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	package java.sql;

	import java.math.BigDecimal;
	import java.util.Calendar;
	import java.io.Reader;
	import java.io.InputStream;

	/**
	* An object that represents a precompiled SQL statement.
	* <P>A SQL statement is precompiled and stored in a
	* {@code PreparedStatement} object. This object can then be used to
	* efficiently execute this statement multiple times.
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> The setter methods ({@code setShort}, {@code setString},
	* and so on) for setting IN parameter values
	* must specify types that are compatible with the defined SQL type of
	* the input parameter. For instance, if the IN parameter has SQL type
	* {@code INTEGER}, then the method {@code setInt} should be used.
	*
	* <p>If arbitrary parameter type conversions are required, the method
	* {@code setObject} should be used with a target SQL type.
	* <P>
	* In the following example of setting a parameter, {@code con} represents
	* an active connection:
	* <pre>{@code
	* BigDecimal sal = new BigDecimal("153833.00");
	* PreparedStatement pstmt = con.prepareStatement("UPDATE EMPLOYEES
	* SET SALARY = ? WHERE ID = ?");
	* pstmt.setBigDecimal(1, sal);
	* pstmt.setInt(2, 110592);
	* }</pre>
	*
	* @see Connection#prepareStatement
	* @see ResultSet
	* @since 1.1
	*/

