JDBC API

The JDBC API is the industry standard for database-independent connectivity between the Java programming language and a wide range of databases.
The JDBC API provides a call-level API for SQL-based database access. JDBC technology allows you to use the Java programming language to exploit "Write Once, Run Anywhere" capabilities for applications that require access to enterprise data.

DBC is an API for the Java programming language that defines how a client may access a database. It provides methods for querying and updating data in a database. JDBC is oriented towards relational databases. A JDBC-to-ODBC bridge enables connections to any ODBC-accessible data source in the JVM host environment. The Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API is the industry standard for database-independent connectivity between the Java programming language and a wide range of SQL databases and other tabular data sources, such as spreadsheets or flat files.
The JDBC API provides a call-level API for SQL-based database access.
JDBC technology allows you to use the Java programming language to exploit "Write Once, Run Anywhere" capabilities for applications that require access to enterprise data. With a JDBC technology-enabled driver, you can connect all corporate data even in a heterogeneous environment.

The JDBC API makes it possible to do three things:

1. Establish a connection with a database or access any tabular data source
2. Send SQL statements
3. Process the results