The Derby library

Describes the functionality and features of common to all deployments, such as 's JDBC and SQL specifics, deploying applications, security, and other advanced features.

Documents 's implementation of the SQL language. Also provides reference information for 's JDBC and JTA implementations, keywords, system tables, properties, and SQLExceptions.

Explains how to configure and tune through properties and provides reference information on properties. It also offers performance tips, an in-depth discussion of performance, and information about the optimizer.

A guide for working with the tools such as ij, and more advanced utilities such as import/export and the database class loader.

Part One of this guide discusses configuration of servers, how to program client applications, and database administration.

In addition, some systems might require administrative tasks such as backing up databases. These tasks are independent of any server framework but are unique to multi-user or large systems.

Part Two of this guide discusses administrative issues such as backups and debugging deadlocks.

API javadoc

Automatically generated for all public classes. (No javadoc is provided for the JDBC API, which is part of the Java™ 2 Platform, Standard Edition) For more information about the classes in the API, see the .