DbMetaInfo (Castor JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- org.exolab.castor.jdo.DbMetaInfo

```
public final class DbMetaInfo
extends java.lang.Object
```
Database meta information encapsulation This is currently used to get the database version out of a JDBC database connection and enable comparing against some required version string.

Version:

$Revision: 7525 $

Author:

Martin Fuchs

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DbMetaInfo(java.sql.Connection conn)

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compareDbVersion(java.lang.String version)`	Compare the actual database version with the given required version string.
`(package private) static int`	`compareVersionStrings(java.lang.String v1, java.lang.String v2)`
`java.lang.String`	`getDbVersion()`	Return the version string for the current database conection.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DbMetaInfo
```
public DbMetaInfo(java.sql.Connection conn)
```
    Parameters:
    
    conn - JDBC connection
- Method Detail
  - getDbVersion
```
public java.lang.String getDbVersion()
```
    Return the version string for the current database conection.
    
    Returns:
    
    database version string.
  - compareDbVersion
```
public int compareDbVersion(java.lang.String version)
```
    Compare the actual database version with the given required version string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    version -
    
    Returns:
    
    -1 -> lower 0 -> equal 1 -> higher
  - compareVersionStrings
```
static int compareVersionStrings(java.lang.String v1,
                                 java.lang.String v2)
```