JDBC

JDBC is an object interface that allows Java applications and applets to retrieve and manipulate data in database management systems using SQL. The interface allows a single application to connect to many different types of databases through a standard protocol. JDBC handles details for such tasks as connecting to a database, fetching query results, committing or rolling back transactions, and converting SQL types to and from Java program variables. JDBC is implemented as a driver manager with multiple drivers. Each driver links the application to a specific type of database.

JDBC was first introduced in the Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.1 from Sun Microsystems. The JDBC classes and interfaces are part of the java.sql package. The major ...

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