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Accessing Databases through JDBC in Java

In this code lab, you'll use JDBC to build the persistence layer of a command-line application for managing the orders of an e-commerce store.

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 3h 10m
Published
Clock icon Apr 14, 2023

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Connect to the database

    In this module, you'll add the code to connect to the database using the DriverManager class. ### Solution To view the solution, run git diff origin/master..module2-solution in the Terminal, and press Enter to see the next lines of the difference.

    You may also browse the files of the solution by stashing your changes with git stash and running git checkout module2-solution to switch branches.

  2. Challenge

    Get information about an order

    In this module, you will add code to get information from an order by its identifier. ### Solution To view the solution, run git diff origin/master..module3-solution in the Terminal, and press Enter to see the next lines of the difference.

    You may also browse the files of the solution by stashing your changes with git stash and running git checkout module3-solution to switch branches.

  3. Challenge

    Update the status of an order

    In this module, you will add code to get information from an order by its identifier. ### Solution To view the solution, run git diff origin/master..module4-solution in the Terminal, and press Enter to see the next lines of the difference.

    You may also browse the files of the solution by stashing your changes with git stash and running git checkout module4-solution to switch branches.

  4. Challenge

    Delete orders

    In this module, you will add code to delete one or more orders from the database and return the number of rows affected. ### Solution To view the solution, run git diff origin/master..module5-solution in the Terminal, and press Enter to see the next lines of the difference.

    You may also browse the files of the solution by stashing your changes with git stash and running git checkout module5-solution to switch branches.

  5. Challenge

    Insert an Order

    In this module, you will add code to insert an order in the database. Inserting an order involves inserting a record in the orders table and one record for every product contained in the order in the order_details table. These operations will have to be executed in the same transaction. ### Solution To view the solution, run git diff origin/master..module6-solution in the Terminal, and press Enter to see the next lines of the difference.

    You may also browse the files of the solution by stashing your changes with git stash and running git checkout module6-solution to switch branches.

  6. Challenge

    Get the total amount of all paid orders of a customer

    In this module, you will call a stored procedure to get the total amount of all paid orders of a particular customer. ### Solution To view the solution, run git diff origin/master..module7-solution in the Terminal, and press Enter to see the next lines of the difference.

    You may also browse the files of the solution by stashing your changes with git stash and running git checkout module7-solution to switch branches.

Esteban Herrera has more than twelve years of experience in the software development industry. Having worked in many roles and projects, he has found his passion in programming with Java and JavaScript. Nowadays, he spends all his time learning new things, writing articles, teaching programming, and enjoying his kids.

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