How to parse the jdbc driver name from the jdbc .jar file

[Bruce]

Hi,

Is there any safe method which can get the right jdbc driver class name
out? I used to use "driver.class", but there maybe many XXXDriver.class
in a single jar file.

-Bruce

 

[Larry]

What database are you trying to access using Java? SQL Server, DB2,
Oracle, ???

 

[Bruce]

In fact, I am trying to implement a general purpose wrapper for various
databases. The design is to put the a jdbc driver into a folder named
"drivers", and my program would register the jdbc driver class right
and provide user a list of current jdbc driver names.

 

[Guest]

You can scan jar-file and find all classes which implement
java.sql.DriverManager.

 

[Bjorn Abelli]

You can scan jar-file and find all classes which implement
java.sql.DriverManager.

I think you mean those classes that implements java.sql.Driver.

The DriverManager *manages* drivers...

// Bjorn A