Java™ JDBC API
The Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API provides universaldata access from the Java programming language. Using the JDBC API,you can access virtually any data source, from relational databasesto spreadsheets and flat files. JDBC technology also provides acommon base on which tools and alternate interfaces can bebuilt.
The JDBC API is comprised of two packages:
You automatically get both packages when you download the JavaPlatform Standard Edition (Java SE) 7.
To use the JDBC API with a particular database managementsystem, you need a JDBC technology-based driver to mediate betweenJDBC technology and the database. Depending on various factors, adriver might be written purely in the Java programming language orin a mixture of the Java programming language and Java NativeInterface (JNI) native methods. To obtain a JDBC driver for a particular database management system, seeJDBC Data Access API.
Enhancements in Java SE 7
Component: core-libs
Sub-Component: java.sql
Synopsis:JDBC 4.1 introduces the following features:
- The ability to use a
try-with-resources statement to automatically close resources of typeConnection,ResultSet, andStatement - RowSet 1.1: The introduction of the
RowSetFactoryinterface and theRowSetProviderclass, which enable you to create all types of row sets supported by your JDBC driver.
RFE:6589685
Component: docs
Sub-Component: release_notes
Synopsis: TheJDBC-ODBC Bridge will be removed in JDK 8.
RFE:8001747