JDBC API Tutorial and Reference, Second Edition: Universal Data Access for the Java 2 Platform

This book provides the definitive description of the JDBC API, the technology that enables universal data access for the Java programming language. This new edition has been updated and expanded to cover all of the JDBC 2.0 API, including the JDBC 2.0 core API and the JDBC Standard Extension API, the package that facilitates building server-side applications.. "Containing in-depth explanations that go beyond the specification, this complete resource pairs a step-by-step tutorial with a comprehensive reference to all of the classes and interfaces.. "For those new to Java technology, this book includes an introduction to the Java programming language and to SQL. It builds on this basic knowledge to walk you through creating a JDBC application - from setting up a database and establishing a connection to retrieving values from result sets and using prepared statements. In addition, the authors provide many examples along the way that demonstrate how to execute common tasks. It then proceeds to more advanced topics, focusing on the new features of the JDBC 2.0 API, including scrollable and updatable result sets, batch updates, SQL3 data types, custom mapping, and more.

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Provides a definitive description of the JDBC API, the technology that enables universal data access for the Java programming language. Combines a step-by-step tutorial with a comprehensive reference to all of the classes and interface, and gives in-depth explanations that go beyond the specification. Offers an introduction for those new to the Java programming language and to SQL, then walks through creating a JDBC application, with many examples, and discusses advanced topics. White is a member of the technical staff at Java Software, where he led the design of the JDBC 2.0 API. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Seth White is a member of the technical staff at Java Software, where he led the design of the JDBC 2.0 API.

Maydene Fisher has extensive experience as a technical writer specializing in the documentation of object-oriented programming languages. Fisher began her technical writing career on Wall Street, where she documented complex computer models, written in C++, for simulating fixed income derivatives. Before joining the JDBC team at JavaSoft she wrote documentation for ScriptX, an object-oriented multimedia scripting language, at Kaleida Labs and at Apple Computer.

Dr. Rick Cattell, a Distinguished Engineer at JavaSoft, led the design of the JDBC API. He is currently Chief Architect for the Java Enterprise Technologies group. He was previously responsible for SunSoft's NEO CORBA database integration and the Sun Simplify database GUI. Widely recognized for his contributions to the database field, Dr. Cattell was a cofounder of SQL Access, founder and chair of the Object Database Management Group (ODMG), and author of the first monograph on object database systems as well as more than 40 papers and 3 books.

Dr. Graham Hamilton is a Distinguished Engineer at JavaSoft where he led the design of the JDBC API, the JavaOS(tm) standalone Java system, and the JavaBeans(tm) component architecture. He was previously the technical lead for the Spring distributed object-oriented operating system project at Sun, and he has written a variety of papers and patents on operating systems and distributed systems.

Mark Hapner is a member of Java Software, where he authored the Java Messaging Service (JMS) specification, co-authored the Enterprise JavaBeans(EJB) specification, and contributed to the JDBC API design.