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.