JDBC Refresher
Both Oracle and DB2XML use Java Database Connectivity. For those with limited database background, the Java Database Connectivity API, or JDBC, is an API that performs database access from Java applications. JDBC accomplishes most of what it does through a native API that translates Java methods to native calls. One key feature of JDBC is that it is platform independent. A JDBC-based application can run virtually unchanged from one JVM to another, from one database to another, making it a perfect vehicle for accessing XML information. In the remainder of this section, we will introduce the basics of JDBC so that new developers can get up to speed with JDBC quickly.
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