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  25 
  26 package javax.sql.rowset.serial;
  27 
  28 import java.sql.*;
  29 import java.io.*;
  30 import java.util.Map;
  31 import java.net.URL;
  32 import java.util.Arrays;
  33 
  34 /**
  35  * A serialized version of an <code>Array</code>
  36  * object, which is the mapping in the Java programming language of an SQL
  37  * <code>ARRAY</code> value.
  38  * <P>
  39  * The <code>SerialArray</code> class provides a constructor for creating
  40  * a <code>SerialArray</code> instance from an <code>Array</code> object,
  41  * methods for getting the base type and the SQL name for the base type, and
  42  * methods for copying all or part of a <code>SerialArray</code> object.
  43  * <P>
  44  * Note: In order for this class to function correctly, a connection to the
  45  * data source
  46  * must be available in order for the SQL <code>Array</code> object to be
  47  * materialized (have all of its elements brought to the client server)
  48  * if necessary. At this time, logical pointers to the data in the data source,
  49  * such as locators, are not currently supported.
  50  */
  51 public class SerialArray implements Array, Serializable, Cloneable {
  52 
  53         /**
  54          * A serialized array in which each element is an <code>Object</code>
  55          * in the Java programming language that represents an element
  56          * in the SQL <code>ARRAY</code> value.
  57          * @serial
  58          */
  59     private Object[] elements;
  60 
  61         /**
  62          * The SQL type of the elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object.  The
  63          * type is expressed as one of the constants from the class
  64          * <code>java.sql.Types</code>.
  65          * @serial
  66          */
  67     private int baseType;
  68 
  69         /**
  70          * The type name used by the DBMS for the elements in the SQL <code>ARRAY</code>
  71          * value that this <code>SerialArray</code> object represents.
  72          * @serial
  73          */
  74     private String baseTypeName;
  75 
  76         /**
  77          * The number of elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object, which
  78          * is also the number of elements in the SQL <code>ARRAY</code> value
  79          * that this <code>SerialArray</code> object represents.
  80          * @serial
  81          */
  82     private int len;
  83 
  84     /**
  85      * Constructs a new <code>SerialArray</code> object from the given
  86      * <code>Array</code> object, using the given type map for the custom
  87      * mapping of each element when the elements are SQL UDTs.
  88      * <P>
  89      * This method does custom mapping if the array elements are a UDT
  90      * and the given type map has an entry for that UDT.
  91      * Custom mapping is recursive,
  92      * meaning that if, for instance, an element of an SQL structured type
  93      * is an SQL structured type that itself has an element that is an SQL
  94      * structured type, each structured type that has a custom mapping will be
  95      * mapped according to the given type map.
  96      * <P>
  97      * The new <code>SerialArray</code>
  98      * object contains the same elements as the <code>Array</code> object
  99      * from which it is built, except when the base type is the SQL type
 100      * <code>STRUCT</code>, <code>ARRAY</code>, <code>BLOB</code>,
 101      * <code>CLOB</code>, <code>DATALINK</code> or <code>JAVA_OBJECT</code>.
 102      * In this case, each element in the new
 103      * <code>SerialArray</code> object is the appropriate serialized form,
 104      * that is, a <code>SerialStruct</code>, <code>SerialArray</code>,
 105      * <code>SerialBlob</code>, <code>SerialClob</code>,
 106      * <code>SerialDatalink</code>, or <code>SerialJavaObject</code> object.
 107      * <P>
 108      * Note: (1) The <code>Array</code> object from which a <code>SerialArray</code>
 109      * object is created must have materialized the SQL <code>ARRAY</code> value's
 110      * data on the client before it is passed to the constructor.  Otherwise,
 111      * the new <code>SerialArray</code> object will contain no data.
 112      * <p>
 113      * Note: (2) If the <code>Array</code> contains <code>java.sql.Types.JAVA_OBJECT</code>
 114      * types, the <code>SerialJavaObject</code> constructor is called where checks
 115      * are made to ensure this object is serializable.
