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Basically, the JDBCMetaData class is used for building a connection wizard for a data source. The following functions need to be implemented to create a basic connection wizard: 

     public JDBCMetaData(); 

     public void initialiseParameters(); 

     public String buttonPressed(String buttonName) throws Exception; 
 

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Helper functions that are also accessible in JDBCMetaData: 

     protected final void addParameter(Parameter p); 

     public void setParameterValue(String key, Object value); 

     public final Object getParameterValue(String key); 

     public boolean isParameterRequired(String key); 

     public boolean hasDependentParameters(String key); 

Metadata Function Definitions

public JDBCMetaData(); (Constructor) 

The following attributes should be set in the constructor: 

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public SkiTeamMetaData() { 

			super(); 

			sourceName = "Ski Team Source"; 
			sourceCode = "SKI_DATA_SOURCE"; 
			driverName = SkiTeamDataSource.class.getName(); 
			sourceType = DBType.THIRD_PARTY; 

} 
 

public void initialiseParameters(); 

This function is where parameters should be registered. Registered parameters will be displayed to the user when creating a connection with this DataSource. Use the function addParameter() to add required parameters. 

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