A.1 Overview of JDBC 3.0 API Changes

One of the major changes in the JDBC 3.0 API is that it includes the package javax.sql (the JDBC Optional Package) as well as the package java.sql. This overview is divided into two sections, the first giving new features introduced in the JDBC 3.0 API for both packages, and the second giving the features introduced in the JDBC 2.0 Optional Package. See the JDBC 3.0 API Specification for more detailed information.