"David W. Van Couvering" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> How do the instances of these get created? It looks like the data
> sources are generally registered with JNDI using
> getObjectInstance(). But do we allow users to create new instances
> directly (e.g. "new ClientDataSource()")? I noticed the constructor
> was public...
>
> It looks like Driver creates a new instance of itself when the class
> is loaded. Do I have that right?
Yes, but...
> But again, we don't support someone
> saying "new ClientDriver()" directly, right? Again, I noticed that
> this is currently a public method.
I think the constructor has to be public since
Class.forName("org.apache...").newInstance() is the recommended way to
load the Derby driver. Read this discussion for details:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01645.html
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Knut Anders
