Connecting to Oracle Database from a Java Application

So far, you have seen how to connect to the database from JDeveloper. To initiate a connection from the Java application, you use the Connection object from the JDBC application programming interface (API).

This section describes connecting to the database from the Java application in the following subsections:

• Overview of Connecting to Oracle Database

• Specifying Database URLs

• Creating a Java Class in JDeveloper

• Java Libraries

• Adding JDBC and JSP Libraries

• Importing JDBC Packages

• Declaring Connection-Related Variables

• Creating the Connection Method