 116      * <p>
 117      * Note: (3) The <code>Array</code> object supplied to this constructor cannot
 118      * return <code>null</code> for any <code>Array.getArray()</code> methods.
 119      * <code>SerialArray</code> cannot serialize null array values.
 120      *
 121      *
 122      * @param array the <code>Array</code> object to be serialized
 123      * @param map a <code>java.util.Map</code> object in which
 124      *        each entry consists of 1) a <code>String</code> object
 125      *        giving the fully qualified name of a UDT (an SQL structured type or
 126      *        distinct type) and 2) the
 127      *        <code>Class</code> object for the <code>SQLData</code> implementation
 128      *        that defines how the UDT is to be mapped. The <i>map</i>
 129      *        parameter does not have any effect for <code>Blob</code>,
 130      *        <code>Clob</code>, <code>DATALINK</code>, or
 131      *        <code>JAVA_OBJECT</code> types.
 132      * @throws SerialException if an error occurs serializing the
 133      *        <code>Array</code> object
 134      * @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs or if the
 135      *        <i>array</i> or the <i>map</i> values are <code>null</code>
 136      */
 137      public SerialArray(Array array, Map<String,Class<?>> map)
 138          throws SerialException, SQLException
 139      {
 140 
 141         if ((array == null) || (map == null)) {
 142             throw new SQLException("Cannot instantiate a SerialArray " +
 143             "object with null parameters");
 144         }
 145 
 146         if ((elements = (Object[])array.getArray()) == null) {
 147              throw new SQLException("Invalid Array object. Calls to Array.getArray() " +
 148                  "return null value which cannot be serialized");
 149          }
 150 
 151         elements = (Object[])array.getArray(map);
 152         baseType = array.getBaseType();
 153         baseTypeName = array.getBaseTypeName();
 154         len = elements.length;
 155 
 156         switch (baseType) {
 157             case java.sql.Types.STRUCT:
 158                 for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 159                     elements[i] = new SerialStruct((Struct)elements[i], map);
 160                 }
 161             break;
 162 
 163             case java.sql.Types.ARRAY:
 164                 for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 165                     elements[i] = new SerialArray((Array)elements[i], map);
 166                 }
 167             break;
 168 
 169             case java.sql.Types.BLOB:
 170             for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 171                 elements[i] = new SerialBlob((Blob)elements[i]);
 172             }
 173             break;
 174 
 175             case java.sql.Types.CLOB:
 176                 for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 177                     elements[i] = new SerialClob((Clob)elements[i]);
 178                 }
 179             break;
 180 
 181             case java.sql.Types.DATALINK:
 182                 for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 183                     elements[i] = new SerialDatalink((URL)elements[i]);
 184                 }
 185             break;
 186 
 187             case java.sql.Types.JAVA_OBJECT:
 188                 for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 189                 elements[i] = new SerialJavaObject(elements[i]);
 190             }
 191         }
 192   }
 193 
 194     /**
 195      * This method frees the <code>Array</code> object and releases the resources that
 196      * it holds. The object is invalid once the <code>free</code>
 197      * method is called.
 198      *<p>
 199      * After <code>free</code> has been called, any attempt to invoke a
 200      * method other than <code>free</code> will result in a <code>SQLException</code>
 201      * being thrown.  If <code>free</code> is called multiple times, the subsequent
 202      * calls to <code>free</code> are treated as a no-op.
 203      *<p>
 204      *
 205      * @throws SQLException if an error occurs releasing
 206      * the Array's resources
 207      * @exception SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
 208      * this method
 209      * @since 1.6
 210      */
 211     public void free() throws SQLException {
 212          throw new SQLFeatureNotSupportedException("Feature not supported");
 213     }
 214 
 215     /**
 216      * Constructs a new <code>SerialArray</code> object from the given
 217      * <code>Array</code> object.
 218      * <P>
 219      * This constructor does not do custom mapping.  If the base type of the array
 220      * is an SQL structured type and custom mapping is desired, the constructor
 221      * <code>SerialArray(Array array, Map map)</code> should be used.
