SET SALARY = ? WHERE ID = ?");
   *   pstmt.setBigDecimal(1, 153833.00)
   *   pstmt.setInt(2, 110592)
   * </PRE>
   *
   * @see Connection#prepareStatement
   * @see ResultSet
   */
  
  public interface PreparedStatement extends Statement {
  
      /**
       * Executes the SQL query in this <code>PreparedStatement</code> object
       * and returns the <code>ResultSet</code> object generated by the query.
       *
       * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object that contains the data produced by the
       *         query; never <code>null</code>
       * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs;
       * this method is called on a closed  <code>PreparedStatement</code> or the SQL
       *            statement does not return a <code>ResultSet</code> object
       * @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
       * timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
       * method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
       * the currently running {@code Statement}
       */
      ResultSet executeQuery() throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Executes the SQL statement in this <code>PreparedStatement</code> object,
       * which must be an SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statement, such as <code>INSERT</code>, <code>UPDATE</code> or
       * <code>DELETE</code>; or an SQL statement that returns nothing,
       * such as a DDL statement.
       *
       * @return either (1) the row count for SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements
       *         or (2) 0 for SQL statements that return nothing
       * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs;
       * this method is called on a closed  <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * or the SQL statement returns a <code>ResultSet</code> object
       * @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
       * timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
       * method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
       * the currently running {@code Statement}
       */
      int executeUpdate() throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to SQL <code>NULL</code>.
       *
       * <P><B>Note:</B> You must specify the parameter's SQL type.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param sqlType the SQL type code defined in <code>java.sql.Types</code>
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if <code>sqlType</code> is
       * a <code>ARRAY</code>, <code>BLOB</code>, <code>CLOB</code>,
       * <code>DATALINK</code>, <code>JAVA_OBJECT</code>, <code>NCHAR</code>,
       * <code>NCLOB</code>, <code>NVARCHAR</code>, <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code>,
       *  <code>REF</code>, <code>ROWID</code>, <code>SQLXML</code>
       * or  <code>STRUCT</code> data type and the JDBC driver does not support
       * this data type
       */
      void setNull(int parameterIndex, int sqlType) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>boolean</code> value.
       * The driver converts this
       * to an SQL <code>BIT</code> or <code>BOOLEAN</code> value when it sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement;
       * if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void setBoolean(int parameterIndex, boolean x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>byte</code> value.
       * The driver converts this
       * to an SQL <code>TINYINT</code> value when it sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void setByte(int parameterIndex, byte x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>short</code> value.
       * The driver converts this
       * to an SQL <code>SMALLINT</code> value when it sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void setShort(int parameterIndex, short x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>int</code> value.
       * The driver converts this
       * to an SQL <code>INTEGER</code> value when it sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void setInt(int parameterIndex, int x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>long</code> value.
       * The driver converts this
       * to an SQL <code>BIGINT</code> value when it sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void setLong(int parameterIndex, long x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>float</code> value.
       * The driver converts this
       * to an SQL <code>REAL</code> value when it sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void setFloat(int parameterIndex, float x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>double</code> value.
       * The driver converts this
       * to an SQL <code>DOUBLE</code> value when it sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void setDouble(int parameterIndex, double x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.math.BigDecimal</code> value.
       * The driver converts this to an SQL <code>NUMERIC</code> value when
       * it sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void setBigDecimal(int parameterIndex, BigDecimal x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java <code>String</code> value.
       * The driver converts this
       * to an SQL <code>VARCHAR</code> or <code>LONGVARCHAR</code> value
       * (depending on the argument's
       * size relative to the driver's limits on <code>VARCHAR</code> values)
       * when it sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void setString(int parameterIndex, String x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given Java array of bytes.  The driver converts
       * this to an SQL <code>VARBINARY</code> or <code>LONGVARBINARY</code>
       * (depending on the argument's size relative to the driver's limits on
       * <code>VARBINARY</code> values) when it sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void setBytes(int parameterIndex, byte x[]) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Date</code> value
       * using the default time zone of the virtual machine that is running
       * the application.
       * The driver converts this
       * to an SQL <code>DATE</code> value when it sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void setDate(int parameterIndex, Date x)
              throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Time</code> value.
       * The driver converts this
       * to an SQL <code>TIME</code> value when it sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void setTime(int parameterIndex, Time x)
              throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Timestamp</code> value.
       * The driver
       * converts this to an SQL <code>TIMESTAMP</code> value when it sends it to the
       * database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>     */
      void setTimestamp(int parameterIndex, Timestamp x)
              throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which will have
       * the specified number of bytes.
       * When a very large ASCII value is input to a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code>
       * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
       * <code>java.io.InputStream</code>. Data will be read from the stream
       * as needed until end-of-file is reached.  The JDBC driver will
       * do any necessary conversion from ASCII to the database char format.
       *
       * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
       * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
       * standard interface.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the Java input stream that contains the ASCII parameter value
       * @param length the number of bytes in the stream
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void setAsciiStream(int parameterIndex, InputStream x, int length)
              throws SQLException;
  
