JDBC Pocket Reference

Donald Bales is a Computer Applications Consultant specializing in the analysis, design, and programming of distributed systems; systems integration; and data warehousing. Don has over sixteen years experience with Oracle as both a developer and a database administrator, and six years experiance with Java. He is currently working on the migration of medical and industrial hygiene systems to a web environment for a major Oil company. When he is not developing applications, Donald can often be found working with horses, playing the piano, or playing the bagpipes. Donald has had several careers, and has at various times been a mechanic, a general contractor, Mr. Mom, a developer, and currently a consultant. He has a bachelor of science degree in Business from Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois. Don currently resides in Downers Grove, Illinois with his wife Diane and his daughter Kristyn.

Introduction Import Statements JDBC Drivers Driver Types Database URLs Establishing a Connection Using DriverManager Using JNDI Examining Database MetaData Executing Dynamic SQL Executing DDL Executing INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE Statements Executing SELECT Statements Executing Precompiled SQL Executing a Stored Procedure Retrieving Query Results Navigating a Result Set Accessing Column Values Inserting, Updating, and Deleting Rows in a ResultSet Dynamically Determining Result Set Characteristics SQL/Java Data Type Mapping Handling NULL Values Detecting NULL Values with wasNull( ) Detecting NULL Values with BigDecimal Setting a Column to a NULL Value Batching Inserts and Updates Working with Large Objects Inserting a BLOB Retrieving a BLOB User-Defined Data Types Creating a Java Class for a UDT Updating a Type Map Inserting a UDT Selecting a UDT Row Sets Escape Syntax Transaction Management The JDBC API