Here's a quick JDBC with HSQLDB tutorial to get you up and running with Java database connectivity and the popular HyperSQL database.

The Netbeans Java environment lets you create a connection to a database and retrieve records from the database to display in your Java forms.

Create a Maven-based Java project in Eclipse. Configure the PostgreSQL JDBC Driver. Create a Java class that holds PostgreSQL's JDBC URL. Programmatically create a database table. Perform the four ...