The getFileSystem() method returns the name of the associated file system.
The getAccessMethod() method returns the name of the access method to which this Parameter object belongs.
In addition, each implementation must provide the getRecordFormat(), setRecordFormat(), getRecordLength() and setRecordLength() methods. These are not dealt with here because the specific details are described in the following sections.
The constants RECORD_FORMAT_UNKNOWN, RECORD_FORMAT_FIXED and RECORD_FORMAT_VARIABLE are used as arguments when calling the setRecordFormat() method. Their meanings as used in their specific access methods are explained below.
The constants NO_WAIT, THREAD_WAIT and APPLICATION_WAIT are used as arguments in shared update processing when calling the method setWaitMode(). Their meanings as used in their specific access methods are explained below.