Are the code examples from the JDBC API Tutorial and Reference, Second Edition available online?
. ) These examples deal generically with the DatabaseMetaData.getTypeInfo method. Some of this information, like column type and DBMS specific type name, is also available from ResultSetMetaData for specific columns. Additionally, with JDBC 2.0 drivers that support the method ( not all do ), ResultSetMetaData also has a getColumnClassName method available.