Uses of Interface java.sql.DatabaseMetaData (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-03-16

## Uses of Interface
java.sql.DatabaseMetaData

- Packages that use DatabaseMetaData
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.sql | Provides the API for accessing and processing data stored in a data source (usually a relational database) using the JavaTM programming language.

- - ### Uses of DatabaseMetaData in java.sql

    Methods in java.sql that return DatabaseMetaData
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `DatabaseMetaData` | Connection.`getMetaData()` Retrieves a `DatabaseMetaData` object that contains metadata about the database to which this `Connection` object represents a connection.

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