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 Database

 Table

 Manipulating Table
 Insert

 Update

 Select

 Delete

 Using Joins

 Stored Procedures
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 By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:
 be aware of what JDBC is and why it is needed;

 Know the four types of JDBC driver;

 know how to use JDBC to make a connection to a database;

 know how to use JDBC to execute SQL queries and how to handle the
results returned;
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 A database is a means of storing information in such a
way that information can be retrieved from it.

 Relational database: presents information in tables with

rows and columns.

 Table: a collection of objects of the same type (rows).

 Data in a table can be related according to common keys.

 Programs written in Java are able to communicate with relational
databases (whether local or remote) via the Java Database
Connectivity (JDBC) API
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
One of the major problems with databases has been the feature
wars between the database companies.

 There is a “standard” database language, Structured Query

Language (SQL-92), but you must usually know which database
vendor you’re working with despite the standard.

 Popular database management systems

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 The standard means of accessing a relational database
is to use SQL (Structured Query Language).

 Standard language for querying and manipulating data

 Data Definition Language (DDL)

 Create/alter/delete tables and their attributes

 Data Manipulation Language (DML)

 Query one or more tables

 Insert/delete/modify tuples in tables

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PName Price Category Manufacturer
Product
Gizmo $19.99 Gadgets GizmoWorks
Powergizmo $29.99 Gadgets GizmoWorks
SingleTouch $149.99 Photography Canon
MultiTouch $203.99 Household Hitachi

SELECT
SELECT **
FROM
FROM Product
Product “selection”
WHERE
WHERE category=‘Gadgets’
category=‘Gadgets’

PName Price Category Manufacturer

Gizmo $19.99 Gadgets GizmoWorks

Powergizmo $29.99 Gadgets GizmoWorks
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SELECT

[DISTINCT | ALL] <column-list>

FROM <table-names>

[WHERE <condition>]

[ORDER BY <column-list>]

[GROUP BY <column-list>]

[HAVING <condition>]

([]-
optional, | - or)
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 JDBC helps to write Java applications that manage these three

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programming activities:
1. Connect to a database
2. Send queries and update statements to the database
3. Retrieve and process the results received from the database in
answer to your query
 Ultimate goal of JDBC
 Programmers can write applications in the Java to access any
database, using standard SQL statements or even specialized
extensions of SQL while following Java language conventions.
 Database vendors and database tool vendors can supply the low-
level drivers. Thus, they can optimize their drivers for their specific
products.
 The JDBC classes and interfaces are in the java.sql package.
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Components
Client Application

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 the application that is accessing the DB
 Driver
 the “bridge” between the client and the DB
 vendor-specific
 sends the client requests to the server (after possibly some
processing) and presents the results to the client
 Driver Manager
 manages the different drivers that can co-exist in the same client
 Database Server
 the DB engine that supports the application
 located most likely on a different machine than the client
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as described below by importing (import java.sql.*;)
1. Loading the appropriate JDBC Driver
2. Establish a connection using driver
3. Use the connection to create Statement
4. Executing Statement
5. Processing Result
6. Closing Connection
Step 1: Loading JDBC
Driver
IN ORDER TO USE JDBC FOR THE ACCESSING OF DATA FROM A PARTICULAR TYPE OF
RELATIONAL DATABASE, IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SOME MEDIATING SOFTWARE THAT
WILL ALLOW JDBC TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE VENDOR-SPECIFIC API FOR THAT DATABASE.
SUCH SOFTWARE IS REFERRED TO AS A DRIVER.
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vendors themselves or by third parties.
 Is an interpreter that translates JDBC method calls to
vendor-specific database commands

JDBC calls Database

Driver Database
commands

 Can also provide a vendor’s extensions to the JDBC

standard
 JDBC driver implementations vary because of the wide
variety of operating systems and hardware platforms in
which Java operates.
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 The JDBC specification classifies drivers into
four categories:
 Types 1 and 2:
 Rely heavily on additional software (typically C/C++
DLLs) installed on the client computer to provide
database connectivity.
 Java and JDBC use these components to interact
with the database.

