Chapter 5. Designing Java Applications

In this chapter, we will focus on the following recipes related to development in Java:

• Creating connection objects in JDBC applications

• Creating connection objects in SQLJ applications

• Manipulating XML data in Java applications

• Batch processing in JDBC applications

• Batch processing in SQLJ applications

• Working with scrollable result sets

• Handling errors and warnings in JDBC applications

• Developing Java applications for high availability

• Using SSL in Java applications

Introduction

In this chapter, we will focus on Java as a programming language. Java is one of the most extensively-used programming languages, especially in database applications. This chapter focuses on some advanced topics, such as the different ways of connecting to data sources, designing enhanced security in Java applications, handling XML data, and so on.