6 Using DataDirect Test^™

This chapter provides information about DataDirect Test, a tool that allows you to test and learn the JDBC API, and contains a tutorial that takes you through a working example of its use.

DataDirect Test contains menu selections that correspond to specific JDBC functions-for example, connecting to a database or passing a SQL statement. It allows you to:

Execute a single JDBC method or execute multiple JDBC methods simultaneously, so that you can easily perform some common tasks, such as returning result sets
Display the results of all JDBC function calls in one window, while displaying fully commented, Java JDBC code in an alternate window