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package javax.sql;
import java.sql.SQLException;
/**
* An interface for the creation of {@code ConnectionPoolDataSource} objects.
* Used internally within the package.
* <p>
* A class which implements the {@code ConnectionPoolDataSource} interface is
* typically registered with a JNDI naming service directory and is retrieved
* from there by name.
*/
public interface ConnectionPoolDataSource extends CommonDataSource {
/**
* Creates a connection to a database which can then be used as a pooled
* connection.
*
* @return a {@code PooledConnection} which represents the connection to the
* database.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a problem accessing the database.
*/
public PooledConnection getPooledConnection() throws SQLException;
/**
* Creates a connection to a database, using the supplied user name and
* password, which can then be used as a pooled connection.
*
* @param theUser
* the a user name for the database login.
* @param thePassword
* the password associated with the user identified by {@code
* theUser}.
* @return a {@code PooledConnection} object which represents the connection
* to the database.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a problem accessing the database.
*/
public PooledConnection getPooledConnection(String theUser,
String thePassword) throws SQLException;
}