	public interface PreparedStatement extends Statement {

	/**
	* Executes the SQL query in this {@code PreparedStatement} object
	* and returns the {@code ResultSet} object generated by the query.
	*
	* @return a {@code ResultSet} object that contains the data produced by the
	* query; never {@code null}
	* @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs;
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement} or the SQL
	* statement does not return a {@code ResultSet} object
	* @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
	* timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
	* method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
	* the currently running {@code Statement}
	*/
	ResultSet executeQuery() throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Executes the SQL statement in this {@code PreparedStatement} object,
	* which must be an SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statement, such as {@code INSERT}, {@code UPDATE} or
	* {@code DELETE}; or an SQL statement that returns nothing,
	* such as a DDL statement.
	*
	* @return either (1) the row count for SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements
	* or (2) 0 for SQL statements that return nothing
	* @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs;
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* or the SQL statement returns a {@code ResultSet} object
	* @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
	* timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
	* method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
	* the currently running {@code Statement}
	*/
	int executeUpdate() throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to SQL {@code NULL}.
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> You must specify the parameter's SQL type.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param sqlType the SQL type code defined in {@code java.sql.Types}
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if {@code sqlType} is
	* a {@code ARRAY}, {@code BLOB}, {@code CLOB},
	* {@code DATALINK}, {@code JAVA_OBJECT}, {@code NCHAR},
	* {@code NCLOB}, {@code NVARCHAR}, {@code LONGNVARCHAR},
	* {@code REF}, {@code ROWID}, {@code SQLXML}
	* or {@code STRUCT} data type and the JDBC driver does not support
	* this data type
	*/
	void setNull(int parameterIndex, int sqlType) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given Java {@code boolean} value.
	* The driver converts this
	* to an SQL {@code BIT} or {@code BOOLEAN} value when it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement;
	* if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void setBoolean(int parameterIndex, boolean x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given Java {@code byte} value.
	* The driver converts this
	* to an SQL {@code TINYINT} value when it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void setByte(int parameterIndex, byte x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given Java {@code short} value.
	* The driver converts this
	* to an SQL {@code SMALLINT} value when it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void setShort(int parameterIndex, short x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given Java {@code int} value.
	* The driver converts this
	* to an SQL {@code INTEGER} value when it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void setInt(int parameterIndex, int x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given Java {@code long} value.
	* The driver converts this
	* to an SQL {@code BIGINT} value when it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void setLong(int parameterIndex, long x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given Java {@code float} value.
	* The driver converts this
	* to an SQL {@code REAL} value when it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void setFloat(int parameterIndex, float x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given Java {@code double} value.
	* The driver converts this
	* to an SQL {@code DOUBLE} value when it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void setDouble(int parameterIndex, double x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code java.math.BigDecimal} value.
	* The driver converts this to an SQL {@code NUMERIC} value when
	* it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void setBigDecimal(int parameterIndex, BigDecimal x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given Java {@code String} value.
	* The driver converts this
	* to an SQL {@code VARCHAR} or {@code LONGVARCHAR} value
	* (depending on the argument's
	* size relative to the driver's limits on {@code VARCHAR} values)
	* when it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void setString(int parameterIndex, String x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given Java array of bytes. The driver converts
	* this to an SQL {@code VARBINARY} or {@code LONGVARBINARY}
	* (depending on the argument's size relative to the driver's limits on
	* {@code VARBINARY} values) when it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void setBytes(int parameterIndex, byte x[]) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code java.sql.Date} value
	* using the default time zone of the virtual machine that is running
	* the application.
	* The driver converts this
	* to an SQL {@code DATE} value when it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void setDate(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Date x)
	throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code java.sql.Time} value.
	* The driver converts this
	* to an SQL {@code TIME} value when it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void setTime(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Time x)
	throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code java.sql.Timestamp} value.
	* The driver
	* converts this to an SQL {@code TIMESTAMP} value when it sends it to the
	* database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement} */
	void setTimestamp(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Timestamp x)
	throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which will have
	* the specified number of bytes.
	* When a very large ASCII value is input to a {@code LONGVARCHAR}
	* parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
	* {@code java.io.InputStream}. Data will be read from the stream
	* as needed until end-of-file is reached. The JDBC driver will
	* do any necessary conversion from ASCII to the database char format.
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
	* Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
	* standard interface.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the Java input stream that contains the ASCII parameter value
	* @param length the number of bytes in the stream
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void setAsciiStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x, int length)
	throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which
	* will have the specified number of bytes.
	*
	* When a very large Unicode value is input to a {@code LONGVARCHAR}
	* parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
	* {@code java.io.InputStream} object. The data will be read from the
	* stream as needed until end-of-file is reached. The JDBC driver will
	* do any necessary conversion from Unicode to the database char format.
	*
	*The byte format of the Unicode stream must be a Java UTF-8, as defined in the
	*Java Virtual Machine Specification.
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
	* Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
	* standard interface.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x a {@code java.io.InputStream} object that contains the
	* Unicode parameter value
	* @param length the number of bytes in the stream
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
	* this method
	* @deprecated Use {@code setCharacterStream}
	*/
	@Deprecated(since="1.2")
	void setUnicodeStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x,
	int length) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which will have
	* the specified number of bytes.
	* When a very large binary value is input to a {@code LONGVARBINARY}
	* parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
	* {@code java.io.InputStream} object. The data will be read from the
	* stream as needed until end-of-file is reached.
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
	* Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
	* standard interface.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the java input stream which contains the binary parameter value
	* @param length the number of bytes in the stream
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void setBinaryStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x,
	int length) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Clears the current parameter values immediately.
	* <P>In general, parameter values remain in force for repeated use of a
	* statement. Setting a parameter value automatically clears its
	* previous value. However, in some cases it is useful to immediately
	* release the resources used by the current parameter values; this can
	* be done by calling the method {@code clearParameters}.
	*
	* @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	*/
	void clearParameters() throws SQLException;

	//----------------------------------------------------------------------
	// Advanced features:

	/**
	* Sets the value of the designated parameter with the given object.
	*
	* This method is similar to {@link #setObject(int parameterIndex,
	* Object x, int targetSqlType, int scaleOrLength)},
	* except that it assumes a scale of zero.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the object containing the input parameter value
	* @param targetSqlType the SQL type (as defined in java.sql.Types) to be
	* sent to the database
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or this
	* method is called on a closed PreparedStatement
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if
	* the JDBC driver does not support the specified targetSqlType
	* @see Types
	*/
	void setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x, int targetSqlType)
	throws SQLException;

