{"id":10715,"date":"2011-12-08T15:28:59","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T15:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/java-database-connectivity-connector\/"},"modified":"2012-10-27T17:23:07","modified_gmt":"2012-10-27T17:23:07","slug":"java-database-connectivity-connector","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/24845\/java-database-connectivity-connector-jdbc-connector","title":{"rendered":"Java Database Connectivity Connector"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_java_database_connectivity_connector_mean\">What Does Java Database Connectivity Connector Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) connector is an application programming interface (API) for Java, which helps to plug in any driver using JDBC technology. A JDBC connector makes it unnecessary to change the driver code to plug-and-play with Java applications.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_java_database_connectivity_connector\">Techopedia Explains Java Database Connectivity Connector<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A JDBC connector provides a way to establish connections with a database. It has the following characteristics: \n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A collection of classes and interfaces for Java, written in the Java programming language<\/li>\n<li>An aid for writing database applications since it provides a standard API for database programmers<\/li>\n<li>A mechanism through which Java applications can talk to a wide range of databases<\/li>\n<li>A program which allows a programmer to write a single program once using the JDBC API, and then run it on any platform with the combination of Java and JDBC<\/li>\n<li>A way to easily send SQL statements to any relational database<\/li>\n<li>A low level interface using JDBC SQL commands (These commands can be invoked directly because JDBC is designed to be a base to build higher level interfaces and tools. 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