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Basic Features

This chapter covers the most basic steps taken in any JDBC application. It also describes additional basic features of Java and JDBC supported by the Oracle JDBC drivers.

The following topics are discussed:

• First Steps in JDBC

• Sample: Connecting, Querying, and Processing the Results

• Datatype Mappings

• Java Streams in JDBC

• Stored Procedure Calls in JDBC Programs

• Processing SQL Exceptions

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