ConnectionFactory (Apache Tomcat 10.1.14 API Documentation)

Package org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp2

## Interface ConnectionFactory

- All Known Subinterfaces:
    `XAConnectionFactory`
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    `DataSourceConnectionFactory`, `DataSourceXAConnectionFactory`, `DriverConnectionFactory`, `DriverManagerConnectionFactory`, `LocalXAConnectionFactory`

      public interface ConnectionFactory

  Abstract factory interface for creating `Connection`s.
  Since:
    2.0

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `Connection` | `createConnection()` | Create a new `Connection` in an implementation specific fashion.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### createConnection

          Connection createConnection()
                               throws SQLException

      Create a new `Connection` in an implementation specific fashion.
      Returns:
        a new `Connection`
      Throws:
        `SQLException` - if a database error occurs creating the connection