The PostgreSQL™ JDBC Interface
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The PostgreSQL
JDBC Interface

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Setting up the JDBC Driver

Getting the Driver
Setting up the Class Path
Preparing the Database Server for JDBC
Creating a Database

3. Initializing the Driver

Importing JDBC

Loading the Driver

Connecting to the Database

Connection Parameters

4. Using SSL

Configuring the Server

Configuring the Client

Using SSL without Certificate Validation

Custom SSLSocketFactory

5. Issuing a Query and Processing the Result

Getting results based on a cursor
Using the Statement or PreparedStatement Interface
Using the ResultSet Interface
Performing Updates
Creating and Modifying Database Objects

6. Calling Stored Functions

Obtaining a ResultSet from a stored function

From a Function Returing SETOF type
From a Function Returing a refcursor

7. Storing Binary Data

8. JDBC escapes

Escape for like escape character
Escape for outer joins
Date-time escapes
Escaped scalar functions

9. PostgreSQL™ Extensions to the JDBC API

Accessing the Extensions
Geometric Data Types
Large Objects
Listen / Notify
Server Prepared Statements

10. Using the Driver in a Multithreaded or a Servlet Environment

11. Connection Pools and Data Sources

Overview
Application Servers: ConnectionPoolDataSource
Applications: DataSource
Tomcat setup
Data Sources and JNDI

12. Further Reading

List of Tables

8.1. Supported escaped numeric functions
8.2. Supported escaped string functions
8.3. Supported escaped date/time functions
8.4. Supported escaped misc functions
11.1. ConnectionPoolDataSource Configuration Properties
11.2. DataSource Implementations
11.3. DataSource Configuration Properties
11.4. Additional Pooling DataSource Configuration Properties

List of Examples

5.1. Processing a Simple Query in JDBC
5.2. Setting fetch size to turn cursors on and off.
5.3. Deleting Rows in JDBC
5.4. Dropping a Table in JDBC
6.1. Calling a built in stored function
6.2. Getting SETOF type values from a function
6.3. Getting refcursor Value From a Function
6.4. Treating refcursor as a cursor name
7.1. Processing Binary Data in JDBC
8.1. Using jdbc escapes
9.1. Using the circle datatype from JDBC
9.2. Receiving Notifications
9.3. Using server side prepared statements
11.1. DataSource Code Example
11.2. DataSource JNDI Code Example

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