Uses for the Java API

For example, an application might use the HCL Informix® JDBC Driver to connect to a spatial database, extract data from a geometry column, and use that binary stream to construct a geometry object. That shape could then be rendered on screen or interrogated for shape subparts.

As another example, an application could run stored procedures on the database server to determine spatial relationships or to generate new geometries, then retrieve the results to render on the client.

For more information about using the Java API, see Example 1: Retrieving a Point From a Table and Examples 2, 3, and 4: How to Use the Java API.