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## 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
`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.

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