Appendix B. DataSource Extensions

This appendix lists the Informix extensions to standard JDBC classes:

• The IfxDataSource class, which implements the DataSource interface
• The IfxConnectionPoolDataSource class, which implements the ConnectionPoolDataSource interface

For information about how and why to use a DataSource or ConnectionPoolDataSource object, see the JDBC 3.0 API provided by Sun Microsystems, available from the following Web site: http://java.sun.com.

IBM Informix JDBC Driver provides extensions for the following purposes:

• Reading and writing properties
• Getting and setting standard properties
• Getting and setting Informix connection properties
• Getting and setting Connection Pool DataSource properties