Kris Jurka wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, 7 Sep 2011, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote:
>
>> Well, for application use imagine this scenario (from an actual
>> application of mine):
>>
>> try {
>> CREATE TABLE t ...
>> } catch ( SQLException e ) {
>> if ( e.getSQLState().equals( PSQLState.DUPLICATE_TABLE ) )
>> ; // do something or ignore when the table exists already
>> ...
>> }
>>
>>
>> Now, if you don't want applications to use PSQLState and rely on the
>> numerical values then there is not much need, no.
>>
>
> I guess I was not expecting users trying to write portable JDBC code to
> write code that referred to PG specific classes. Do other people do this?
Absolutely not!
>
>> The UNDEFINED_OBJECT constant is a little trickier. I use it to patch
>> the driver for the Atomikos XA testsuite. I've already submitted that
>> patch but do understand your reluctance to accept it since its
>> validity is not immediately apparent.
>
> I've got to admit that I haven't really looked into that one, but if you
> are patching the driver to fix that, then there's no reason that patch
> couldn't touch PSQLState as well.
>
> Kris Jurka
>
