| The Java SQL framework allows for multiple database drivers. Each driver
should supply a class that implements the Driver interface
The DriverManager will try to load as many drivers as it can find and then
for any given connection request, it will ask each driver in turn to try to
connect to the target URL.
It is strongly recommended that each Driver class should be small and
standalone so that the Driver class can be loaded and queried without
bringing in vast quantities of supporting code.
When a Driver class is loaded, it should create an instance of itself and
register it with the DriverManager. This means that a user can load and
register a driver by doing Class.forName("foo.bah.Driver")
See Also: org.gjt.mm.mysql.Connection
See Also: java.sql.Driver
author:
Mark Matthews
version:
$Id: Driver.java 3726 2005-05-19 15:52:24Z mmatthews $ | 