--- a/jdk/src/java.sql/share/classes/java/sql/package.html Wed Mar 08 09:53:19 2017 -0800
+++ b/jdk/src/java.sql/share/classes/java/sql/package.html Wed Mar 08 13:54:30 2017 -0500
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
<html>
<head>
<!--
- Copyright (c) 1998, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ Copyright (c) 1998, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -32,32 +32,32 @@
<body bgcolor="white">
-Provides the API for accessing and processing data stored in a
-data source (usually a relational database) using the
-Java™ programming language.
+Provides the API for accessing and processing data stored in a
+data source (usually a relational database) using the
+Java™ programming language.
This API includes a framework whereby different
drivers can be installed dynamically to access different data sources.
-Although the JDBC™ API is mainly geared
+Although the JDBC™ API is mainly geared
to passing SQL statements to a database, it provides for reading and
writing data from any data source with a tabular format.
-The reader/writer facility, available through the
+The reader/writer facility, available through the
<code>javax.sql.RowSet</code> group of interfaces, can be customized to
-use and update data from a spread sheet, flat file, or any other tabular
+use and update data from a spread sheet, flat file, or any other tabular
data source.
-<h2>What the JDBC™ 4.2 API Includes</h2>
-The JDBC™ 4.2 API includes both
+<h2>What the JDBC™ 4.3 API Includes</h2>
+The JDBC™ 4.3 API includes both
the <code>java.sql</code> package, referred to as the JDBC core API,
and the <code>javax.sql</code> package, referred to as the JDBC Optional
Package API. This complete JDBC API
is included in the Java™ Standard Edition (Java SE™), version 7.
-The <code>javax.sql</code> package extends the functionality of the JDBC API
+The <code>javax.sql</code> package extends the functionality of the JDBC API
from a client-side API to a server-side API, and it is an essential part
of the Java™ Enterprise Edition
-(Java EE™) technology.
+(Java EE™) technology.
<h2>Versions</h2>
-The JDBC 4.2 API incorporates all of the previous JDBC API versions:
+The JDBC 4.3 API incorporates all of the previous JDBC API versions:
<UL>
<LI> The JDBC 4.1 API</li>
<LI> The JDBC 4.0 API</li>
@@ -70,33 +70,35 @@
<LI> The JDBC 1.0 API</li>
</UL>
<P>
-Classes, interfaces, methods, fields, constructors, and exceptions
-have the following "since" tags that indicate when they were introduced
+Classes, interfaces, methods, fields, constructors, and exceptions
+have the following "since" tags that indicate when they were introduced
into the Java platform. When these "since" tags are used in
Javadoc™ comments for the JDBC API,
they indicate the following:
<UL>
- <LI>Since 1.8 -- new in the JDBC 4.2 API and part of the Java SE platform,
+ <LI>Since 9 -- new in the JDBC 4.3 API and part of the Java SE platform,
+ version 9</li>
+ <LI>Since 1.8 -- new in the JDBC 4.2 API and part of the Java SE platform,
version 8</li>
<LI>Since 1.7 -- new in the JDBC 4.1 API and part of the Java SE platform,
version 7</li>
<LI>Since 1.6 -- new in the JDBC 4.0 API and part of the Java SE platform,
version 6</li>
- <LI>Since 1.4 -- new in the JDBC 3.0 API and part of the J2SE platform,
+ <LI>Since 1.4 -- new in the JDBC 3.0 API and part of the J2SE platform,
version 1.4</li>
- <LI>Since 1.2 -- new in the JDBC 2.0 API and part of the J2SE platform,
+ <LI>Since 1.2 -- new in the JDBC 2.0 API and part of the J2SE platform,
version 1.2</li>
<LI>Since 1.1 or no "since" tag -- in the original JDBC 1.0 API and part of
the JDK™, version 1.1</li>
</UL>
<P>
-<b>NOTE:</b> Many of the new features are optional; consequently, there is
-some variation in drivers and the features they support. Always
+<b>NOTE:</b> Many of the new features are optional; consequently, there is
+some variation in drivers and the features they support. Always
check your driver's documentation to see whether it supports a feature before
you try to use it.
<P>
<b>NOTE:</b> The class <code>SQLPermission</code> was added in the
-Java™ 2 SDK, Standard Edition,
+Java™ 2 SDK, Standard Edition,
version 1.3 release. This class is used to prevent unauthorized
access to the logging stream associated with the <code>DriverManager</code>,
which may contain information such as table names, column data, and so on.