      // Android-changed: Added reason to @deprecated to improve the documentation.
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which
       * will have the specified number of bytes.
       *
       * When a very large Unicode value is input to a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code>
       * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
       * <code>java.io.InputStream</code> object. The data will be read from the
       * stream as needed until end-of-file is reached.  The JDBC driver will
       * do any necessary conversion from Unicode to the database char format.
       *
       *The byte format of the Unicode stream must be a Java UTF-8, as defined in the
       *Java Virtual Machine Specification.
       *
       * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
       * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
       * standard interface.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x a <code>java.io.InputStream</code> object that contains the
       *        Unicode parameter value
       * @param length the number of bytes in the stream
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
       * this method
       * @deprecated Use setCharacterStream
       */
      // Android-added: @Deprecated annotation from OpenJDK8u121-b13 to fix build warnings.
      @Deprecated
      void setUnicodeStream(int parameterIndex, InputStream x,
                            int length) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which will have
       * the specified number of bytes.
       * When a very large binary value is input to a <code>LONGVARBINARY</code>
       * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
       * <code>java.io.InputStream</code> object. The data will be read from the
       * stream as needed until end-of-file is reached.
       *
       * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
       * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
       * standard interface.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the java input stream which contains the binary parameter value
       * @param length the number of bytes in the stream
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void setBinaryStream(int parameterIndex, InputStream x,
                           int length) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Clears the current parameter values immediately.
       * <P>In general, parameter values remain in force for repeated use of a
       * statement. Setting a parameter value automatically clears its
       * previous value.  However, in some cases it is useful to immediately
       * release the resources used by the current parameter values; this can
       * be done by calling the method <code>clearParameters</code>.
       *
       * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       */
      void clearParameters() throws SQLException;
  
      //----------------------------------------------------------------------
      // Advanced features:
  
