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27 lines
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layout: default_docs
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title: Creating and Modifying Database Objects
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header: Chapter 5. Issuing a Query and Processing the Result
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resource: media
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previoustitle: Performing Updates
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previous: update.html
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nexttitle: Using Java 8 Date and Time classes
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next: java8-date-time.html
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---
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To create, modify or drop a database object like a table or view you use the
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`execute()` method. This method is similar to the method `executeQuery()`, but
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it doesn't return a result. [Example 5.4, “Dropping a Table in JDBC](ddl.html#drop-table-example)
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illustrates the usage.
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<a name="drop-table-example"></a>
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**Example 5.4. Dropping a Table in JDBC**
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This example will drop a table.
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```java
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Statement st = conn.createStatement();
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st.execute("DROP TABLE mytable");
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st.close();
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```
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