Part I: Introduction to JDBC introduces the JDBC API, defines the term client-server, and uses that definition to identify four different clients that JDBC programmers may encounter. These client definitions create a context for the material covered in Part II; Part II: Chapters 2-7 cover topics related to establishing a connection. While most books cover this material in a couple of pages, too many developers suffer with the nuances of establishing a connection under the four different client types not to warrant a more in-depth coverage of the material; Part III: Chapters 8-13 cover topics related to the use of traditional relational SQL. They also cover the use of large binary objects (LOBs) and batching; Part IV: Chapters 14-16 cover topics related to the use of Oracle's object-relational SQL. You will learn how to work with user-defined database types using JDBC; Part V: Chapters 17-20 cover topics related to transaction management, data integrity, locking, detection, and troubleshooting. While not strictly part of JDBC, these are essential topics that every JDBC programmer should understand.