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Package java.sql

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Package java.sql provides the API for accessing and processing data in a data source using the Java programming language.

The figure below shows some of the interfaces, classes, and exceptions.

Interface Index	Class Index	Exception Index
CallableStatement Connection DatabaseMetaData Driver PreparedStatement ResultSet ResultSetMetaData Statement	Date DriverManager DriverPropertyInfo Numeric Time Timestamp Types	DataTruncation SQLException SQLWarning

• The Driver interface represents a specific JDBC implementation for a particular database system.


• Connection represents a connection to a database.


• The Statement, PreparedStatement, and CallableStatement interfaces support the execution of various kinds of SQL statements.


• ResultSet is a set of results returned by the database in response to a SQL query.


• ResultSetMetaData interface provides metadata about a result set, while DatabaseMetaData provides metadata about the database.

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