PostgreSQL

Chapter 10. The PostgreSQL C++ API—libpq++

You can build PostgreSQL client applications using a variety of programming languages. In Chapter 8, “The PostgreSQL C API—libpq (Client Applications),” and Chapter 9, “A Simpler C API—libpgeasy,” you looked at two of the APIs that you can conveniently use from a C program (libpq and libpgeasy). This chapter introduces you to the libpq++ API. libpq++ is an API designed for use from within a C++ client application. To demonstrate the capabilities provided by libpq++, you'll build a number of client applications in this chapter:

• client1—. A simple example that shows how to connect a C++ application to a PostgreSQL database.

• client2—. Next I'll show you how to catch runtime errors that might occur when you ...