DataSource

External

• https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/javax/sql/DataSource.html
• https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/javax/sql/package-summary.html

Overview

This page refers to a JSE javax.sql.DataSource. The DataSource is part of JDBC and it is the main interface exposed by thejavax.sql package. DataSource is part of JSE since 1.4. JDBC specifies that a database Connection can be obtained from a DriverManager or a DataSource. The DataSource is the preferred way of getting the Connection.

DataSources can be injected with the JEE @javax.annotation.Resource annotation.