Name	method, %	comment, %	TODO	@see
smallsql.database.RowSource	22	41,9%   (1472/2043)	0	0

/* =============================================================
 * SmallSQL : a free Java DBMS library for the Java(tm) platform
 * =============================================================
 *
 * (C) Copyright 2004-2006, by Volker Berlin.
 *
 * Project Info:  http://www.smallsql.de/
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 *
 * ---------------
 * RowSource.java
 * ---------------
 * Author: Volker Berlin
 * 
 */
package smallsql.database;

import java.sql.*;
/**
 * This is the navigation through the rows of any source.
 * This is an abstract class and not an interface because interfaces are ever public.
 * All Implementations are used as a Source in the FROM clause.
 * 
 * Know Implementations are:
 * - Join
 * - TableResult
 * - ViewResult
 * - MemoryResult
 * - GroupResult (extends from MemoryResult)
 * - SortedResult
 * - UnionAll
 * 
 * Future Implementations are:
 * - Inner SELECT
 * - row function
 */
abstract class RowSource {
	
	
	/**
	 * If this RowSource is scrollable. It means it can scroll in all directions.
	 */
	abstract boolean isScrollable();
	
	/**
	 * Equals to ResultSet.beforeFirst()
	 */
	abstract void beforeFirst() throws Exception;

	
	
	/**
	 * Equals to ResultSet.isBeforeFirst().
	 */
	boolean isBeforeFirst() throws SQLException{
		throw Utils.createSQLException("ResultSet is forward only.");
	}

	/**
	 * Equals to ResultSet.isFirst().
	 */
	boolean isFirst() throws SQLException{
		throw Utils.createSQLException("ResultSet is forward only.");
	}
    

	/**
	 * Equals to ResultSet.first()
	 * @return
	 */
    abstract boolean first() throws Exception;

	boolean previous() throws Exception{
		throw Utils.createSQLException("ResultSet is forward only.");
	}
	
    abstract boolean next() throws Exception;
    
    
	boolean last() throws Exception{
		throw Utils.createSQLException("ResultSet is forward only.");
	}
	
	
	/**
	 * Equals to ResultSet.isLast().
	 */
	boolean isLast() throws Exception{
		throw Utils.createSQLException("ResultSet is forward only.");
	}

	/**
	 * Equals to ResultSet.isAfterLast().
	 */
	boolean isAfterLast() throws SQLException{
		throw Utils.createSQLException("ResultSet is forward only.");
	}
    

	abstract void afterLast() throws Exception;
	
	
	boolean absolute(int row) throws Exception{
		throw Utils.createSQLException("ResultSet is forward only.");
	}
	
	
	boolean relative(int rows) throws Exception{
		throw Utils.createSQLException("ResultSet is forward only.");
	}
	
	
	abstract int getRow() throws Exception;
	
    
    
    /**
     * Get a marker for the current row. The method setRowPostion must be reconstruct
     * the current row. The RowPosition can be a file offset for TableResult.
     * This is using for SortedResult.
     * @return The value need be >= 0.
     * It can be a counter for MemoryResult.
     */
	abstract long getRowPosition();

	/**
	 * Restore the row that was marked with the value. This is using for SortedResult.
	 * @param rowPosition Only values that are return from getRowPosition are valid.
	 */
	abstract void setRowPosition(long rowPosition) throws Exception;
	
	/**
	 * Is used for OUTER JOIN to set the RowSource to NULL if the row exists
	 * only in the major RowSource (table)
	 */
	abstract void nullRow();
	
	/**
	 * Is used for JOIN to set both site to "No current row". This is needed if
	 * one site has 0 rows that the getXXX() methods throw this exception.
	 */
	abstract void noRow();
	
	
	/**
	 * If the current row is inserted in this ResultSet.
	 */
	abstract boolean rowInserted();
	
	/**
	 * If the current row is deleted.
	 */
	abstract boolean rowDeleted();
	
	/**
	 * Returns true if a alias was set and no more alias can be set. 
	 * This is used from the SQLParser
	 * @return 
	 */
    boolean hasAlias(){
    	return true;
    }
	

    void setAlias(String name) throws SQLException{
        throw Utils.createSQLException("Alias not supported for this type of row source." );
    }
    
    /**
     * Perform some operation on some RowSources per ResultSet. For example the grouping
     * on GroupResult and sorting on SortedResult.
     */
    abstract void execute() throws Exception;
    
}