/*
* Copyright 2004-2023 H2 Group. Multiple-Licensed under the MPL 2.0,
* and the EPL 1.0 (https://h2database.com/html/license.html).
* Initial Developer: H2 Group
*/
package org.h2.expression;
import org.h2.message.DbException;
import org.h2.value.TypeInfo;
import org.h2.value.Value;
/**
* The interface for client side (remote) and server side parameters.
*/
public interface ParameterInterface {
/**
* Set the value of the parameter.
*
* @param value the new value
* @param closeOld if the old value (if one is set) should be closed
*/
void setValue(Value value, boolean closeOld);
/**
* Get the value of the parameter if set.
*
* @return the value or null
*/
Value getParamValue();
/**
* Check if the value is set.
*
* @throws DbException if not set.
*/
void checkSet() throws DbException;
/**
* Is the value of a parameter set.
*
* @return true if set
*/
boolean isValueSet();
/**
* Returns the expected data type if no value is set, or the
* data type of the value if one is set.
*
* @return the data type
*/
TypeInfo getType();
/**
* Check if this column is nullable.
*
* @return Column.NULLABLE_*
*/
int getNullable();
}