The Netbeans Java environment lets you create a connection to a database and retrieve records from the database to display in your Java forms.

Now create a JDBC connection to the SQL Server 2005 database from the Java application, SQLServerJDBC.java. Import the JDBC API classes in the java.sql package.

Here's a quick JDBC with HSQLDB tutorial to get you up and running with Java database connectivity and the popular HyperSQL database.

Create a Maven-based Java project in Eclipse. Configure the PostgreSQL JDBC Driver. Create a Java class that holds PostgreSQL's JDBC URL. Programmatically create a database table. Perform the four ...

Write, build, and run an example application that persists data to and from a relational database using Hibernate, JPA, and the repository pattern.

A look at some of the best database and RDBMS tools for Java software developers. Learn more about Java and database programming.