ColumnMetadataReader (Virtual Schema Common JDBC 14.1.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseColumnMetadataReader
```
public interface ColumnMetadataReader
```
Common interface for all remote column metadata readers.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<com.exasol.adapter.metadata.ColumnMetadata>`	`mapColumns(String tableName)`	Map a metadata for a list of columns to Exasol metadata.
`com.exasol.adapter.metadata.DataType`	`mapJdbcType(JDBCTypeDescription jdbcTypeDescription)`	Map type information from JDBC to the Exasol type information.

- Method Detail
  - mapColumns
```
List<com.exasol.adapter.metadata.ColumnMetadata> mapColumns(String tableName)
```
    Map a metadata for a list of columns to Exasol metadata.
    
    Parameters:
    
    tableName - the table for which the columns are mapped
    
    Returns:
    
    list of Exasol column metadata objects
  - mapJdbcType
```
com.exasol.adapter.metadata.DataType mapJdbcType(JDBCTypeDescription jdbcTypeDescription)
```
    Map type information from JDBC to the Exasol type information.
    Override this method in a dedicated mapper if you need dialect specific behavior.
    
    Parameters:
    
    jdbcTypeDescription - parameter object describing the type from the JDBC perspective
    
    Returns:
    
    Exasol data type information