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<pre>public interface <span class="typeNameLabel">Record</span>
extends java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable</pre>
<div class="block">The <code>jakarta.resource.cci.Record</code> interface is the base
interface for the representation of an input or output to the
execute methods defined on an Interaction.
<p>The Record interface can be extended to form a one of the
following representations:
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<LI> MappedRecord: A key-value pair based collection represents
a record. This interface is based on the <code>java.util.Map</code>
<LI> IndexedRecord:An ordered and indexed collection represents
a record. This interface is based on the <code>java.util.List</code>.
<LI> JavaBean based representation of an EIS abstraction: An
example is a custom record generated to represent a purchase
order in an ERP system.
<LI> <code>jakarta.resource.cci.ResultSet</code>: This interface
extends both <code>java.sql.ResultSet</code> and <code>
jakarta.resource.cci.Record</code>. A ResultSet
represents tabular data.
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<p>A MappedRecord or IndexedRecord can contain another Record. This
means that MappedRecord and IndexedRecord can be used to create
a hierarchical structure of any arbitrary depth. A basic Java
type is used as the leaf element of a hierarchical structure
represented by a MappedRecord or IndexedRecord.</div>
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<dd><a href="../../../jakarta/resource/cci/Interaction.html" title="interface in jakarta.resource.cci"><code>Interaction</code></a>,
<code>ResultSet</code></dd>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>java.lang.Object</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../jakarta/resource/cci/Record.html#clone--">clone</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Creates and returns a copy of this object.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>boolean</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../jakarta/resource/cci/Record.html#equals-java.lang.Object-">equals</a></span>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;other)</code>
<div class="block">Check if this instance is equal to another Record.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>java.lang.String</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../jakarta/resource/cci/Record.html#getRecordName--">getRecordName</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Gets the name of the Record.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>java.lang.String</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../jakarta/resource/cci/Record.html#getRecordShortDescription--">getRecordShortDescription</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Gets a short description string for the Record.</div>
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<div class="block">Returns the hash code for the Record instance.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../../jakarta/resource/cci/Record.html#setRecordName-java.lang.String-">setRecordName</a></span>(java.lang.String&nbsp;name)</code>
<div class="block">Sets the name of the Record.</div>
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<div class="block">Sets a short description string for the Record.</div>
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<pre>java.lang.String&nbsp;getRecordName()</pre>
<div class="block">Gets the name of the Record.</div>
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<pre>void&nbsp;setRecordShortDescription(java.lang.String&nbsp;description)</pre>
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<div class="block">Gets a short description string for the Record. This property
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<pre>boolean&nbsp;equals(java.lang.Object&nbsp;other)</pre>
<div class="block">Check if this instance is equal to another Record.</div>
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<pre>java.lang.Object&nbsp;clone()
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meaning of "copy" may depend on the class of the object.</div>
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<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException</code> - If the object's class does not support the
Cloneable interface Subclasses that override the
clone method can also throw this exception to
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