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Overview of JDBC 2.0 Support

A key aspect of Oracle JDBC with release 8.1.6 or higher is JDBC 2.0 functionality, both new functionality that was not previously supported, and the standardization of functionality that was previously supported through Oracle extensions.

This chapter provides an overview of JDBC 2.0 support in the release 8.1.6 and higher Oracle JDBC drivers, focusing in particular on any differences in support between the JDK 1.2.x and JDK 1.1.x environments. The following topics are discussed:

• Introduction

• JDBC 2.0 Support: JDK 1.2.x versus JDK 1.1.x

• Overview of JDBC 2.0 Features

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