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@
attempts to set up a logging stream through the
<code>DriverManager</code>
<LI><code>Driver</code> interface -- provides the API for registering
- and connecting drivers based on JDBC technology ("JDBC drivers");
+ and connecting drivers based on JDBC technology ("JDBC drivers");
generally used only by the <code>DriverManager</code> class
<LI><code>DriverPropertyInfo</code> class -- provides properties for a
JDBC driver; not used by the general user
@@ -120,9 +122,9 @@
<LI>Sending SQL statements to a database
<UL>
<LI><code>Statement</code> -- used to send basic SQL statements
- <LI><code>PreparedStatement</code> -- used to send prepared statements or
+ <LI><code>PreparedStatement</code> -- used to send prepared statements or
basic SQL statements (derived from <code>Statement</code>)
- <LI><code>CallableStatement</code> -- used to call database stored
+ <LI><code>CallableStatement</code> -- used to call database stored
procedures (derived from <code>PreparedStatement</code>)
<LI><code>Connection</code> interface -- provides methods for creating
statements and managing connections and their properties
@@ -133,20 +135,20 @@
<UL>
<LI><code>ResultSet</code> interface
</UL>
- <LI>Standard mappings for SQL types to classes and interfaces in the
+ <LI>Standard mappings for SQL types to classes and interfaces in the
Java programming language
<UL>
- <LI><code>Array</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>ARRAY</code>
- <LI><code>Blob</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>BLOB</code>
+ <LI><code>Array</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>ARRAY</code>
+ <LI><code>Blob</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>BLOB</code>
<LI><code>Clob</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>CLOB</code>
- <LI><code>Date</code> class -- mapping for SQL <code>DATE</code>
+ <LI><code>Date</code> class -- mapping for SQL <code>DATE</code>
<LI><code>NClob</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>NCLOB</code>
- <LI><code>Ref</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>REF</code>
+ <LI><code>Ref</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>REF</code>
<LI><code>RowId</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>ROWID</code>
- <LI><code>Struct</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>STRUCT</code>
+ <LI><code>Struct</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>STRUCT</code>
<LI><code>SQLXML</code> interface -- mapping for SQL <code>XML</code>
- <LI><code>Time</code> class -- mapping for SQL <code>TIME</code>
- <LI><code>Timestamp</code> class -- mapping for SQL <code>TIMESTAMP</code>
+ <LI><code>Time</code> class -- mapping for SQL <code>TIME</code>
+ <LI><code>Timestamp</code> class -- mapping for SQL <code>TIMESTAMP</code>
<LI><code>Types</code> class -- provides constants for SQL types
</UL>
<LI>Custom mapping an SQL user-defined type (UDT) to a class in the
@@ -180,10 +182,26 @@
</UL>
</UL>
+ <h3><code>java.sql</code> and <code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 4.3 API</h3>
+<UL>
+ <LI>Added <code>Sharding</code> support</LI>
+ <LI>Enhanced <code>Connection</code> to be able to provide hints
+ to the driver that a request, an independent unit of work,
+ is beginning or ending</LI>
+ <LI>Enhanced <code>DatabaseMetaData</code> to determine if Sharding is
+ supported</LI>
+ <LI>Added the method <code>drivers</code> to <code>DriverManager</code>
+ to return a Stream of the currently loaded and
+ available JDBC drivers</LI>
+ <LI>Added support to <code>Statement</code> for enquoting literals
+ and simple identifiers</LI>
+ <LI>Clarified the Java SE version that methods were deprecated</LI>
+</UL>
+
<h3><code>java.sql</code> and <code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 4.2 API</h3>
<UL>
<LI>Added <code>JDBCType</code> enum and <code>SQLType</code> interface</li>
- <LI>Support for <code>REF CURSORS</code> in <code>CallableStatement</code>
+ <LI>Support for <code>REF CURSORS</code> in <code>CallableStatement</code>
</LI>
<LI><code>DatabaseMetaData</code> methods to return maximum Logical LOB size
and if Ref Cursors are supported</LI>
@@ -196,7 +214,7 @@
<LI>Allow <code>Connection</code>,
<code>ResultSet</code> and <code>Statement</code> objects to be
used with the try-with-resources statement</LI>
- <LI>Supported added to <code>CallableStatement</code> and
+ <LI>Support added to <code>CallableStatement</code> and
<code>ResultSet</code> to specify the Java type to convert to via the
<code>getObject</code> method</LI>
<LI><code>DatabaseMetaData</code> methods to return PseudoColumns and if a
@@ -212,7 +230,7 @@
</UL>
<h3><code>java.sql</code> and <code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 4.0 API</h3>
<UL>
- <LI>auto java.sql.Driver discovery -- no longer need to load a
+ <LI>auto java.sql.Driver discovery -- no longer need to load a
<code>java.sql.Driver</code> class via <code>Class.forName</code>
<LI>National Character Set support added
<li>Support added for the SQL:2003 XML data type
@@ -222,18 +240,18 @@
as well as additional methods added to improve accessibility
<li>Support added for accessing a SQL ROWID
<li>Support added to allow a JDBC application to access an instance of a JDBC resource
- that has been wrapped by a vendor, usually in an application server or connection
+ that has been wrapped by a vendor, usually in an application server or connection
pooling environment.
