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Database support in DdlUtils
DdlUtils accesses databases via JDBC, esp. the metadata that JDBC provides, as well as by accessing database specific tables and performin database specific SQL. The details of the latter can be found in the support documentation for the individual databases.
The main source of information about JDBC is the JDBC Specification, currently for JDBC version 3. General information about the JDBC datatypes can also be found in Chapter 9: Mapping SQL and Java Types of the JDBC Technology Guide: Getting Started. Please also note that some JDBC types are only available in recent versions of the Java platform, e.g. the BOOLEAN type is only available since J2SE version 1.4. These will be usable with DdlUtils only if you're running the respective Java version or a newer one.
Here is a short summary of the information about the JDBC data types:
| JDBC data type | Format, Range, Size | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| ARRAY | Represents an array | |
| BIGINT | -9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807 | 64 bit signed integer |
| BINARY | 254 bytes | |
| BIT | 0, 1 | |
| BLOB | ||
| BOOLEAN | true, false | Java 1.4 and above |
| CHAR | 254 (8-bit characters) | |
| CLOB | ||
| DATALINK | Java 1.4 and above. References a file outside of the database but that is managed by it. Maps to java.net.URL | |
| DATE | year, month, day | |
| DECIMAL | 15 for precision (total number of digits) and for scale (number of digits after the decimal point) | |
| DISTINCT | Represents a distinct value, totally implementation dependent | |
| DOUBLE | 15 bits of mantissa (fractional part) | |
| FLOAT | 15 bits of mantissa (fractional part) | |
| INTEGER | -2147483648 to 2147483647 | 32 bit signed integer |
| JAVA_OBJECT | Represents an java object, usually a serialized one | |
| LONGVARBINARY | 1 GB | |
| LONGVARCHAR | 1 GB (8-bit characters) | |
| NULL | Is not specified in detail | |
| NUMERIC | 15 for precision (total number of digits) and for scale (number of digits after the decimal point) | |
| OTHER | Entirely database-specific type | |
| REAL | 7 bits of mantissa (fractional part) | |
| REF | Represents a reference to an instance of a SQL structured type. Maps to java.sql.Ref. | |
| SMALLINT | -32768 to 32767 | 16 bit signed integer |
| STRUCT | Represents a structured type, usually created via CREATE TYPE. Maps to java.sql.Struct. | |
| TIME | hours, minutes, seconds | |
| TIMESTAMP | year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds, nanoseconds | |
| TINYINT | -128 to 127 (8 bit signed) or 0 to 254 (8 bit unsigned) | 8 bit signed or unsigned integer |
| VARBINARY | 254 bytes | |
| VARCHAR | 254 bytes (8-bit characters) |