With the release of the Java 1.1 API, Java developers have even more tools to
work with. Two important abilities that were added to the Java 1.1 API
include the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) objects and objects to handle
Serialization. JDBC provides developers with the means to connect to any type
of database and perform queries and updates against the data located in the
database. The JDBC API finally gives developers the ability to create usable
business solutions using Java. Another new ability added to the Java language
is the ability to use Serialization. Serialization is the process by which
the application can send program objects through a stream, which can be a
file stream or a network stream. Sending objects through a stream will allow
developers to create solutions that were not available until now.
In this article, I will demonstrate how to use Java S... (more)