Object of Interfaces

[Ankitt Gupta]

Hi Ranchers

As we know we can't make objects of interfaces.But while writing JDBC codes the getConnection() method returns Connection object...How?
Please clarify this

[Jan Cumps]

It returns an object that implements Connection.

Regards, Jan

[Ankitt Gupta]

Jan Cumps wrote:It returns an object that implements Connection.

Regards, Jan

Thanks for replying Jan
You mean to say that there is some anonymous class that implements it?

[Kiran Joshi]

The implementing class is not required to be anonymous.
It is provided through the jars you keep in your classpath.
for example ojdbc14.jar or classes12.jar provided by db vendors like (oracle) or third parties that provide jdbc drivers.

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Right. The interface is so you don't refer to the concrete class. That way you can change databases/drivers without changing your code.