java database connection (jdbc)

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Java Database Connection (JDBC)
In 1996 Sun Microsystems came out with the JDBC
driver and the JDBC API.
The JDBC driver is really a specification that described
the detail functionality of a JDBC driver.
DBMS manufactures and third-party vendors were
encouraged to build JDBC drivers that conformed to
Sun's specifications.

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Java programmers could then use high-level Java data
objects defined in the JDBC API to write a routine that
interacted with the DBMS.
Java data objects convert the routine into low-level
messages that conform to the JDBC driver specification
and send them to the JDBC driver.
The JDBC driver translates the routine into low-level
messages that are understood and processed by the
DBMS.

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JDBC drivers created by DBMS manufactures have to perform:
• Open a connection between the DBMS and the J2EE
component.
• Translate low-level equivalents of SQL statements sent by the
J2EE component into messages that can be processed by the
DBMS.
• Return data that conforms to the JDBC specification to the
JDBC driver.
• Return information such as error messages that conforms to
the JDBC specification to the JDBC driver.
• Provide transaction management routines that conform to the
JDBC specification.
• Close the connection between the DBMS and the J2EE
component.

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JDBC Driver Types
JDBC drivers are classified into four groups:
• Type 1 JDBC-to-ODBC Driver
• Type 2 Java/Native Code Driver
• Type 3 JDBC Driver
• Type 4 JDBC Driver

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Type 1 JDBC-to-ODBC Driver

Database
Microsoft's Open Database Connection (ODBC) was used by
Sun Microsystems for the basis for creating JDBC.
Application Space
JDBC – ODBC Bridge
Database
SQL
Command
Result
Set
ODBC Driver
Proprietary
Protocol

Both ODBC and JDBC have similar driver
specifications and API. This driver type is sometimes
referred to as the JDBC/ODBC Bridge.
This driver is used to translate DBMS calls between the
JDBC specification and the ODBC specification.
 The JDBC-to-ODBC driver receives messages from a
J2EE component that conforms to the JDBC
specification talked about earlier.
Those messages are translated by the JDBC-to-ODBC
driver into the ODBC message format, which is then
translated into the message format understood by the
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• Disadvantages
• This type driver should not be used in a mission-critical
application because the extra translation might
negatively impact performance.
• Since the Bridge driver is not written fully in Java, Type
1 drivers are not portable
 The client system requires the ODBC Installation to
use the driver.
 Not good for the Web.
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Type 2 Java/Native Code Driver
This driver uses Java classes to generate platform-
specific code (code that is only understood by a specific
Java Application
Application Space
Type 2 JDBC Driver
Database
SQL
Command
Result
Set
Native
Database
Library
Proprietary
Protocol

 The manufacturer of the DBMS provides both the
Java/Native Code driver and API classes so the J2EE
component can generate the platform specific-code.
•Example: Oracle will have oracle native api.
•Advantage
•The distinctive characteristic of type 2 jdbc drivers are
that they are typically offer better performance than the
JDBC-ODBC Bridge as the layers of communication
(tiers) are less than that of Type
1 and also it uses Native api which is Database specific.
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• Disadvantage
• 1. Native API must be installed in the Client System
and hence type 2 drivers cannot be used for the
Internet.
2. Like Type 1 drivers, it’s not written in Java Language
which forms a portability issue.
3. If we change the Database we have to change the
native api as it is specific to a database
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Type 3 JDBC Driver
All Java/Net-protocol driver
Application Space
Java Application
Type 3 JDBC Driver
Database
SQL
Command
Result
Set
Middleware
Component
Proprietary
Protocol
Server

• Translates JDBC calls into a database-independent
network protocol and sent to a middleware server.
• This server translates this DBMS-independent
protocol into a DBMS-specific protocol and sent to
the database
• Results sent back to the middleware and routed to
the client
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Advantages
• 1. This driver is server-based, so there is no need for
any vendor database library to be present on client
machines.
2. This driver is fully written in Java and hence
Portable. It is suitable for the web.
3. There are many opportunities to optimize portability,
performance, and scalability.
4. The net protocol can be designed to make the client
JDBC driver very small and fast to load.
5. The type 3 driver typically provides support for
features such as caching (connections, query results,
and so on), load balancing, and advanced
system administration such as logging and auditing.
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• Disadvantage
• It requires another server application to install and
maintain. Traversing the recordset may take longer,
since the data comes through the backend server.
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Type 4 JDBC Driver
Native-protocol/all-Java driver
Application Space
Java Application
Type 4 JDBC Driver
Database
SQL Command
Using Proprietary
Protocol
Result Set
Using Proprietary
Protocol

