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Core Java, Volume II: Advanced Features, 14th Edition
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Core Java, Volume II: Advanced Features, 14th Edition

by Cay S. Horstmann
November 2025
Intermediate to advanced
852 pages
26h
English
Pearson
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Chapter 5 ▪ Database Programming

In 1996, Sun released the first version of the JDBC API. This API lets programmers connect to a database to query or update it using the Structured Query Language (SQL). (SQL, usually pronounced “sequel,” is an industry standard for relational database access.) JDBC has since become one of the most commonly used APIs in the Java library.

JDBC has been updated several times. As this book is published, JDBC 4.3, the version included with Java 9, is the most current version.

In this chapter, I will explain the key ideas behind JDBC. I will introduce you to (or refresh your memory of) SQL, the industry-standard Structured Query Language for relational databases. The chapter has enough details and examples ...

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