edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat
Class MetaCatUtil

java.lang.Object
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  +--edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.MetaCatUtil

public class MetaCatUtil

extends java.lang.Object

A suite of utility classes for the metadata catalog server

Constructor Summary

MetaCatUtil()
Construct an instance of the utility class

Method Summary

static void	debugMessage(int flag) Utility method to print debugging messages
static void	debugMessage(java.lang.String msg) Utility method to print debugging messages
static java.net.URL	fileToURL(java.io.File file) Utility method to convert a file handle into a URL
java.lang.String	getOption(java.lang.String option_name) Utility method to get an option value from the properties file
java.sql.Connection	openDBConnection() Utility method to establish a JDBC database connection using connection info from the properties file
static java.sql.Connection	openDBConnection(java.lang.String dbDriver, java.lang.String connection, java.lang.String user, java.lang.String password) Utility method to establish a JDBC database connection

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MetaCatUtil

public MetaCatUtil()

Construct an instance of the utility class

Method Detail

openDBConnection

public java.sql.Connection openDBConnection()
                                     throws java.sql.SQLException,
                                            java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Utility method to establish a JDBC database connection using connection info from the properties file

openDBConnection

public static java.sql.Connection openDBConnection(java.lang.String dbDriver,
                                                   java.lang.String connection,
                                                   java.lang.String user,
                                                   java.lang.String password)
                                            throws java.sql.SQLException,
                                                   java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Utility method to establish a JDBC database connection

Parameters:

dbDriver - the string representing the database driver

connection - the string representing the database connectin parameters

user - name of the user to use for database connection

password - password for the user to use for database connection

getOption

public java.lang.String getOption(java.lang.String option_name)

Utility method to get an option value from the properties file

Parameters:

option_name - the name of the option requested

fileToURL

public static java.net.URL fileToURL(java.io.File file)

Utility method to convert a file handle into a URL

debugMessage

public static void debugMessage(int flag)

Utility method to print debugging messages

Parameters:

flag - an integer indicating the message number

debugMessage

public static void debugMessage(java.lang.String msg)

Utility method to print debugging messages

Parameters:

flag - an integer indicating the message number