<!--$Id: dbc_close.html,v 1.1 2003/02/15 04:55:50 zarzycki Exp $--> <!--Copyright 1997-2002 by Sleepycat Software, Inc.--> <!--All rights reserved.--> <!--See the file LICENSE for redistribution information.--> <html> <head> <title>Berkeley DB: Dbc.close</title> <meta name="description" content="Berkeley DB: An embedded database programmatic toolkit."> <meta name="keywords" content="embedded,database,programmatic,toolkit,b+tree,btree,hash,hashing,transaction,transactions,locking,logging,access method,access methods,java,C,C++"> </head> <body bgcolor=white> <a name="2"><!--meow--></a> <table width="100%"><tr valign=top> <td> <h1>Dbc.close</h1> </td> <td align=right> <a href="../api_java/c_index.html"><img src="../images/api.gif" alt="API"></a><a href="../reftoc.html"><img src="../images/ref.gif" alt="Ref"></a> </td></tr></table> <hr size=1 noshade> <tt> <h3><pre> import com.sleepycat.db.*; <p> public void close() throws DbException; </pre></h3> <h1>Description</h1> <p>The Dbc.close method discards the cursor. <p>It is possible for the Dbc.close method to return <a href="../ref/program/errorret.html#DB_LOCK_DEADLOCK">Db.DB_LOCK_DEADLOCK</a>, signaling that any enclosing transaction should be aborted. If the application is already intending to abort the transaction, this error should be ignored, and the application should proceed. <p>After Dbc.close has been called, regardless of its return, the cursor handle may not be used again. <p>The Dbc.close method throws an exception that encapsulates a non-zero error value on failure. <h1>Errors</h1> <p>The Dbc.close method may fail and throw an exception encapsulating a non-zero error for the following conditions: <p><dl compact> <p><dt>EINVAL<dd>An invalid flag value or parameter was specified. <p>The cursor was previously closed. </dl> <p>If the operation was selected to resolve a deadlock, the Dbc.close method will fail and throw a <a href="../api_java/deadlock_class.html">DbDeadlockException</a> exception. <p>The Dbc.close method may fail and throw an exception for errors specified for other Berkeley DB and C library or system methods. If a catastrophic error has occurred, the Dbc.close method may fail and throw a <a href="../api_java/runrec_class.html">DbRunRecoveryException</a>, in which case all subsequent Berkeley DB calls will fail in the same way. <h1>Class</h1> <a href="../api_java/dbc_class.html">Dbc</a> <h1>See Also</h1> <a href="../api_java/dbc_list.html">Database Cursors and Related Methods</a> </tt> <table width="100%"><tr><td><br></td><td align=right> <a href="../api_java/c_index.html"><img src="../images/api.gif" alt="API"></a><a href="../reftoc.html"><img src="../images/ref.gif" alt="Ref"></a> </td></tr></table> <p><font size=1><a href="http://www.sleepycat.com">Copyright Sleepycat Software</a></font> </body> </html>