The following table lists the typographical conventions used in the
documentation.
typographical
conventions
This table lists the usages and typefaces for all typographical conventions used in the documentation and provides examples of each.
Usage
Typeface
Examples
New terms
Italic
defined by keys
File and directory names
Italic
C:\
Dictionary objects
Italic
The Employees table
In syntax, items that you do not type exactly as they appear,
but replace with the appropriate name
Italic
CREATE TABLE tableName
SQL examples
Bold and/or fixed-width
SELECT city_name FROM Cities
Java application examples
Bold and/or fixed-width
Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:derby:Sample")
Things you type in a command prompt
Bold and/or fixed-width
java org.apache.derby.tools.ij
Comments within examples
Bold and/or fixed-width
--This line ignored
SQL keywords (commands)
All caps
You can use a CREATE TABLE statement