 Types 3 and 4:
 Pure Java implementations and require no additional
software to be installed on the client, except for the
JDBC driver.
 Fortunately, packaging the JDBC driver with your
software distribution is trivial.
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 Before Java came onto the scene, Microsoft had introduced its own
solution to the problem of accessing databases that have different
internal formats: Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).

 Sun provides the JDBC-ODBC bridge driver in package

sun.jdbc.odbc

 This driver converts the JDBC protocol into the corresponding ODBC
and allows Java programmers to access databases for which there
are ODBC drivers.

 “…the bridge driver included in the SDK is appropriate only for

experimental use or when no other driver is available”.
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database vendor or a third party.
 To use the bridge, you must first have an ODBC driver specifically
for your database and any additional software that you need for
connectivity.
 Consists of a Java part that translates the JDBC interface calls to
ODBC calls. ODBC bridge then calls the ODBC driver of the given
database.
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 Pros

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 Cons
 Can access local  You must set up and maintain
databases such as ODBC data sources.
Microsoft Access and  Slow. The extra ODBC layer
FoxPro.
necessitates additional
 No enterprise−level
processing.
database required.
 May require additional client
 Useful for testing basic
software such as database
JDBC features on stand
network connectivity components.
alone Windows
computers.  Not usable when deployment
requires automatic downloading
and configuration of applications.
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calls, which are unique to the database.
 The vendor-specific driver must be installed on each
client machine.
 Oracle Call Interface (OCI) driver is example
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Pros
 Faster than Type 1 because the ODBC layer is removed.

 Native code optimized for your platform and DBMS

Cons
 A vendor−specific API must be installed on client

computer.
 Not usable when deployment requires automatic
downloading and configuration of applications.
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 The JDBC clients use standard network sockets to communicate

with a middleware application server.

 The socket information is then translated by the middleware

application server into the call format required by the

DBMS, and forwarded to the database server.
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Application server makes calls for the client

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application(JDBC driver), then using vendor specific
driver application communicates to DB.
Application server might use a Type 1, 2, or 4 driver to
communicate with the database
Pros
 No additional client software required.
 Application server may give you access to multiple DBMSs.

Cons
 Middleware product or application server required.
 May require additional configuration for Internet use.
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This driver is implemented entirely in Java and
encapsulates the database−specific network protocols to
communicate directly with the DBMS.

A pure Java-based driver communicates directly with the vendor's

database through socket connection.

The highest performance driver available for the database and is

usually provided by the vendor itself.
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Extremely flexible, you don't need to install special
software on the client or server.
MySQL's Connector/J driver is a Type 4 driver.

Pros
 No additional client software required.
 Direct communication with database server.

Cons
 May require additional configuration for Internet use.
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or .zip file and add to Library folder of
application
 If you are using Java DB, it already comes with a JDBC driver.
 If you are using MySQL, add Connector/J.
 If you are using Oracle, add oracle JDBC driver.
 If you are using PostgreSQL, add postgresql JDBC driver.
In NetBeans,
1. Right click on the project name
2. Select “Properties” in the drop down menu
3. Select “Libraries” in JAR/Folder” button
 To use your JDBC driver, you must first load and
register it using JDBC driver registration.
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A driver is a concrete class that implements

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the java.sql.Driver interface.
Driver names of popular database
management systems are in the following
table.
Database Driver Name
com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
MySQL
com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver
Oracle oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver
JavaDB org.apache.derby.jdbc.ClientDriver
Access sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver
PostGreSQL postgresql.Driver
SQL Server 2012 com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver
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 Three alternate techniques are available