 222      * <P>
 223      * The new <code>SerialArray</code>
 224      * object contains the same elements as the <code>Array</code> object
 225      * from which it is built, except when the base type is the SQL type
 226      * <code>BLOB</code>,
 227      * <code>CLOB</code>, <code>DATALINK</code> or <code>JAVA_OBJECT</code>.
 228      * In this case, each element in the new
 229      * <code>SerialArray</code> object is the appropriate serialized form,
 230      * that is, a <code>SerialBlob</code>, <code>SerialClob</code>,
 231      * <code>SerialDatalink</code>, or <code>SerialJavaObject</code> object.
 232      * <P>
 233      * Note: (1) The <code>Array</code> object from which a <code>SerialArray</code>
 234      * object is created must have materialized the SQL <code>ARRAY</code> value's
 235      * data on the client before it is passed to the constructor.  Otherwise,
 236      * the new <code>SerialArray</code> object will contain no data.
 237      * <p>
 238      * Note: (2) The <code>Array</code> object supplied to this constructor cannot
 239      * return <code>null</code> for any <code>Array.getArray()</code> methods.
 240      * <code>SerialArray</code> cannot serialize <code>null</code> array values.
 241      *
 242      * @param array the <code>Array</code> object to be serialized
 243      * @throws SerialException if an error occurs serializing the
 244      *     <code>Array</code> object
 245      * @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs or the
 246      *     <i>array</i> parameter is <code>null</code>.
 247      */
 248      public SerialArray(Array array) throws SerialException, SQLException {
 249          if (array == null) {
 250              throw new SQLException("Cannot instantiate a SerialArray " +
 251                  "object with a null Array object");
 252          }
 253 
 254          if ((elements = (Object[])array.getArray()) == null) {
 255              throw new SQLException("Invalid Array object. Calls to Array.getArray() " +
 256                  "return null value which cannot be serialized");
 257          }
 258 
 259          //elements = (Object[])array.getArray();
 260          baseType = array.getBaseType();
 261          baseTypeName = array.getBaseTypeName();
 262          len = elements.length;
 263 
 264         switch (baseType) {
 265 
 266         case java.sql.Types.BLOB:
 267             for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 268                 elements[i] = new SerialBlob((Blob)elements[i]);
 269             }
 270             break;
 271 
 272         case java.sql.Types.CLOB:
 273             for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 274                 elements[i] = new SerialClob((Clob)elements[i]);
 275             }
 276             break;
 277 
 278         case java.sql.Types.DATALINK:
 279             for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 280                 elements[i] = new SerialDatalink((URL)elements[i]);
 281             }
 282             break;
 283 
 284         case java.sql.Types.JAVA_OBJECT:
 285             for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
 286                 elements[i] = new SerialJavaObject(elements[i]);
 287             }
 288             break;
 289 
 290         }
 291 
 292 
 293     }
 294 
 295         /**
 296          * Returns a new array that is a copy of this <code>SerialArray</code>
 297          * object.
 298          *
 299          * @return a copy of this <code>SerialArray</code> object as an
 300          *         <code>Object</code> in the Java programming language
 301          * @throws SerialException if an error occurs retrieving a copy of
 302      *         this <code>SerialArray</code> object
 303          */
 304     public Object getArray() throws SerialException {
 305         Object dst = new Object[len];
 306         System.arraycopy((Object)elements, 0, dst, 0, len);
 307         return dst;
 308     }
 309 
 310  //[if an error occurstype map used??]
 311         /**
 312          * Returns a new array that is a copy of this <code>SerialArray</code>
 313          * object, using the given type map for the custom
 314          * mapping of each element when the elements are SQL UDTs.
 315          * <P>
 316          * This method does custom mapping if the array elements are a UDT
 317          * and the given type map has an entry for that UDT.
 318      * Custom mapping is recursive,
 319          * meaning that if, for instance, an element of an SQL structured type
 320          * is an SQL structured type that itself has an element that is an SQL
 321          * structured type, each structured type that has a custom mapping will be
 322          * mapped according to the given type map.
