What types of DataSource objects are specified in the Optional Package?
Location: http://www.jguru.com/faq/view.jsp?EID=483838 Created: Aug 25, 2001 Author: Joe Sam Shirah (http://www.jguru.com/guru/viewbio.jsp?EID=42100) • Basic – Provides a standard Connection object. • Pooled – Provides a Connection pool and returns a Connection that is controlled by the pool. • Distributed – Provides a Connection that can participate in distributed transactions ( more than one DBMS is involved). It is anticipated, but not enforced, that a distributed DataSource will also provide pooling. However, there are no standard methods available in the DataSource class to determine if one has obtained a pooled and/or distributed Connection.
