CollectionManagementService

All Superinterfaces:

Configurable, Service

All Known Implementing Classes:

CollectionManagementServiceImpl
```
public interface CollectionManagementService
extends Service
```
CollectionManagementService is a Service that enables the basic management of collections within a database. The functionality provided is very basic because collection management varies widely among databases. This service simply provides functionality for those databases that are able to implement this basic functionality.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static java.lang.String SERVICE_NAME

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Collection`	`createCollection(java.lang.String name)`	Creates a new `Collection` in the database.
`void`	`removeCollection(java.lang.String name)`	Removes a named `Collection` from the system.

Methods inherited from interface org.xmldb.api.base.Configurable
getProperty, setProperty

Methods inherited from interface org.xmldb.api.base.Service
getName, getVersion, setCollection

- Field Detail
  - SERVICE_NAME
```
static final java.lang.String SERVICE_NAME
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - createCollection
```
Collection createCollection(java.lang.String name)
                     throws XMLDBException
```
    Creates a new Collection in the database. The default configuration of the database is determined by the implementer. The new Collection will be created relative to the Collection from which the CollectionManagementService was retrieved.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the collection to create.
    
    Returns:
    
    The created Collection instance.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLDBException - with expected error codes.
    ErrorCodes.VENDOR_ERROR for any vendor specific errors that occur.
  - removeCollection
```
void removeCollection(java.lang.String name)
               throws XMLDBException
```
    Removes a named Collection from the system. The name for the Collection to remove is relative to the Collection from which the CollectionManagementService was retrieved.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the collection to remove.
    
    Throws:
    
    XMLDBException - with expected error codes.
    ErrorCodes.VENDOR_ERROR for any vendor specific errors that occur.