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# JDBC 4.2

JDBC 4.2, which is part of Java SE 8, introduces the following features:

- Addition of REF_CURSOR support.
- Addition of `java.sql.DriverAction` Interface
- Addition of the `java.sql.SQLType` Interface
- Addition of the `java.sql.JDBCType` Enum
- Add Support for large update counts
- Changes to the existing interfaces
- Rowset 1.2: Lists the enhancements for JDBC RowSet.

## Addition of REF_CURSOR Support

The REF_CURSOR data type is supported by several databases. To return a REF_CURSOR from a stored procedure, use the method `CallableStatement.registerOutParameter` and specify `Types.REF_CURSOR` as the data type to be returned. To retrieve the ResultSet instance representing the REF_CURSOR, invoke the method the method `CallablStatement.getObject`, and specify `ResultSet` as the data type to which to convert the returned object. The returned result set is a forward, read-only result set.

If you invoke the method `registerOutParameter` and specify `Types.REF_CURSOR` as the data type to be returned, and the JDBC driver does not support this data type, a `SQLFeatureNotSupportedException` is thrown.

The following example obtains a ResultSet instance from a REF_CURSOR with the `CallableStatement` class:

    CallableStatement cstmt = conn.prepareCall("{callmySproc(?)}");
    cstmt.registerOutParameter(1, Types.REF_CURSOR);
    cstmt.executeQuery();
    ResultSet rs = cstmt.getObject(1, ResultSet.class);
    while(rs.next()){
    System.out.println("Name="+ rs.getString(1));
    }

To determine if a JDBC Driver supports REF_CURSOR, invoke the method `DatabaseMetaData.supportsRefCursors`.

## Addition of the `java.sql.DriverAction` Interface

This is an interface that any class that implements the `java.sql.Driver` must implement if it wants to be notified by the DriverManager class. The JDBC driver's static initialization block must invoke the method `DriverManager.registerDriver(java.sql.Driver, java.sql.DriverAction)` to inform DriverManager class of which DriverAction implementation to invoke when the JDBC driver is deregistered. The method `DriverManager.deregisterDriver` requires a permission, if a `SecurityManager` is enabled.

## Addition of the `java.sql.SQLType` Interface

This interface is used to create an object that identifies a generic SQL type, called JDBC type or a vendor specific data type.

## Addition of the `java.sql.JDBCType` Enum

This enum identifies generic SQL Types, called JDBC Types. Use `JDBCType` in place of the constants defined in Types.java.

## Add support for large update counts

JDBC methods returned only `int` value for the update count. As datasets continue to grow, this caused problems. Thus methods have been added to the `Statement` class that return a `long` value for the update count. These methods should be used when the returned row count exceeds the constant `Integer.MAX_VALUE`.

## Changes to the existing interfaces

Methods have been added to or clarified for the following interfaces. The following is the list of enhanced interfaces:

- `java.sql.Driver`
- `java.sql.DriverManager`
- `java.sql.DatabaseMetaData`
- `java.sql.Date`
- `java.sql.Time`
- `java.sql.TimeStamp`
- `java.sql.Statement`
- `java.sql.CallableStatement`
- `java.sql.PreparedStatement`
- `java.sql.ResultSet`
- `java.sql.SQLInput`
- `java.sql.SQLOutput`
- `java.sql.Types`
- `javax.sql.DataSource` and `javax.sql.XADataSource`
- `java.sql.SQLXML`

## RowSets 1.2: Lists the enhancements JDBC RowSet.

The following lists the interfaces and classes enhanced or clarified for RowSet1.2:

- `javax.sql.rowset.BaseRowSet`
- `javax.sql.rowset.CachedRowSet`
- `javax.sql.rowset.Predicate`
- `javax.sql.rowset.JdbcRowSet`
- `javax.sql.rowset.RowSetMetaDataImpl`
- `javax.sql.rowset.spi.SyncFactory`
- `javax.sql.rowset.serial.SerialArray`
- `javax.sql.rowset.serial.SerialBlob`
- `javax.sql.rowset.serial.SerialClob`
- `javax.sql.rowset.serial.SerialDatalink`
- `javax.sql.rowset.serial.SerialJavaObject`
- `javax.sql.rowset.serial.SerialRef`
- `javax.sql.rowset.serial.SerialStruct`

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