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To create, modify or drop a database object like a table or view you use the
`execute()` method.  This method is similar to the method `executeQuery()`, but
it doesn't return a result. [Example 5.4, “Dropping a Table in JDBC](ddl.html#drop-table-example)
illustrates the usage.

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**Example 5.4. Dropping a Table in JDBC**

This example will drop a table.

```java
Statement st = conn.createStatement();
st.execute("DROP TABLE mytable");
st.close();
```