How to Get ResultSet Metadata
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[edit] Overview - How to Get ResultSet Metadata
This Java example program shows how to get ResultSet Metadata.
[edit] Java Source Code
- Package: example.jdbc.resultsetmetadata
- File: Main1.java
package example.jdbc.resultsetmetadata; import java.sql.Connection; import java.sql.DriverManager; import java.sql.ResultSet; import java.sql.ResultSetMetaData; import java.sql.Statement; public class Main1 { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { Connection conn = getMySqlConnection(); System.out.println("Got Connection."); Statement st = conn.createStatement(); st.executeUpdate("drop table survey;"); st.executeUpdate("create table survey (id int,name varchar(30));"); st.executeUpdate("insert into survey (id,name ) values (1,'nameValue')"); st = conn.createStatement(); ResultSet rs = st.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM survey"); ResultSetMetaData rsMetaData = rs.getMetaData(); int numberOfColumns = rsMetaData.getColumnCount(); System.out.println("resultSet MetaData column Count=" + numberOfColumns); for (int i = 1; i <= numberOfColumns; i++) { System.out.println("column MetaData "); System.out.println("column number " + i); // indicates the designated column's normal maximum width in // characters System.out.println(rsMetaData.getColumnDisplaySize(i)); // gets the designated column's suggested title // for use in printouts and displays. System.out.println(rsMetaData.getColumnLabel(i)); // get the designated column's name. System.out.println(rsMetaData.getColumnName(i)); // get the designated column's SQL type. System.out.println(rsMetaData.getColumnType(i)); // get the designated column's SQL type name. System.out.println(rsMetaData.getColumnTypeName(i)); // get the designated column's class name. System.out.println(rsMetaData.getColumnClassName(i)); // get the designated column's table name. System.out.println(rsMetaData.getTableName(i)); // get the designated column's number of decimal digits. System.out.println(rsMetaData.getPrecision(i)); // gets the designated column's number of // digits to right of the decimal point. System.out.println(rsMetaData.getScale(i)); // indicates whether the designated column is // automatically numbered, thus read-only. System.out.println(rsMetaData.isAutoIncrement(i)); // indicates whether the designated column is a cash value. System.out.println(rsMetaData.isCurrency(i)); // indicates whether a write on the designated // column will succeed. System.out.println(rsMetaData.isWritable(i)); // indicates whether a write on the designated // column will definitely succeed. System.out.println(rsMetaData.isDefinitelyWritable(i)); // indicates the nullability of values // in the designated column. System.out.println(rsMetaData.isNullable(i)); // Indicates whether the designated column // is definitely not writable. System.out.println(rsMetaData.isReadOnly(i)); // Indicates whether a column's case matters // in the designated column. System.out.println(rsMetaData.isCaseSensitive(i)); // Indicates whether a column's case matters // in the designated column. System.out.println(rsMetaData.isSearchable(i)); // indicates whether values in the designated // column are signed numbers. System.out.println(rsMetaData.isSigned(i)); // Gets the designated column's table's catalog name. System.out.println(rsMetaData.getCatalogName(i)); // Gets the designated column's table's schema name. System.out.println(rsMetaData.getSchemaName(i)); } st.close(); conn.close(); } private static Connection getHSQLConnection() throws Exception { Class.forName("org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver"); System.out.println("Driver Loaded."); String url = "jdbc:hsqldb:data/tutorial"; return DriverManager.getConnection(url, "sa", ""); } public static Connection getMySqlConnection() throws Exception { String driver = "org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver"; String url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/demo2s"; String username = "oost"; String password = "oost"; Class.forName(driver); Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, username, password); return conn; } public static Connection getOracleConnection() throws Exception { String driver = "oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver"; String url = "jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:caspian"; String username = "mp"; String password = "mp2"; Class.forName(driver); // load Oracle driver Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, username, password); return conn; } }
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[edit] Required External Libraries and/or Files for this Java Example
In order to run this Java example, one of the following libraries may be required: In order to run this example program, one of the following libraries may be required:
- MySQL JDBC driver. You can download it from MySQL Connector/J — for connecting to MySQL from Java
- Oracle JDBC driver. You can download it from JDBC driver for Oracle.
- MSSQL JDBC driver. There are several vendors provide JDBC driver for MSSQL, you should chose one of them:
- jTDS - SQL Server and Sybase JDBC driver. It is an open source JDBC 3.0 Type 4 driver for Microsoft SQL Server (6.5, 7.0, 2000 and 2005) and Sybase. jTDS is the fastest JDBC driver for MS SQL Server and is a complete implementation of the JDBC spec. You can download it from jTDS - SQL Server and Sybase JDBC driver
- MSSQL JDBC driver from Microsoft.
- JDBC driver for MSSQL 2000. You can download it from SQL Server 2000 Driver for JDBC Service Pack 3
- JDBC driver for MSSQL 2005. You can download it from Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver 1.2
- PostgreSQL JDBC driver. You can download it from PostgreSQL JDBC driver. It is a pure Java (Type IV) implementation.
- HSQLDB JDBC Driver. HSQLDB is the leading SQL relational database engine written in Java. It has a JDBC driver and supports a rich subset of ANSI-92 SQL plus SQL 99 and 2003 enhancements. You can download it from hsqldb.
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