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JDBC(TM) API Tutorial and Reference: Universal Data Access for the Java(TM) 2 Platform (2nd Edition)

Format: Paperback
Author: Seth White
ReleaseDate: 11 June, 1999
Publisher: Pearson Education
Rating:

A difficult balance achieved
It pretty much succeeds in being all things to all people. This is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of JDBC. The chapters are verbose and well thought out - as befits a tutorial book - and each one is rounded off with a comprehensive guide to all the relevant JDBC API calls - as you would expect from a reference book.

The example's are a little lightweight but nevertheless they work and they do illustrate the points being made in the text.

I bought this book about a month ago to get me up to speed on Java's take on SQL and now find that, in addition to showing me the Java, I know twice as much about SQL as I did before.

Well recommended.

A good, Concise guide
This is my number one choice as a JDBC reference. At last, a Java book that cuts through the nonsense, gives sound advice and examples and delivers what it promises.

The best resource for JDBC users
0 classes and methods, and several good examples how to use JDBC features in your applications. This book contains everything you need to create either simple or very complex database applications written in Java - a short introduction to relational databases and SQL language, very nice and understandable JDBC tutorial, complete reference manual of all JDBC 2.

Actually, I would appreciate more detailed description of using distributed transactions, relation between JDBC and JTA and using EJB database components but the main purpose of this book is to cover the most common features of JDBC API - and this goal is definitely fulfilled.