Introduction

Java applications often interface with database servers. These database servers provide access to large repositories of information that that the application collects and uses. For example, employee directories use databases to store contact information about employees. Product catalogs maintain product descriptions and sales information in the form of a database.

In this chapter, you will learn how to integrate databases into your web applications. You also will learn how databases are accessed and about the different types of drivers that can be used to create this access. You will learn how to update and query databases using SQL, how to execute stored database procedures, and how to work with result sets. When you finish this ...

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