XDC.java

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package org.griphyn.vdl.dbschema;

import java.sql.*;
import org.griphyn.vdl.classes.Definition;

/**
 * This common schema interface defines advanced search interfaces for
 * VDC. The advanced methods required permit wildcard searches, partial
 * matches, and candidate list compilations that are not part of the
 * simpler {@link VDC} interface.
 *
 * @author Jens-S. Vöckler
 * @author Yong Zhao
 * @version $Revision$
 *
 * @see org.griphyn.vdl.dbschema.DatabaseSchema 
 * @see org.griphyn.vdl.dbdriver 
 */
public interface XDC extends Advanced, Annotation
{
  public abstract java.util.List 
    searchDefinition( String xpath)
    throws SQLException;

  public abstract java.util.List 
    searchElements( String xpath)
    throws SQLException;
}