Specifying attributes in a properties object Instead of specifying attributes on the connection URL, you can specify attributes as properties in a Properties object that you pass as a second argument to the DriverManager.getConnection method. Attributes (URL), setting as propertiesAttributes to database connection URLspecifying with Properties object

For example, to set the user name and password:

Properties p = new Properties(); p.setProperty("user", "sa"); p.setProperty("password", "manager"); p.setProperty("create", "true"); Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection( "jdbc:derby:mynewDB", p);

If you specify any attributes both on the connection URL and in a Properties object, the attributes on the connection URL override the attributes in the Properties object.