How to connect to MySQL Database from Kotlin using JDBC

Kotlin Tutorial – We shall learn to connect to MySQL Database from Kotlin using JDBC with the help a Kotlin
Example Program.

Following is a step by step process explained to connect to MySQL Database from Kotlin using JDBC :

Step 1 : Add MySQL connector for java

MySQL connector for java works for Kotlin as well. Download MySQL connector for java, mysql-
connector-java-5.1.42-bin.jar , from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/5.1.html. Open IntelliJ
IDEA, Click on File in Menu, Click on Project Structure, Click on Libraries on the left panel, and add the
jar to Libraries.

Add MySQL jar to Kotlin Java Runtime Library

Step 2 : Establish a connection to MySQL Server

val connectionProps = Properties()
connectionProps.put("user", username)
connectionProps.put("password", password)
try {
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance()
conn = DriverManager.getConnection(
"jdbc:" + "mysql" + "://" +
"127.0.0.1" +
":" + "3306" + "/" +
"",
connectionProps)
} catch (ex: SQLException) {
// handle any errors
ex.printStackTrace()
} catch (ex: Exception) {
// handle any errors
ex.printStackTrace()
}

Step 3 : Execute MySQL Query to show DATABASES available

 var stmt: Statement? = null
var resultset: ResultSet? = null

try {
stmt = conn!!.createStatement()
resultset = stmt!!.executeQuery("SHOW DATABASES;")

if (stmt.execute("SHOW DATABASES;")) {
resultset = stmt.resultSet
}

while (resultset!!.next()) {
println(resultset.getString("Database"))
}
} catch (ex: SQLException) {
// handle any errors
ex.printStackTrace()
}

Kotlin Example Program to connect to MySQL Database from Kotlin using

JDBC
Example Kotlin program to connect to MySQL database using JDBC
import java.sql.*
import java.util.Properties

/**
* Program to list databases in MySQL using Kotlin
*/
object MySQLDatabaseExampleKotlin {

internal var conn: Connection? = null

internal var username = "username" // provide the username
internal var password = "password" // provide the corresponding password

@JvmStatic fun main(args: Array<String>) {

// make a connection to MySQL Server
getConnection()
// execute the query via connection object
executeMySQLQuery()
}

fun executeMySQLQuery() {
var stmt: Statement? = null
var resultset: ResultSet? = null

try {
stmt = conn!!.createStatement()
resultset = stmt!!.executeQuery("SHOW DATABASES;")

if (stmt.execute("SHOW DATABASES;")) {
resultset = stmt.resultSet
}

while (resultset!!.next()) {
println(resultset.getString("Database"))
}
} catch (ex: SQLException) {
// handle any errors
ex.printStackTrace()
} finally {
// release resources
if (resultset != null) {
 if (resultset != null) {
try {
resultset.close()
} catch (sqlEx: SQLException) {
}

resultset = null
}

if (stmt != null) {
try {
stmt.close()
} catch (sqlEx: SQLException) {
}

stmt = null
}

if (conn != null) {
try {
conn!!.close()
} catch (sqlEx: SQLException) {
}

conn = null
}
}
}

/**
* This method makes a connection to MySQL Server
* In this example, MySQL Server is running in the local host (so 127.0.0.1)
* at the standard port 3306
*/
fun getConnection() {
val connectionProps = Properties()
connectionProps.put("user", username)
connectionProps.put("password", password)
try {
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance()
conn = DriverManager.getConnection(
"jdbc:" + "mysql" + "://" +
"127.0.0.1" +
":" + "3306" + "/" +
"",
connectionProps)
} catch (ex: SQLException) {
// handle any errors
ex.printStackTrace()
} catch (ex: Exception) {
// handle any errors
ex.printStackTrace()
}
}
}

Program Output
information_schema
mysql
performance_schema
studentsDB
sys
 Conclusion :
In this Kotlin Tutorial, we have learnt to connect to MySQL Database from Kotlin using JDBC with the help of
Kotlin Example Program.

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