Package java.sql

Added Interfaces
ParameterMetaData	An object that can be used to get information about the types and properties of the parameters in a PreparedStatement object.
Savepoint	The representation of a savepoint which is a point within the current transaction that can be referenced from the Connection.rollback method.

 

Changed Classes and Interfaces
Blob	The representation (mapping) in the JavaTM programming language of an SQL BLOB value.
CallableStatement	The interface used to execute SQL stored procedures.
Clob	The mapping in the JavaTM programming language for the SQL CLOB type.
Connection	A connection (session) with a specific database.
DatabaseMetaData	Comprehensive information about the database as a whole.
DriverManager	The basic service for managing a set of JDBC drivers. NOTE: The DataSource interface new in the JDBC 2.0 API provides another way to connect to a data source.
PreparedStatement	An object that represents a precompiled SQL statement.
Ref	The mapping in the Java programming language of an SQL REF value which is a reference to an SQL structured type value in the database.
ResultSet	A table of data representing a database result set which is usually generated by executing a statement that queries the database.
SQLInput	An input stream that contains a stream of values representing an instance of an SQL structured type or an SQL distinct type.
SQLOutput	The output stream for writing the attributes of a user-defined type back to the database.
Statement	The object used for executing a static SQL statement and returning the results it produces.
Timestamp	A thin wrapper around java.util.Date that allows the JDBC API to identify this as an SQL TIMESTAMP value.
Types	The class that defines the constants that are used to identify generic SQL types called JDBC types.