RecordFactory (JCA 1.7 specification)

```
public interface RecordFactory
```
The RecordFactory interface is used for creating MappedRecord and IndexedRecord instances. Note that the RecordFactory is only used for creation of generic record instances. A CCI implementation provides an implementation class for the RecordFactory interface.

Since:

0.8

Author:

Rahul Sharma

See Also:
IndexedRecord, MappedRecord

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`IndexedRecord`	`createIndexedRecord(java.lang.String recordName)` Creates a IndexedRecord.
`MappedRecord`	`createMappedRecord(java.lang.String recordName)` Creates a MappedRecord.

- Method Detail
  - createMappedRecord
```
MappedRecord createMappedRecord(java.lang.String recordName)
                                throws ResourceException
```
    Creates a MappedRecord. The method takes the name of the record that is to be created by the RecordFactory. The name of the record acts as a pointer to the meta information (stored in the metadata repository) for a specific record type.
    Parameters:
    recordName - Name of the Record
    
    Returns:
    MappedRecord
    
    Throws:
    ResourceException - Failed to create a MappedRecord. Example error cases are:
    
    Invalid specification of record name
    Resource adapter internal error
    Failed to access metadata repository
    NotSupportedException - Operation not supported
  - createIndexedRecord
```
IndexedRecord createIndexedRecord(java.lang.String recordName)
                                  throws ResourceException
```
    Creates a IndexedRecord. The method takes the name of the record that is to be created by the RecordFactory. The name of the record acts as a pointer to the meta information (stored in the metadata repository) for a specific record type.
    Parameters:
    recordName - Name of the Record
    
    Returns:
    IndexedRecord
    
    Throws:
    ResourceException - Failed to create an IndexedRecord. Example error cases are:
    
    Invalid specification of record name
    Resource adapter internal error
    Failed to access metadata repository
    NotSupportedException - Operation not supported

Interface RecordFactory

Method Summary

Method Detail

createMappedRecord

createIndexedRecord