# Interface SQLType

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `JDBCType`

public interface SQLType
An object that is used to identify a generic SQL type, called a JDBC type or a vendor specific data type.

Since:
  1.8

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`String`
`getName()`
Returns the `SQLType` name that represents a SQL data type.
`String`
`getVendor()`
Returns the name of the vendor that supports this data type.
`Integer`
`getVendorTypeNumber()`
Returns the vendor specific type number for the data type.

## Method Details

### getName

String getName()
Returns the `SQLType` name that represents a SQL data type.

Returns:
  The name of this `SQLType`.

### getVendor

String getVendor()
Returns the name of the vendor that supports this data type. The value returned typically is the package name for this vendor.

Returns:
  The name of the vendor for this data type

### getVendorTypeNumber

Integer getVendorTypeNumber()
Returns the vendor specific type number for the data type.

Returns:
  An Integer representing the vendor specific data type