 323          *
 324      * @param map a <code>java.util.Map</code> object in which
 325      *        each entry consists of 1) a <code>String</code> object
 326      *        giving the fully qualified name of a UDT and 2) the
 327      *        <code>Class</code> object for the <code>SQLData</code> implementation
 328      *        that defines how the UDT is to be mapped
 329          * @return a copy of this <code>SerialArray</code> object as an
 330          *         <code>Object</code> in the Java programming language
 331          * @throws SerialException if an error occurs
 332          */
 333     public Object getArray(Map<String, Class<?>> map) throws SerialException {
 334         Object dst[] = new Object[len];
 335         System.arraycopy((Object)elements, 0, dst, 0, len);
 336         return dst;
 337     }
 338 
 339         /**
 340          * Returns a new array that is a copy of a slice
 341          * of this <code>SerialArray</code> object, starting with the
 342          * element at the given index and containing the given number
 343          * of consecutive elements.
 344          *
 345          * @param index the index into this <code>SerialArray</code> object
 346          *              of the first element to be copied;
 347          *              the index of the first element is <code>0</code>
 348          * @param count the number of consecutive elements to be copied, starting
 349          *              at the given index
 350          * @return a copy of the designated elements in this <code>SerialArray</code>
 351          *         object as an <code>Object</code> in the Java programming language
 352          * @throws SerialException if an error occurs
 353          */
 354     public Object getArray(long index, int count) throws SerialException {
 355         Object dst = new Object[count];
 356         System.arraycopy((Object)elements, (int)index, dst, 0, count);
 357         return dst;
 358     }
 359 
 360         /**
 361          * Returns a new array that is a copy of a slice
 362          * of this <code>SerialArray</code> object, starting with the
 363          * element at the given index and containing the given number
 364          * of consecutive elements.
 365          * <P>
 366          * This method does custom mapping if the array elements are a UDT
 367          * and the given type map has an entry for that UDT.
 368      * Custom mapping is recursive,
 369          * meaning that if, for instance, an element of an SQL structured type
 370          * is an SQL structured type that itself has an element that is an SQL
 371          * structured type, each structured type that has a custom mapping will be
 372          * mapped according to the given type map.
 373          *
 374          * @param index the index into this <code>SerialArray</code> object
 375          *              of the first element to be copied; the index of the
 376          *              first element in the array is <code>0</code>
 377          * @param count the number of consecutive elements to be copied, starting
 378          *              at the given index
 379      * @param map a <code>java.util.Map</code> object in which
 380      *        each entry consists of 1) a <code>String</code> object
 381      *        giving the fully qualified name of a UDT and 2) the
 382      *        <code>Class</code> object for the <code>SQLData</code> implementation
 383      *        that defines how the UDT is to be mapped
 384          * @return a copy of the designated elements in this <code>SerialArray</code>
 385          *         object as an <code>Object</code> in the Java programming language
 386          * @throws SerialException if an error occurs
 387          */
 388     public Object getArray(long index, int count, Map<String,Class<?>> map)
 389         throws SerialException
 390     {
 391         Object dst = new Object[count];
 392         System.arraycopy((Object)elements, (int)index, dst, 0, count);
 393         return dst;
 394     }
 395 
 396         /**
 397          * Retrieves the SQL type of the elements in this <code>SerialArray</code>
 398          * object.  The <code>int</code> returned is one of the constants in the class
 399          * <code>java.sql.Types</code>.
 400          *
 401          * @return one of the constants in <code>java.sql.Types</code>, indicating
 402          *         the SQL type of the elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object
 403          * @throws SerialException if an error occurs
 404          */
 405     public int getBaseType() throws SerialException {
 406         return baseType;
 407     }
 408 
 409         /**
 410          * Retrieves the DBMS-specific type name for the elements in this
 411          * <code>SerialArray</code> object.
