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layout: default_docs
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title: Chapter 3. Initializing the Driver
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header: Chapter 3. Initializing the Driver
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resource: media
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previoustitle: Creating a Database
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previous: your-database.html
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nexttitle: Chapter 3. Loading the Driver
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next: load.html
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**Table of Contents**
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* [Importing JDBC](use.html#import)
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* [Loading the Driver](load.html)
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* [Connecting to the Databas](connect.html)
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* [Connection Parameters](connect.html#connection-parameters)
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This section describes how to load and initialize the JDBC driver in your programs.
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<a name="import"></a>
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# Importing JDBC
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Any source that uses JDBC needs to import the `java.sql` package, using:
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import java.sql.*;
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### Note
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You should not import the `org.postgresql` package unless you are not using standard
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PostgreSQL™ extensions to the JDBC API. |