Uses of Interface java.sql.Struct (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Interface
java.sql.Struct

- Packages that use Struct
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.sql | Provides the API for accessing and processing data stored in a data source (usually a relational database) using the JavaTM programming language.
  javax.sql.rowset.serial | Provides utility classes to allow serializable mappings between SQL types and data types in the Java programming language.

- - ### Uses of Struct in java.sql

    Methods in java.sql that return Struct
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Struct` | Connection.`createStruct(String typeName, Object[] attributes)` Factory method for creating Struct objects.

    Methods in java.sql with parameters of type Struct
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | SQLOutput.`writeStruct(Struct x)` Writes an SQL structured type value to the stream.

  - ### Uses of Struct in javax.sql.rowset.serial

    Classes in javax.sql.rowset.serial that implement Struct
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `SerialStruct` A serialized mapping in the Java programming language of an SQL structured type.

    Methods in javax.sql.rowset.serial with parameters of type Struct
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | SQLOutputImpl.`writeStruct(Struct x)` Writes a `Struct` object in the Java programming language to this `SQLOutputImpl` object.

    Constructors in javax.sql.rowset.serial with parameters of type Struct
    Constructor and Description
    `SerialStruct(Struct in, Map<String,Class<?>> map)` Constructs a `SerialStruct` object from the given `Struct` object, using the given `java.util.Map` object for custom mapping the SQL structured type or any of its attributes that are SQL structured types.

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