Before we start using SQLite in our Java programs, we need to make sure that we have SQLite JDBC Driver and Java set up on the machine. You can check Java tutorial for Java installation on your machine. Now, let us check how to set up SQLite JDBC driver.
Download latest version of sqlite-jdbc-(VERSION).jar from sqlite-jdbc repository.
Add downloaded jar file sqlite-jdbc-(VERSION).jar in your class path, or you can use it along with -classpath option as explained below in examples.
Following section assumes you have little knowledge about Java JDBC concepts. If you don't, then it is suggested to spent half an hour with JDBC Tutorial to become comfortable with concepts explained below. Connecting To Database
Following Java programs shows how to connect to an existing database. If database does not exist, then it will be created and finally a database object will be returned.
import java.sql.*; public class SQLiteJDBC { public static void main( String args[] ) { Connection c = null; try { Class.forName("org.sqlite.JDBC"); c = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:test.db"); } catch ( Exception e ) { System.err.println( e.getClass().getName() + ": " + e.getMessage() ); System.exit(0); } System.out.println("Opened database successfully"); } }
Now, let's compile and run above program to create our database test.db in the current directory. You can change your path as per your requirement. We are assuming current version of JDBC driver sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.jar is available in the current path
$javac SQLiteJDBC.java $java -classpath ".:sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.jar" SQLiteJDBC Open database successfully
If you are going to use Windows machine, then you can compile and run your code as follows:
$javac SQLiteJDBC.java $java -classpath ".;sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.jar" SQLiteJDBC Opened database successfully
Following Java program will be used to create a table in previously created database:
import java.sql.*; public class SQLiteJDBC { public static void main( String args[] ) { Connection c = null; Statement stmt = null; try { Class.forName("org.sqlite.JDBC"); c = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:test.db"); System.out.println("Opened database successfully"); stmt = c.createStatement(); String sql = "CREATE TABLE COMPANY " + "(ID INT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL," + " NAME TEXT NOT NULL, " + " AGE INT NOT NULL, " + " ADDRESS CHAR(50), " + " SALARY REAL)"; stmt.executeUpdate(sql); stmt.close(); c.close(); } catch ( Exception e ) { System.err.println( e.getClass().getName() + ": " + e.getMessage() ); System.exit(0); } System.out.println("Table created successfully"); } }
When above program is compiled and executed, it will create COMPANY table in your test.db and final listing of the file will be as follows:
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 3201128 Jan 22 19:04 sqlite-jdbc-3.7.2.jar -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1506 May 8 05:43 SQLiteJDBC.class -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 832 May 8 05:42 SQLiteJDBC.java -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 3072 May 8 05:43 test.db
Following Java program shows how we can create records in our COMPANY table created in above example:
import java.sql.*; public class SQLiteJDBC { public static void main( String args[] ) { Connection c = null; Statement stmt = null; try { Class.forName("org.sqlite.JDBC"); c = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:test.db"); c.setAutoCommit(false); System.out.println("Opened database successfully"); stmt = c.createStatement(); String sql = "INSERT INTO COMPANY (ID,NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,SALARY) " + "VALUES (1, 'Paul', 32, 'California', 20000.00 );"; stmt.executeUpdate(sql); sql = "INSERT INTO COMPANY (ID,NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,SALARY) " + "VALUES (2, 'Allen', 25, 'Texas', 15000.00 );"; stmt.executeUpdate(sql); sql = "INSERT INTO COMPANY (ID,NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,SALARY) " + "VALUES (3, 'Teddy', 23, 'Norway', 20000.00 );"; stmt.executeUpdate(sql); sql = "INSERT INTO COMPANY (ID,NAME,AGE,ADDRESS,SALARY) " + "VALUES (4, 'Mark', 25, 'Rich-Mond ', 65000.00 );"; stmt.executeUpdate(sql); stmt.close(); c.commit(); c.close(); } catch ( Exception e ) { System.err.println( e.getClass().getName() + ": " + e.getMessage() ); System.exit(0); } System.out.println("Records created successfully"); } }
When above program is compiled and executed, it will create given records in COMPANY table and will display following two line:
Opened database successfully Records created successfully
Following Java program shows how we can fetch and display records from our COMPANY table created in above example:
