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DriverManager.getConnection

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Syntax 1

public static synchronized Connection getConnection( String url**, Properties** info ) throws SQLException

Parameters
  • url
    a database url of the form jdbc:subprotocol:subname
  • info
    a list of arbitrary string tag/value pairs as connection arguments; normally at least a "user" and "password" property should be included
Returns

a Connection to the URL

Description

Attempt to establish a connection to the given database URL. The DriverManager attempts to select an appropriate driver from the set of registered JDBC drivers.

Exceptions

SQLException if a database-access error occurs.

Syntax 2

public static synchronized Connection getConnection( String url**, String** user**, String** password ) throws SQLException

Parameters
  • url
    a database url of the form jdbc:subprotocol:subname
  • user
    the database user on whose behalf the Connection is being made
  • password
    the user's password
Returns

a Connection to the URL

Description

Attempt to establish a connection to the given database URL. The DriverManager attempts to select an appropriate driver from the set of registered JDBC drivers.

Exceptions

SQLException if a database-access error occurs.

Syntax 3

public static synchronized Connection getConnection( String url ) throws SQLException

Parameters
  • url
    a database url of the form jdbc:subprotocol:subname
Returns

a Connection to the URL

Description

Attempt to establish a connection to the given database URL. The DriverManager attempts to select an appropriate driver from the set of registered JDBC drivers.

Exceptions

SQLException if a database-access error occurs.