Chapter 9. Database Connectivity
Topics in this Chapter:
Relational vs. Object-Oriented Databases
Structured Query Language
Optimizing JDBC Database Connections
Connection Pooling
One of the most powerful features of JSP pages, as well as a great advantage over other scripting languages, is its ability to utilize the full Java API. Specifically, the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) comes with many supporting APIs that allow access to external data sources. One example of this was seen in Chapter 8; the JNDI API allows access to external directory services such as Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Novell Directory Services (NDS). This chapter will focus on one specific API from the J2EE called Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC).
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