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1. Class.forName(String driverName).newInstance()
This statement causes the driver class to be loaded,
thereby executing a static initializer that registers the
driver.
ClassNotFoundException is will be thrown and it has to
be handled to caught unknown driver name
E.g., Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
2. DriverManager.registerDriver(Driver driverName)
Registers driver object to DriverManager
To remove a registered Driver from DriverManager use
DriverManager.deregisterDriver(Driver driverName)
method.
E.g., DriverManager.registerDriver(new com.mysql.jdbc.Driver());
3. System.setProperty("jdbc.drivers", String driverName)
Adds the driver classes to the jdbc.drivers property.
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 To access loaded drivers
 DriverManager.getDriver(String URL) : returns Driver object
loaded based on connection string/URL
 E.g., getting MySQL driver:

o Driver drivers = DriverManager.getDriver(“jdbc:mysql//localhost/db");

 DriverManager.getDrivers(): returns Enumeration object for all

discovered drivers.
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connection
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 JDBC URL is database specific.
 Syntax: jdbc:<subprotocol>:<subname>
 jdbc: is Protocol used to access database
 Subprotocol: indicates which vendor-specific protocol to use when
connecting to the database. Can be any of mysql, oracle, odbc, postgres,
sqlserver, etc.
 Subname: value indicates the data source, or database, you want
to connect with. It is the logical name of the database on your database server.
Usually contains database server address, port and database name.

 Example
 jdbc:mysql//hostname/databaseName
 jdbc:oracle:thin@hostname:portnumber:databaseName
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RDBMS Database URLs

MySQL jdbc:mysql://hostname/databaseName

Oracle jdbc:oracle:thin@hostname:portnumber:databaseName

JavaDB jdbc:derby://localhost:1527/databaseName

Access jdbc:odbc:databaseName
PostGreSQL jdbc:postgres://host/database
SQL Server jdbc:sqlserver://[serverName[\instanceName][:portNumber]]
[;property=value[;property=value]]
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 JDBC uses DriverManager class or Driver interface for connecting to a
target data source/database included under java.sql package :

1. DriverManager: fully implemented class connects an application to

a data source, using specified by a database URL.
 When this class first attempts to establish a connection, it automatically
loads any JDBC 4.0 drivers found within the class path.

 DriverManager.getConnection() static method that returns Connection

object is used to establish a database connection.

2. Driver: represents driver object

 driverObject.connect() is used to establish connection to database URL

specified
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ways to establish connection:
 public static Connection getConnection(String url)
 URL parameter is database string uniquely specifies database
used.
 In this case, URL includes database URL, username and
password as single string.
 public static Connection getConnection(String url, Properties
info)
 loads connection parameters such as database username and
password from database.properties and connects to the
database.
 public static Connection getConnection(String url, String
user, String password)
 Loads connection through explicitly defined database
username and password.
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Example: Database: MySQL, database name: test, user: root,
password: null
Option 1: public static Connection getConnection(String url)

 Option 2: public static Connection getConnection(String url, Properties props)

 Option 3: public static Connection getConnection(String url, String username,

String password)
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Executing Statement
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 Statement objects allow you to execute basic SQL queries and retrieve the results
through the ResultSet class
 Used to create, retrieve, update & delete data (CRUD) or metadata from a table
 Three types of statements each reflecting a specific SQL statements
 Statement:
 Used to implement simple SQL statements with no parameters.
 Use the for general-purpose access to your database. Useful when you are using static SQL
statements at runtime.
 The Statement interface cannot accept parameters.
 PreparedStatement
 (Extends Statement): Used for precompiling SQL statements that might contain input
parameters.
 Use the when you plan to use the SQL statements many times.
 The PreparedStatement interface accepts input parameters at runtime.
 CallableStatement:
 (Extends PreparedStatement.) Used to execute stored procedures that may contain both input
and output parameters.
 Use the when you want to access the database stored procedures.
 The CallableStatement interface can also accept runtime input parameters.
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 Statement interface defines methods that are used to interact
with database via the execution of SQL statements.

