The getxxx methods, where xxx is a Java type, can take column labels or column position numbers for an argument. (findColumn ("label") can return column position.) |
JDBC API contains a table telling which getxxx methods can be used with particular SQL types. |
ResultSet.getMetaData returns a ResultSetMetaData object which gives the number, types and properties of the ResultSet object's columns. |
Can use streams on LONG SQL types. |
For optional or multiple ResultSets, there are methods getResultSet, getUpdateCount, and getMoreResults. |