Java Database Driver Load loadDriver(String driverClassName)

Description

Loads and registers a database driver class.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
driverClassName	of driver to load

Return

boolean true if the driver was found, otherwise false

Declaration

public static boolean loadDriver(String driverClassName) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Loads and registers a database driver class.
     * If this succeeds, it returns true, else it returns false.
     *
     * @param driverClassName of driver to load
     * @return boolean <code>true</code> if the driver was found, otherwise <code>false</code>
     */
    public static boolean loadDriver(String driverClassName) {

        //       try {
        //          Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
        //         Connection connectMySQL =DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/myuser","root" ,"root" );
        //      } catch (Exception e1) {
        //         // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        //         e1.printStackTrace();
        //      }
        try {
            Class.forName(driverClassName).newInstance();
            return true;

        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            return false;

        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
            // Constructor is private, OK for DriverManager contract
            return true;

        } catch (InstantiationException e) {
            return false;

        } catch (Throwable e) {
            return false;
        }
    }
}

Related

1. loadDriver()