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Only column descriptions matching the catalog, schema, table and column name criteria are returned.

Only column descriptions matching the catalog, schema, table and column name criteria are returned. They are ordered by TABLE_SCHEM, TABLE_NAME and ORDINAL_POSITION.

Each column description has the following columns:

1. TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be null)
2. TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be null)
3. TABLE_NAME String => table name
4. COLUMN_NAME String => column name
5. DATA_TYPE short => SQL type from java.sql.Types
6. TYPE_NAME String => Data source dependent type name, for a UDT the type name is fully qualified
7. COLUMN_SIZE int => column size. For char or date types this is the maximum number of characters, for numeric or decimal types this is precision.
8. BUFFER_LENGTH is not used.
9. DECIMAL_DIGITS int => the number of fractional digits
10. NUM_PREC_RADIX int => Radix (typically either 10 or 2)
11. NULLABLE int => is NULL allowed?
    • columnNoNulls - might not allow NULL values
    • columnNullable - definitely allows NULL values
    • columnNullableUnknown - nullability unknown
12. REMARKS String => comment describing column (may be null)
13. COLUMN_DEF String => default value (may be null)
14. SQL_DATA_TYPE int => unused
15. SQL_DATETIME_SUB int => unused
16. CHAR_OCTET_LENGTH int => for char types the maximum number of bytes in the column
17. ORDINAL_POSITION int => index of column in table (starting at 1)
18. IS_NULLABLE String => "NO" means column definitely does not allow NULL values; "YES" means the column might allow NULL values. An empty string means nobody knows.

Each type description has the following columns:

1. TYPE_NAME String => Type name
2. DATA_TYPE short => SQL data type from java.sql.Types
3. PRECISION int => maximum precision
4. LITERAL_PREFIX String => prefix used to quote a literal (may be null)
5. LITERAL_SUFFIX String => suffix used to quote a literal (may be null)
6. CREATE_PARAMS String => parameters used in creating the type (may be null)
7. NULLABLE short => can you use NULL for this type?
   • typeNoNulls - does not allow NULL values
   • typeNullable - allows NULL values
   • typeNullableUnknown - nullability unknown
8. CASE_SENSITIVE boolean=> is it case sensitive?
9. SEARCHABLE short => can you use "WHERE" based on this type:
   • typePredNone - No support
   • typePredChar - Only supported with WHERE .. LIKE
   • typePredBasic - Supported except for WHERE .. LIKE
   • typeSearchable - Supported for all WHERE ..
10. UNSIGNED_ATTRIBUTE boolean => is it unsigned?
11. FIXED_PREC_SCALE boolean => can it be a money value?
12. AUTO_INCREMENT boolean => can it be used for an auto-increment value?
13. LOCAL_TYPE_NAME String => localized version of type name (may be null)
14. MINIMUM_SCALE short => minimum scale supported
15. MAXIMUM_SCALE short => maximum scale supported
16. SQL_DATA_TYPE int => unused
17. SQL_DATETIME_SUB int => unused
18. NUM_PREC_RADIX int => usually 2 or 10