org.hibernate.service.jdbc.dialect.spi
Interface DialectFactory

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable, Service

All Known Implementing Classes:

DialectFactoryImpl

public interface DialectFactory
extends Service

A factory for generating Dialect instances.

Method Summary

Dialect

buildDialect(Map configValues, Connection connection) Builds an appropriate Dialect instance.

Method Detail

buildDialect

Dialect buildDialect(Map configValues,
                     Connection connection)
                     throws HibernateException

Builds an appropriate Dialect instance.

If a dialect is explicitly named in the incoming properties, it should used. Otherwise, it is determined by dialect resolvers based on the passed connection.

An exception is thrown if a dialect was not explicitly set and no resolver could make the determination from the given connection.

Parameters:

configValues - The configuration properties.

connection - The configured connection.

Returns:

The appropriate dialect instance.

Throws:

HibernateException - No dialect specified and no resolver could make the determination.