19.12 - Metadata in JDBC
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Practice Questions
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What is the purpose of DatabaseMetaData in JDBC?
💡 Hint: Think about what kind of information would be essential for understanding the database.
What can ResultSetMetaData tell us?
💡 Hint: Consider what you need to know about query results.
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What is the primary use of DatabaseMetaData?
💡 Hint: Think about the kind of tasks you'd perform to understand a database.
True or False: ResultSetMetaData can provide information on the names and data types of columns in a ResultSet.
💡 Hint: Consider what details you would need to process query results.
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Given a JDBC connection, how would you retrieve and display the names of all the tables in the database using DatabaseMetaData?
💡 Hint: Think about the methods provided by DatabaseMetaData to access table information.
Design a method that processes a dynamic result set and displays each column name and its data type using ResultSetMetaData.
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between ResultSet and ResultSetMetaData.
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