 412          *
 413          * @return the SQL type name used by the DBMS for the base type of this
 414      *         <code>SerialArray</code> object
 415          * @throws SerialException if an error occurs
 416          */
 417     public String getBaseTypeName() throws SerialException {
 418         return baseTypeName;
 419     }
 420 
 421     /**
 422      * Retrieves a <code>ResultSet</code> object holding the elements of
 423      * the subarray that starts at
 424      * index <i>index</i> and contains up to <i>count</i> successive elements.
 425      * This method uses the connection's type map to map the elements of
 426      * the array if the map contains
 427      * an entry for the base type. Otherwise, the standard mapping is used.
 428      *
 429      * @param index the index into this <code>SerialArray</code> object
 430      *         of the first element to be copied; the index of the
 431      *         first element in the array is <code>0</code>
 432      * @param count the number of consecutive elements to be copied, starting
 433      *         at the given index
 434      * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object containing the designated
 435      *         elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object, with a
 436      *         separate row for each element
 437      * @throws SerialException, which in turn throws an
 438      *         <code>UnsupportedOperationException</code>, if this method is called
 439      */
 440     public ResultSet getResultSet(long index, int count) throws SerialException {
 441         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 442     }
 443 
 444     /**
 445      *
 446      * Retrieves a <code>ResultSet</code> object that contains all of
 447      * the elements of the SQL <code>ARRAY</code>
 448      * value represented by this <code>SerialArray</code> object. This method uses
 449      * the specified map for type map customizations unless the base type of the
 450      * array does not match a user-defined type (UDT) in <i>map</i>, in
 451      * which case it uses the
 452      * standard mapping. This version of the method <code>getResultSet</code>
 453      * uses either the given type map or the standard mapping; it never uses the
 454      * type map associated with the connection.
 455      *
 456      * @param map a <code>java.util.Map</code> object in which
 457      *        each entry consists of 1) a <code>String</code> object
 458      *        giving the fully qualified name of a UDT and 2) the
 459      *        <code>Class</code> object for the <code>SQLData</code> implementation
 460      *        that defines how the UDT is to be mapped
 461      * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object containing all of the
 462      *         elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object, with a
 463      *         separate row for each element
 464      * @throws SerialException, which in turn throws an
 465      *         <code>UnsupportedOperationException</code>, if this method is called
 466      */
 467     public ResultSet getResultSet(Map<String, Class<?>> map)
 468         throws SerialException
 469     {
 470         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 471     }
 472 
 473     /**
 474      * Retrieves a <code>ResultSet</code> object that contains all of
 475      * the elements in the <code>ARRAY</code> value that this
 476      * <code>SerialArray</code> object represents.
 477      * If appropriate, the elements of the array are mapped using the connection's
 478      * type map; otherwise, the standard mapping is used.
 479      *
 480      * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object containing all of the
 481      *         elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object, with a
 482      *         separate row for each element
 483      * @throws SerialException if called, which in turn throws an
 484      *         <code>UnsupportedOperationException</code>, if this method is called
 485      */
 486     public ResultSet getResultSet() throws SerialException {
 487         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 488     }
 489 
 490 
 491     /**
 492      * Retrieves a result set holding the elements of the subarray that starts at
 493      * Retrieves a <code>ResultSet</code> object that contains a subarray of the
 494      * elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object, starting at
 495      * index <i>index</i> and containing up to <i>count</i> successive
 496      * elements. This method uses
 497      * the specified map for type map customizations unless the base type of the
 498      * array does not match a user-defined type (UDT) in <i>map</i>, in
 499      * which case it uses the
 500      * standard mapping. This version of the method <code>getResultSet</code> uses
 501      * either the given type map or the standard mapping; it never uses the type
 502      * map associated with the connection.