     /**
      * Sets the value of the designated parameter with the given object.
      * This method is like the method <code>setObject</code>
      * above, except that it assumes a scale of zero.
      *
      * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
      * @param x the object containing the input parameter value
      * @param targetSqlType the SQL type (as defined in java.sql.Types) to be
      *                      sent to the database
      * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
      * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
      * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if <code>targetSqlType</code> is
      * a <code>ARRAY</code>, <code>BLOB</code>, <code>CLOB</code>,
      * <code>DATALINK</code>, <code>JAVA_OBJECT</code>, <code>NCHAR</code>,
      * <code>NCLOB</code>, <code>NVARCHAR</code>, <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code>,
      *  <code>REF</code>, <code>ROWID</code>, <code>SQLXML</code>
      * or  <code>STRUCT</code> data type and the JDBC driver does not support
      * this data type
      * @see Types
      */
      void setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x, int targetSqlType)
        throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * <p>Sets the value of the designated parameter using the given object.
       * The second parameter must be of type <code>Object</code>; therefore, the
       * <code>java.lang</code> equivalent objects should be used for built-in types.
       *
       * <p>The JDBC specification specifies a standard mapping from
       * Java <code>Object</code> types to SQL types.  The given argument
       * will be converted to the corresponding SQL type before being
       * sent to the database.
       *
       * <p>Note that this method may be used to pass datatabase-
       * specific abstract data types, by using a driver-specific Java
       * type.
       *
       * If the object is of a class implementing the interface <code>SQLData</code>,
       * the JDBC driver should call the method <code>SQLData.writeSQL</code>
       * to write it to the SQL data stream.
       * If, on the other hand, the object is of a class implementing
       * <code>Ref</code>, <code>Blob</code>, <code>Clob</code>,  <code>NClob</code>,
       *  <code>Struct</code>, <code>java.net.URL</code>, <code>RowId</code>, <code>SQLXML</code>
       * or <code>Array</code>, the driver should pass it to the database as a
       * value of the corresponding SQL type.
       * <P>
       *<b>Note:</b> Not all databases allow for a non-typed Null to be sent to
       * the backend. For maximum portability, the <code>setNull</code> or the
       * <code>setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x, int sqlType)</code>
       * method should be used
       * instead of <code>setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x)</code>.
       *<p>
       * <b>Note:</b> This method throws an exception if there is an ambiguity, for example, if the
       * object is of a class implementing more than one of the interfaces named above.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the object containing the input parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
       *  this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * or the type of the given object is ambiguous
       */
      void setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Executes the SQL statement in this <code>PreparedStatement</code> object,
       * which may be any kind of SQL statement.
       * Some prepared statements return multiple results; the <code>execute</code>
       * method handles these complex statements as well as the simpler
       * form of statements handled by the methods <code>executeQuery</code>
       * and <code>executeUpdate</code>.
       * <P>
       * The <code>execute</code> method returns a <code>boolean</code> to
       * indicate the form of the first result.  You must call either the method
       * <code>getResultSet</code> or <code>getUpdateCount</code>
       * to retrieve the result; you must call <code>getMoreResults</code> to
       * move to any subsequent result(s).
       *
       * @return <code>true</code> if the first result is a <code>ResultSet</code>
       *         object; <code>false</code> if the first result is an update
       *         count or there is no result
       * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs;
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * or an argument is supplied to this method
       * @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
       * timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
       * method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
       * the currently running {@code Statement}
       * @see Statement#execute
       * @see Statement#getResultSet
       * @see Statement#getUpdateCount
       * @see Statement#getMoreResults
  
       */
      boolean execute() throws SQLException;
  
