Package com.sleepycat.db

Interface PartitionHandler

public interface PartitionHandler

An interface specifying how to set up database partitioning. Implementation of this interface is required when Database is opened and DatabaseConfig.setPartitionByCallback is called.

You configure the database with this handler using the DatabaseConfig.setPartitionByCallback method.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	partition(Database db, DatabaseEntry key)	The application-specific database partitioning callback.

Method Detail

partition

int partition(Database db,
              DatabaseEntry key)

The application-specific database partitioning callback.

Parameters:

db - The enclosing database handle.

key - A database entry representing a database key.

Returns:

A partition number for the key.