 To create a Statement instance, call the createStatement()

method on the Connection object you have retrieved using the
DriverManager.getConnection()
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 TheStatement class has three methods for

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executing statements:
 executeUpdate(String sql): SQL DML statements
suchas insert, update, and delete and SQL DDL such
as create, alter or drop table
o Returns integer when executed
 executeQuery(String sql): for SQL SELECT statement
o Returns resultSet
 execute(String sql):
o Returns a boolean value of true if a ResultSet object can be
retrieved; otherwise, it returns false.
o Used to execute SQL DDL statements or when we need to use
dynamic SQL.
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 Returns the number of rows affected by the execution
of the SQL statement.
 Used to execute SQL statements, for which you expect
to get a number of rows affected such as, CREATE,
INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statement.
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 Only used to execute SELECT query
 Returns ResultSet object
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 PreparedStatement interface is used to execute a precompiled
SQL statement with or without parameters.

 To create a Statement instance, call the

prepareStatement(String SQL) method on the Connection
object you have retrieved using of the
DriverManager.getConnection()

 Syntax:
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 It has three main uses

 Create parameterized statements such that data for parameters

can be dynamically substituted

 Create statements where data values may not be character strings

 Precompiling SQL statements to avoid repeated compiling of the

same SQL statement

 If parameters for the query are not set the driver returns an SQL
Exception

 Only the no parameters versions of executeUpdate() and

executeQuery() allowed with prepared statements.
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which is known as the parameter marker.
 We must supply values for every parameter before
executing the SQL statement.
 setXXX(int position, XXX value) methods bind values to the
parameters, where XXX represents the Java data type of
the value you wish to bind to the input parameter.
 If you forget to supply the values, you will receive an
SQLException.
 Each parameter marker is referred by its ordinal position.
 The first marker represents position 1, the next position 2,
and so forth.
 This method differs from that of Java array indices,
which starts at 0.
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 For the above example parameter initialization is defined as,
 setInt(1, 28); // for age
 setString(2, “hu-0210/10”); //for id
 Others
 setDouble(int position, xxx value)
 setFloat(int position, xxx value)
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executeUpdate() and executeQuery() works for
PreparedStatement, but because pre-compilation
feature the methods has no parameter.
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Executing Prepared statement
(execute Query)
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 A CallableStatement object created using the prepareCall(String call)
method in the Connection interface.
 Syntax:
CallableStatement callableStatement
=connectionObject.prepareCall(
"{call sampleProcedure(?, ?, ?)}");
 {call sampleProcedure(?, ?, ...)} is referred to as the SQL escape syntax,
which signals the driver that the code within it should be handled differently.
 The driver parses the escape syntax and translates it into code that the
database understands.
 The call is translated to the string BEGIN sampleProcedure(?, ?, ?); END and
passed to an database for execution.
 We can call functions also.
 The syntax to create an SQL callable statement for a function is:
{? = call functionName(?, ?, ...)}
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 The String variable SQL, represents the stored procedure, with
parameter placeholders.
 Using the CallableStatement objects is much like using the
PreparedStatement objects.
 You must bind values to all the parameters before executing the
statement, or you will receive an SQLException
• Binding value is same with PreparedStatement
 Cstmt.setInt(1,30), cstmt.setString(2, “HU-0123/10”).
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statements stored inside the database catalog. A
stored procedure can be invoked by triggers, other
stored procedures, and applications such as
Java, Python, PHP.
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 They allow modular programming.
 They allow faster execution.
 They can reduce network traffic.
 They can be used as a security mechanism.
 Advantages of Stored Procedures
 Encapsulation & Reuse
 Transaction Control
 Standardization
 Disadvantages
 Database specific (lose independence)
 Callable statements provide means of using stored procedures
in the database
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 Names of the stored procedures and parameters must be legal
 Parameter types must be legal supported by database
 Each parameter must have one of In, Out or Inout modes
 Example // Creating a stored procedure using SQL
 CREATE PROC procProductsList AS SELECT * FROM Products;
 CREATE PROC procProductsDeleteItem(inProductsID LONG) AS DELETE FROM
Products WHERE ProductsID = inProductsID;“
 CREATE PROC procProductsAddItem(inProductName VARCHAR(40),
inSupplierID LONG, inCategoryID LONG) AS INSERT INTO Products
(ProductName, SupplierID, CategoryID) Values (inProductName,
inSupplierID, inCategoryID);"
 CREATE PROC procProductsUpdateItem(inProductID LONG, inProductName
VARCHAR(40)) AS UPDATE Products SET ProductName =
inProductName WHERE ProductID = inProductID;"
 Usage: procProductsUpdateItem(1000, “My Music”)
(Sets the name of the product with id 1000 to “My Music”)
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triggers, and events features are added to the MySQL database engine
to make it more flexible and powerful.

