PersistentDatabaseObject

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.manifoldcf.core.interfaces.PersistentDatabaseObject

Direct Known Subclasses:

BinaryInput, CharacterInput
```
public abstract class PersistentDatabaseObject
extends java.lang.Object
```
Objects derived from this class can function as database parameters or as results. In both cases, they must be managed specially because they are potentially backed by disk files, and the data within is treated as a stream (of something) rather than a scalar piece of data.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static java.lang.String _rcsid

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PersistentDatabaseObject()
Construct from nothing.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract void`	`discard()`	Discard this object permanently
`abstract void`	`doneWithStream()`	Close any open streams, but do NOT remove the backing object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - _rcsid
```
public static final java.lang.String _rcsid
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - PersistentDatabaseObject
```
public PersistentDatabaseObject()
```
    Construct from nothing.
- Method Detail
  - doneWithStream
```
public abstract void doneWithStream()
                             throws ManifoldCFException
```
    Close any open streams, but do NOT remove the backing object. Thus the stream can be reopened in the future.
    
    Throws:
    
    ManifoldCFException
  - discard
```
public abstract void discard()
                      throws ManifoldCFException
```
    Discard this object permanently
    
    Throws:
    
    ManifoldCFException