      //--------------------------JDBC 2.0-----------------------------
  
      /**
       * Adds a set of parameters to this <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * object's batch of commands.
       *
       * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @see Statement#addBatch
       * @since 1.2
       */
      void addBatch() throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>Reader</code>
       * object, which is the given number of characters long.
       * When a very large UNICODE value is input to a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code>
       * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
       * <code>java.io.Reader</code> object. The data will be read from the stream
       * as needed until end-of-file is reached.  The JDBC driver will
       * do any necessary conversion from UNICODE to the database char format.
       *
       * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
       * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
       * standard interface.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param reader the <code>java.io.Reader</code> object that contains the
       *        Unicode data
       * @param length the number of characters in the stream
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @since 1.2
       */
      void setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex,
                            Reader reader,
                            int length) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given
       *  <code>REF(&lt;structured-type&gt;)</code> value.
       * The driver converts this to an SQL <code>REF</code> value when it
       * sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x an SQL <code>REF</code> value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       * @since 1.2
       */
      void setRef (int parameterIndex, Ref x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Blob</code> object.
       * The driver converts this to an SQL <code>BLOB</code> value when it
       * sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x a <code>Blob</code> object that maps an SQL <code>BLOB</code> value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       * @since 1.2
       */
      void setBlob (int parameterIndex, Blob x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Clob</code> object.
       * The driver converts this to an SQL <code>CLOB</code> value when it
       * sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x a <code>Clob</code> object that maps an SQL <code>CLOB</code> value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       * @since 1.2
       */
      void setClob (int parameterIndex, Clob x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Array</code> object.
       * The driver converts this to an SQL <code>ARRAY</code> value when it
       * sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x an <code>Array</code> object that maps an SQL <code>ARRAY</code> value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       * @since 1.2
       */
      void setArray (int parameterIndex, Array x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Retrieves a <code>ResultSetMetaData</code> object that contains
       * information about the columns of the <code>ResultSet</code> object
       * that will be returned when this <code>PreparedStatement</code> object
       * is executed.
       * <P>
       * Because a <code>PreparedStatement</code> object is precompiled, it is
       * possible to know about the <code>ResultSet</code> object that it will
       * return without having to execute it.  Consequently, it is possible
       * to invoke the method <code>getMetaData</code> on a
       * <code>PreparedStatement</code> object rather than waiting to execute
       * it and then invoking the <code>ResultSet.getMetaData</code> method
       * on the <code>ResultSet</code> object that is returned.
       * <P>
       * <B>NOTE:</B> Using this method may be expensive for some drivers due
       * to the lack of underlying DBMS support.
       *
       * @return the description of a <code>ResultSet</code> object's columns or
       *         <code>null</code> if the driver cannot return a
       *         <code>ResultSetMetaData</code> object
       * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
       * this method
       * @since 1.2
       */
      ResultSetMetaData getMetaData() throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Date</code> value,
       * using the given <code>Calendar</code> object.  The driver uses
       * the <code>Calendar</code> object to construct an SQL <code>DATE</code> value,
       * which the driver then sends to the database.  With
       * a <code>Calendar</code> object, the driver can calculate the date
       * taking into account a custom timezone.  If no
       * <code>Calendar</code> object is specified, the driver uses the default
       * timezone, which is that of the virtual machine running the application.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @param cal the <code>Calendar</code> object the driver will use
       *            to construct the date
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @since 1.2
       */
      void setDate(int parameterIndex, Date x, Calendar cal)
              throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Time</code> value,
       * using the given <code>Calendar</code> object.  The driver uses
       * the <code>Calendar</code> object to construct an SQL <code>TIME</code> value,
       * which the driver then sends to the database.  With
       * a <code>Calendar</code> object, the driver can calculate the time
       * taking into account a custom timezone.  If no
       * <code>Calendar</code> object is specified, the driver uses the default
       * timezone, which is that of the virtual machine running the application.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @param cal the <code>Calendar</code> object the driver will use
       *            to construct the time
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @since 1.2
       */
      void setTime(int parameterIndex, Time x, Calendar cal)
              throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.Timestamp</code> value,
       * using the given <code>Calendar</code> object.  The driver uses
       * the <code>Calendar</code> object to construct an SQL <code>TIMESTAMP</code> value,
       * which the driver then sends to the database.  With a
       *  <code>Calendar</code> object, the driver can calculate the timestamp
       * taking into account a custom timezone.  If no
       * <code>Calendar</code> object is specified, the driver uses the default
       * timezone, which is that of the virtual machine running the application.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @param cal the <code>Calendar</code> object the driver will use
       *            to construct the timestamp
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @since 1.2
       */
      void setTimestamp(int parameterIndex, Timestamp x, Calendar cal)
              throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to SQL <code>NULL</code>.
       * This version of the method <code>setNull</code> should
       * be used for user-defined types and REF type parameters.  Examples
       * of user-defined types include: STRUCT, DISTINCT, JAVA_OBJECT, and
       * named array types.
       *
       * <P><B>Note:</B> To be portable, applications must give the
       * SQL type code and the fully-qualified SQL type name when specifying
       * a NULL user-defined or REF parameter.  In the case of a user-defined type
       * the name is the type name of the parameter itself.  For a REF
       * parameter, the name is the type name of the referenced type.  If
       * a JDBC driver does not need the type code or type name information,
       * it may ignore it.
       *
       * Although it is intended for user-defined and Ref parameters,
       * this method may be used to set a null parameter of any JDBC type.
       * If the parameter does not have a user-defined or REF type, the given
       * typeName is ignored.
       *
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param sqlType a value from <code>java.sql.Types</code>
       * @param typeName the fully-qualified name of an SQL user-defined type;
       *  ignored if the parameter is not a user-defined type or REF
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if <code>sqlType</code> is
       * a <code>ARRAY</code>, <code>BLOB</code>, <code>CLOB</code>,
       * <code>DATALINK</code>, <code>JAVA_OBJECT</code>, <code>NCHAR</code>,
       * <code>NCLOB</code>, <code>NVARCHAR</code>, <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code>,
       *  <code>REF</code>, <code>ROWID</code>, <code>SQLXML</code>
       * or  <code>STRUCT</code> data type and the JDBC driver does not support
       * this data type or if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       * @since 1.2
       */
    void setNull (int parameterIndex, int sqlType, String typeName)
      throws SQLException;
  