• This driver type is also known as the Type 4 database
protocol.
• It is similar to the Type 3 JDBC driver except SQL
queries are translated into the format required by the
DBMS.
• SQL queries do not need to be converted to JDBC-
formatted systems. This is the fastest way to
communicate SQL queries to the DBMS.
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• Advantage
• 1. A type 4 jdbc drivers are that they are completely
written in Java to achieve platform independence
2. Number of translation layers is very less i.e. type 4
JDBC drivers don’t have to translate database requests
to ODBC or a native connectivity interface or to pass
the request on to another server, performance is
typically quite good.
3. You don’t need to install special software on the
client or server. Further, these drivers can be
downloaded dynamically.
• Disadvantage
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JDBC Packages
The JDBC API is contained in two packages.
• java.sql
• javax.sql

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java.sql
This package contains core Java data objects of the JDBC
API. These include Java data objects that provide the
basis for connecting to the DBMS and interacting with
the data stored in the DBMS. java.sql is part of the J2SE.
To use this package in a Java application you must use the
following:
import java.sql.*;

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javax.sql
This package contains the JDBC API. javax.sql extends
java.sql and is in the J2EE. Included in this package are
the Java data objects that interact with Java Naming and
Directory Interface (JNDI) and the Java data objects
that manage connection pooling, among other advanced
JDBC features.
To use this package in a Java application you must use the
following:
import javax.sql.*;

JDBC Concepts
• JDBC’s design is very similar to the design of
ODBC
• Driver Manager
• Loads database drivers, and manages the connection
between the application and the driver
• Driver
• Translates API calls into operations for a specific data
source
• Connection
• A session between an application and a database

JDBC Concepts (contd.)
• Statement
• An SQL Statement to perform a query or update
operation
• Metadata
• Information about returned data, the database
and the driver
• ResultSet
• Logical set of columns and rows returned by
executing an SQL statement (resulting tuples)

Steps Involved in Basic JDBC Operations
Driver
Driver Manager
Connection
Statement
Result Set
1. Load the JDBC driver class:
Class.forName(“driverName”);
2. Open a database connection:
DriverManager.getConnection
(“jdbc:xxx:datasource”);
3. Issue SQL statements:
stmt = con.createStatement();
stmt.executeQuery (“Select * from myTable”);
4. Process result set:
while (rs.next()) {
name = rs.getString(“name”);
amount = rs.getInt(“amt”); }
Database

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A Brief Overview of the JDBC Process
1. Loading the JDBC driver
2. Connecting to the DBMS
3. Creating and executing a statement (like a SQL query)
4. Processing data returned by the DBMS (a result set)
5. Terminating the connection with the DBMS

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Loading the JDBC driver
The JDBC driver must be loaded before the J2EE
component can connect to the DBMS.
 The Class.forName() method is used to load the
JDBC driver.
 For Ex.

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Loading the JDBC driver - Example
import java.sql.*;
class Dboperation
{
public static void main(String args[]) {
try {
Class.forName( "sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver" );
}
catch ( ClassNotFoundException e ) {
System.out.println( "classname not found '" +
e.getMessage() + "'" );
System.exit( 0 );
}
catch (SQLException error) {
System.err.println("Cannot connect to the database." +
error);
System.exit( );
}}}

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Connect to the DBMS
Once the driver is loaded, the J2EE component must
connect to the DBMS using the
The DriverManager.getConnection() method is
passed the URL of the database, and the user ID and
password if required by the DBMS.
The URL is a String object that contains the driver
name and the Data source name.
The DriverManager.getConnection() method returns
a Connection interface that is used throughout the
process to reference the database that is being accessed by
the J2EE component.

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Connect to the DBMS Example
import java.sql.*;
class Dboperation
{
private String url = "jdbc:odbc:data source name";
private String userID = “ ";
private String password = “ ";
private static Connection Db;
try {
Class.forName( "sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver" );
Db = DriverManager.getConnection( url, userID, password );}
catch ( ClassNotFoundException e ) {
System.out.println( "classname not found '" +
e.getMessage() + "'" );
System.exit( 0 );}
catch (SQLException error) {
System.err.println( "Cannot connect to the database." + error );
System.exit( );} }}

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Create and Execute a SQL Statement
The Connect.createStatement() method is used to create a
Statement object.
The resulting Statement object is then used to execute a query and
return a Result Set object that contains the response from the
DBMS.
This response is usually one or more rows of information
requested by the J2EE component.
For ex. private Statement DataRequest;
DataRequest=Db.createStatement();
Typically, the query is assigned to a String object, which is passed
to the object's execute Query() method. Once the Result Set is
received from the DBMS, the close() method is called to terminate
the statement.

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Create and Execute a SQL Statement - Example
import java.sql.*;
class Dboperation
{
private static Connection Db; // Connection object from above
private Statement Data Request; // create a Statement object
private Result Set Results; // create a ResultSet object
try {
// build SQL query in a String object
String query = "SELECT ... FROM table-name";
DataRequest = Db.createStatement();
Results = DataRequest.executeQuery( query );
}
catch ( SQLException error ){
System.err.println( "SQL error." + error );
System.exit( 3 );
}}}

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Processing Data Returned by the DBMS
The java.sql.ResultSet object is assigned the results
received from the DBMS after the query is processed.
It also consists of methods used to interact with data
that is returned by the DBMS to the J2EE component.
Some of the methods used are the next(), getString(),
getxxx(), and close() methods.