	/**
	* <p>Sets the value of the designated parameter using the given object.
	*
	* <p>The JDBC specification specifies a standard mapping from
	* Java {@code Object} types to SQL types. The given argument
	* will be converted to the corresponding SQL type before being
	* sent to the database.
	*
	* <p>Note that this method may be used to pass database-
	* specific abstract data types, by using a driver-specific Java
	* type.
	*
	* If the object is of a class implementing the interface {@code SQLData},
	* the JDBC driver should call the method {@code SQLData.writeSQL}
	* to write it to the SQL data stream.
	* If, on the other hand, the object is of a class implementing
	* {@code Ref}, {@code Blob}, {@code Clob}, {@code NClob},
	* {@code Struct}, {@code java.net.URL}, {@code RowId}, {@code SQLXML}
	* or {@code Array}, the driver should pass it to the database as a
	* value of the corresponding SQL type.
	* <P>
	*<b>Note:</b> Not all databases allow for a non-typed Null to be sent to
	* the backend. For maximum portability, the {@code setNull} or the
	* {@code setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x, int sqlType)}
	* method should be used
	* instead of {@code setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x)}.
	*<p>
	* <b>Note:</b> This method throws an exception if there is an ambiguity, for example, if the
	* object is of a class implementing more than one of the interfaces named above.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the object containing the input parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* or the type of the given object is ambiguous
	*/
	void setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Executes the SQL statement in this {@code PreparedStatement} object,
	* which may be any kind of SQL statement.
	* Some prepared statements return multiple results; the {@code execute}
	* method handles these complex statements as well as the simpler
	* form of statements handled by the methods {@code executeQuery}
	* and {@code executeUpdate}.
	* <P>
	* The {@code execute} method returns a {@code boolean} to
	* indicate the form of the first result. You must call either the method
	* {@code getResultSet} or {@code getUpdateCount}
	* to retrieve the result; you must call {@code getMoreResults} to
	* move to any subsequent result(s).
	*
	* @return {@code true} if the first result is a {@code ResultSet}
	* object; {@code false} if the first result is an update
	* count or there is no result
	* @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs;
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* or an argument is supplied to this method
	* @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
	* timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
	* method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
	* the currently running {@code Statement}
	* @see Statement#execute
	* @see Statement#getResultSet
	* @see Statement#getUpdateCount
	* @see Statement#getMoreResults

	*/
	boolean execute() throws SQLException;