      //------------------------- JDBC 3.0 -----------------------------------
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.net.URL</code> value.
       * The driver converts this to an SQL <code>DATALINK</code> value
       * when it sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the <code>java.net.URL</code> object to be set
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       * @since 1.4
       */
      void setURL(int parameterIndex, java.net.URL x) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Retrieves the number, types and properties of this
       * <code>PreparedStatement</code> object's parameters.
       *
       * @return a <code>ParameterMetaData</code> object that contains information
       *         about the number, types and properties for each
       *  parameter marker of this <code>PreparedStatement</code> object
       * @exception SQLException if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @see ParameterMetaData
       * @since 1.4
       */
      ParameterMetaData getParameterMetaData() throws SQLException;
  
      //------------------------- JDBC 4.0 -----------------------------------
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.RowId</code> object. The
       * driver converts this to a SQL <code>ROWID</code> value when it sends it
       * to the database
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the parameter value
       * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       *
       * @since 1.6
       */
      void setRowId(int parameterIndex, RowId x) throws SQLException;
  
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated paramter to the given <code>String</code> object.
       * The driver converts this to a SQL <code>NCHAR</code> or
       * <code>NVARCHAR</code> or <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code> value
       * (depending on the argument's
       * size relative to the driver's limits on <code>NVARCHAR</code> values)
       * when it sends it to the database.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param value the parameter value
       * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if the driver does not support national
       *         character sets;  if the driver can detect that a data conversion
       *  error could occur; if a database access error occurs; or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       * @since 1.6
       */
       void setNString(int parameterIndex, String value) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>Reader</code> object. The
       * <code>Reader</code> reads the data till end-of-file is reached. The
       * driver does the necessary conversion from Java character format to
       * the national character set in the database.
       * @param parameterIndex of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param value the parameter value
       * @param length the number of characters in the parameter data.
       * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if the driver does not support national
       *         character sets;  if the driver can detect that a data conversion
       *  error could occur; if a database access error occurs; or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       * @since 1.6
       */
       void setNCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader value, long length) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>java.sql.NClob</code> object. The driver converts this to a
       * SQL <code>NCLOB</code> value when it sends it to the database.
       * @param parameterIndex of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param value the parameter value
       * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if the driver does not support national
       *         character sets;  if the driver can detect that a data conversion
       *  error could occur; if a database access error occurs; or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       * @since 1.6
       */
       void setNClob(int parameterIndex, NClob value) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>Reader</code> object.  The reader must contain  the number
       * of characters specified by length otherwise a <code>SQLException</code> will be
       * generated when the <code>PreparedStatement</code> is executed.
       *This method differs from the <code>setCharacterStream (int, Reader, int)</code> method
       * because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be sent to
       * the server as a <code>CLOB</code>.  When the <code>setCharacterStream</code> method is used, the
       * driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
       * data should be sent to the server as a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code> or a <code>CLOB</code>
       * @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param reader An object that contains the data to set the parameter value to.
       * @param length the number of characters in the parameter data.
       * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs; this method is called on
       * a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code> or if the length specified is less than zero.
       *
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       * @since 1.6
       */
       void setClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, long length)
         throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>InputStream</code> object.  The inputstream must contain  the number
       * of characters specified by length otherwise a <code>SQLException</code> will be
       * generated when the <code>PreparedStatement</code> is executed.
       * This method differs from the <code>setBinaryStream (int, InputStream, int)</code>
       * method because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be
       * sent to the server as a <code>BLOB</code>.  When the <code>setBinaryStream</code> method is used,
       * the driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
       * data should be sent to the server as a <code>LONGVARBINARY</code> or a <code>BLOB</code>
       * @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1,
       * the second is 2, ...
       * @param inputStream An object that contains the data to set the parameter
       * value to.
       * @param length the number of bytes in the parameter data.
       * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>;
       *  if the length specified
       * is less than zero or if the number of bytes in the inputstream does not match
       * the specfied length.
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       *
       * @since 1.6
       */
       void setBlob(int parameterIndex, InputStream inputStream, long length)
          throws SQLException;
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>Reader</code> object.  The reader must contain  the number
       * of characters specified by length otherwise a <code>SQLException</code> will be
       * generated when the <code>PreparedStatement</code> is executed.
       * This method differs from the <code>setCharacterStream (int, Reader, int)</code> method
       * because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be sent to
       * the server as a <code>NCLOB</code>.  When the <code>setCharacterStream</code> method is used, the
       * driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
       * data should be sent to the server as a <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code> or a <code>NCLOB</code>
       * @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param reader An object that contains the data to set the parameter value to.
       * @param length the number of characters in the parameter data.
       * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if the length specified is less than zero;
       * if the driver does not support national character sets;
       * if the driver can detect that a data conversion
       *  error could occur;  if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       *
       * @since 1.6
       */
       void setNClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, long length)
         throws SQLException;
  
