{"id":222,"date":"2020-06-03T07:04:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T07:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/blog\/?p=222"},"modified":"2020-06-03T07:23:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T07:23:59","slug":"what-are-the-types-of-drivers-java-database-connectivity-offers-to-web-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/blog\/what-are-the-types-of-drivers-java-database-connectivity-offers-to-web-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the types of drivers Java Database Connectivity offers to Web Developers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">JDBC is the abbreviation of Java Database Connectivity. It is an open source API for Java that permits applications to use different databases. With the help of JDBC, developers can create queries and update data to a relational database. It supports Structured Query Language (SQL) as well and is easy to integrate for the smooth performance of web applications. By deploying different types of drivers, it is simple to connect to any database and use its tables, data, files, as well as records. The demand for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/services\/java-web-application-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Java Web Development<\/a> has grown because of JDBC, and developers can make connections with any database, with the help of SQL statements for advanced processing. Before discussing the different drivers available in JDBC, let\u2019s discuss it in more detail:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/blog\/what-are-the-types-of-drivers-java-database-connectivity-offers-to-web-developers\/#Workflow_of_JDBC\" >Workflow of JDBC:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/blog\/what-are-the-types-of-drivers-java-database-connectivity-offers-to-web-developers\/#How_a_database_is_connected_to_JDBC\" >How a database is connected to JDBC?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/blog\/what-are-the-types-of-drivers-java-database-connectivity-offers-to-web-developers\/#Advantages_of_JDBC\" >Advantages of JDBC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/blog\/what-are-the-types-of-drivers-java-database-connectivity-offers-to-web-developers\/#Advance_Features_of_JDBC\" >Advance Features of JDBC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/blog\/what-are-the-types-of-drivers-java-database-connectivity-offers-to-web-developers\/#Types_of_JDBC_Drivers\" >Types of JDBC Drivers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Workflow_of_JDBC\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Workflow of JDBC:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Open a database connection<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Using JDBC driver send SQL queries to the database<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 JDBC driver makes a connection with the database<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Run the SQL queries to get the desired data<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Using driver manager send data to the application<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Once results are obtained, the data is processed<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 At last, the connection gets closed<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_a_database_is_connected_to_JDBC\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How a database is connected to JDBC?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The basic steps to make a connection are:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. Start with loading the appropriate JDBC driver.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Get the URL of the database.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Use the JDBC DriverManager to make a connection with the database<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. Create a SQL based Statement<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. Run the statement against the database<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">6. Process and handle the data with SQL exceptions<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">7. Close the database connections no longer required<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advantages_of_JDBC\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advantages of JDBC<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1. Provide Enterprise Records<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Businesses avail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Java Development Services<\/a> to use their existing databases and access records without any trouble even if it is stored on different DBMS.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>2. Simplified Enterprise Development<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The development of an application is made easy and cost effective with the combination of the Java API and the JDBC API.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>3. No Configuration for Network Devices<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Zero configurations are needed on the client side network and software. Drivers are coded in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/blog\/how-java-language-transformed-web-application-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Java language<\/a>, so all the details required to build a connection is completely executed by the JDBC URL.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>4. Complete Access to Metadata<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The facilities and capabilities of a particular database connection need to be understood. The JDBC API offers metadata access that allows the development of secure and robust web applications.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>5. No Special Installation<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The drivers offered in JDBC technology do not require special installation. This is a great feature for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/services\/java-mobile-application-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Java mobile apps<\/a> as it helps to improve the app loading speed.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>6. Database Connection Recognized by URL<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The JDBC API comprises a way to recognize and link to a data source, with the help of a DataSource object. This helps developers to make the code more portable and maintainable.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advance_Features_of_JDBC\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Advance Features of JDBC<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 By default loading of Driver Interface<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Advanced exception handling<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Connection Management<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Large object are supported<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Annotation in SQL query<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_JDBC_Drivers\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Types of JDBC Drivers<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To connect with different databases having unique functionalities, JDBC offers drivers for each database. The various drivers are described below:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>1. JDBC-ODBC Bridge<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This driver works as a bridge between other database connectivity mechanism (ODBC) and JDBC. This helps to convert JDBC calls into ODBC calls to redirect the request to the ODBC driver.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Advantage:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Simple to use<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Allow simple connectivity to the entire ODBC driver supported database.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>2. Native API<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This driver makes use of Java Native Interface (JNI) and client-side libraries of the database. The driver converts JDBC method calls into native database API calls. The native API is usually written in C and C++ programming language.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Advantage:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Faster as compared to JDBC-ODBC Bridge driver.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Contains additional features as no translation is required.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>3. Network Protocol<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This driver converts the JDBC calls into a database server independent and Middleware server related calls. Middleware further converts JDBC calls into database related calls.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Advantage:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Does not need any native library installation.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Database independence.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Provide liberty to switch databases from one another.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>4. Thin<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This driver is termed as Pure Java Driver because it interacts directly with the database. There is no requirement of any native database library that is why termed as Thin Driver.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Advantage:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Does not need any native library.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Does not need any Middleware server calls.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Better performance in comparison to all other drivers.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Frequently-asked-questions.jpg\" alt=\"frequently asked questions\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Frequently-asked-questions.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Frequently-asked-questions-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Frequently-asked-questions-360x180.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. What is JDBC?<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">JDBC is an SQL-based API design &amp; managed by Sun Microsystems to enable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/blog\/top-10-applications-built-using-java\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Java applications<\/a> to use SQL for the database access.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>2. How does JDBC work?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The JDBC Driver is a collection of classes that help to implement the JDBC interfaces to process JDBC calls and get result sets to a Java app. The database stores the data received by the application using the JDBC Driver. A Connection object controls the connection to the database.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>3. Why do we use JDBC?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">JDBC is an API used as a communication between Java application and database. It provides classes and interfaces to connect or communicate Java application with the database. It helps Java programs to execute SQL statements.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>4. What are the 4 types of JDBC drivers?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The types of JDBC drivers:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Native-API driver (partially java driver)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 JDBC-ODBC bridge driver.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Network Protocol driver (fully java driver)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Thin driver (fully java driver)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>5. What are the advantages of JDBC?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 It automatically builds the XML format of data from the database.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 It does not need the content to be converted.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 It offers full support to query and the stored procedure.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 It offers support to both Synchronous and Asynchronous method.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">From the above-mentioned points, it is crystal clear that JDBC will definitely enhance the performance of your web application and help in reducing the development time as well as cost. So if you are considering JDBC for your web application, firstly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.javaindia.in\/hire-java-developer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hire Java Programmer<\/a> from a reputed web development firm. Java India is the best development firm having all the necessary resources for creating a secure and robust web application. With our high-quality services, you can stay ahead of your competitors.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JDBC is the abbreviation of Java Database Connectivity. It is an open source API for Java that permits applications to use different databases. With the help of JDBC, developers can create queries and update data to a relational database. It supports Structured Query Language (SQL) as well and is easy to integrate for the smooth performance of web applications. 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