 The first command is DELIMITER $, which is not related to the stored

procedure syntax.
 The DELIMITER statement changes the standard delimiter which is
semicolon ( ; ) to another.
 Following the END keyword, we use the delimiter $ to indicate the end of the
stored procedure.
 The last command ( DELIMITER; ) changes the delimiter back to the
semicolon (;)
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 We use the CREATE PROCEDURE statement to create a new
stored procedure.
 We specify the name of stored procedure after the CREATE
PROCEDURE statement.
 In this case, the name of the stored procedure is
PROCEDURE_NAME.
 We put the parentheses after the name of the stored procedure.
 The section between BEGIN and END is called the body of the
stored procedure.
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procedures is as follows:
 Mode:
 IN: is the default mode. When you define an IN parameter in a
stored procedure, the calling program has to pass an argument
to the stored procedure.
 OUT: the value of an OUT parameter can be changed inside the
stored procedure and its new value is passed back to the calling
program.
 INOUT: is a combination of IN and OUT parameters. It means that the
calling program may pass the argument, and the stored procedure can
modify the INOUT parameter, and pass the new value back to the
calling program.
 Invoking procedure:
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Example 1
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Example 2
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Example
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the data in a result set.
 The SELECT statement is the standard way to select rows from a
database and view them in a result set.
 The java.sql.ResultSet interface represents the result set
of a database query.
 ResultSet is a Java object that contains the results of
executing an SQL query.
 In other words, it contains the rows that satisfy the conditions
of the query.
 The data stored in a ResultSet object is retrieved through a set of
get methods that allows access to the various columns of
the current row.
 Allows the program to scroll through each row and read all the
columns of the data
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cursor is placed before the first row of the data
 Cursor refers to the set of rows returned by a query and is positioned on the
row that is being accessed
 To move the cursor to the first row of data next() method is invoked on the
resultset
 If the next row has a data the next() results true else it returns false
and the cursor moves beyond the end of the data
 First column has index 1, not 0
 The following are methods to move the cursor:
 next: Moves the cursor forward one row.
 Returns true if the cursor is now positioned on a row and false if the
cursor is positioned after the last row.
 previous: Moves the cursor backward one row.
 Returns true if the cursor is now positioned on a row and false if the
cursor is positioned before the first row.
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 Returns true if the cursor is now positioned on the first row and false if the
ResultSet object does not contain any rows.
 last: Moves the cursor to the last row in the ResultSet object.
 Returns true if the cursor is now positioned on the last row and false if the
ResultSet object does not contain any rows.
 beforeFirst: Positions the cursor at the start of the ResultSet object,
before the first row.
 If the ResultSet object does not contain any rows, this method has no
effect.
 afterLast: Positions the cursor at the end of the ResultSet object, after
the last row.
 If the ResultSet object does not contain any rows, this method has no
effect.
 relative(int rows): Moves the cursor relative to its current position.
 absolute(int row): Positions the cursor on the row specified by the
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 ResultSet provides various access methods that take a column
index or column name and returns the data
 Data returned from an SQL query are JDBC data types, and you must
convert them to Java data types before you can use the information
in your application.
 A ResultSet object provides the getXXX() method to perform
this conversion.
 The XXX placeholder represents the Java data type you wish to retrieve.
 Depending on the data numerous functions exist
 getShort(), getInt(), getLong()
 getFloat(), getDouble()
 getClob(), getBlob(),
 getDate(), getTime(), getArray(), getString()
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argument is:
 Type forward only (non-scrollable)
 Not updateable
 To create a scrollable ResultSet the following statement constructor is required
 createStatement(int resultSetType, int resultSetConcurrency);
 prepareStatement(String sql, int resultSetType, int
resultSetConcurrency);
 prepareCall(String sql(call), int resultSetType, int
resultSetConcurrency);
 ResultSetType determines whether it is scrollable. It can have the following
values:
 ResultSet.TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY
 ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE (Unaffected by changes to
underlying database)

