/*
 Copyright  2002-2004 MySQL AB, 2008 Sun Microsystems

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 */
package com.mysql.jdbc;

import java.sql.SQLException;

/**
 * The Java SQL framework allows for multiple database drivers. Each driver
 * should supply a class that implements the Driver interface
 * 
 * <p>
 * The DriverManager will try to load as many drivers as it can find and then
 * for any given connection request, it will ask each driver in turn to try to
 * connect to the target URL.
 * 
 * <p>
 * It is strongly recommended that each Driver class should be small and
 * standalone so that the Driver class can be loaded and queried without
 * bringing in vast quantities of supporting code.
 * 
 * <p>
 * When a Driver class is loaded, it should create an instance of itself and
 * register it with the DriverManager. This means that a user can load and
 * register a driver by doing Class.forName("foo.bah.Driver")
 * 
 * @see org.gjt.mm.mysql.Connection
 * @see java.sql.Driver
 * @author Mark Matthews
 * @version $Id$
 */
public class Driver extends NonRegisteringDriver implements java.sql.Driver {
	// ~ Static fields/initializers
	// ---------------------------------------------

	//
	// Register ourselves with the DriverManager
	//
	static {
		try {
			java.sql.DriverManager.registerDriver(new Driver());
		} catch (SQLException E) {
			throw new RuntimeException("Can't register driver!");
		}
	}

	// ~ Constructors
	// -----------------------------------------------------------

	/**
	 * Construct a new driver and register it with DriverManager
	 * 
	 * @throws SQLException
	 *             if a database error occurs.
	 */
	public Driver() throws SQLException {
		// Required for Class.forName().newInstance()
	}
}