Module java.sql.rowset
Package javax.sql.rowset.serial

## Class SerialStruct

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.sql.rowset.serial.SerialStruct

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `Serializable`, `Cloneable`, `Struct`

      public class SerialStruct
      extends Object
      implements Struct, Serializable, Cloneable

  A serialized mapping in the Java programming language of an SQL structured type. Each attribute that is not already serialized is mapped to a serialized form, and if an attribute is itself a structured type, each of its attributes that is not already serialized is mapped to a serialized form.

  In addition, the structured type is custom mapped to a class in the Java programming language if there is such a mapping, as are its attributes, if appropriate.

  The `SerialStruct` class provides a constructor for creating an instance from a `Struct` object, a method for retrieving the SQL type name of the SQL structured type in the database, and methods for retrieving its attribute values.

  ### Thread safety

  A SerialStruct is not safe for use by multiple concurrent threads. If a SerialStruct is to be used by more than one thread then access to the SerialStruct should be controlled by appropriate synchronization.
  Since:
    1.5
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `SerialStruct​(SQLData in, Map<String,Class<?>> map)` | Constructs a `SerialStruct` object from the given `SQLData` object, using the given type map to custom map it to a class in the Java programming language.
    `SerialStruct​(Struct in, Map<String,Class<?>> map)` | Constructs a `SerialStruct` object from the given `Struct` object, using the given `java.util.Map` object for custom mapping the SQL structured type or any of its attributes that are SQL structured types.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `Object` | `clone​()` | Returns a clone of this `SerialStruct`.
    `boolean` | `equals​(Object obj)` | Compares this SerialStruct to the specified object.
    `Object[]` | `getAttributes​()` | Retrieves an array of `Object` values containing the attributes of the SQL structured type that this `SerialStruct` object represents.
    `Object[]` | `getAttributes​(Map<String,Class<?>> map)` | Retrieves the attributes for the SQL structured type that this `SerialStruct` represents as an array of `Object` values, using the given type map for custom mapping if appropriate.
    `String` | `getSQLTypeName​()` | Retrieves the SQL type name for this `SerialStruct` object.
    `int` | `hashCode​()` | Returns a hash code for this `SerialStruct`.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### SerialStruct

          public SerialStruct​(Struct in,
                              Map<String,Class<?>> map)
                       throws SerialException

      Constructs a `SerialStruct` object from the given `Struct` object, using the given `java.util.Map` object for custom mapping the SQL structured type or any of its attributes that are SQL structured types.
      Parameters:
        `in` - an instance of `Struct`
        `map` - a `java.util.Map` object in which each entry consists of 1) a `String` object giving the fully qualified name of a UDT and 2) the `Class` object for the `SQLData` implementation that defines how the UDT is to be mapped
      Throws:
        `SerialException` - if an error occurs
      See Also:
        `Struct`

    - #### SerialStruct

          public SerialStruct​(SQLData in,
                              Map<String,Class<?>> map)
                       throws SerialException

      Constructs a `SerialStruct` object from the given `SQLData` object, using the given type map to custom map it to a class in the Java programming language. The type map gives the SQL type and the class to which it is mapped. The `SQLData` object defines the class to which the SQL type will be mapped.
      Parameters:
        `in` - an instance of the `SQLData` class that defines the mapping of the SQL structured type to one or more objects in the Java programming language
        `map` - a `java.util.Map` object in which each entry consists of 1) a `String` object giving the fully qualified name of a UDT and 2) the `Class` object for the `SQLData` implementation that defines how the UDT is to be mapped
      Throws:
        `SerialException` - if an error occurs

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getSQLTypeName

          public String getSQLTypeName​()
                                throws SerialException

      Retrieves the SQL type name for this `SerialStruct` object. This is the name used in the SQL definition of the structured type
      Specified by:
        `getSQLTypeName` in interface `Struct`
      Returns:
        a `String` object representing the SQL type name for the SQL structured type that this `SerialStruct` object represents
      Throws:
        `SerialException` - if an error occurs

    - #### getAttributes

          public Object[] getAttributes​()
                                 throws SerialException

      Retrieves an array of `Object` values containing the attributes of the SQL structured type that this `SerialStruct` object represents.
      Specified by:
        `getAttributes` in interface `Struct`
      Returns:
        an array of `Object` values, with each element being an attribute of the SQL structured type that this `SerialStruct` object represents
      Throws:
        `SerialException` - if an error occurs

    - #### getAttributes

          public Object[] getAttributes​(Map<String,Class<?>> map)
                                 throws SerialException

      Retrieves the attributes for the SQL structured type that this `SerialStruct` represents as an array of `Object` values, using the given type map for custom mapping if appropriate.
      Specified by:
        `getAttributes` in interface `Struct`
      Parameters:
        `map` - a `java.util.Map` object in which each entry consists of 1) a `String` object giving the fully qualified name of a UDT and 2) the `Class` object for the `SQLData` implementation that defines how the UDT is to be mapped
      Returns:
        an array of `Object` values, with each element being an attribute of the SQL structured type that this `SerialStruct` object represents
      Throws:
        `SerialException` - if an error occurs

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals​(Object obj)

      Compares this SerialStruct to the specified object. The result is `true` if and only if the argument is not `null` and is a `SerialStruct` object whose attributes are identical to this object's attributes
      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `Object`
      Parameters:
        `obj` - The object to compare this `SerialStruct` against
      Returns:
        `true` if the given object represents a `SerialStruct` equivalent to this SerialStruct, `false` otherwise
      See Also:
        `Object.hashCode()`, `HashMap`

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode​()

      Returns a hash code for this `SerialStruct`. The hash code for a `SerialStruct` object is computed using the hash codes of the attributes of the `SerialStruct` object and its `SQLTypeName`
      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `Object`
      Returns:
        a hash code value for this object.
      See Also:
        `Object.equals(java.lang.Object)`, `System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)`

    - #### clone

          public Object clone​()

      Returns a clone of this `SerialStruct`. The copy will contain a reference to a clone of the underlying attribs array, not a reference to the original underlying attribs array of this `SerialStruct` object.
      Overrides:
        `clone` in class `Object`
      Returns:
        a clone of this SerialStruct
      See Also:
        `Cloneable`