/** loading the JDBC driver */
private void loadJdbcDriver() {
try {
Class.forName(driver);
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
System.exit(1);
}
System.out.println("driver loaded");
}
/** close the connection */
public void closeConnection() {
try {
connection.close();
} catch (SQLException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
System.exit(1);
}
System.out.println("\nconnection closed");
}
/** opening the connection */
private void openConnection() {
try {
connection = DriverManager.getConnection(getUrl(), user, password);
((org.postgresql.PGConnection) connection)
.addDataType("geometry", org.postgis.PGgeometry.class);
((org.postgresql.PGConnection) connection).addDataType("box3d", org.postgis.PGbox3d.class);
((org.postgresql.PGConnection) connection).addDataType("box2d", org.postgis.PGbox2d.class);
} catch (SQLException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
System.exit(1);
}
System.out.println("connection opened");
}