how to access names of different databases

[amit daundkar]

hi all,
i use MySQL database. suppose i have created multiple databases with create database command.
i can access name s of the tables in a particular database. but i want to access the names of different databases that i have created.
i dont understand how to do that.

please guide.
thank you.

[Ulf Dittmer]

That's what the DatabaseMetaData class is there for. You can obtain an instance of it through Connection.getMetaData(). The getCatalogs and getSchemas methods will provide you with lots of information.