Connecting to a Database

[lokeshm]

Database - JDBC (java.sql)
Connecting to a Database

This example uses the JDBC-ODBC bridge to connect to a database called ''mydatabase' '.

try {
Class.forName( "sun.jdbc. odbc.JdbcOdbcDri ver");
String url = "jdbc : odbc:mydataba se";
Connection con = DriverManager. getConnection( url, "login", "password");
} catch (ClassNotFoundExcep tion e) {
} catch (SQLException e) {
}

[caradoc]

This example was very useful for connecting to database. But can you kindly explain me in detail what is JDBC-ODBC Bridge. I do not have detailed idea about this concept and its usage.