       /**
        * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>java.sql.SQLXML</code> object.
        * The driver converts this to an
        * SQL <code>XML</code> value when it sends it to the database.
        * <p>
        *
        * @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
        * @param xmlObject a <code>SQLXML</code> object that maps an SQL <code>XML</code> value
        * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
        *  this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
        * or the <code>java.xml.transform.Result</code>,
        *  <code>Writer</code> or <code>OutputStream</code> has not been closed for
        * the <code>SQLXML</code> object
        * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
        *
        * @since 1.6
        */
       void setSQLXML(int parameterIndex, SQLXML xmlObject) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * <p>Sets the value of the designated parameter with the given object. The second
       * argument must be an object type; for integral values, the
       * <code>java.lang</code> equivalent objects should be used.
       *
       * If the second argument is an <code>InputStream</code> then the stream must contain
       * the number of bytes specified by scaleOrLength.  If the second argument is a
       * <code>Reader</code> then the reader must contain the number of characters specified
       * by scaleOrLength. If these conditions are not true the driver will generate a
       * <code>SQLException</code> when the prepared statement is executed.
       *
       * <p>The given Java object will be converted to the given targetSqlType
       * before being sent to the database.
       *
       * If the object has a custom mapping (is of a class implementing the
       * interface <code>SQLData</code>),
       * the JDBC driver should call the method <code>SQLData.writeSQL</code> to
       * write it to the SQL data stream.
       * If, on the other hand, the object is of a class implementing
       * <code>Ref</code>, <code>Blob</code>, <code>Clob</code>,  <code>NClob</code>,
       *  <code>Struct</code>, <code>java.net.URL</code>,
       * or <code>Array</code>, the driver should pass it to the database as a
       * value of the corresponding SQL type.
       *
       * <p>Note that this method may be used to pass database-specific
       * abstract data types.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the object containing the input parameter value
       * @param targetSqlType the SQL type (as defined in java.sql.Types) to be
       * sent to the database. The scale argument may further qualify this type.
       * @param scaleOrLength for <code>java.sql.Types.DECIMAL</code>
       *          or <code>java.sql.Types.NUMERIC types</code>,
       *          this is the number of digits after the decimal point. For
       *          Java Object types <code>InputStream</code> and <code>Reader</code>,
       *          this is the length
       *          of the data in the stream or reader.  For all other types,
       *          this value will be ignored.
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code> or
       *            if the Java Object specified by x is an InputStream
       *            or Reader object and the value of the scale parameter is less
       *            than zero
       * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if <code>targetSqlType</code> is
       * a <code>ARRAY</code>, <code>BLOB</code>, <code>CLOB</code>,
       * <code>DATALINK</code>, <code>JAVA_OBJECT</code>, <code>NCHAR</code>,
       * <code>NCLOB</code>, <code>NVARCHAR</code>, <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code>,
       *  <code>REF</code>, <code>ROWID</code>, <code>SQLXML</code>
       * or  <code>STRUCT</code> data type and the JDBC driver does not support
       * this data type
       * @see Types
       *
       * @since 1.6
       */
      void setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x, int targetSqlType, int scaleOrLength)
              throws SQLException;
     /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which will have
       * the specified number of bytes.
       * When a very large ASCII value is input to a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code>
       * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
       * <code>java.io.InputStream</code>. Data will be read from the stream
       * as needed until end-of-file is reached.  The JDBC driver will
       * do any necessary conversion from ASCII to the database char format.
       *
       * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
       * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
       * standard interface.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the Java input stream that contains the ASCII parameter value
       * @param length the number of bytes in the stream
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @since 1.6
      */
      void setAsciiStream(int parameterIndex, InputStream x, long length)
              throws SQLException;
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which will have
       * the specified number of bytes.
       * When a very large binary value is input to a <code>LONGVARBINARY</code>
       * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
       * <code>java.io.InputStream</code> object. The data will be read from the