import java.sql.*; public class SQLiteJDBC { public static void main( String args[] ) { Connection c = null; Statement stmt = null; try { Class.forName("org.sqlite.JDBC"); c = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:test.db"); c.setAutoCommit(false); System.out.println("Opened database successfully"); stmt = c.createStatement(); ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery( "SELECT * FROM COMPANY;" ); while ( rs.next() ) { int id = rs.getInt("id"); String name = rs.getString("name"); int age = rs.getInt("age"); String address = rs.getString("address"); float salary = rs.getFloat("salary"); System.out.println( "ID = " + id ); System.out.println( "NAME = " + name ); System.out.println( "AGE = " + age ); System.out.println( "ADDRESS = " + address ); System.out.println( "SALARY = " + salary ); System.out.println(); } rs.close(); stmt.close(); c.close(); } catch ( Exception e ) { System.err.println( e.getClass().getName() + ": " + e.getMessage() ); System.exit(0); } System.out.println("Operation done successfully"); } }
When above program is compiled and executed, it will produce the following result:
Opened database successfully ID = 1 NAME = Paul AGE = 32 ADDRESS = California SALARY = 20000.0 ID = 2 NAME = Allen AGE = 25 ADDRESS = Texas SALARY = 15000.0 ID = 3 NAME = Teddy AGE = 23 ADDRESS = Norway SALARY = 20000.0 ID = 4 NAME = Mark AGE = 25 ADDRESS = Rich-Mond SALARY = 65000.0 Operation done successfully
Following Java code shows how we can use UPDATE statement to update any record and then fetch and display updated records from our COMPANY table:
import java.sql.*; public class SQLiteJDBC { public static void main( String args[] ) { Connection c = null; Statement stmt = null; try { Class.forName("org.sqlite.JDBC"); c = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:test.db"); c.setAutoCommit(false); System.out.println("Opened database successfully"); stmt = c.createStatement(); String sql = "UPDATE COMPANY set SALARY = 25000.00 where ID=1;"; stmt.executeUpdate(sql); c.commit(); ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery( "SELECT * FROM COMPANY;" ); while ( rs.next() ) { int id = rs.getInt("id"); String name = rs.getString("name"); int age = rs.getInt("age"); String address = rs.getString("address"); float salary = rs.getFloat("salary"); System.out.println( "ID = " + id ); System.out.println( "NAME = " + name ); System.out.println( "AGE = " + age ); System.out.println( "ADDRESS = " + address ); System.out.println( "SALARY = " + salary ); System.out.println(); } rs.close(); stmt.close(); c.close(); } catch ( Exception e ) { System.err.println( e.getClass().getName() + ": " + e.getMessage() ); System.exit(0); } System.out.println("Operation done successfully"); } }
When above program is compiled and executed, it will produce the following result:
Opened database successfully ID = 1 NAME = Paul AGE = 32 ADDRESS = California SALARY = 25000.0 ID = 2 NAME = Allen AGE = 25 ADDRESS = Texas SALARY = 15000.0 ID = 3 NAME = Teddy AGE = 23 ADDRESS = Norway SALARY = 20000.0 ID = 4 NAME = Mark AGE = 25 ADDRESS = Rich-Mond SALARY = 65000.0 Operation done successfully
Following Java code shows how we can use DELETE statement to delete any record and then fetch and display remaining records from our COMPANY table:
import java.sql.*; public class SQLiteJDBC { public static void main( String args[] ) { Connection c = null; Statement stmt = null; try { Class.forName("org.sqlite.JDBC"); c = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:test.db"); c.setAutoCommit(false); System.out.println("Opened database successfully"); stmt = c.createStatement(); String sql = "DELETE from COMPANY where ID=2;"; stmt.executeUpdate(sql); c.commit(); ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery( "SELECT * FROM COMPANY;" ); while ( rs.next() ) { int id = rs.getInt("id"); String name = rs.getString("name"); int age = rs.getInt("age"); String address = rs.getString("address"); float salary = rs.getFloat("salary"); System.out.println( "ID = " + id ); System.out.println( "NAME = " + name ); System.out.println( "AGE = " + age ); System.out.println( "ADDRESS = " + address ); System.out.println( "SALARY = " + salary ); System.out.println(); } rs.close(); stmt.close(); c.close(); } catch ( Exception e ) { System.err.println( e.getClass().getName() + ": " + e.getMessage() ); System.exit(0); } System.out.println("Operation done successfully"); } }
When above program is compiled and executed, it will produce the following result:
Opened database successfully ID = 1 NAME = Paul AGE = 32 ADDRESS = California SALARY = 25000.0 ID = 3 NAME = Teddy AGE = 23 ADDRESS = Norway SALARY = 20000.0 ID = 4 NAME = Mark AGE = 25 ADDRESS = Rich-Mond SALARY = 65000.0 Operation done successfully