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## com.sleepycat.bdb
Class DataStore

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--com.sleepycat.bdb.DataStore

public class DataStore
extends Object

Represents a Berkeley DB database in the role of a primary data store. A store may be used by itself or along with one or more `DataIndex` objects. A store is typically accessed by passing it to the constructor of one of the collection classes in the com.sleepycat.bdb.collection package. For example:

     Db db = new Db(env, 0);
     db.open(null, "store.db", null, Db.DB_BTREE, dbOpenFlags, 0);
     DataStore store = new DataStore(db, keyFormat, valueFormat, keyAssigner);
     StoredMap map = new StoredMap(store, keyBinding, valueBinding, writeAllowed);

All access methods may be used with BDB. However, some access methods may only be used with certain types of collection views, and some access methods impose restrictions on the way collection views are used.

A store is always associated with the environment of its underlying database, which is the first parameter to the {Db#Db} constructor. There are three types of environments in Berkeley DB.

Environment | Access Mode | Berkeley DB Flags
--- | --- | ---
Data Store | single-threaded access | Db.DB_INIT_MPOOL
Concurrent Data Store | single-writer multiple-reader access | Db.DB_INIT_CDB | Db.DB_INIT_MPOOL
Transactional Data Store | transactional access for any number of readers and writers | Db.DB_INIT_TXN | Db.DB_INIT_LOCK | Db.DB_INIT_MPOOL

The flags shown are the minimum required for creating the Berkeley DB environment. Many other Berkeley DB options are also available. For details on creating and configuring the environment see the Berkeley DB documentation.

All three environments may be used within BDB. However, the Concurrent Data Store Environment imposes the restriction that only one writable cursor may be open at a time. This means that if you have a writable iterator for a data store open, then you cannot obtain another writable iterator for the same data store and you cannot perform other write operations through a collection for that data store (since this also uses a write cursor).

Constructor Summary
`DataStore(Db db, DataFormat keyFormat, DataFormat valueFormat, PrimaryKeyAssigner keyAssigner)` Creates a store from a previously opened Db object.

Method Summary
`void` | `close()` Closes the store and all associated indices.
`DbEnv` | `getEnv()` Returns the environment associated with this store.
`Iterator` | `getIndices()` Returns the indices associated with this store.
`PrimaryKeyAssigner` | `getKeyAssigner()` Returns the key assigner associated with this store.
`DataFormat` | `getKeyFormat()` Returns the key format associated with this store.
`DataFormat` | `getValueFormat()` Returns the value format associated with this store.
`String` | `toString()` Returns a printable string identifying the filename and datbase name of the store.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### DataStore

    public DataStore(Db db,
                     DataFormat keyFormat,
                     DataFormat valueFormat,
                     PrimaryKeyAssigner keyAssigner)

  Creates a store from a previously opened Db object.

Parameters:
  `db` - the previously opened Db object.
  `keyFormat` - the data format for keys.
  `valueFormat` - the data format for values.
  `keyAssigner` - an object for assigning keys or null if no automatic key assignment is used.

Method Detail

### close

    public void close()
               throws DbException

  Closes the store and all associated indices.

    `DbException`

### getEnv

    public final DbEnv getEnv()

  Returns the environment associated with this store.

### getKeyFormat

    public final DataFormat getKeyFormat()

  Returns the key format associated with this store.

### getKeyAssigner

    public final PrimaryKeyAssigner getKeyAssigner()

  Returns the key assigner associated with this store.

### getValueFormat

    public final DataFormat getValueFormat()

  Returns the value format associated with this store.

### getIndices

    public final Iterator getIndices()

  Returns the indices associated with this store. Indices are associated with a store when they are constructed. All objects returned by the iterator will be of class `DataIndex` and may also be of class `ForeignKeyIndex`.

  Returns:
    an iterator of associated indices or null if there are none.

### toString

    public String toString()

  Returns a printable string identifying the filename and datbase name of the store.

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `Object`

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