Java Connection The setClientInfo() method with example


The setClientInfo() method of the Connection interface sets values to the client info properties of the current connection object.

Parameters

This method accepts a Properties object as a parameter.

con.setClientInfo(properties);

To set values to the client info properties file.

Register the driver using the registerDriver() method of the DriverManager class as −

//Registering the Driver
DriverManager.registerDriver(new com.mysql.jdbc.Driver());

Get the connection using the getConnection() method of the DriverManager class as −

//Getting the connection
String url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/mydatabase";
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(url, "root", "password");

Create a properties object as −

Properties properties = new Properties();

Add the required key-value pairs to the above created Properties object as −

properties.put("user_name", "new_user");
properties.put("password", "password");

Set the above created properties to the client-info using the setClientInfo() method as −

//Setting the Client Info
con.setClientInfo(properties);

Following JDBC program establishes connection with the MYSQL database and sets the credentials of a new user to the client info properties file.

Example

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.Properties;
public class Connection_setClientInfo {
   public static void main(String args[]) throws SQLException {
      //Registering the Driver
      DriverManager.registerDriver(new com.mysql.jdbc.Driver());
      //Getting the connection
      String url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/mydatabase";
      Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(url, "root", "password");
      System.out.println("Connection established......");
      //Adding the credentials of another user to the properties file
      Properties properties = new Properties();
      properties.put("user_name", "new_user");
      properties.put("password", "password");
      //Setting the ClientInfo
      con.setClientInfo(properties);
   }
}

Output

Connection established......

Updated on: 30-Jul-2019

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