All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConnectionPool, BlockingConnectionPool, PooledConnectionFactory
```
public interface ConnectionPool
```
Provides an interface for connection pooling.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`activeCount()`	Returns the number of connections in use.
`int`	`availableCount()`	Returns the number of connections available for use.
`void`	`close()`	Empty this pool, freeing any resources.
`ConnectionActivator`	`getActivator()`	Returns the activator for this pool.
`Connection`	`getConnection()`	Returns an object from the pool.
`ConnectionPassivator`	`getPassivator()`	Returns the passivator for this pool.
`Set<PooledConnectionStatistics>`	`getPooledConnectionStatistics()`	Returns the statistics for each connection in the pool.
`void`	`initialize()`	Initialize this pool for use.
`void`	`setActivator(ConnectionActivator a)`	Sets the activator for this pool.
`void`	`setPassivator(ConnectionPassivator p)`	Sets the passivator for this pool.

- Method Detail
  - getActivator
```
ConnectionActivator getActivator()
```
    Returns the activator for this pool.
    
    Returns:
    
    activator
  - setActivator
```
void setActivator(ConnectionActivator a)
```
    Sets the activator for this pool.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - activator
  - getPassivator
```
ConnectionPassivator getPassivator()
```
    Returns the passivator for this pool.
    
    Returns:
    
    passivator
  - setPassivator
```
void setPassivator(ConnectionPassivator p)
```
    Sets the passivator for this pool.
    
    Parameters:
    
    p - passivator
  - initialize
```
void initialize()
```
    Initialize this pool for use.
  - getConnection
```
Connection getConnection()
                  throws PoolException
```
    Returns an object from the pool.
    
    Returns:
    
    pooled object
    
    Throws:
    
    PoolException - if this operation fails
    
    BlockingTimeoutException - if this pool is configured with a block time and it occurs
  - availableCount
```
int availableCount()
```
    Returns the number of connections available for use.
    
    Returns:
    
    count
  - activeCount
```
int activeCount()
```
    Returns the number of connections in use.
    
    Returns:
    
    count
  - getPooledConnectionStatistics
```
Set<PooledConnectionStatistics> getPooledConnectionStatistics()
```
    Returns the statistics for each connection in the pool.
    
    Returns:
    
    connection statistics
  - close
```
void close()
```
    Empty this pool, freeing any resources.

Interface ConnectionPool

Method Summary

Method Detail

getActivator

setActivator

getPassivator

setPassivator

initialize

getConnection

availableCount

activeCount

getPooledConnectionStatistics

close