ConnectionFactory (Apache Tomcat 9.0.120 API Documentation)
Description: declaration: package: org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp2, interface: ConnectionFactory

# 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

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Connection`
  `createConnection()`
  Create a new `Connection` in an implementation specific fashion.

- ## Method Details

  - ### 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