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 */
package com.servoy.j2db.persistence;


import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * Identifies a SQL server table obj.
 *
 * @author jblok
 */
public interface ITable
{
	public static final int UNKNOWN = -1;
	public static final int TABLE = 0;
	public static final int VIEW = 1;
	public static final int ALIAS = 2; // not supported yet, only for completeness

	public String getName();

	public String getCatalog();

	public String getSchema();

	public int getTableType();

	public int getColumnType(String name);

	public String getSQLName();

	public String getDataSource();

	public String getServerName();

	public String[] getColumnNames();

	public String[] getDataProviderIDs();

	public Iterator<String> getRowIdentColumnNames();
}