The Netbeans Java environment lets you create a connection to a database and retrieve records from the database to display in your Java forms.

A developer shouldn't spend time on database table creation when unit tests run. Instead, have Hibernate create tables in the database for JPA and other data-driven applications.

Write, build, and run an example application that persists data to and from a relational database using Hibernate, JPA, and the repository pattern.

JPA-based applications can't connect to a database on their own. Rather, they need help in terms of what credentials to use, which schema to seek, which JDBC driver to select and which annotated ...

A look at some of the best database and RDBMS tools for Java software developers. Learn more about Java and database programming.