	//--------------------------JDBC 2.0-----------------------------

	/**
	* Adds a set of parameters to this {@code PreparedStatement}
	* object's batch of commands.
	*
	* @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @see Statement#addBatch
	* @since 1.2
	*/
	void addBatch() throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code Reader}
	* object, which is the given number of characters long.
	* When a very large UNICODE value is input to a {@code LONGVARCHAR}
	* parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
	* {@code java.io.Reader} object. The data will be read from the stream
	* as needed until end-of-file is reached. The JDBC driver will
	* do any necessary conversion from UNICODE to the database char format.
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
	* Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
	* standard interface.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param reader the {@code java.io.Reader} object that contains the
	* Unicode data
	* @param length the number of characters in the stream
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @since 1.2
	*/
	void setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex,
	java.io.Reader reader,
	int length) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given
	* {@code REF(<structured-type>)} value.
	* The driver converts this to an SQL {@code REF} value when it
	* sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x an SQL {@code REF} value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.2
	*/
	void setRef (int parameterIndex, Ref x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code java.sql.Blob} object.
	* The driver converts this to an SQL {@code BLOB} value when it
	* sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x a {@code Blob} object that maps an SQL {@code BLOB} value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.2
	*/
	void setBlob (int parameterIndex, Blob x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code java.sql.Clob} object.
	* The driver converts this to an SQL {@code CLOB} value when it
	* sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x a {@code Clob} object that maps an SQL {@code CLOB} value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.2
	*/
	void setClob (int parameterIndex, Clob x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code java.sql.Array} object.
	* The driver converts this to an SQL {@code ARRAY} value when it
	* sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x an {@code Array} object that maps an SQL {@code ARRAY} value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.2
	*/
	void setArray (int parameterIndex, Array x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Retrieves a {@code ResultSetMetaData} object that contains
	* information about the columns of the {@code ResultSet} object
	* that will be returned when this {@code PreparedStatement} object
	* is executed.
	* <P>
	* Because a {@code PreparedStatement} object is precompiled, it is
	* possible to know about the {@code ResultSet} object that it will
	* return without having to execute it. Consequently, it is possible
	* to invoke the method {@code getMetaData} on a
	* {@code PreparedStatement} object rather than waiting to execute
	* it and then invoking the {@code ResultSet.getMetaData} method
	* on the {@code ResultSet} object that is returned.
	* <P>
	* <B>NOTE:</B> Using this method may be expensive for some drivers due
	* to the lack of underlying DBMS support.
	*
	* @return the description of a {@code ResultSet} object's columns or
	* {@code null} if the driver cannot return a
	* {@code ResultSetMetaData} object
	* @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support
	* this method
	* @since 1.2
	*/
	ResultSetMetaData getMetaData() throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code java.sql.Date} value,
	* using the given {@code Calendar} object. The driver uses
	* the {@code Calendar} object to construct an SQL {@code DATE} value,
	* which the driver then sends to the database. With
	* a {@code Calendar} object, the driver can calculate the date
	* taking into account a custom timezone. If no
	* {@code Calendar} object is specified, the driver uses the default
	* timezone, which is that of the virtual machine running the application.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @param cal the {@code Calendar} object the driver will use
	* to construct the date
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @since 1.2
	*/
	void setDate(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Date x, Calendar cal)
	throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code java.sql.Time} value,
	* using the given {@code Calendar} object. The driver uses
	* the {@code Calendar} object to construct an SQL {@code TIME} value,
	* which the driver then sends to the database. With
	* a {@code Calendar} object, the driver can calculate the time
	* taking into account a custom timezone. If no
	* {@code Calendar} object is specified, the driver uses the default
	* timezone, which is that of the virtual machine running the application.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @param cal the {@code Calendar} object the driver will use
	* to construct the time
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @since 1.2
	*/
	void setTime(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Time x, Calendar cal)
	throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code java.sql.Timestamp} value,
	* using the given {@code Calendar} object. The driver uses
	* the {@code Calendar} object to construct an SQL {@code TIMESTAMP} value,
	* which the driver then sends to the database. With a
	* {@code Calendar} object, the driver can calculate the timestamp
	* taking into account a custom timezone. If no
	* {@code Calendar} object is specified, the driver uses the default
	* timezone, which is that of the virtual machine running the application.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @param cal the {@code Calendar} object the driver will use
	* to construct the timestamp
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @since 1.2
	*/
	void setTimestamp(int parameterIndex, java.sql.Timestamp x, Calendar cal)
	throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to SQL {@code NULL}.
	* This version of the method {@code setNull} should
	* be used for user-defined types and REF type parameters. Examples
	* of user-defined types include: STRUCT, DISTINCT, JAVA_OBJECT, and
	* named array types.
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> To be portable, applications must give the
	* SQL type code and the fully-qualified SQL type name when specifying
	* a NULL user-defined or REF parameter. In the case of a user-defined type
	* the name is the type name of the parameter itself. For a REF
	* parameter, the name is the type name of the referenced type. If
	* a JDBC driver does not need the type code or type name information,
	* it may ignore it.
	*
	* Although it is intended for user-defined and Ref parameters,
	* this method may be used to set a null parameter of any JDBC type.
	* If the parameter does not have a user-defined or REF type, the given
	* typeName is ignored.
	*
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param sqlType a value from {@code java.sql.Types}
	* @param typeName the fully-qualified name of an SQL user-defined type;
	* ignored if the parameter is not a user-defined type or REF
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if {@code sqlType} is
	* a {@code ARRAY}, {@code BLOB}, {@code CLOB},
	* {@code DATALINK}, {@code JAVA_OBJECT}, {@code NCHAR},
	* {@code NCLOB}, {@code NVARCHAR}, {@code LONGNVARCHAR},
	* {@code REF}, {@code ROWID}, {@code SQLXML}
	* or {@code STRUCT} data type and the JDBC driver does not support
	* this data type or if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.2
	*/
	void setNull (int parameterIndex, int sqlType, String typeName)
	throws SQLException;

	//------------------------- JDBC 3.0 -----------------------------------

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code java.net.URL} value.
	* The driver converts this to an SQL {@code DATALINK} value
	* when it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the {@code java.net.URL} object to be set
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.4
	*/
	void setURL(int parameterIndex, java.net.URL x) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Retrieves the number, types and properties of this
	* {@code PreparedStatement} object's parameters.
	*
	* @return a {@code ParameterMetaData} object that contains information
	* about the number, types and properties for each
	* parameter marker of this {@code PreparedStatement} object
	* @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @see ParameterMetaData
	* @since 1.4
	*/
	ParameterMetaData getParameterMetaData() throws SQLException;

