This section describes how to connect with the JDBC DriverManager or IBMCloudObjectStorageDataSource interfaces.

Connecting with the DriverManager

When connecting with the DriverManager class, the CData JDBC Driver for IBM Cloud Object Storage follows the JDBC convention: First, load the IBMCloudObjectStorage driver class. Then, make a connection.

Load the Driver

The following step is optional per the JDBC 4.0 specification.

Class.forName("cdata.jdbc.ibmcloudobjectstorage.IBMCloudObjectStorageDriver");

Establish a Connection

Provide the connection string with the getConnection method of the static DriverManager class. Start the connection string with "jdbc:ibmcloudobjectstorage:". A typical connection string is the following:

Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:ibmcloudobjectstorage:ApiKey=myApiKey;CloudObjectStorageCRN=MyInstanceCRN;Region=myRegion;OAuthClientId=MyOAuthClientId;OAuthClientSecret=myOAuthClientSecret;");

Alternatively, you can prepare the connection options using a Properties object. Pass the Properties object to the DriverManager.

Properties prop = new Properties();
prop.setProperty("Api Key","MyAPIKey");
prop.setProperty("CloudObjectStorageCRN","myInstanceCRN");
prop.setProperty("Region","myRegion");
prop.setProperty("OAuth Client Id","myOAuthClientId");
prop.setProperty("OAuth Client Secret","myOAuthClientSecret");

Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:ibmcloudobjectstorage:",prop);

Connecting with the IBMCloudObjectStorageDataSource Class

You can use the IBMCloudObjectStorageDataSource class to create pooled connections, as shown in the following example. See Connection Pooling for more information.

The following example instantiates a pooled Connection object:

IBMCloudObjectStorageDataSource ds = new IBMCloudObjectStorageDataSource("jdbc:ibmcloudobjectstorage:UseConnectionPooling=true;ApiKey=myApiKey;CloudObjectStorageCRN=MyInstanceCRN;Region=myRegion;OAuthClientId=MyOAuthClientId;OAuthClientSecret=myOAuthClientSecret;"); 
Connection conn = ds.getConnection();