 503      *
 504      * @param index the index into this <code>SerialArray</code> object
 505      *              of the first element to be copied; the index of the
 506      *              first element in the array is <code>0</code>
 507      * @param count the number of consecutive elements to be copied, starting
 508      *              at the given index
 509      * @param map a <code>java.util.Map</code> object in which
 510      *        each entry consists of 1) a <code>String</code> object
 511      *        giving the fully qualified name of a UDT and 2) the
 512      *        <code>Class</code> object for the <code>SQLData</code> implementation
 513      *        that defines how the UDT is to be mapped
 514      * @return a <code>ResultSet</code> object containing the designated
 515      *         elements in this <code>SerialArray</code> object, with a
 516      *         separate row for each element
 517      * @throws SerialException if called, which in turn throws an
 518      *         <code>UnsupportedOperationException</code>
 519      */
 520     public ResultSet getResultSet(long index, int count,
 521                                   Map<String,Class<?>> map)
 522         throws SerialException
 523     {
 524         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
 525     }
 526 
 527     /**
 528      * Compares this SerialArray to the specified object.  The result is {@code
 529      * true} if and only if the argument is not {@code null} and is a {@code
 530      * SerialArray} object whose elements are identical to this object's elements
 531      *
 532      * @param  obj The object to compare this {@code SerialArray} against
 533      *
 534      * @return  {@code true} if the given object represents a {@code SerialArray}
 535      *          equivalent to this SerialArray, {@code false} otherwise
 536      *
 537      */
 538     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
 539         if (this == obj) {
 540             return true;
 541         }
 542         
 543         if (obj instanceof SerialArray) {
 544             SerialArray sa = (SerialArray)obj;
 545             if(baseType == sa.baseType && baseTypeName.equals(sa.baseTypeName)) {
 546                 return Arrays.equals(elements, sa.elements);
 547             }
 548         }
 549         return false;
 550     }
 551 
 552     /**
 553      * Returns a hash code for this SerialArray. The hash code for a
 554      * {@code SerialArray} object is computed using the hash codes
 555      * of the elements of the  {@code SerialArray} object
 556      *
 557      * @return  a hash code value for this object.
 558      */
 559     public int hashCode() {
 560         return (((31 + Arrays.hashCode(elements)) * 31 + len)  * 31 + 
 561                 baseType) * 31 + baseTypeName.hashCode();
 562     }
 563    
 564     /**
 565      * Returns a clone of this {@code SerialArray}. The copy will contain a
 566      * reference to a clone of the underlying objects array, not a reference
 567      * to the original underlying object array of this {@code SerialArray} object.
 568      *  
 569      * @return  a clone of this SerialArray
 570      */ 
 571     public Object clone() {
 572         try {
 573             SerialArray sa = (SerialArray) super.clone();
 574             sa.elements = Arrays.copyOf(elements, len);         
 575             return sa;
 576         } catch (CloneNotSupportedException ex) {
 577             // this shouldn't happen, since we are Cloneable
 578             throw new InternalError();
 579         }
 580        
 581     }
 582     
 583     /**
 584      * readObject is called to restore the state of the {@code SerialArray} from
 585      * a stream.
 586      */
 587     private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s)
 588             throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
 589         
 590        ObjectInputStream.GetField fields = s.readFields();
 591        Object[] tmp = (Object[])fields.get("elements", null);
 592        if (tmp == null)
 593            throw new InvalidObjectException("elements is null and should not be!");
 594        elements = tmp.clone();
 595        len = fields.get("len", 0);
 596        if(elements.length != len)
 597            throw new InvalidObjectException("elements is not the expected size");
 598 
 599        baseType = fields.get("baseType", 0);
 600        baseTypeName = (String)fields.get("baseTypeName", null);
 601     }
 602     
 603     /**
 604      * writeObject is called to save the state of the {@code SerialArray}
 605      * to a stream.
 606      */
 607     private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream s)
 608             throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
 609 
 610         ObjectOutputStream.PutField fields = s.putFields();
 611         fields.put("elements", elements);
 612         fields.put("len", len);
 613         fields.put("baseType", baseType);
 614         fields.put("baseTypeName", baseTypeName);
 615         s.writeFields();    
 616     }
 617 
 618     /**
 619      * The identifier that assists in the serialization of this <code>SerialArray</code>
 620      * object.
 621      */
 622     static final long serialVersionUID = -8466174297270688520L;
 623 }