       * stream as needed until end-of-file is reached.
       *
       * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
       * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
       * standard interface.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the java input stream which contains the binary parameter value
       * @param length the number of bytes in the stream
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @since 1.6
       */
      void setBinaryStream(int parameterIndex, InputStream x,
                           long length) throws SQLException;
          /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>Reader</code>
       * object, which is the given number of characters long.
       * When a very large UNICODE value is input to a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code>
       * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
       * <code>java.io.Reader</code> object. The data will be read from the stream
       * as needed until end-of-file is reached.  The JDBC driver will
       * do any necessary conversion from UNICODE to the database char format.
       *
       * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
       * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
       * standard interface.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param reader the <code>java.io.Reader</code> object that contains the
       *        Unicode data
       * @param length the number of characters in the stream
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @since 1.6
       */
      void setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex,
                            Reader reader,
                            long length) throws SQLException;
      //-----
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream.
       * When a very large ASCII value is input to a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code>
       * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
       * <code>java.io.InputStream</code>. Data will be read from the stream
       * as needed until end-of-file is reached.  The JDBC driver will
       * do any necessary conversion from ASCII to the database char format.
       *
       * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
       * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
       * standard interface.
       * <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
       * it might be more efficient to use a version of
       * <code>setAsciiStream</code> which takes a length parameter.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the Java input stream that contains the ASCII parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
         * @since 1.6
      */
      void setAsciiStream(int parameterIndex, InputStream x)
              throws SQLException;
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream.
       * When a very large binary value is input to a <code>LONGVARBINARY</code>
       * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
       * <code>java.io.InputStream</code> object. The data will be read from the
       * stream as needed until end-of-file is reached.
       *
       * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
       * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
       * standard interface.
       * <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
       * it might be more efficient to use a version of
       * <code>setBinaryStream</code> which takes a length parameter.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param x the java input stream which contains the binary parameter value
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       * @since 1.6
       */
      void setBinaryStream(int parameterIndex, InputStream x)
      throws SQLException;
          /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to the given <code>Reader</code>
       * object.
       * When a very large UNICODE value is input to a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code>
       * parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
       * <code>java.io.Reader</code> object. The data will be read from the stream
       * as needed until end-of-file is reached.  The JDBC driver will
       * do any necessary conversion from UNICODE to the database char format.
       *
       * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
       * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
       * standard interface.
       * <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
       * it might be more efficient to use a version of
       * <code>setCharacterStream</code> which takes a length parameter.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param reader the <code>java.io.Reader</code> object that contains the
       *        Unicode data
       * @exception SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       * @since 1.6
       */
      void setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex,
                            Reader reader) throws SQLException;
    /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>Reader</code> object. The
       * <code>Reader</code> reads the data till end-of-file is reached. The
       * driver does the necessary conversion from Java character format to
       * the national character set in the database.
  