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next( ) method
Moves the cursor down one row from its current position. A
ResultSet cursor is initially positioned before the first row; the first
call to the method next makes the first row the current row; the
second call makes the second row the current row, and so on.

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close() method
Releases this ResultSet object's database and JDBC resources
immediately instead of waiting for this to happen when it is
automatically closed.
Note: A ResultSet object is automatically closed by the Statement
object that generated it when that Statement object is closed, re-
executed, or is used to retrieve the next result from a sequence of
multiple results. A ResultSet object is also automatically closed

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Example
import java.sql.*;
private String LastName;
private boolean Records; // used for the next() method
.
.
try {
Records = Results.next();
if ( !Records ) {
System.out.println( "No data returned" );
System.exit( 4 );
}
}
catch ( SQLException error ) {
System.err.println( "SQL error." + error );
System.exit( 3 );
}

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Example (continued)
try {
do {
.
.
LastName = Results.getString ( 2 ) ;
OR
LastName = Results.getString ( "LastName" ) ;
.
.
} while ( Results.next() );
DataRequest.close();
}
catch ( SQLException error ) {
System.err.println( "Data display error." + error );
System.exit( 5 );
}

Useful Statement Methods
• • execute Query()– Executes the SQL query and returns
the data in a table (ResultSet)– The resulting table may
be empty but never null
• ResultSet results = statement.executeQuery("SELECT
a, b FROM table");
• • executeUpdate()– Used to execute for INSERT,
UPDATE, or DELETE SQL statements
• – The return is the number of rows that were affected
in the database
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• Supports Data Definition Language (DDL) statements
CREATE TABLE, DROP TABLE and ALTER
TABLE
int rows = statement.executeUpdate("DELETE FROM
EMPLOYEES" +"WHERE STATUS=0");
execute()– Generic method for executing stored
procedures and prepared statements
– Rarely used (for multiple return result sets)
– The statement execution may or may not return a
ResultSet (use statement.getResultSet). If the return
value is true, two or more result sets were produced
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• getMaxRows/setMaxRows()– Determines the
maximum number of rows a ResultSet may contain
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Result Sets consants
• Cursor Related Constants
• TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY
• style navigation in which the cursor starts at
the first row and can only move forward.
• TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE
• All cursor positioning methods are enabled;
the result set doesn’t reflect changes made by
others J2EE component in the table.
• TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE
• All cursor positioning methods are enabled the
result set reflects changes made by others in

Constants in Result Sets (contd.)
• Updating Record Sets
• CONCUR_READ_ONLY
• The results set won’t be updatable
• CONCUR_UPDATABLE
• Rows can be added and deleted, and
columns can be updated.
• Closing Cursors
• HOLD_CURSORS_OVER_COMMIT
• Do not close cursors after a commit is
done.
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Creating Scrollable Result Sets
• Statement object created with parameters to indicate
specific capabilities
• Connection.createStatement() method can have up to
three parameters:
• resultSetType – type of scrolling to be used
• resultSetConcurrency – indicates whether the result set can be
updated
• resultSetHoldability – specifies whether to close cursors when a
commit is done
• Example
• stmt = con.createStatement(
ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE,
ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY);

JDBC 2.0 Navigation Methods for
Scrollable Result Sets
boolean next ( ) Advances the cursor to the next row.
boolean previous ( ) Moves the cursor back one row.
boolean first ( ) Moves the cursor to the first row.
boolean last ( ) Moves the cursor to the last row.
void beforeFirst ( ) Moves the cursor before the first
row,
void afterLast ( ) Moves the cursor after the last row,
boolean Moves the cursor to the specified
absolute (int row) row.

JDBC 2.0 Navigation Methods for
Scrollable Result Sets (contd.)
boolean Moves the cursor forward or
relative (int row) backward the number of rows
specified.
boolean True if the cursor is before the
isBeforeFirst ( ) first row.
boolean True if the cursor is after the
isAfterLast ( ) last row.
boolean isFirst ( ) True if the cursor is positioned
on
the first row.
boolean isLast ( ) True if the cursor is positioned on
the last row.

• Three types of statement objects are available:
 Statement
• – For executing a simple SQL statement
 Prepared Statement
• – For executing a precompiled SQL statement passing
in parameters
 Callable Statement
• – For executing a database stored procedure.
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Prepared Statements (Precompiled
Queries)
If you are going to execute similar SQL statements
multiple times, using “prepared” (parameterized)
statements can be more efficient
 Each time you use it, you simply replace some of the
marked parameters using the setXxx methods
• – execute()
• – execute Query()
• executeUpdate()
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Prepared Statement, Example
Connection connection= DriverManager.getConnection(url,
user, password);
PreparedStatement statement
=connection.prepareStatement("UPDATE employees "+
"SET salary = ? " +"WHERE id = ?");
statement.setInt(1, sal);
statement.setInt(2, empid);
statement.executeUpdate();
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