	//------------------------- JDBC 4.0 -----------------------------------

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code java.sql.RowId} object. The
	* driver converts this to a SQL {@code ROWID} value when it sends it
	* to the database
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	*
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setRowId(int parameterIndex, RowId x) throws SQLException;


	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code String} object.
	* The driver converts this to a SQL {@code NCHAR} or
	* {@code NVARCHAR} or {@code LONGNVARCHAR} value
	* (depending on the argument's
	* size relative to the driver's limits on {@code NVARCHAR} values)
	* when it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param value the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if the driver does not support national
	* character sets; if the driver can detect that a data conversion
	* error could occur; if a database access error occurs; or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setNString(int parameterIndex, String value) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to a {@code Reader} object. The
	* {@code Reader} reads the data till end-of-file is reached. The
	* driver does the necessary conversion from Java character format to
	* the national character set in the database.
	* @param parameterIndex of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param value the parameter value
	* @param length the number of characters in the parameter data.
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if the driver does not support national
	* character sets; if the driver can detect that a data conversion
	* error could occur; if a database access error occurs; or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setNCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader value, long length) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to a {@code java.sql.NClob} object. The driver converts this to a
	* SQL {@code NCLOB} value when it sends it to the database.
	* @param parameterIndex of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param value the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if the driver does not support national
	* character sets; if the driver can detect that a data conversion
	* error could occur; if a database access error occurs; or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setNClob(int parameterIndex, NClob value) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to a {@code Reader} object. The reader must contain the number
	* of characters specified by length otherwise a {@code SQLException} will be
	* generated when the {@code PreparedStatement} is executed.
	*This method differs from the {@code setCharacterStream (int, Reader, int)} method
	* because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be sent to
	* the server as a {@code CLOB}. When the {@code setCharacterStream} method is used, the
	* driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
	* data should be sent to the server as a {@code LONGVARCHAR} or a {@code CLOB}
	* @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param reader An object that contains the data to set the parameter value to.
	* @param length the number of characters in the parameter data.
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs; this method is called on
	* a closed {@code PreparedStatement} or if the length specified is less than zero.
	*
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, long length)
	throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to a {@code InputStream} object.
	* The {@code Inputstream} must contain the number
	* of characters specified by length otherwise a {@code SQLException} will be
	* generated when the {@code PreparedStatement} is executed.
	* This method differs from the {@code setBinaryStream (int, InputStream, int)}
	* method because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be
	* sent to the server as a {@code BLOB}. When the {@code setBinaryStream} method is used,
	* the driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
	* data should be sent to the server as a {@code LONGVARBINARY} or a {@code BLOB}
	* @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1,
	* the second is 2, ...
	* @param inputStream An object that contains the data to set the parameter
	* value to.
	* @param length the number of bytes in the parameter data.
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement};
	* if the length specified
	* is less than zero or if the number of bytes in the {@code InputStream} does not match
	* the specified length.
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	*
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setBlob(int parameterIndex, InputStream inputStream, long length)
	throws SQLException;
	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to a {@code Reader} object. The reader must contain the number
	* of characters specified by length otherwise a {@code SQLException} will be
	* generated when the {@code PreparedStatement} is executed.
	* This method differs from the {@code setCharacterStream (int, Reader, int)} method
	* because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be sent to
	* the server as a {@code NCLOB}. When the {@code setCharacterStream} method is used, the
	* driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
	* data should be sent to the server as a {@code LONGNVARCHAR} or a {@code NCLOB}
	* @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param reader An object that contains the data to set the parameter value to.
	* @param length the number of characters in the parameter data.
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if the length specified is less than zero;
	* if the driver does not support national character sets;
	* if the driver can detect that a data conversion
	* error could occur; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	*
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setNClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader, long length)
	throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code java.sql.SQLXML} object.
	* The driver converts this to an
	* SQL {@code XML} value when it sends it to the database.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param xmlObject a {@code SQLXML} object that maps an SQL {@code XML} value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* or the {@code java.xml.transform.Result},
	* {@code Writer} or {@code OutputStream} has not been closed for
	* the {@code SQLXML} object
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	*
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setSQLXML(int parameterIndex, SQLXML xmlObject) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* <p>Sets the value of the designated parameter with the given object.
	*
	* If the second argument is an {@code InputStream} then the stream must contain
	* the number of bytes specified by scaleOrLength. If the second argument is a
	* {@code Reader} then the reader must contain the number of characters specified
	* by scaleOrLength. If these conditions are not true the driver will generate a
	* {@code SQLException} when the prepared statement is executed.
	*
	* <p>The given Java object will be converted to the given targetSqlType
