What does 'Class.forName(“org.sqlite.JDBC”);' do?

Question

I am trying to create a simple app with a SQLite database. I chose to use the SQLiteJDBC driver.

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Answer 1

The Class.forName statement is making sure that the class that implements the JDBC driver for sqlite3 is loaded and registered with the JDBC factory mechanism.

When you call DriverManager.getConnection(), it looks for classes that are registered and claim to be able to handle the connection string. If no such class is found, it can't create the connection.