<li>Availability to be notified when a <code>PreparedStatement</code> that is associated
with a <code>PooledConnection</code> has been closed or the driver determines is invalid
-
-
+
+
</UL>
<h3><code>java.sql</code> and <code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 3.0 API</h3>
<UL>
- <LI>Pooled statements -- reuse of statements associated with a pooled
+ <LI>Pooled statements -- reuse of statements associated with a pooled
connection
<LI>Savepoints -- allow a transaction to be rolled back to a designated
savepoint
@@ -241,7 +259,7 @@
how connections are to be pooled
<LI>Metadata for parameters of a <code>PreparedStatement</code> object
<LI>Ability to retrieve values from automatically generated columns
- <LI>Ability to have multiple <code>ResultSet</code> objects
+ <LI>Ability to have multiple <code>ResultSet</code> objects
returned from <code>CallableStatement</code> objects open at the
same time
<LI>Ability to identify parameters to <code>CallableStatement</code>
@@ -252,7 +270,7 @@
<code>Ref</code> object references
<LI>Ability to programmatically update <code>BLOB</code>,
<code>CLOB</code>, <code>ARRAY</code>, and <code>REF</code> values.
- <LI>Addition of the <code>java.sql.Types.DATALINK</code> data type --
+ <LI>Addition of the <code>java.sql.Types.DATALINK</code> data type --
allows JDBC drivers access to objects stored outside a data source
<LI>Addition of metadata for retrieving SQL type hierarchies
</UL>
@@ -269,7 +287,7 @@
<LI>Miscellaneous features, including performance hints, the use of character
streams, full precision for <code>java.math.BigDecimal</code> values,
additional security, and
- support for time zones in date, time, and timestamp values.
+ support for time zones in date, time, and timestamp values.
</UL>
<h3><code>javax.sql</code> Features Introduced in the JDBC 2.0 Optional
@@ -277,7 +295,7 @@
<UL>
<LI>The <code>DataSource</code> interface as a means of making a connection. The
Java Naming and Directory Interface™
- (JNDI) is used for registering a <code>DataSource</code> object with a
+ (JNDI) is used for registering a <code>DataSource</code> object with a
naming service and also for retrieving it.
<LI>Pooled connections -- allowing connections to be used and reused
<LI>Distributed transactions -- allowing a transaction to span diverse
@@ -301,13 +319,13 @@
that contains two things:
<ul>
<li>the fully-qualified SQL name of the UDT
- <li>the <code>Class</code> object for the class that implements the
+ <li>the <code>Class</code> object for the class that implements the
<code>SQLData</code> interface
</ul>
</ol>
<p>
When these are in place for a UDT, calling the methods
-<code>ResultSet.getObject</code> or <code>CallableStatement.getObject</code>
+<code>ResultSet.getObject</code> or <code>CallableStatement.getObject</code>
on that UDT will automatically retrieve the custom mapping for it. Also, the
<code>PreparedStatement.setObject</code> method will automatically map the
object back to its SQL type to store it in the data source.
@@ -315,7 +333,7 @@
<h2>Package Specification</h2>
<ul>
- <li><a href="https://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=221">JDBC 4.2 Specification</a>
+ <li><a href="https://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=221">JDBC 4.3 Specification</a>
</ul>
<h2>Related Documentation</h2>