	* before being sent to the database.
	*
	* If the object has a custom mapping (is of a class implementing the
	* interface {@code SQLData}),
	* the JDBC driver should call the method {@code SQLData.writeSQL} to
	* write it to the SQL data stream.
	* If, on the other hand, the object is of a class implementing
	* {@code Ref}, {@code Blob}, {@code Clob}, {@code NClob},
	* {@code Struct}, {@code java.net.URL},
	* or {@code Array}, the driver should pass it to the database as a
	* value of the corresponding SQL type.
	*
	* <p>Note that this method may be used to pass database-specific
	* abstract data types.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the object containing the input parameter value
	* @param targetSqlType the SQL type (as defined in java.sql.Types) to be
	* sent to the database. The scale argument may further qualify this type.
	* @param scaleOrLength for {@code java.sql.Types.DECIMAL}
	* or {@code java.sql.Types.NUMERIC types},
	* this is the number of digits after the decimal point. For
	* Java Object types {@code InputStream} and {@code Reader},
	* this is the length
	* of the data in the stream or reader. For all other types,
	* this value will be ignored.
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement} or
	* if the Java Object specified by x is an InputStream
	* or Reader object and the value of the scale parameter is less
	* than zero
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if
	* the JDBC driver does not support the specified targetSqlType
	* @see Types
	*
	*/
	void setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x, int targetSqlType, int scaleOrLength)
	throws SQLException;
	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which will have
	* the specified number of bytes.
	* When a very large ASCII value is input to a {@code LONGVARCHAR}
	* parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
	* {@code java.io.InputStream}. Data will be read from the stream
	* as needed until end-of-file is reached. The JDBC driver will
	* do any necessary conversion from ASCII to the database char format.
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
	* Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
	* standard interface.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the Java input stream that contains the ASCII parameter value
	* @param length the number of bytes in the stream
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setAsciiStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x, long length)
	throws SQLException;
	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream, which will have
	* the specified number of bytes.
	* When a very large binary value is input to a {@code LONGVARBINARY}
	* parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
	* {@code java.io.InputStream} object. The data will be read from the
	* stream as needed until end-of-file is reached.
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
	* Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
	* standard interface.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the java input stream which contains the binary parameter value
	* @param length the number of bytes in the stream
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setBinaryStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x,
	long length) throws SQLException;
	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code Reader}
	* object, which is the given number of characters long.
	* When a very large UNICODE value is input to a {@code LONGVARCHAR}
	* parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
	* {@code java.io.Reader} object. The data will be read from the stream
	* as needed until end-of-file is reached. The JDBC driver will
	* do any necessary conversion from UNICODE to the database char format.
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
	* Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
	* standard interface.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param reader the {@code java.io.Reader} object that contains the
	* Unicode data
	* @param length the number of characters in the stream
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex,
	java.io.Reader reader,
	long length) throws SQLException;
	//-----
	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream.
	* When a very large ASCII value is input to a {@code LONGVARCHAR}
	* parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
	* {@code java.io.InputStream}. Data will be read from the stream
	* as needed until end-of-file is reached. The JDBC driver will
	* do any necessary conversion from ASCII to the database char format.
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
	* Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
	* standard interface.
	* <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
	* it might be more efficient to use a version of
	* {@code setAsciiStream} which takes a length parameter.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the Java input stream that contains the ASCII parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setAsciiStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x)
	throws SQLException;
	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given input stream.
	* When a very large binary value is input to a {@code LONGVARBINARY}
	* parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
	* {@code java.io.InputStream} object. The data will be read from the
	* stream as needed until end-of-file is reached.
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
	* Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
	* standard interface.
	* <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
	* it might be more efficient to use a version of
	* {@code setBinaryStream} which takes a length parameter.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the java input stream which contains the binary parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setBinaryStream(int parameterIndex, java.io.InputStream x)
	throws SQLException;
	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to the given {@code Reader}
	* object.
	* When a very large UNICODE value is input to a {@code LONGVARCHAR}
	* parameter, it may be more practical to send it via a
	* {@code java.io.Reader} object. The data will be read from the stream
	* as needed until end-of-file is reached. The JDBC driver will
	* do any necessary conversion from UNICODE to the database char format.
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
	* Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
	* standard interface.
	* <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
	* it might be more efficient to use a version of
	* {@code setCharacterStream} which takes a length parameter.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param reader the {@code java.io.Reader} object that contains the
	* Unicode data
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setCharacterStream(int parameterIndex,
	java.io.Reader reader) throws SQLException;
	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to a {@code Reader} object. The
	* {@code Reader} reads the data till end-of-file is reached. The
	* driver does the necessary conversion from Java character format to
	* the national character set in the database.

