In this lesson you will learn the basics of the JDBC API.

• Getting Started sets up a basic database development environment.

• Processing SQL Statements with JDBC outlines the steps required to process any SQL statement.

• Establishing a Connection connects you to your database.

• Handling SQLExceptions shows you how to handle exceptions caused by database errors.

• Setting Up Tables and Retrieving and Modifying Values from Result Sets develop the process of configuring your database, sending queries, and retrieving data from your database.

• Subsequent lessons discuss how to use prepared statements, joins, transactions, and stored procedures.