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ResultSetConcurrency determines whether data is updateable.
Its possible values are:
 CONCUR_READ_ONLY: which creates a read-only result set. This
is the default.
 CONCUR_UPDATEABLE: which creates an updateable result
set
 Position the cursor  ResultSet.updateXXX(col, new_value) 
ResultSet.updateRow()
 Not all database drivers support these functionalities
 Note:
 resultSetType indicates how scrollable, and how sensitive to
data changes
 resultSetConcurrency creates an updateable result set,
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batch processing.
 By using batch processing, these queries can be sent to the
database in one call, thus improving performance.
 Steps for Batch Processing using Prepared Statement
1. Create SQL statements with placeholders.
2. Create PrepareStatement object using prepareStatement() method.
3. Set auto-commit to false using setAutoCommit().
4. Add as many as SQL statements you like into batch using addBatch()
method on created statement object.
5. Execute all the SQL statements using executeBatch() method on
created statement object.
6. Finally, commit all the changes using commit() method.
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(separate thread)
 If connections are not closed the system will run out of
resources and freeze
 Syntax: public void close() throws SQLException

• Correct way (Use the finally clause)

• Naïve Way: try{
try { Connection conn =
Connection conn Driver.Manager.getConnection(url);
= DriverManager.getConnection(url); // JDBC Code
// Jdbc Code } catch (SQLException sqle) {
… sqle.printStackTrace();
} catch (SQLException sqle) { } finally {
sqle.printStackTrace(); try {
} conn.close();
conn.close(); } catch (Exception e) {
• SQL exception in the Jdbc code will prevent e.printStackTrace();
}
execution to reach conn.close() }
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 Metadata basically means the data that provide a structured
description about some other data.
 JDBC metadata API provides the means to retrieve that information
through Java code.
 Java Metadata information: useful for writing code that can adapt to
several database system or to the content of any database.
 creating a sort of generic interface that uses advanced database features to
discover database metadata at runtime.
 JDBC has two interfaces,

ResultSetMetaData: interface for obtaining information on a specific

ResultSet.

DatabaseMetaData: interface for obtaining database-wide information.

 is data about database data or, the information about tables, views, column
types, column names, stored procedures, databases, database URL,
username, JDBC driver name and data types.
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 What tables exist in the database visible to the user?
 What username is being used by this connection?
 Is this database connection read-only?
 What keywords are used by the database that are not
SQL2?
 Does the database support column aliasing?
 Aremultiple result sets from a single execute() call
supported?
 Are outer joins supported?
 What are the primary keys for a table?
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Creating DatabaseMetaData
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 getTableName() Returns the name of the table you queried. Returns a

String.
 getColumnCount() Returns the number of columns in the result set.

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Returns an int.
 getColumnName(int n) Returns the name of a column at position n in the

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result set. Returns a String.
 getColumnType(int n) Returns the JDBC data type for a column at position

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n of the result set. Returns an int.
 getColumnTypeName(int n) Provides the name of the column’s data type

as defined by the database. The parameter n is the column position

within the result set. Returns a String.
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