Java with SQLite

To use SQLite with java programs, you must have SQLite JDBC Driver and Java set up on the system. Follow the steps given below:

  • Download latest version of sqlite-jdbc-(VERSION).jar from sqlite-jdbc repository.
  • Add the downloaded jar file to your class path.
  • You can now connect to the SQLite database using java.

Connect to SQLite Database

Use the following code to connect to SQLite database using Java programming language:

snippet
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.SQLException;
 
public class Connect {
     /**
     * Connect to a sample database
     */
    public static void connect() {
        Connection conn = null;
        try {
            // db parameters
            String url = "jdbc:sqlite:C:/sqlite/JTP.db";
            // create a connection to the database
            conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
            
            System.out.println("Connection to SQLite has been established.");
            
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
        } finally {
            try {
                if (conn != null) {
                    conn.close();
                }
            } catch (SQLException ex) {
                System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
            }
        }
    }
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        connect();
    }
}
Sqlite Java with sqlite 1

It is connected with your already created database JTP.db.

Create Database using java

You can also create a new database in SQLite using java programming language. Let's create a database named "SSSIT.db". Create a public class "Create" and use the following code:

snippet
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DatabaseMetaData;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.SQLException;
 
public class Create {

    public static void createNewDatabase(String fileName) {
 
        String url = "jdbc:sqlite:C:/sqlite/" + fileName;
 
        try {
        	Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
            if (conn != null) {
                DatabaseMetaData meta = conn.getMetaData();
                System.out.println("The driver name is " + meta.getDriverName());
                System.out.println("A new database has been created.");
            }
 
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        createNewDatabase("SSSIT.db");
    }
}
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A new database named "SSSIT.db" is created now. You can see it where you have installed sqlite.

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Create a table using java

Let's create a table named "employees" having columns "name" and "capacity". Create a class name "CreateTable", having the following code:

snippet
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.sql.Statement;
 
public class CreateTable {
 
    public static void createNewTable() {
        // SQLite connection string
        String url = "jdbc:sqlite:C://sqlite/SSSIT.db";
        
        // SQL statement for creating a new table
        String sql = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS employees (\n"
                + "	id integer PRIMARY KEY,\n"
                + "	name text NOT NULL,\n"
                + "	capacity real\n"
                + ");";
        
        try{
        	Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
            Statement stmt = conn.createStatement();
            stmt.execute(sql);
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
        }
    }
 
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        createNewTable();
    }
 
}

It will create a table "employees" within the SSSIT.db database.

Insert Record in the table

After the creation of the table, use the following code to insert some records in the table. Create a new class "InsertRecords", having the following code:

snippet
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.SQLException;
 
public class InsertRecords {
 
    private Connection connect() {
        // SQLite connection string
        String url = "jdbc:sqlite:C://sqlite/SSSIT.db";
        Connection conn = null;
        try {
            conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
        }
        return conn;
    }
 

    public void insert(String name, double capacity) {
        String sql = "INSERT INTO employees(name, capacity) VALUES(?,?)";
 
        try{
        	Connection conn = this.connect();
            PreparedStatement pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
            pstmt.setString(1, name);
            pstmt.setDouble(2, capacity);
            pstmt.executeUpdate();
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
        }
    }
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
 
        InsertRecords app = new InsertRecords();
        // insert three new rows
        app.insert("Aryan", 30000);
        app.insert("Robert", 40000);
        app.insert("Jerry", 50000);
    }
 
}
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Now record is inserted in the table. You can check it out by using the SELECT command:

Select Records

To select records from the table, use the following code. Create a new class "SelectRecords", having the following data.

snippet
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.sql.Statement;
 
public class SelectRecords {
 
    private Connection connect() {
        // SQLite connection string
        String url = "jdbc:sqlite:C://sqlite/SSSIT.db";
        Connection conn = null;
        try {
            conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
        }
        return conn;
    }
 

    public void selectAll(){
        String sql = "SELECT * FROM employees";
        
        try {
        	Connection conn = this.connect();
            Statement stmt  = conn.createStatement();
            ResultSet rs    = stmt.executeQuery(sql);
            
            // loop through the result set
            while (rs.next()) {
                System.out.println(rs.getInt("id") +  "\t" + 
                                   rs.getString("name") + "\t" +
                                   rs.getDouble("capacity"));
            }
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
        }
    }
    
   
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SelectRecords app = new SelectRecords();
        app.selectAll();
    }
 
}

Output:

You can see that it displays all the records we inserted once.

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Note
Note: By using the same procedure, you can update and delete the table and database.
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