       * <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
       * Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
       * standard interface.
       * <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
       * it might be more efficient to use a version of
       * <code>setNCharacterStream</code> which takes a length parameter.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param value the parameter value
       * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if the driver does not support national
       *         character sets;  if the driver can detect that a data conversion
       *  error could occur; if a database access error occurs; or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       * @since 1.6
       */
       void setNCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader value) throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>Reader</code> object.
       * This method differs from the <code>setCharacterStream (int, Reader)</code> method
       * because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be sent to
       * the server as a <code>CLOB</code>.  When the <code>setCharacterStream</code> method is used, the
       * driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
       * data should be sent to the server as a <code>LONGVARCHAR</code> or a <code>CLOB</code>
       *
       * <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
       * it might be more efficient to use a version of
       * <code>setClob</code> which takes a length parameter.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param reader An object that contains the data to set the parameter value to.
       * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs; this method is called on
       * a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>or if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement
       *
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       * @since 1.6
       */
       void setClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
         throws SQLException;
  
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>InputStream</code> object.
       * This method differs from the <code>setBinaryStream (int, InputStream)</code>
       * method because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be
       * sent to the server as a <code>BLOB</code>.  When the <code>setBinaryStream</code> method is used,
       * the driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
       * data should be sent to the server as a <code>LONGVARBINARY</code> or a <code>BLOB</code>
       *
       * <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
       * it might be more efficient to use a version of
       * <code>setBlob</code> which takes a length parameter.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1,
       * the second is 2, ...
       * @param inputStream An object that contains the data to set the parameter
       * value to.
       * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code> or
       * if parameterIndex does not correspond
       * to a parameter marker in the SQL statement,
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       *
       * @since 1.6
       */
       void setBlob(int parameterIndex, InputStream inputStream)
          throws SQLException;
      /**
       * Sets the designated parameter to a <code>Reader</code> object.
       * This method differs from the <code>setCharacterStream (int, Reader)</code> method
       * because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be sent to
       * the server as a <code>NCLOB</code>.  When the <code>setCharacterStream</code> method is used, the
       * driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
       * data should be sent to the server as a <code>LONGNVARCHAR</code> or a <code>NCLOB</code>
       * <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
       * it might be more efficient to use a version of
       * <code>setNClob</code> which takes a length parameter.
       *
       * @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
       * @param reader An object that contains the data to set the parameter value to.
       * @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
       * marker in the SQL statement;
       * if the driver does not support national character sets;
       * if the driver can detect that a data conversion
       *  error could occur;  if a database access error occurs or
       * this method is called on a closed <code>PreparedStatement</code>
       * @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException  if the JDBC driver does not support this method
       *
       * @since 1.6
       */
       void setNClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
         throws SQLException;
  
  
  }
  