Preferred getXXX() methods for Derby-style table functions

While scanning a Derby-style table function, Derby calls a preferred getXXX() method for each column, based on the column's data type. If Derby is running on a small device platform and presenting the JSR 169 interface to clients, then the methods which Derby calls are slightly different. This is because JSR 169 does not support BigDecimal.

The following table lists the preferred getXXX() method for each Derby data type.

Table 1. getXXX() Methods Called for Declared SQL Types
Column Type Declared by CREATE FUNCTION getXXX() Method Called by Derby for JDBC 3.0 and 4.0 getXXX() Method Called by Derby for JSR 169
BIGINT getLong() Same
BLOB getBlob() Same
CHAR getString() Same
CHAR FOR BIT DATA getBytes() Same
CLOB getClob() Same
DATE getDate() Same
DECIMAL getBigDecimal() getString()
DOUBLE getDouble() Same
DOUBLE PRECISION getDouble() Same
FLOAT getDouble() Same
INTEGER getInt() Same
LONG VARCHAR getString() Same
LONG VARCHAR FOR BIT DATA getBytes() Same
NUMERIC getBigDecimal() getString()
REAL getFloat() Same
SMALLINT getShort() Same
TIME getTime() Same
TIMESTAMP getTimestamp() Same
VARCHAR getString() Same
VARCHAR FOR BIT DATA getBytes() Same
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