| Parameter | Description |
| driverName | JDBC driver |
| dbURL | Database URL (uniquely identifies a database) |
| dbUsername | Database username |
| dbPassword | Database user password |
| 20.3.Connection | ||||
| 20.3.1. | Connection Object | |||
| 20.3.2. | Connection Object Requirements | |||
| 20.3.3. | Connection Properties: Pass additional properties using java.util.Properties: | |||
| 20.3.4. | Passing 'user' and 'password' Parameters as a java.util.Properties Object to Connection object | |||
| 20.3.5. | Test to See if Your Connection is Alive | |||
| 20.3.6. | Vendor URL Formats | |||
| 20.3.7. | Connection's Method to Print Native SQL | |||