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import java.sql.*;

public class TestDatabaseMetaData {
  public static void main(String[] args)
      throws SQLException, ClassNotFoundException {
    // Load the JDBC driver
    Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
    System.out.println("Driver loaded");

    // Connect to a database
    Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection
      ("jdbc:mysql://localhost/javabook", "scott", "tiger");
    System.out.println("Database connected");

    DatabaseMetaData dbMetaData = connection.getMetaData();
    System.out.println("database URL: " + dbMetaData.getURL());
    System.out.println("database username: " +
      dbMetaData.getUserName());
    System.out.println("database product name: " +
      dbMetaData.getDatabaseProductName());
    System.out.println("database product version: " +
      dbMetaData.getDatabaseProductVersion());
    System.out.println("JDBC driver name: " +
      dbMetaData.getDriverName());
    System.out.println("JDBC driver version: " +
      dbMetaData.getDriverVersion());
    System.out.println("JDBC driver major version: " +
      dbMetaData.getDriverMajorVersion());
    System.out.println("JDBC driver minor version: " +
      dbMetaData.getDriverMinorVersion());
    System.out.println("Max number of connections: " +
      dbMetaData.getMaxConnections());
    System.out.println("MaxTableNameLength: " +
      dbMetaData.getMaxTableNameLength());
    System.out.println("MaxColumnsInTable: " +
      dbMetaData.getMaxColumnsInTable());

    // Close the connection
    connection.close();
  }
}