	* <P><B>Note:</B> This stream object can either be a standard
	* Java stream object or your own subclass that implements the
	* standard interface.
	* <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
	* it might be more efficient to use a version of
	* {@code setNCharacterStream} which takes a length parameter.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param value the parameter value
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if the driver does not support national
	* character sets; if the driver can detect that a data conversion
	* error could occur; if a database access error occurs; or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setNCharacterStream(int parameterIndex, Reader value) throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to a {@code Reader} object.
	* This method differs from the {@code setCharacterStream (int, Reader)} method
	* because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be sent to
	* the server as a {@code CLOB}. When the {@code setCharacterStream} method is used, the
	* driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
	* data should be sent to the server as a {@code LONGVARCHAR} or a {@code CLOB}
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
	* it might be more efficient to use a version of
	* {@code setClob} which takes a length parameter.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param reader An object that contains the data to set the parameter value to.
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs; this method is called on
	* a closed {@code PreparedStatement}or if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement
	*
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
	throws SQLException;

	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to a {@code InputStream} object.
	* This method differs from the {@code setBinaryStream (int, InputStream)}
	* method because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be
	* sent to the server as a {@code BLOB}. When the {@code setBinaryStream} method is used,
	* the driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
	* data should be sent to the server as a {@code LONGVARBINARY} or a {@code BLOB}
	*
	* <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
	* it might be more efficient to use a version of
	* {@code setBlob} which takes a length parameter.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1,
	* the second is 2, ...
	* @param inputStream An object that contains the data to set the parameter
	* value to.
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs;
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement} or
	* if parameterIndex does not correspond
	* to a parameter marker in the SQL statement,
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	*
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setBlob(int parameterIndex, InputStream inputStream)
	throws SQLException;
	/**
	* Sets the designated parameter to a {@code Reader} object.
	* This method differs from the {@code setCharacterStream (int, Reader)} method
	* because it informs the driver that the parameter value should be sent to
	* the server as a {@code NCLOB}. When the {@code setCharacterStream} method is used, the
	* driver may have to do extra work to determine whether the parameter
	* data should be sent to the server as a {@code LONGNVARCHAR} or a {@code NCLOB}
	* <P><B>Note:</B> Consult your JDBC driver documentation to determine if
	* it might be more efficient to use a version of
	* {@code setNClob} which takes a length parameter.
	*
	* @param parameterIndex index of the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param reader An object that contains the data to set the parameter value to.
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a parameter
	* marker in the SQL statement;
	* if the driver does not support national character sets;
	* if the driver can detect that a data conversion
	* error could occur; if a database access error occurs or
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if the JDBC driver does not support this method
	*
	* @since 1.6
	*/
	void setNClob(int parameterIndex, Reader reader)
	throws SQLException;

