Using Connection URLs or the JDBC Driver Manager
  
   In order of precedence, you can specify connection properties using:
  
  
   • getConnection(url, user, password), where user and password are specified using the getConnection method defined in java.sql.DriverManager.
  
  
   • java.util.properties object.
  
  
   • Connection URL specified using the URL parameter of the getConnection method defined in java.sql.DriverManager.
  
  
   • Server data sources specified using the OpenAccess SDK Manager.