JdbcConnectionDefinitionManager (datasource-editor-jdbc 9.3.0.0-424 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.pentaho.reporting.ui.datasources.jdbc.connection.JdbcConnectionDefinitionManager

```
public class JdbcConnectionDefinitionManager
extends Object
```
Manages the list of local database connections for this application.
The list of local connections is contained in the user preferences for this user. The structure of the preferences is as follows:
- One node per connection - the name of the node is the JNDI Connection name
- Under each node, the following set of string keys and values which define each connection
  - driver - the JDBC driver class
  - url - the URL of the database
  - username - the username used to connect to the database
  - password - the password used to connect to the database

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`JdbcConnectionDefinitionManager()`	Initializes the instance by loading the database connection information from the configuration storage.
`JdbcConnectionDefinitionManager(String node)`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`JdbcConnectionDefinition[]`	`getSources()`	Returns a copy of the current list of JNDI sources
`void`	`removeSource(String name)`	Removes the specified connection-definition from the list of connections.
`boolean`	`updateSourceList(JdbcConnectionDefinition source)`	Adds or updates the source list with the specified source entry.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - JdbcConnectionDefinitionManager
```
public JdbcConnectionDefinitionManager()
```
    Initializes the instance by loading the database connection information from the configuration storage.
  - JdbcConnectionDefinitionManager
```
public JdbcConnectionDefinitionManager(String node)
```
- Method Detail
  - getSources
```
public JdbcConnectionDefinition[] getSources()
```
    Returns a copy of the current list of JNDI sources
  - removeSource
```
public void removeSource(String name)
```
    Removes the specified connection-definition from the list of connections.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the JNDI source to remove from the list
  - updateSourceList
```
public boolean updateSourceList(JdbcConnectionDefinition source)
```
    Adds or updates the source list with the specified source entry. Delagates to JNDI or JDBC method
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - the entry to add/update in the list
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - indicates the source is null