	//------------------------- JDBC 4.2 -----------------------------------

	/**
	* <p>Sets the value of the designated parameter with the given object.
	*
	* If the second argument is an {@code InputStream} then the stream
	* must contain the number of bytes specified by scaleOrLength.
	* If the second argument is a {@code Reader} then the reader must
	* contain the number of characters specified by scaleOrLength. If these
	* conditions are not true the driver will generate a
	* {@code SQLException} when the prepared statement is executed.
	*
	* <p>The given Java object will be converted to the given targetSqlType
	* before being sent to the database.
	*
	* If the object has a custom mapping (is of a class implementing the
	* interface {@code SQLData}),
	* the JDBC driver should call the method {@code SQLData.writeSQL} to
	* write it to the SQL data stream.
	* If, on the other hand, the object is of a class implementing
	* {@code Ref}, {@code Blob}, {@code Clob}, {@code NClob},
	* {@code Struct}, {@code java.net.URL},
	* or {@code Array}, the driver should pass it to the database as a
	* value of the corresponding SQL type.
	*
	* <p>Note that this method may be used to pass database-specific
	* abstract data types.
	*<P>
	* The default implementation will throw {@code SQLFeatureNotSupportedException}
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the object containing the input parameter value
	* @param targetSqlType the SQL type to be sent to the database. The
	* scale argument may further qualify this type.
	* @param scaleOrLength for {@code java.sql.JDBCType.DECIMAL}
	* or {@code java.sql.JDBCType.NUMERIC types},
	* this is the number of digits after the decimal point. For
	* Java Object types {@code InputStream} and {@code Reader},
	* this is the length
	* of the data in the stream or reader. For all other types,
	* this value will be ignored.
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a
	* parameter marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs
	* or this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement} or
	* if the Java Object specified by x is an InputStream
	* or Reader object and the value of the scale parameter is less
	* than zero
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if
	* the JDBC driver does not support the specified targetSqlType
	* @see JDBCType
	* @see SQLType
	* @since 1.8
	*/
	default void setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x, SQLType targetSqlType,
	int scaleOrLength) throws SQLException {
	throw new SQLFeatureNotSupportedException("setObject not implemented");
	}

	/**
	* Sets the value of the designated parameter with the given object.
	*
	* This method is similar to {@link #setObject(int parameterIndex,
	* Object x, SQLType targetSqlType, int scaleOrLength)},
	* except that it assumes a scale of zero.
	*<P>
	* The default implementation will throw {@code SQLFeatureNotSupportedException}
	*
	* @param parameterIndex the first parameter is 1, the second is 2, ...
	* @param x the object containing the input parameter value
	* @param targetSqlType the SQL type to be sent to the database
	* @throws SQLException if parameterIndex does not correspond to a
	* parameter marker in the SQL statement; if a database access error occurs
	* or this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* @throws SQLFeatureNotSupportedException if
	* the JDBC driver does not support the specified targetSqlType
	* @see JDBCType
	* @see SQLType
	* @since 1.8
	*/
	default void setObject(int parameterIndex, Object x, SQLType targetSqlType)
	throws SQLException {
	throw new SQLFeatureNotSupportedException("setObject not implemented");
	}

	/**
	* Executes the SQL statement in this {@code PreparedStatement} object,
	* which must be an SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) statement,
	* such as {@code INSERT}, {@code UPDATE} or
	* {@code DELETE}; or an SQL statement that returns nothing,
	* such as a DDL statement.
	* <p>
	* This method should be used when the returned row count may exceed
	* {@link Integer#MAX_VALUE}.
	* <p>
	* The default implementation will throw {@code UnsupportedOperationException}
	*
	* @return either (1) the row count for SQL Data Manipulation Language
	* (DML) statements or (2) 0 for SQL statements that return nothing
	* @throws SQLException if a database access error occurs;
	* this method is called on a closed {@code PreparedStatement}
	* or the SQL statement returns a {@code ResultSet} object
	* @throws SQLTimeoutException when the driver has determined that the
	* timeout value that was specified by the {@code setQueryTimeout}
	* method has been exceeded and has at least attempted to cancel
	* the currently running {@code Statement}
	* @since 1.8
	*/
	default long executeLargeUpdate() throws SQLException {
	throw new UnsupportedOperationException("executeLargeUpdate not implemented");
	}
	}

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