How to get JDBC Connection to ORACLE Database in Java?

Below code snippet shows you to get the JDBC connection in java for ORACLE DB. To get the JDBC connection you will need JDBC Driver Jar for ORACLE Database.

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package com.kodehelp.javasql;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.SQLException;

/**
* Created by https://kodehelp.com
* Date: 4/29/11
*/
public class GetOracleConnection {
public static void main(String[] args) throws SQLException, ClassNotFoundException {
final String driver = "oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver";
final String url = "jdbc:oracle:thin:@HOST:PORT:SID";
final String USERNAME = "USERNAME";
final String PASSWORD = "PASSWORD";
Class.forName(driver); // load Oracle driver
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, USERNAME, PASSWORD);
}
}
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