Driver Class

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Used to encapsulate basic driver information used to create a database connection.

Constructors

Driver( String vendor, String driver, String protocol )

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Driver( java.sql.Driver driver )

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Properties

SQLServer

Microsoft SQL Server database driver.

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DB2

IBM DB2 database driver.

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Sybase

Sybase ASE database driver.

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PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL database driver.

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Derby

Derby database driver.

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SQLite

SQLite database driver.

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Access

Microsoft Access database driver.

FrontBase

Informix

Cache

Mimer

MySQL

Teradata

Pervasive

Pointbase

Daffodil

JTDS

Oracle

Firebird

HyperSQL

ODBC

Public Methods

getProtocol( ) returns String

Returns the url protocol used in the jdbc connection string (e.g. jdbc:sqlserver, jdbc:db2, jdbc:sybase, jdbc:postgresql, jdbc:derby).

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getClassName( ) returns String

Returns the class name used to create a new java.sql.Driver (e.g. com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver).

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getVendor( ) returns String

Returns the name the database/vendor (e.g. SQLServer, DB2, Sybase, etc.)

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load( ) returns java.sql.Driver

Used to create a new instance of a java.sql.Driver that corresponds to the driver class specified in the constructor.

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equals( Object obj ) returns boolean

Used to compare drivers by class, protocol, and vendor.

obj	Accepts either a javaxt.sql.Driver or a String representing the driver class, protocol, or vendor.

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toString( ) returns String

Returns the name the database/vendor. Same as getVendor()

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Static Methods

findDriver( String driverName ) returns Driver

Used to try to find a driver that corresponds to the vendor name, class name, or protocol.

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