Connection.getMetaData

Connection.getMetaData

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Syntax
public abstract DatabaseMetaData getMetaData() throws SQLException
Returns
a DatabaseMetaData object for this Connection
Description
A Connection's database is able to provide information describing its tables, its supported SQL grammar, its stored procedures, the capabilities of this connection, etc. This information is made available through a DatabaseMetaData object.

Exceptions
SQLException if a database-access error occurs.