public class DriverPropertyInfo extends Object
Driver properties for making a connection. The
 DriverPropertyInfo class is of interest only to advanced programmers
 who need to interact with a Driver via the method
 getDriverProperties to discover
 and supply properties for connections.
| Modifier and Type | Field | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| String[] | choices | An array of possible values if the value for the field
  DriverPropertyInfo.valuemay be selected
 from a particular set of values; otherwise null. | 
| String | description | A brief description of the property, which may be null. | 
| String | name | The name of the property. | 
| boolean | required | The  requiredfield istrueif a value must be
 supplied for this property
 duringDriver.connectandfalseotherwise. | 
| String | value | The  valuefield specifies the current value of
 the property, based on a combination of the information
 supplied to the methodgetPropertyInfo, the
 Java environment, and the driver-supplied default values. | 
| Constructor | Description | 
|---|---|
| DriverPropertyInfo(String name,
                  String value) | Constructs a  DriverPropertyInfoobject with a  given
 name and value. | 
public String name
public String description
public boolean required
required field is true if a value must be
 supplied for this property
 during Driver.connect and false otherwise.public String value
value field specifies the current value of
 the property, based on a combination of the information
 supplied to the method getPropertyInfo, the
 Java environment, and the driver-supplied default values.  This field
 may be null if no value is known.public String[] choices
DriverPropertyInfo.value may be selected
 from a particular set of values; otherwise null.public DriverPropertyInfo(String name, String value)
DriverPropertyInfo object with a  given
 name and value.  The description and choices
 are initialized to null and required is initialized
 to false.name - the name of the propertyvalue - the current value, which may be null Submit a bug or feature 
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