ConnectionFactory (Commons DBCP 1.4 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

XAConnectionFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DataSourceConnectionFactory, DataSourceXAConnectionFactory, DriverConnectionFactory, DriverManagerConnectionFactory, LocalXAConnectionFactory
```
public interface ConnectionFactory
```
Abstract factory interface for creating Connections.

Version:

$Revision: 491655 $ $Date: 2007-01-01 17:05:30 -0500 (Mon, 01 Jan 2007) $

Author:

Rodney Waldhoff

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  java.sql.Connection createConnection()
  Create a new Connection in an implementation specific fashion.

- Method Detail
  - createConnection
```
java.sql.Connection createConnection()
                              throws java.sql.SQLException
```
    Create a new Connection in an implementation specific fashion.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new Connection
    
    Throws:
    
    java.sql.SQLException - if a database error occurs creating the connection