DATABASE PROGRAMMING WITH JDBCAND JAVA

JAVA AND DATABASES MAKE A POWERFUL COMBINATION. GETTING THE TWO SIDES TO WORK TOGETHER, HOWEVER, TAKES SOME EFFORT--LARGELY BECAUSE JAVA DEALS IN OBJECTS WHILE MOST DATABASES DO NOT. THIS BOOK DESCRIBES THE STANDARD JAVA INTERFACES THAT MAKE PORTABLE OBJECT-ORIENTED ACCESS TO RELATIONAL DATABASES POSSIBLE AND OFFERS A ROBUST MODEL FOR WRITING APPLICATIONS THAT ARE EASY TO MAINTAIN. IT INTRODUCES THE JDBC AND RMI PACKAGES AND USES THEM TO DEVELOP THREE-TIER APPLICATIONS (APPLICATIONS DIVIDED INTO A USER INTERFACE, AN OBJECT-ORIENTED LOGIC COMPONENT, AND AN INFORMATION STORE). THE BOOK BEGINS WITH A QUICK OVERVIEW OF SQL FOR DEVELOPERS WHO MAY BE ASKED TO HANDLE A DATABASE FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT THEN EXPLAINS HOW TO ISSUE DATABASE QUERIES AND UPDATES THROUGH SQL AND JDBC. IT ALSO COVERS THE USE OF STORED PROCEDURES AND OTHER MEASURES TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, WHERE THESE ARE AVAILABLE. BUT THE BOOK'S KEY CONTRIBUTION IS A SET OF PATTERNS THAT LET DEVELOPERS ISOLATE CRITICAL TASKS